The pandemic put entrepreneurship in perspective. Thousands of people across Louisiana realized that they wanted to start their own businesses and are looking to learn more. “Entrepreneurial efforts are ...
Something Borrowed Blooms, a Louisiana-based business that rents out premium artificial flowers for weddings and special events, has closed a $1.5 million funding round led by Callais Capital. The ...
IDEAinstitute is a pre-accelerator program run by The Idea Village that introduces startups and potential startup founders to the tools they need to take their startup from an idea ...
This post is brought to you by Operation Spark, a local nonprofit offering several programs that prepare low-opportunity individuals for various levels of employment in the technology sector in ...
Content below provided by The Idea Village. Tomorrow, May 12, The Idea Village is hosting Demo Day, the culmination of VILLAGEx, their flagship accelerator program for emerging, technology-enabled ventures. ...
Ridesharing giant Uber has launched a grocery and speciality retail delivery service in New Orleans. Through the Uber and Uber Eats apps, users now have access to delivery options ...
Baton Rouge-based startup Unlock’d has rebranded to Falaya, which comes from the Choctaw word “Atchafalaya” meaning long river. According to the Falaya team, the name is fun, positive-sounding, and ...
New Orleans-based Striker VR, a subsidiary of HapTech, Inc., has sold a minority stake in the business to an unnamed strategic investor based in the UK for $4 million. ...
4.0 is a New Orleans-based organization that invests in new, community-centered models of education. They provide coaching, curriculum, community, and cash to innovative entrepreneurs creating more equitable education ecosystems. ...
