Claire Coulter

Memphis will be the first site of six regional startup pitch competitions aimed to take a piece of the enormous amounts of venture capital poured into the East and West Coasts. Read the full article at Memphis Business Journal

Start Co. and ZeroTo510 graduating teams to present business plans to investors, entrepreneurs and community leaders MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 3, 2015) – Start Co. and ZeroTo510 recently announced that their graduating startup teams will collectively present their companies to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, including community leaders, at Demo Day Aug. 13. Demo Day is the culmination

At Launch Tennessee, we talk about the “pipeline” a lot when it comes to building a strong startup ecosystem. A key piece of this is developing, attracting and retaining a well-qualified workforce to the region. In this regard, there is some great work going on across the state with various partners, including a number of our

Two Memphis students are headed to the White House next week. Dellarontay Readus, this year’s valedictorian of Melrose High School, and Bettie Elston, who graduated in the top 10 percent of her class at Fairley High School, are two of 150 students from across the country selected to attend the Beating the Odds summit on Thursday, July 23.

Within two months of launching their technology education startup, Code Crewhas attracted a group of more than 30 Memphis middle school children and the attention of the NBA. Thanks to funding from the Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation, Code Crew was able to institute Grizzlies Code Camp, a six week summer camp for Memphis children in grades 7-9 that

Eleven startup teams to build businesses in Memphis over the next 90 days MEMPHIS, Tenn. (May 12, 2015) – Start Co. recently launched its summer accelerator programs for 2015.  Eleven startup teams comprised of nearly 30 entrepreneurs will embark on an intense entrepreneurial journey over the next 90 days in one of three accelerator programs.

WHAT: Start Co. will host its second annual event at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest this year, building on last year’s success to invite sponsors and startup enthusiasts from across North America to attend the Memphis-centric event. In addition to local partners, mentors and accelerator teams, Start Co. is expecting national

Start Co. CEO/Founder will represent and support the network through feedback, direction and advice  Memphis, Tenn. (April 8, 2015) – The Global Accelerator Network recently announced its 2015 advisory board, of which representatives from across the world will help drive and guide the organization. The network’s mission is to set the standard for entrepreneurial excellence

(Memphis Business Journal) Four graduates of Start Co.’s accelerators have received $997,000 in capital investment: The College Initiative, Core Fire Commandos, Pickle and Well Done. With the latest round of funding, the 2014 cohort companies from Start Co. have raised a little more than $2 million since completing their accelerator programs. The College Initiative, an organization

Well Done, Core Fire Commandos and The College Initiative achieve post-accelerator funding; Pickle announces second funding round Memphis, Tenn. (March 31, 2015) – Start Co., a member of the Global Accelerator Network operating industry-specific accelerators each summer, today announced $997,000 in new capital raises for two Seed Hatchery and two Sky High accelerator graduate startups in