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Founder Interviews: Part 3 2023 Vogt Awards Cohort

October 11, 2023

Dear Readers, Welcome to the final installment of my recent discussions with the founders of the 2023 Community Foundation of Louisville’s Vogt Awards cohort. Each year, up to six early-stage…

Founder Interviews: Part 2 2023 Vogt Awards Cohort

October 3, 2023

Dear Readers, I’m thrilled to continue to share my recent discussions with the founders of the 2023 Community Foundation of Louisville’s Vogt Awards cohort. Each year, up to six early-stage businesses receive…

Founder Interviews: Part 1 2023 Vogt Awards Cohort

August 31, 2023

Dear Readers, I recently had the great pleasure to have discussions with the founders of the 2023 Community Foundation of Louisville’s Vogt awards cohort. Each year, up to six early-stage…

Teach Kentucky is working to solve the teacher shortage and brain drain in Louisville

July 12, 2023

Teaching is a hard job. The pay is terrible, the students are difficult and the demands on educators are relentless. But those who feel called to teach find it to…

Entrepreneurship in Akron: Meet Elyse Ball of the University of Akron Research Foundation

May 10, 2023

Being the Rubber Capital of the World, Akron, Ohio, isn’t normally the place you’d look to for innovation in entrepreneurship. But being the home of Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone and General…

Innovation under the arch: Why St. Louis is a modern entrepreneurial hub

March 16, 2023

Stephen Von Rump has lived a lot of lives in technology and startups. He’s created multiple businesses, is entrepreneur-in-residence at BioGenerator, a panel member at the National Science Foundation, and…

SuperDispatch adds SuperPay | X-ray taken in zero-g | Arrive Health uses AI

January 25, 2023

SuperDispatch launches new digital payment app KANSAS CITY, MO–SuperDispatch, a Kansas City-based car shipping platform, launched SuperPay, an integrated and automated payment feature within the SuperDispatch platform, that uses a…

Cybersecurity jobs during a downturn: Are companies hiring or firing?

January 25, 2023

Spend a little time on LinkedIn right now, and your mood is bound to grow dark. Every other post, it seems, is someone announcing they’ve been laid off by a…

Automation for the people: Low-code/no-code solutions are on the rise in business

January 25, 2023

If you need a new software solution or to automate small tasks, do you buy a new piece of software or build it yourself? These days, many companies are opting…

SweatID measures athletes’ sodium content in real time

January 19, 2023

SweatID, a startup founded in 2017 by Dr. Chelsea Monty-Bromer, PhD, wants athletes to rethink the way they learn about their health. The company uses science to measure sodium concentrations…

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Founder Interviews: Part 3 2023 Vogt Awards Cohort

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Founder Interviews: Part 2 2023 Vogt Awards Cohort

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Big industries look to startups for innovation | Robotics Factory welcomes first Accelerate program

October 2, 2023

Cashierless tech in convenience stores | Ohio companies’ funding rounds

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Blood test detects Parkinson’s disease | Keeping firefighters safe

September 1, 2023

Founder Interviews: Part 1 2023 Vogt Awards Cohort

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U-M startup uses sound waves to fight disease | Nashville healthcare firm ranked No. 1 by Inc. Magazine

August 16, 2023

Company wants to create human hand device | TitleTech closes on $70 million fund

August 1, 2023

KC company acquired for over $1 billion | Missouri S&T develops breath diagnostic machine

July 15, 2023

New MRI machine reduces patient time up to 75% | KCRise raises $34 million VC fund

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GPS tech could ease racetrack injuries for horses | Digibee raises $60 million in funding round

June 9, 2023

A faster commercial passenger plane | Good news for veggie haters

May 21, 2023

Astrobotic to go to moon this summer | Using AI to predict health changes

April 30, 2023

A safe alternative to freight trains? | A smart backboard

April 24, 2023

A domestic violence app | Capturing carbon emissions

March 28, 2023

Wisconsin startup finalist at SXSW pitch competition | Epilepsy device receives FDA clearance

March 14, 2023