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SuperFan Acquisition Is A Big Win For Southeast Women Investors & Entrepreneurs

SuperFan Acquisition Is A Big Win For Southeast Women Investors & Entrepreneurs

The JumpFund ‘hit it out of the park,’ you might say, with its first-ever investment. The Chattanooga-based early-stage angel fund invested in the women-led, Louisville-based mobile fan engagement platform SuperFan back in 2014. Since then The JumpFund’s Kristina Montague told Hypepotamus the fund watched

FreshFry 'Greens' Fried Food By Extending the Life of Oil

FreshFry 'Greens' Fried Food By Extending the Life of Oil

Jeremiah Chapman has always been conscious of his environmental decisions. While studying chemical engineering at the University of Louisville, he spent his time finding solutions for brands to increase sustainability efforts. One of those efforts was turning old frying oil from on-campus restaurants into biodiesel that fueled the campus

This Startup Uses Smart Home Devices to Help Utility Companies Save Energy

This Startup Uses Smart Home Devices to Help Utility Companies Save Energy

The United States used more energy in 2018 than ever before. As the days get hotter and air conditioning demands more from the grid, some municipalities are having a hard time keeping up with demand. "The hardest problem that any electric utility faces in the world is balancing the

Measure the Economic Impact of Volunteering With MobileServe

Measure the Economic Impact of Volunteering With MobileServe

Large service events tend to have lots of moving parts — volunteer check-in, timesheets, attendance, task lists, work logs and more. These are all usually tracked and aggregated by scrappy non-profits on paper or basic spreadsheets. When Chris Head volunteered at a neighborhood youth leadership development program, he helped

The 10 Cheapest Cities to Build a Startup Are In the South — Here's What You Know and What Might Surprise You

The 10 Cheapest Cities to Build a Startup Are In the South — Here's What You Know and What Might Surprise You

“Major coastal cities are becoming too expensive for individuals to afford, much less startups, which makes smaller cities much more desirable. Office space is cheaper and colleges in the area can help drive innovation through its local talent.” One might expect those words to be spoken by a tech leader

Kela Ivonye

Kela Ivonye Is Growing His IoT Hardware Startup In Kentucky — By Finding Unique Funding Routes

Last year, Kela Ivonye found himself uprooting from his home base in Louisville, Kentucky to Silicon Valley for an extended period of time for not just one, but two startup accelerator programs. But, though the two-time founder found funding, mentorship, and partnerships from the experiences, he stayed committed to