Bronze Valley concludes with Call to Action
To conclude the inaugural Bronze Valley conference, Quentin Riggins, senior vice president of Alabama Power, charged attendees with an encouraging Call to Action. “I see Bronze Valley as a creation of opportunity regardless of age, color, gender. I was moved by...
Venture Capitalists weigh in at Bronze Valley
Funding. How can entrepreneurs set themselves up for success in networking, pitching and gaining investors? Hank Torbert of Alta Max LLC led a conversation with Miller Girvin of the Alabama Capital Network and Kwame Anku of Black Angel Tech Fund at Bronze...
Corporate Leadership Critical to Success of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Where do corporations fit into the equation? Kwame Anku, co-founder and principal of Black Angel Tech Fund traveled from Sacramento to attend Bronze Valley on Feb. 14. He and James Heath, financial principal of Southern Company, took time to discuss how...
My origin story: entrepreneurs share how they got started
During Bronze Valley’s morning session on Feb. 14, Jared Weinstein, general partner with Thrive Capital, led a conversation with local entrepreneurs focusing on how they got started and lessons learned. Entrepreneurs on the panel included: Cecilia Pearson,...
Strong Board of Directors weigh in on the future of Bronze Valley
Bronze Valley Board of Directors members gathered to discuss the mission of Bronze Valley, the challenges ahead and how success will be defined in the years ahead. Bronze Valley Executive Director Neill Wright joined board members John Hudson and Herschell...
Bronze Valley launches effort to generate tech-based economic growth
Forging a future founded at the intersection of innovation and diversity. Generating transformative, sustainable growth. Expanding the breadth and depth of economic opportunity and social progress in Birmingham, throughout Alabama and across the Southeast. Being a...
Steve Case, J.D. Vance and team to head to Birmingham, Chattanooga, Dallas, Louisville, and Memphis in May
Today, Revolution announced its first round of investments from the Rise of the Rest Seed fund (“ROTR Fund”) and the next five cities on its seventh Rise of the Rest bus tour. Revolution’s ROTR Fund is a $150 million fund launched last December by Steve Case and J.D....
Birmingham top entrepreneur Tanveer Patel shares her success
Recently named one of the nation's Top 100 Influential Thinkers by Upstart Business Journal, Tanveer Patel is a global entrepreneur who is putting Birmingham on the map in telemedicine and innovation.Patel is a lifelong thinker, having moved to the United States at...
Bronze Valley’s speakers line-up includes rising stars in tech
Bronze Valley’s inaugural conference in Birmingham on Wednesday, Feb. 14 will feature corporate leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors and some of the tech community’s rising stars. Here’s a preview of some of the speakers, panelists and moderators: Ashlee...
High-profile investors look to support startups in overlooked American cities with $150 million fund
California, New York and Massachusetts have a reputation for entrepreneurship and innovation. However, the opportunities for investment reach far beyond these three states and investors are taking notice. AOL cofounder Steve Case and “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D....
Velocity Accelerator Program kicks off second year at Birmingham’s Innovation Depot
Velocity Accelerator kicked off its second year at Innovation Depot earlier this month with a new batch of teams from across the country coming to the Magic City to kickstart their businesses, Bham Now reports. More than 100 applicants sought entry to the program....
Moving Foreword: How 3 millennials are changing the narrative about life in the South
Storytelling – it’s undeniable that its heritage has long been a part of how knowledge has been transpired, how community has been knit and how relationships have been made in the South. Three Montgomery millennials are using the age-old tradition of storytelling to...
TechBirmingham’s Deon Gordon talks technology and the future of Birmingham
"Society is on the verge of some major changes," says Deon Gordon. "A lot of that is because of, or empowered by, technology. In Birmingham, we're in a position relative to technology where instead of just being exposed to this global transformation from a risk...
Birmingham startup Pack Health to create 175 jobs in expansion
Startup Pack Health plans to open a new headquarters in downtown Birmingham and anticipates hiring 175 additional employees over the next four years, including programmers, developers, health advisers and other positions, according to the Birmingham Business...
Entrepreneur Brian Hamilton says Birmingham has the ‘secret sauce’ for business success
“We don’t have a choice,” Brian Hamilton says of his hometown. “To sustain this community, we have to invest in diversity. If we’re successful, then Birmingham will be the answer to Silicon Valley, a technology ecosystem that generates the capital to transform the...
