Description
Within this brief description around the idea village announces entrepreneurs selected for accelerator programs.
CCN1AC1:
Molly PorLon, 1he ldea vlllage
molly[ldeavlllage.org
203.330.4902
!"# %&&'()*+' ,'-'*.'
1he Idea V|||age Announces Lntrepreneurs Se|ected for Acce|erator Þrograms
15 New Otleoos boseJ 5tottop veototes 5electeJ
NLW CkLLANS /01'.(*23 4'5+'&6'# 783 9:78; - 1oday, 1he ldea vlllage announces Lhe 13 new venLures LhaL have been lnvlLed
Lo parLlclpaLe ln Lhe 7Lh annual luLAvlLLACLx, Lhe sulLe of lnLenslve acceleraLor programs focused on creaLlng scalable and
fundable buslnesses. 1hls fall, Lhe luLAvlLLACLx acceleraLor programs lnclude: luíAx (lndusLry-agnosLlc), ulCl1Al MíulAx
(venLures ln Lhe dlglLal medla lndusLry), and íNíkC¥x (venLures ln Lhe peLroleum lndusLry). upon compleLlon of Lhe program ln
uecember, Lhese enLrepreneurs wlll be ellglble Lo be nomlnaLed for cAll1Alx, Lhe acceleraLor sLarLlng ln !anuary focused on
securlng prlvaLe caplLal durlng new Crleans LnLrepreneur Week ln March.
ºWe are exclLed Lo welcome Lhls group Lo new Crleans' enLrepreneurlal communlLy," sald 1lm Wllllamson, Co-founder and CLC
of 1he ldea vlllage. º1hese enLrepreneurs wlll [oln Lhe neLwork of 180 luLAvlLLACLx alumnl who have secured over $80 mllllon
ln prlvaLe caplLal, creaLed over 1300 [obs and $133 mllllon ln annual revenue."
lor Lhese hlghly compeLlLlve programs, 1he ldea vlllage Leam of advlsors selecLed a dlverse porLfollo of enLrepreneurs who
are commlLLed Lo growlng Lhelr venLure ln new Crleans. lorLy percenL (40°) of Lhe venLures are led by female founders,
33° are eLhnlcally dlverse and Lwo of Lhe 13 foundlng Leams recenLly moved Lo new Crleans Lo launch Lhelr venLures. 1he
new cohorL reflecLs Lhe dynamlc local enLrepreneurlal communlLy wlLh lnnovaLlve ldeas ln lndusLrles lncludlng Lechnology,
healLh & wellness, daLa analysls, oll & gas, Lourlsm, and arLs & culLure.
1he new members of Lhe luLAvlLLACLx program lncludes:
IDLAx:
1. lreesource - Iobo-Mlcboel AlJetsoo, AJom Mltcbell & uostlo keoooJ
2. Crok + 8anLer - 5toocy cooooo & keeqoo 8towo
3. lSeeChange - Iollo komotl utopklo
4. !uggle - 8teoJoo MlootJ & 5oooy 5mltb
3. Lend SLand - Aotoo uelooq
6. 1he SweaL Soclal - kopo Moboo & Moooj Moboo
DIGI1AL MLDIAx:
1. CulLuralysL - 5om 8owlet
2. ureamSLarLer - Atlelle IotJoo & koltllo koblscb
3. kudoboard - Aotoo kobeos
4. MySpllLMllk.com - Alex kowls
3. 1Cu8Lu - kotyoo vettett
LNLkG¥x:
1. 3rd ulmenslon Medla - 8tett Cootblet
2. uaLa SpeclalLles Croup - Iobo 1ootloc
3. Loulslana 1echnlcal lnsLrumenLs - cboJ uevllle
4. C8CCS - Iolle kocbto & Mlcboel Mlllet
1he luLAvlLLACLx program ls led by Lhe Leam of LnLrepreneurs-ln-8esldence (Ll8) !. Mlguez, Megan Pargroder and Pank
1orberL. WlLh over 33 years of comblned experlence ln sLarLup venLures, communlcaLlon, and lnvesLmenL, Lhe Ll8s provlde
lndlvlduallzed coachlng, lnLenslve buslness consulLlng, and opporLunlLles for peer learnlng for Lhe cohorLs. ln addlLlon, each
enLrepreneur wlll have dlrecL access Lo an lnfluenLlal neLwork of menLors and experLs Lo provlde Lhe resources necessary Lo
acceleraLe Lhe growLh of Lhelr venLures and develop Lhe skllls requlred Lo be enLrepreneurlal leaders.
