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New Orleans-Based Startup Advano Exits Stealth Mode With $18.5M Series A Funding Round

New Orleans-Based Startup Advano Exits Stealth Mode With $18.5M Series A Funding Round

New Orleans-based rechargeable battery technology company Advano has announced its official exit from stealth mode with an $18.5 million Series A funding round. Japanese manufacturing giant Mitsui Kinzoku’s SBI Material Innovation Fund co-led the round, along with PeopleFund and Nest co-founder and iPod inventor Tony Fadell's

New Orleans-Based The Idea Village Announces 2020 VILLAGEx and ENERGYx Accelerator Cohorts

New Orleans-Based The Idea Village Announces 2020 VILLAGEx and ENERGYx Accelerator Cohorts

The Idea Village, a New Orleans-based entrepreneurial nonprofit dedicated to help emerging tech companies grow and succeed, recently announced the selection of 12 local startups to its 2020 VILLAGEx (formerly known as IDEAx) accelerator cohort. The nonprofit also announced that five additional startups focusing on energy, coastal construction and water

New Orleans Startup Levelset Lands $30M Series C Funding Round to Jumpstart Growth

New Orleans Startup Levelset Lands $30M Series C Funding Round to Jumpstart Growth

Levelset, a New Orleans-based SaaS platform that helps relieve cash flow issues for contractors by getting them paid more quickly, has announced a $30 million Series C round of funding led by Horizons Ventures. S3 Ventures, Altos Ventures, Operating Venture Capital, as well as Michael Gollner and Darren Bechtel of

ReSuture Replaces Cadavers For Hands-On Surgery Training

ReSuture Replaces Cadavers For Hands-On Surgery Training

When training new doctors, teaching hospitals and medical schools generally use expensive cadaver labs for practice. Some are beginning to use computer simulations to replicate clinical scenarios, but research has shown that hands-on practice is still invaluable for the medical field. "Recently, residents and training surgeons have had less

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Shell Is Sponsoring An Energy-Specific Startup Accelerator In the South

New Orleans innovation hub The Idea Village has announced a partnership with Shell to launch an accelerator program and bootcamp that will specifically support energy startups. The ENERGYx accelerator is certainly on fertile ground, as the Louisiana energy sector has a $72.8 billion annual impact on the state. "

The Idea Village Is the Tech Hub New Orleans Needs to Sustain Startup Growth

The Idea Village Is the Tech Hub New Orleans Needs to Sustain Startup Growth

Jon Atkinson's commitment to fostering innovation and talent in New Orleans is fully ingrained in the career he's built in Louisiana. As the former director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Loyola University, he was charged with creating programs to support students following an entrepreneurship path.

Can You Dig It? This Dog Lovers Dating App Matches You With Your Canine-Loving Mate

Can You Dig It? This Dog Lovers Dating App Matches You With Your Canine-Loving Mate

After yet another guy lied to Casey Isaacson about loving dogs through a dating app, her sister Leigh Isaacson realized that these matchmaking apps had a serious gap — none of the popular apps allow you to filter to only see "dog lovers." Leigh's background in investigative