Sloss.Tech’s first pitch competition boosts the startup community in the Southeast
The southeastern tech scene recently made a name for itself with the inaugural Sloss.Tech Ideas Pitch Competition held in June. This event was a collaborative effort involving Techbirmingham, The Regions Foundation, and Sloss.tech, aiming to address a noticeable void in the region’s tech gatherings. “Most major tech conferences have pitch competitions, but we realized this […]
Tech pitch contest winner receives $50,000 to expand creative startup
Wink Therapeutics Takes Grand Prize at Sloss.tech/Ideas Pitch Competition Wink Therapeutics, a biotech company based in Miramar, Florida, has been named the grand prize winner of the inaugural Sloss.tech/ideas Pitch Competition, taking home $50,000 during the three-day Sloss Tech Conference. The competition, supported by grants from the Regional Foundation, featured 16 finalists from the Southeast, […]
Auburn Engineering startup XO Armor, inspired by athletics, is growing to assist the military.
Innovative Auburn Project Expands to Military Applications A small initiative that kicked off in Auburn back in 2019 might do more than just help injured football players—it’s poised to assist wounded soldiers return to the battlefield as well. XO Armor, a leader in on-site 3D printing for creating custom-fit protective gear for various sports teams, […]
Sloss Tech 2025 grows with impressive keynote speakers, a $75,000 startup contest, and a Grammy-winning afterparty.
Sloss Tech 2025 is set to make its return to downtown Birmingham from June 25th to 27th, marking a notable shift to a three-day format for the first time. Organizers are promoting this year’s event as the most extensive technology and innovation gathering in the Southeast, with plans for over 1,000 attendees to engage in […]
Arizona Bioscience News: Flagstaff, Yuma startup gems; Venture capital uptick; No. 1 ranking for Maricopa County
July 19, 2024 By brianpowell Why Maricopa County is ranked #1 for Economic Development / Phoenix Business Journal Maricopa County ranked first in the nation for economic growth, driven by a strong increase in jobs and business investment over the past year. Arizona sees increased venture capital investment in Q2 / Phoenix Business Journal (AZ […]
Birmingham app-based fuel delivery startup FuelFox charting rapid growth
Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, the mobile onsite fuel delivery business has shown tremendous growth in several key areas over the past few years. Founded in 2018 by Ben Morris, Fuel Fox offers a unique service that operates like a mobile gas station. Deliver gasoline directly to member vehicles that can be parked at work, shopping […]
Startup says the seaweed blobbing toward Florida has a silver lining
brown macroalgae native to the atlantic sargasso sea increasingly threatened Since the 2011 explosion of mats of otherwise beneficial seaweed (known as sargassum), it has impacted coastal ecosystems and communities across the Gulf of Mexico. carbon waverecently raised $5 million to put giant algal blooms to good use. researchers say Farm and sewage spills It […]