º1hls group of enLrepreneurs has a poslLlve aLLlLude, greaL ldeas, and are commlLLed Lo sLarLlng ln new Crleans," sald !. Mlguez,
luLAx LnLrepreneur-ln-8esldence. ºl'm exclLed Lo be back for my second season and am looklng forward Lo engaglng Lhem ln
Lhe rhyLhm, rlLuals and relaLlonshlps of Lhe luLAx program."
ºPavlng played a crlLlcal role ln Lhe expanslon of many buslness venLures across Lhe counLry, l am amazed aL Lhe
sophlsLlcaLlon of Lhese Loulslana sLarLups and Lhe new approaches LhaL each Leam ls brlnglng Lo Lhe energy lndusLry," sald
Pank 1orberL, LnL8C?x LnLrepreneur-ln-8esldence.
ºl'm blown away by Lhe creaLlvlLy, auLhenLlclLy, and mosL lmporLanLly, ÞASSlCn behlnd Lhe 2013 ulCl1AL MLulAx
companles," sald Megan Pargroder, ulCl1AL MLulAx LnLrepreneur-ln-8esldence. º1here's a Lrue llfe force wlLhln each of
Lhese new buslnesses LhaL sLrlves Lo lnnovaLe wlLhln Lhe clLy of new Crleans and beyond. l'm honored Lo be a parL of Lhls
Leam and can'L walL for everyone else Lo learn more abouL Lhese LalenLed, drlven, amazlng new Crleans enLrepreneurs!"
A8CU1 IDLAVILLAGLx
A sulLe of lnLenslve 12-week acceleraLor programs focused on creaLlng scalable and fundable buslnesses. luLAvlLLACLx
alumnl lnclude: 4u 5opplemeots, AJvooceJ lolymet Mooltotloq 1ecbooloqles, AoJlosocket, 8ettet uoy neoltb, 8e well
Nottltloo, 8loceptlve, 8loeboq, cojoo llte 8tewloq compooy, cboptet5pot, cotJloo, coltotecoooect, ulooet lob, uokky,
eJocotloo evetytlme, e1ox cteJlt íxcbooqe, qotolotetvlew.com, noko íotettolomeot, lMO1O lboto, l5eotz, Iock & Ioke´s,
klckbootJ, kkíwí Jo optlc, llfeclty, loclJ, Motltoot, MoblleOobes, m5cbool, Moolvestot, NokeJ llzzo, NOlA 8tewloq
compooy, NOlAcojoo.com, NOlA cootote, NOvote MeJlcol 1ecbooloqles, NoMe neoltb, 1be Occosloool wlfe, ketoll Coose,
5etvoto, 5po wotksbop, 5toffloslqbt, 1ottl uyoomlcs, welcome to colleqe, ¥oot Nottltloo uellveteJ, ooJ zlleo.
A8CU1 1nL IDLA VILLAGL:
lounded ln 2000, 1he ldea vlllage ls an lndependenL 301(c) 3 nonproflL organlzaLlon based ln new Crleans LhaL provldes
dlrecL servlce Lo hlgh lmpacL enLrepreneurs, convenes Lhe ecosysLem Lhrough new Crleans LnLrepreneur Week, and
supporLs lnlLlaLlves LhaL sLrengLhen our enLrepreneurlal lnfrasLrucLure. 1he ldea vlllage recelved a Cold Lxcellence award
from Lhe lnLernaLlonal Lconomlc uevelopmenL Councll for our LnLrepreneur Season model ln 2012, and we were
recognlzed as a Lop-Lhree enLrepreneurshlp ecosysLem developer ln 2014 by Lhe Clobal lnnovaLlon SummlL.
lor more lnformaLlon: www.ldeavlllage.org
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1. |SeeChange - Iu||a kumar| Drapk|n
l5eecbooqe ls o commoolty-Jtlveo olmoooc to tecotJ, compote, ooJ coooect locol obsetvotloos to NA5A sotelllte Joto. we
ote coooectloq commooltles to eocb otbet ooJ tbelt cbooqloq eovltoomeot.
