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After earning an Apparel Merchandising degree from Louisiana State University, Anastasia Simon said she envisioned her career path might play out something like The Devil Wears Prada.  But she hit…

Tampa’s startup community caught the attention of long-time investor Scott Kelly, so much so that he’s decided to relocate his VC firm and business development accelerator Black Dog Venture Partners…

What constitutes a pre-seed company these days?  By definition, these companies have shown identified a market opportunity and are seeking outside investment to build and gain customers. You’d expect they…

We met up with Tamara Lucas, co-founder of My Panda, to learn about the community-based personal assistant app helping women get through their to-do lists with less stress. Lucas came…

Since cryptocurrency emerged on the scene in 2008, veteran investors and miners have navigated their fair share of ups and downs in the market. But the latest downturn feels a…

Steph Tulley sees her age as a strength as she takes on the InsurTech space.  She went from a receptionist at a small insurance company to owning her own insurance…

Early in the pandemic, Paul Owusu was one of many people who leaned into at-home cocktail making. But he turned that passion into a full-blown business…and it is making quite…

From creating an immersive cinema in a New York living room to raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to film a unique, self-designed project rejected by agencies, Emily Best has…