Entrepreneurship

Chelsea White and Bryan Barringer, Cofounders of ProxBox, at Demo Day

Startup ProxBox gives realtors a leg up

Bryan Barringer, President and Founder of ProxBox, has been working on startups for three decades. His current venture focuses on solving real estate paper overload, poor customer satisfaction, and headaches […]

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Medical device startup improves post-surgery experience

Somavac is a patient-centered company whose mission is to improve patients’ post-surgery experience. 

COO Justin Brooks; CEO Ashley Moy; CTO Jason Troutner, wearing Cast21's exoskeleton cast
Student accelerator team creates waterproof cast

Cast21 solves problems with the modern cast by creating a waterproof, open-structured design.

Carla Worth
Memphis entrepreneur finds success in Crosstown

In 2013 Carla Worth launched her own natural cleaning business, Aunt Key's Apothecary, housed in the Crosstown neighborhood.

"ORG Connect links both schools and their associated parent and student organizations to each other to create collaboration networks."
Non-profit platform aims to streamline parent volunteer programs in Memphis schools

ORG Connect is a non-profit online platform that connects schools and their associate parent organizations.

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Frayser barbershop renovates, plans job growth

Master barber and Frayser resident Jamal Arnold is in the midst of giving his barber shop a new ‘do.

Social innovator launches OneStep to get kids traveling

After traveling around the world, Brian Booker founded OneStep Initiative, a non-profit that introduces underserved high school students to international education opportunities. 

The Homey team is Sašo Pompe, Co-Founder; Vid Staric, Android Developer; Sanja Zepan, Co-Founder; and Sandi Mihelic, iOS Developer
Startup Homey turns chores into fun

What started as a joke solution for passive-aggressive notes from roommates and chore charts that didn’t yield results is now Homey, a mobile application that gamifies household chores.

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Local entrepreneur brings ride-sharing to freight

Startup iShipdit is an online platform that auctions off unused freight space in semi trucks. 

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