2. Grok + 8anter - Staacy Cannon & keegan 8rown
Ctok - 8ootet ls oo oJ-tecb compooy lo tbe lotetoet of 1bloqs ooJ blq Joto spoce. we bove bollt o ptoptletoty system tbot lotoltlvely
Jeclpbets tbe offlloe wotlJ tbtooqb coooecteJ Jevlces, wblcb eoobles os to meosote tbe effectlveoess of oot of bome oJvettlsloq.
3. Lend Stand - Aaron DeLong
leoJ 5tooJ ls oo oolloe leoJet to bosloesses ooJ oooptoflts wotkloq lo tbe pobllc eotetptlse spoce. leoJ 5tooJ ptovlJes slmple,
cooveoleot flooocloq to smoll bosloesses wotkloq wltb feJetol, stote, ot locol qovetomeot oqeocles ooJ to oooptoflts wotkloq wltb
Jevelopmeot otqoolzotloos.
4. Ireesource - Iohn-M|chae| A|derson, Adam M|tche||, & Dust|n kenaud
lteesootce Jellvets o scoloble, soclolly tespooslble motketloq moJel tbot tetbloks tbe woy setvlces ote JellveteJ. 8y offetloq oo
oltetootlve to tbe ttoJltloool oJ oqeocy, we locteose efflcleocles fot bosloesses, soppott ooJ coooect tbe cteotlve commoolty ooJ offet o
self-sostololoq tesootce tbot belps stottop ooo-ptoflts qtow ooJ tbtlve.
S. Iugg|e - 8rendan M|nard & Sonny Sm|th
Ioqqle ls oo esseotlol tool fot moblle compooles ooJ tbelt ´qlq ecooomy´ wotkfotce to otqoolze ooJ optlmlze tbelt Jolly octlvltles wblle
oJjostloq fot cbooqes oo tbe fly.
6. 1he Sweat Soc|a| - kupa Mohan & Mano[ Mohan
1be 5weot 5oclol ptovlJes fltoess solotloos fot ttovelets vlsltloq New Otleoos wbo woot to look tbelt best, eoetqlze tbelt ttlp, coooect
wltb tbe clty ooJ qo bome lo sbope, feelloq qteot.
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Within this brief description around the idea village announces entrepreneurs selected for accelerator programs.
CCN1AC1:
Molly PorLon, 1he ldea vlllage
molly[ldeavlllage.org
203.330.4902
!"# %&&'()*+' ,'-'*.'
1he Idea V|||age Announces Lntrepreneurs Se|ected for Acce|erator Þrograms
15 New Otleoos boseJ 5tottop veototes 5electeJ
NLW CkLLANS /01'.(*23 4'5+'&6'# 783 9:78; - 1oday, 1he ldea vlllage announces Lhe 13 new venLures LhaL have been lnvlLed
Lo parLlclpaLe ln Lhe 7Lh annual luLAvlLLACLx, Lhe sulLe of lnLenslve acceleraLor programs focused on creaLlng scalable and
fundable buslnesses. 1hls fall, Lhe luLAvlLLACLx acceleraLor programs lnclude: luíAx (lndusLry-agnosLlc), ulCl1Al MíulAx
(venLures ln Lhe dlglLal medla lndusLry), and íNíkC¥x (venLures ln Lhe peLroleum lndusLry). upon compleLlon of Lhe program ln
uecember, Lhese enLrepreneurs wlll be ellglble Lo be nomlnaLed for cAll1Alx, Lhe acceleraLor sLarLlng ln !anuary focused on
securlng prlvaLe caplLal durlng new Crleans LnLrepreneur Week ln March.
ºWe are exclLed Lo welcome Lhls group Lo new Crleans' enLrepreneurlal communlLy," sald 1lm Wllllamson, Co-founder and CLC
of 1he ldea vlllage. º1hese enLrepreneurs wlll [oln Lhe neLwork of 180 luLAvlLLACLx alumnl who have secured over $80 mllllon
ln prlvaLe caplLal, creaLed over 1300 [obs and $133 mllllon ln annual revenue."
lor Lhese hlghly compeLlLlve programs, 1he ldea vlllage Leam of advlsors selecLed a dlverse porLfollo of enLrepreneurs who
are commlLLed Lo growlng Lhelr venLure ln new Crleans. lorLy percenL (40°) of Lhe venLures are led by female founders,
33° are eLhnlcally dlverse and Lwo of Lhe 13 foundlng Leams recenLly moved Lo new Crleans Lo launch Lhelr venLures. 1he
new cohorL reflecLs Lhe dynamlc local enLrepreneurlal communlLy wlLh lnnovaLlve ldeas ln lndusLrles lncludlng Lechnology,
healLh & wellness, daLa analysls, oll & gas, Lourlsm, and arLs & culLure.
