Acclinate Genetics is latest addition to Bronze Valley portfolio
Racial and ethnic minorities make up 40 percent of the U.S. population. But when it comes to medical research, minorities account for as little as two percent of participants in studies of new tests and treatments. Acclinate Genetics — the newest addition to the...
Bronze Valley Accelerator Welcomes Kendrick as Director
“Birmingham’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has been picking up momentum,” Haley Medved Kendrick says. “Our community can become one of the Southeast’s leaders in encouraging and supporting innovation- and tech-related growth and attracting and retaining top...
Atlanta-based Film Connx is latest Bronze Valley investment
Bronze Valley is making its first investment in the entrepreneurial hotbed of Atlanta. Film Connx, a job marketplace for the film industry, joins a portfolio of startups that now has grown to nine companies since the nonprofit Bronze Valley was launched late in 2017....
Bronze Valley teams with gener8tor to launch Bronze Valley Accelerator
A new partnership between Bronze Valley and gener8tor, a nationally-ranked startup accelerator, will fuel the growth of startups emerging from Birmingham and throughout the Southeast. The Bronze Valley Accelerator is a free version of gener8tor’s program, aimed at...
Bronze Valley welcomes new board member Greg Barker
Bronze Valley has added Greg Barker to its board of directors. Barker, recently named president of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA), was elected to the board at its May meeting. “I am genuinely excited to be part of such a dynamic and...
Hassan Riggs and Smart Alto are at home in Birmingham
Achieving the convergence of need and opportunity is the essential idea behind Hassan Riggs’s company, Smart Alto, which is the latest addition to the growing Bronze Valley portfolio. It’s also a big reason he moved his startup from Silicon Valley to Birmingham — and...
TechBirmingham webinars helping businesses navigate COVID-19 challenges
The COVID-19 pandemic represents a substantial threat to public health and economic stability in the United States and throughout the world. At the very least, it is temporarily altering the ways people live and do business, with the need for social distancing,...
Bronze Valley and gener8tor launch emergency response program
Small businesses in Alabama affected by the COVID-19 outbreak will be supported by a new initiative announced on April 7. A partnership of Bronze Valley and business accelerator program gener8tor, the Alabama Emergency Response Program will provide small businesses,...
Debt management platform PeopleJoy is latest addition to Bronze Valley portfolio
"If you're an entrepreneur," Emeka Oguh declares, "you want to find a way to solve your own problems." Oguh, 36, is the founder and CEO of PeopleJoy, the latest addition to the Bronze Valley investment portfolio. A Philadelphia-based startup that helps student loan...
HBCU Summit focused on opportunities, challenges, leadership
America’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) currently serve well over 300,000 students. Alabama is home to 14 HBCUs with combined enrollment of more than 37,000, or about 12 percent of the national total; no state has more HBCUs and only North...
Second annual HBCU Summit scheduled for February 14 at Miles College
Alabama’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will be the focus of an event scheduled for Friday, February 14, on the campus of Miles College in Fairfield. The HBCU Summit will be hosted by United States Senator Doug Jones, the second such event...
Tech Conferences You Should Consider Attending in 2020
Looking for a conference that provides information and tools to help you succeed? That attracts a broad mix of entrepreneurs, investors, executives, exhibitors and others interested in the latest news, trends and opportunities in the tech world? That leaves you...
Birmingham, Montgomery progressing on “Smart City” initiatives
In the past two years, two Alabama cities — Birmingham in 2018 and Montgomery in 2019 — have been awarded prestigious Smart Cities Readiness Challenge grants from the Smart Cities Council. An industry coalition established in 2012, the council works with cities across...
Mixtroz poised for continued growth in 2020
For Bronze Valley portfolio company Mixtroz, the fourth quarter of 2019 was a whirlwind of activity, culminating with several honors for its performance to date. According to co-founder and CEO Kerry Schrader, the pace will only increase during the coming year. “As an...
MBDA grant aids NAIC plan to raise $1 billion for investment in minority entrepreneurs
For America’s 11 million minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs), access to capital remains the most important factor limiting their ability to grow and scale. The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the...
