Birmingham Funded Start-up List
Birmingham Funded Start-up List
In order to be included on the Funded Birmingham Start-ups List, a start-up must*:
- Have raised over $100,000 over the past three years from an outside source or sources
- Be part of a growth industry, defined here as:
- A business that involves a degree of innovation and/or a novel approach to a market challenge and
- demonstrates the potential to grow beyond a real estate based company.
2022 Birmingham Funded Start-Up List
1. Accelerate Wind: Erika Boeing, Principal
2. Acclinate Genetics: Delmonize Smith and Tiffany Jordan, Principals
3. AerBetic: Arnar Thors, Principal
4. AI Metrics: Andrew Smith, Principal
5. Alpha Young, LLC: Christopher Yanucil, Principal
6. Alveolus Bio: Vivek Lal, Principal
7. Analytical AI: David Odaibo, Principal
8. APEX Pro (DEFT Dynamics): Austin Gurley, Principal
9. Apptoo Inc.: Matthew York, Principal
10. Ashipa Electric: Olu Ajala, Principal
11. Astound Research: Joel Berry, Principal
12. Ayas Renewables: Joe McGrail, Principal
13. Babypalooza: Cecilia Pearson, Principal
14. Blox: Chris Giattina, Principal
15. BoomNation: Brent Flavin, Principal
16. Boulo Solutions: Delphine Carter, Principal
17. Bridge Therapeutics: Dr. Greg Sullivan, Principal
18. BuildPlane: Christopher Winslett, Principal
19. BuyOrBorrow Music: Dave Karr, Principal
20. Case Status: Lauren Sturdivant and Andy Seavers, Principals
21. CerFlux: Karim I. Budwani, Principal
22. Chonex: Michael Lynch, Principal
23. Circulogene Theranostics: Mike Mullen, Principal
24. ClearMIND, Inc.: Liz Read, Principal
25. Cloverly: Dave Folk, Principal
26. Clutch!: A Subsidiary of Knight Eady
27. CNine Biosolutions, LLC: Theresa Schein, Principal
28. Compression Works: Scott Dodson, Principal
29. Con.doit: Ian Hoppe, Principal
30. Conserv: Austin Senseman and Nathan McMinn, Principals
31. Copysmith: Anna Wang, Principal
32. CoWello: Shegun Otulana and Oz Imaghodor, Principals
33. Croux: Lindsey Noto. Jennifer Ryan, Kenny Kung, Stewart Price, and Brett Ables, Principals
34. Datacy: Kaleb Jordan Wilson and Paroma Indilo, Principals
35. Eagle Solar & Light: Sam Yates, Principal
36. Edify Online: Anil P. Agarwal, Principal
37. Embassy Social: Zachary Taunton, Principal
38. Empower Therapeutics: Steven Rothenberg, Principal
39. Endomimetics: Joseph Garner, Principal
40. Fighting Cancer Network Inc.: Matt Scalici and Mike Ousley
41. Fleetio: Tony Summerville, Principal
42. Fresh Technology: Mike Bodnar, Principal
43. FuelFox: Ben Morris, Principal
44. Fulmer Instruments, LLC: Benjamin Fulmer, Principal
45. Funnelfly: Laurel Mills, Principal
46. Glow: Yazmin Cavale, Principal
47. GoodJob Software: Chase Morrow and Stephen Johnston, Principals
48. Guideway Care: Craig Parker, Principal
49. HData: Hudson Hollister, Principal
50. HealNow, Inc.: Halston Prox and Joshua Smith, Principals
51. Help Lightning (formerly Vapaar): Gary York, Principal
52. High Five Dental: Chad Trull, Principal
53. IllumiCare: G.T. LaBorde, Principal
54. Immediate Solutions: Matt Pierce, Principal
55. Immersive Experience Laboratories: Corey Shum, Principal
56. Immunowake: Xiaoyun Wu, Principal
57. Joonko: Ilit Raz, Principal