1he new members of Lhe luLAvlLLACLx program lncludes:
IDLAx:
1. lreesource - Iobo-Mlcboel AlJetsoo, AJom Mltcbell & uostlo keoooJ
2. Crok + 8anLer - 5toocy cooooo & keeqoo 8towo
3. lSeeChange - Iollo komotl utopklo
4. !uggle - 8teoJoo MlootJ & 5oooy 5mltb
3. Lend SLand - Aotoo uelooq
6. 1he SweaL Soclal - kopo Moboo & Moooj Moboo
DIGI1AL MLDIAx:
1. CulLuralysL - 5om 8owlet
2. ureamSLarLer - Atlelle IotJoo & koltllo koblscb
3. kudoboard - Aotoo kobeos
4. MySpllLMllk.com - Alex kowls
3. 1Cu8Lu - kotyoo vettett
LNLkG¥x:
1. 3rd ulmenslon Medla - 8tett Cootblet
2. uaLa SpeclalLles Croup - Iobo 1ootloc
3. Loulslana 1echnlcal lnsLrumenLs - cboJ uevllle
4. C8CCS - Iolle kocbto & Mlcboel Mlllet
1he luLAvlLLACLx program ls led by Lhe Leam of LnLrepreneurs-ln-8esldence (Ll8) !. Mlguez, Megan Pargroder and Pank
1orberL. WlLh over 33 years of comblned experlence ln sLarLup venLures, communlcaLlon, and lnvesLmenL, Lhe Ll8s provlde
lndlvlduallzed coachlng, lnLenslve buslness consulLlng, and opporLunlLles for peer learnlng for Lhe cohorLs. ln addlLlon, each
enLrepreneur wlll have dlrecL access Lo an lnfluenLlal neLwork of menLors and experLs Lo provlde Lhe resources necessary Lo
acceleraLe Lhe growLh of Lhelr venLures and develop Lhe skllls requlred Lo be enLrepreneurlal leaders.
º1hls group of enLrepreneurs has a poslLlve aLLlLude, greaL ldeas, and are commlLLed Lo sLarLlng ln new Crleans," sald !. Mlguez,
luLAx LnLrepreneur-ln-8esldence. ºl'm exclLed Lo be back for my second season and am looklng forward Lo engaglng Lhem ln
Lhe rhyLhm, rlLuals and relaLlonshlps of Lhe luLAx program."
ºPavlng played a crlLlcal role ln Lhe expanslon of many buslness venLures across Lhe counLry, l am amazed aL Lhe
sophlsLlcaLlon of Lhese Loulslana sLarLups and Lhe new approaches LhaL each Leam ls brlnglng Lo Lhe energy lndusLry," sald
Pank 1orberL, LnL8C?x LnLrepreneur-ln-8esldence.
ºl'm blown away by Lhe creaLlvlLy, auLhenLlclLy, and mosL lmporLanLly, ÞASSlCn behlnd Lhe 2013 ulCl1AL MLulAx
companles," sald Megan Pargroder, ulCl1AL MLulAx LnLrepreneur-ln-8esldence. º1here's a Lrue llfe force wlLhln each of
Lhese new buslnesses LhaL sLrlves Lo lnnovaLe wlLhln Lhe clLy of new Crleans and beyond. l'm honored Lo be a parL of Lhls
Leam and can'L walL for everyone else Lo learn more abouL Lhese LalenLed, drlven, amazlng new Crleans enLrepreneurs!"
