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New Orleans' Gulf South Angels Absorbs MEDA Angels To Expand Startup Deal Flow

NEW ORLEANS, May 19 (Hypepotamus) - Gulf South Angels (GSA), the New Orleans-based angel investing network, is absorbing Washington, D.C.-based MEDA Angels in a move that adds 50 healthcare-focused investors to its network and deepens its reach into healthcare, biotech, biopharma, and medical technology startup investing. What

Meet the Founders and Builders Powering New Orleans

Meet the Founders and Builders Powering New Orleans

Rather than trying to replicate the playbook from coastal hubs, New Orleans is building infrastructure that plays to local strengths: industry access, capital efficiency, and founder retention.

Now Is The Time For Latino Startups

The U.S. Latino entrepreneurial community is strong and growing. From 2007 - 2019, the number of Latino-owned businesses increased by 34% while the number of White-owned businesses fell by 7%. While Latinos are starting small businesses at a faster rate than any other group, there is still a

This is your sign to check out the New Orleans tech scene

This is your sign to check out the New Orleans tech scene

Those in startups often talk about The Flywheel Effect, a phrase coined by the American author Jim Collins as a way to describe how momentum builds by accumulating small wins over time. Cities looking to grow as a tech hub talk about the need to spin that flywheel faster in

Tulane University's New $10M startup fund set to bolster women- and minority-led businesses Across Louisiana

Tulane University's New $10M startup fund set to bolster women- and minority-led businesses Across Louisiana

Louisiana startups have a new place to pitch after Tulane University launched a $10 million fund this month. The fund is designed specifically to invest in women and minority-led ventures across the state. The $10 million comes partially from a new state-wide small business growth initiative and a

New Orleans-based Resilia Makes History With $35M Series B

In 2020, the Hypepotamus team wrote that it would be a good idea to keep an eye on Sevetri Wilson, a New Orleans tech entrepreneur and founder of nonprofit business intelligence platform Resilia. All eyes are certainly on Wilson this week as she makes history. Resilia’s new $35 million

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