58. Kaya: Corey Anand, Principal
59. Linq: Jared Mattsson and Elliott Potter, Principals
60. ListedKit: Derrick Magnotta, Principal
61. Magic Medical Solutions: Paul Cox, Principal
62. Mixtroz: Ashlee Ammons, Principal
63. MomentMD: Abanob Farag, Principal
64. MoovMo: Daryl Harris, Principal
65. MRIMath: Hassan Fathallah-Shaykh, Principal
66. NRTC Automation: Greg Owens, Principal
67. NXTsoft/ThreatAdvice: David Brasfield, Principal
68. The Office Exchange: Anthony Grivet, Devin Davie, and Robyn Ong, Principals
69. OGRE: Wes Queen, Principal
70. OpenVia (formerly The Porch Pod/End Point Logistics): Patrick Campbell, Principal
71. Prepaid2Cash: Peter Vogt, Principal
72. Prepaid Technologies: Stephen Faust, Principal
73. Preventric AI: Philip White, Principal
74. ProU Sports: Thomas Coiner, Principal
75. QuantHUB: Matt Cowell, Principal
76. Quantalytix: Will Bryant, Principal
77. Rampart IC: Tom Livingston, Principal
78. Reliant Glycosicences LLC: Matthew Renfrow, Principal
79. REPOWR: Patrick Visintainer and Spencer Ware, Principals
80. ResBiotic Nutrition, Inc.: Vivek Lal, Principal
81. Shipshape: Ryan Dalton and Alexander Linn, Principals
82. Shipshape Urban Farms: Angela Speetjens and Kenneth “Dale” Speetjens, Principals
83. SlateXP (LearnSafe): Lee Ross and Kevin Hendrix, Principals
84. Smart Solutions: Kevin Braswell, Principal
85. Smart Alto: Hassan Riggs, Principal
86. StreetMetrics: Drew Jackson, Principal
87. Stroma Vision: Anıl Üzengi and Oğuzhan Mete Öztürk, Principals
88. Sunfire Biotechnologies: Deborah Bidanset, Principal
89. SynsorMed: Theodore Harvey and Amin Holmes, Principals
90. Talent Engines: Michael Connolly, Principal
91. TaxX: Josh Taylor and Jay Taylor, Principals
92. TIXiMED, Inc.: Anath Shalev and Mike Goodrich, Principals
93. TriAltus Bioscience: Bob Shufflebarger, Principal
94. TruSpin Nanomaterial Innovation: Robert Agnew and Anthony Brayer, Principals
95. TrustSpot: Larry VanDenHandel and Ryan Haidinger, Principals
96. Tuesday Advisors (Formerly LeadHR): Ross Blankenship and Howard Glenn, Principals
97. University FanCards: Lynn Boggs, Principal
98. Urgent Care for Children: Allury Arora, Principal
99. Vendrix: David Stewart and Joe Turner, Principals
100. Vulcan Biosciences: Michael Heaven, Principal
101. WineView: Gary Campbell and Angela Grace, Principals
102. Wyndy: Tommy Mayfield, Principal
103. Xcellent Life: Dr. Lakiesha Crawford, Samuel Berestizhevsky, and Victor Brown, Principals
104. XpertDox: Sameer Ather, Principal
105. YUDU Outdoors: Brian Senn, Principal
Exits in the Past Three Years
- Atlas RFID (Year of Exit: 2021)
- Baremetrics (Year of Exit: 2020)
- Diamond Fortress (Year of Exit: 2021)
- DiscoveryBioMed (Year of Exit: 2022)
- Fetch Talent (Year of Exit: 2020)
- Hospice Partners (Year of Exit: 2019)
- Influence Health (Year of Exit: 2019)
- Incysus Therapeutics (Year of Exit: 2020)
- INFLCR (Year of Exit: 2019)
- Main Street Family Care (Year of Exit: 2020)
- Pack Health (Year of Exit: 2022)
- ProctorU (Year of Exit: 2020)
- SPNet Clinical Solutions (Year of Exit: 2020)
- StrategyWise (Year of Exit: 2020)
- True Load Time (Year of Exit: 2022)
- Vincari/ComplyMD (Year of Exit: 2019)