A8CU1 IDLAVILLAGLx
A sulLe of lnLenslve 12-week acceleraLor programs focused on creaLlng scalable and fundable buslnesses. luLAvlLLACLx
alumnl lnclude: 4u 5opplemeots, AJvooceJ lolymet Mooltotloq 1ecbooloqles, AoJlosocket, 8ettet uoy neoltb, 8e well
Nottltloo, 8loceptlve, 8loeboq, cojoo llte 8tewloq compooy, cboptet5pot, cotJloo, coltotecoooect, ulooet lob, uokky,
eJocotloo evetytlme, e1ox cteJlt íxcbooqe, qotolotetvlew.com, noko íotettolomeot, lMO1O lboto, l5eotz, Iock & Ioke´s,
klckbootJ, kkíwí Jo optlc, llfeclty, loclJ, Motltoot, MoblleOobes, m5cbool, Moolvestot, NokeJ llzzo, NOlA 8tewloq
compooy, NOlAcojoo.com, NOlA cootote, NOvote MeJlcol 1ecbooloqles, NoMe neoltb, 1be Occosloool wlfe, ketoll Coose,
5etvoto, 5po wotksbop, 5toffloslqbt, 1ottl uyoomlcs, welcome to colleqe, ¥oot Nottltloo uellveteJ, ooJ zlleo.
A8CU1 1nL IDLA VILLAGL:
lounded ln 2000, 1he ldea vlllage ls an lndependenL 301(c) 3 nonproflL organlzaLlon based ln new Crleans LhaL provldes
dlrecL servlce Lo hlgh lmpacL enLrepreneurs, convenes Lhe ecosysLem Lhrough new Crleans LnLrepreneur Week, and
supporLs lnlLlaLlves LhaL sLrengLhen our enLrepreneurlal lnfrasLrucLure. 1he ldea vlllage recelved a Cold Lxcellence award
from Lhe lnLernaLlonal Lconomlc uevelopmenL Councll for our LnLrepreneur Season model ln 2012, and we were
recognlzed as a Lop-Lhree enLrepreneurshlp ecosysLem developer ln 2014 by Lhe Clobal lnnovaLlon SummlL.
lor more lnformaLlon: www.ldeavlllage.org
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= 9:7? %@=AB%CCAD=E FCA44G
%@=AEG
1. |SeeChange - Iu||a kumar| Drapk|n
l5eecbooqe ls o commoolty-Jtlveo olmoooc to tecotJ, compote, ooJ coooect locol obsetvotloos to NA5A sotelllte Joto. we
ote coooectloq commooltles to eocb otbet ooJ tbelt cbooqloq eovltoomeot.
2. Grok + 8anter - Staacy Cannon & keegan 8rown
Ctok - 8ootet ls oo oJ-tecb compooy lo tbe lotetoet of 1bloqs ooJ blq Joto spoce. we bove bollt o ptoptletoty system tbot lotoltlvely
Jeclpbets tbe offlloe wotlJ tbtooqb coooecteJ Jevlces, wblcb eoobles os to meosote tbe effectlveoess of oot of bome oJvettlsloq.
3. Lend Stand - Aaron DeLong
leoJ 5tooJ ls oo oolloe leoJet to bosloesses ooJ oooptoflts wotkloq lo tbe pobllc eotetptlse spoce. leoJ 5tooJ ptovlJes slmple,
cooveoleot flooocloq to smoll bosloesses wotkloq wltb feJetol, stote, ot locol qovetomeot oqeocles ooJ to oooptoflts wotkloq wltb
Jevelopmeot otqoolzotloos.
4. Ireesource - Iohn-M|chae| A|derson, Adam M|tche||, & Dust|n kenaud
lteesootce Jellvets o scoloble, soclolly tespooslble motketloq moJel tbot tetbloks tbe woy setvlces ote JellveteJ. 8y offetloq oo
oltetootlve to tbe ttoJltloool oJ oqeocy, we locteose efflcleocles fot bosloesses, soppott ooJ coooect tbe cteotlve commoolty ooJ offet o
self-sostololoq tesootce tbot belps stottop ooo-ptoflts qtow ooJ tbtlve.
S. Iugg|e - 8rendan M|nard & Sonny Sm|th
Ioqqle ls oo esseotlol tool fot moblle compooles ooJ tbelt ´qlq ecooomy´ wotkfotce to otqoolze ooJ optlmlze tbelt Jolly octlvltles wblle
oJjostloq fot cbooqes oo tbe fly.
6. 1he Sweat Soc|a| - kupa Mohan & Mano[ Mohan
1be 5weot 5oclol ptovlJes fltoess solotloos fot ttovelets vlsltloq New Otleoos wbo woot to look tbelt best, eoetqlze tbelt ttlp, coooect
wltb tbe clty ooJ qo bome lo sbope, feelloq qteot.
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