gener8tor Partners with Bronze Valley to Launch National Accelerator for Diverse-Founded Startups
Bronze Valley Investment Accelerator welcomes inaugural cohort BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Global venture firm and startup accelerator, gener8tor, in partnership with Bronze Valley, a Birmingham-based early-stage venture fund, kicked off the inaugural Bronze Valley Investment...
Bronze Valley invests in data trust company Pruuvn
Helping companies identify and onboard new employees faster while reducing risk. That's the objective of Pruuvn, a system that aids in attracting verified employees and contractors, adding them quickly and effectively to work teams, and monitoring their compliance...
Bronze Valley adds supply chain management firm Stimulus to portfolio
Across America and around the world, the COVID pandemic has brought momentous changes to ways of living, working, and doing business. One area in which perceptions and practices have been transformed over the past two years is the importance of managing supply chains....
Bronze Valley Accelerator announces Spring 2022 cohort
The fifth class of the Bronze Valley Accelerator is underway with the recent announcement of the five startups selected to participate in the Spring 2022 program. The companies were recruited from across the United States and represent a wide variety of industries and...
Bronze Valley announces investment in Brevity Pitch
The Bronze Valley portfolio continues to grow with a recent investment in Brevity Pitch. The Minneapolis-based startup provides AI solutions for entrepreneurs seeking funding, offering instant feedback in perfecting pitch narratives. "We're excited about this...
Bronze Valley provides grants to five Black founders
Bronze Valley announced on February 1 that it will provide non-dilutive grant capital of $10,000 each to five Alabama-based startups led by Black founders. The grants are made possible through funding provided by Appalachian Community Capital, in partnership with...
Bronze Valley wins second CDFI grant of 2021
Bronze Valley was awarded $300,000 in the latest round of Financial Assistance (FA) grants awarded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) program. The grant is the second Bronze Valley has received from the program...
Alabama Collective will accelerate development, elevate minorities in tech, innovation
Continuing to expand technology, innovation, and entrepreneurialism in Alabama, while also elevating minorities in those fields. That's the mission of the Alabama Collective, a new initiative launched in October. Spearheaded by the TechBirmingham and TechMGM...
Three Bronze Valley companies receive investments from Google Black Founders Fund
Bronze Valley is a nonprofit, early-stage venture investment platform that supports high-growth, innovation, and technology-enabled companies created by diverse, underrepresented, and underestimated founders. Launched late in 2017 with support from Alabama Power, the...
Wildwonder added to Bronze Valley portfolio
Wildwonder, a brand of sparkling health beverages that combines probiotics, prebiotics, and functional herbs with all-natural fruit, recently closed a seed funding round of $2.1 million. Based in the San Francisco area, wildwonder describes itself as offering...
Bronze Valley invests in retail technology company Lillii RNB
Lillii RNB, an emerging leader in ecommerce returns management, is the latest addition to the Bronze Valley investment portfolio. Based in Atlanta, the firm helps clients — including Fortune 500 companies, leading global retailers, and government agencies — increase...
Montgomery Chamber to open entrepreneurial hub The Lab on Dexter
On August 30, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce will open the doors of The Lab on Dexter, a leading-edge entrepreneurial learning and innovation facility. Located on Montgomery's historic Dexter Avenue, The Lab will provide a collaborative learning environment...
Robert Harris joins Bronze Valley board
Bronze Valley recently added Robert Harris to its Board of Directors. Harris is Senior Vice President, Director of Diversity & Inclusion, and Director of Community Lending for BancorpSouth Bank, which is based in Tupelo, Mississippi, and operates approximately 325...
“Outcomes that enhance diversity and inclusion”: Bronze Valley after three years
February 2021 marked three years since the Bronze Valley Conference that launched an organization dedicated to creating opportunity, realizing potential and nurturing places where economic growth and cultural progress go hand-in-hand to strengthen entire communities....
Bronze Valley invests in Chicago-based EdTech startup Upkey
Upkey, a Chicago-based startup that offers students free online career readiness tools, recently announced its closing of $2.6 million in seed funding. The company also announced Purdue University, SNHU and Guardian Life as customers for its platform, which helps...
