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Louisiana-based Nestor secures $1 million in funding to transform world of physical therapy

Louisiana-based Nestor secures $1 million in funding to transform world of physical therapy

Nestor, a Louisiana-based Healthcare Software Company, recently secured $1 million in funding after completing The Idea Village’s IDEAinstitute early-stage accelerator program. Co-founders Shawn Johnston (CEO) and Jordy Davidson created the software as a service (SaaS) company based on the needs that Johnston saw firsthand during his

Louisiana-based, Bootstrapped startup Falaya helps with the "ebbs and flows" of the real estate market

Louisiana-based, Bootstrapped startup Falaya helps with the "ebbs and flows" of the real estate market

While Falaya is tackling a universal problem in the real estate world, its name is deeply rooted in its home turf of Louisiana. Borrowing from a word in the Choctaw language for long river, the goal of the early-stage startup is to connect the different parts of the real

CONTRIBUTOR THOUGHTS: Beads, Bourbon Street, and…the Blockchain?

CONTRIBUTOR THOUGHTS: Beads, Bourbon Street, and…the Blockchain?

Mardi Gras. Jazz Fest. Wedding parties. As a celebration destination, New Orleans cannot be beat. But as natural hatchery for Web 3 businesses? That, too. And I’ll tell you why. New Orleans, like many places in the South, has a unique culture that appeals to the creatives of the

Louisiana Startup Finds Market Fit On & Off The Field

Louisiana Startup Finds Market Fit On & Off The Field

“I wasn't trying to start a company. Honestly, I was just volunteering and helping [LSU] out.” That volunteer effort for Jack Karavich was centered around getting college football season up and running again during the pandemic. But there was an engineering and design problem standing in the way:

History Gets A Tech Upgrade With New NFT Marketplace For Museums

History Gets A Tech Upgrade With New NFT Marketplace For Museums

You might say the past and the future are colliding in Pass It Down’s latest investment. VentureSouth, Cultivation Capital, Techstars, Red Stick Angels, and Acadian Capital Ventures joined in on a nearly $2 million seed round to launch Iconic Moments, an NFT (non-fungible token) marketplace created by the

These Louisiana Startups Just Raised A Combined $9.5 Million

These Louisiana Startups Just Raised A Combined $9.5 Million

Nine early-stage startups across Louisiana recently graduated from the VILLAGEx accelerator program, and a subset of them brought in a combined $9.5 million in funding. For Jon Atkinson, CEO of The Idea Village, it shows the momentum of the Louisiana tech ecosystem. “Startup founders are a highly adaptable

Southeast Funding & Tech News Round Up: Week of Sep 14

Southeast Funding & Tech News Round Up: Week of Sep 14

We're ending the week with a quick round up on all the funding, acquisitions, and other startup news from across the Southeast you need to know. Know of a headline we missed? Let us know! Funding News North Carolina: JupiterOne JupiterOne, out of Morrisville, North Carolina, raised $19