Ashlee Ammons

The Birmingham Business Journal presents an interview with Ashlee Ammons of Mixtroz as part of their “Top 40 Under 40 of the Decade for the 2010s” series.

Bill Smith

The Birmingham Business Journal presents an interview with Bill Smith of Shipt as part of their “Top 40 Under 40 of the Decade for the 2010s” series.

Bham startup earns invite to prestigious New York program (Harper Harwell for the Birmingham Business Journal)

SmartWiz, a Birmingham-based startup offering an automated software platform for tax filing, earned a spot in the Endeavor U.S. Entrepreneur network, a New York-based nonprofit organization focused on helping entrepreneurs secure the resources they need to scale into successful companies.

Chad Trull

The Birmingham Business Journal presents an interview with Chad Trull of Hospicelink and High Five Dental as part of their “Top 40 Under 40 of the Decade for the 2010s” series.

Deon Gordon

The Birmingham Business Journal presents an interview with Deon Gordon, CEO of TechBirmingham, as part of their “Top 40 Under 40 of the Decade for the 2010s” series.

Fast-growing metro startup adding 66 jobs to Bham team (Harper Harwell for the Birmingham Business Journal)

SmartWiz, a Birmingham-based tax software startup, plans to add 66 jobs to their Birmingham team over the next five years. 

Five AI startups chosen for accelerator cohort, $500,000 investment (Harper Harwell for the Birmingham Business Journal)

Bronze Valley, in partnership with gene8tor, recently announced the five startups accepted for their Fall 2025 Investment Accelerator Alabama: Moonbase AI, Tag! Fundraising, Neural Wave, Cache AI, and DeepCharge.

Guest Notebook: Why I’m betting big on Alabama’s founders

Jesse Draper, the founder of Halogen Ventures, shares the reasons why she’s investing in Alabama startups with the Birmingham Business Journal.

Liz Pharo

The Birmingham Business Journal presents an interview with Liz Pharo of Featheringill Capital as part of their “Top 40 Under 40 of the Decade for the 2010s” series.

Molly LaBorde

The Birmingham Business Journal presents an interview with Molly LaBorde of Innovation Depot as part of their “Top 40 Under 40 of the Decade for the 2010s” series.

Nearly 100 layoffs, closure hitting Birmingham healthtech firm (A.J. O’Leary for the Birmingham Business Journal)

Quest Diagnostics announces that they will be ceasing the operations of Pack Health, the Birmingham startup they acquired in 2022, and laying off 98 employees in Birmingham. 

Staffing, recruiting startup closes $5.3M raise (Harper Harwell for the Birmingham Business Journal)

VeroSkills, a Birmingham-based startup offering an AI-powered staffing platform for blue collar industries, raised $5.3M to scale their business and offerings.

UAB startup featured in Wall Street Journal (Harper Harwell for the Birmingham Business Journal)

The Wall Street Journal highlighted the effectiveness of Bosley, MD’s Revive+ hair serum, containing the proprietary Y100 Compound developed by Yuva Biosciences, a UAB-spinoff startup.