Here is the latest Birmingham startup news from the Alabama entrepreneurial and small-business ecosystem.
4 startups making big moves in Birmingham’s business world (Bham Now)
Bham Now introduces local small businesses rEVOLVEr resale, Bluecaddie, FLOWBHM, and BACKR.
2023 Alabama Inno Fire: B.Home (Birmingham Business Journal)
A Q&A with Sophie Shaffer, community manager of B.Home, a 2023 Alabama Inno Fire Award honoree.
2023 Alabama Inno Fire: Birmingham Bound (Birmingham Business Journal)
A Q&A with Maria Underwood, president of Birmingham Bound, a 2023 Alabama Inno Fire Award honoree.
2023 Alabama Inno Fire: Bronze Valley (Birmingham Business Journal)
A Q&A with Neill Wright, the president and CEO of early-stage venture fund Bronze Valley, a 2023 Alabama Inno Fire Award honoree.
2023 Alabama Inno Fire: GeneCapture Inc. (Birmingham Business Journal)
A Q&A with Peggy Sammon, the CEO of GeneCapture, a FAV Life Science Fund I portfolio company and 2023 Alabama Inno Fire Award honoree.
Bham leaders weigh in on success of Sloss Tech (Birmingham Business Journal)
Various area business leaders discuss the sold-out Sloss Tech conference, which took place on August 4th.
Birmingham business picked to receive grants from $2M funding program (Birmingham Business Journal)
Innovate Alabama recently announced the third round of funding through their Supplemental Grant. Innovate Alabama awarded over $2.1 million to fifteen small Alabama businesses, including Birmingham’s Alveolus Bio and Analytical AI.
Birmingham startup wins Alabama Launchpad’s latest competition (Birmingham Business Journal)
Birmingham startup Croux, a company connecting talent and flexible work opportunities in hospitality, was selected as the winner of $50,000 in Alabama Launchpad’s 2023 early-stage competition.
Birmingham’s WineView raises seed round (Birmingham Business Journal)
Wineview, an app that helps restaurant owners manage wine pairings and train their staff, closed a $500,000 seed round earlier in 2023.
Brick and Mortar Aspirations Flow in Metro Area (Birmingham Business Journal)
The Birmingham Business Journal provides an overview of Birmingham’s infrastructure for small businesses and how small businesses seek success in the post-pandemic world.
Local CEO steps down to lead Prosper Healthtech Accelerator (Birmingham Business Journal)
Kellie Clark resigned from her role as the CEO of AppThink after being chosen to lead the Prosper Healthtech Accelerator.
Meet 3 start-ups making big waves in the Birmingham business world (Bham Now)
Bham Now introduces Birmingham start-ups Robot of Business (ROB), Moxi, and IN8bio.
Meet the BBJ’s 2023 Inno Fire winners (Birmingham Business Journal)
The Birmingham Business Journal presents the winners of their 2023 Inno Fire Awards for members of the startup, entrepreneur, and tech ecosystem.
Multimillion-dollar cancer research lab opens in Birmingham (Birmingham Business Journal)
IN8bio opens a new multimillion-dollar cancer research laboratory in the Martin Biscuit Building at Pepper Place.
NEW ADDITION: Cancer research lab opens operations at Pepper Place (Bham Now)
With their new research laboratory, IN8bio bring cutting-edge cancer research to Pepper Place.
Southern Research developing Birmingham’s newest startup incubator (Birmingham Business Journal)
Southern Research is now accepting applications for space in their on-campus incubator facility for biotech companies, including eleven offices and twelve wet labs.
UAB Crohn’s disease-focused startup launches, gets investment (Birmingham Business Journal)
ImmPrev Bio, Inc., a First Avenue Ventures Life Science Fund I portfolio company, recently received an exclusive license from the University of Alabama at Birmingham for the underlying patent to commercialize a novel diagnostic tool and early-stage treatment for Crohn’s disease. The Company’s co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Charles Elson, and his laboratory at UAB were responsible for the research efforts that led to the groundbreaking discoveries.