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Cornbread Hemp's WebsiteIn the last MetroStart podcast, we talked to Cornbread Hemp's Jim Higdon about their ongoing equity crowdfunding round.This week, we talk to Jim again about how they knocked it out of the park - nailing an oversubscr
Cornbread Hemp's WebsiteLouisville's Cornbread Hemp just scored a local fundraising first. They're the first company to receive Render Capital's $20,000 investment in their WeFunder Match Fund.They're also the first local company to raise f
Steven Plappert and two co-founders, Andrew Busa and Chris Pierce, started an online fantasy sports company in 2013 called FantasyHub. The company saw early promise and growth, moved to Austin, TX to join the TechStars accelerator program, and
People often cite healthcare as an area of expertise that may help propel Louisville, KY to greater startup and business prominence in the United States, and Dr. Angelique Johnson is helping us make that happen.She holds undergraduate degrees
After years of working in the corporate world, Mo Sloan saw a need. Online ordering systems that were available to restaurants had a glaring problem. They do not integrate with the restaurant's current point-of-sale systems. This causes many re
What single Louisville company is part of the same fraternity as Airbnb and Dropbox? It's a company called WeatherCheck, and they now are an alumnus of the prestigious Silicon Valley accelerator Y-Combinator. They're the first and only Y-Combin
Since the very beginning, MetroStart (formerly Metro Startup Launcher) has worked to make it easier for startup companies in our area to raise capital and get started. With a lot of trial and error, we believe we have figured out a much easi
Patrick Henshaw came to Louisville about 4 months ago to lead the Louisville Entrepreneurship Acceleration Partnership (LEAP) as CEO.If you're part of our entrepreneurial community, you've probably seen him speak at an event or two. You've pr
Rebah Wheeling was a successful insurance claims adjuster. One emotional day while meeting with a hurricane victim lead to the founding of her fast growing local company - Schedule It.In this podcast, Rebah talks about the emotional moment th
What's the most effective way to raise capital for your startup?How do most companies actually raise capital for their startup in our area?What changes in SEC law have made it easier to reach a lot more investors?What's the best way for Y
The "Sharing Economy" has been an amazing driver of wealth and convenience for the world. Companies like Uber, Lyft, and, Airbnb have dramatically changed the way we get from one place to another, stay in one place or another, and get things
Increasing the number of local angel investors has been the goal of Metro Startup Launcher from the very beginning. We've done a lot of blogs, emails, and podcasts, and now we've participated in two different types of crowdfunding campaigns. Ho
Jennifer Williams of Cuddle Clones is making Louisville startup history! Cuddle Clones already made world history by creating the only scalable company that allows you to order online and create a lifelike replica of your pet (https://cuddleclo
What a week we had recently for local entrepreneurs! I hope you had a chance to attend some of the Kentucky Startup events. With Endeavor's International Selection Panel and Steve Case's Rise of the Rest Tour making Louisville its only return c
Alli Truttmann just celebrated a HUGE milestone for any business: the 10-year anniversary of her company, Wicked Sheets. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 20% of businesses fail in their 1st year, about 50% of small b
MobileServe is a fast-growing mobile app company that helps organizations track and encourage participation in volunteer activities: tracking, managing, and reporting their social impact. They're a great example of how you can see a problem in
Artificial intelligence is quickly affecting more and more of our lives, like it or not. I personally look forward to the day that lots of "bots" do all my busy work and leave me free to be much more creative. Could AI take over the world? E
In the latest edition of the Metro Startup Launcher podcast, I interview Ted Smith, CEO of Revon Systems, Inc.Ted has been a major influencer of our startup community in many ways for quite a while. He's been a researcher, an entrepreneur, a
One thing that makes a startup investment in Kentucky extremely attractive is the Kentucky Angel Investment Tax Credit.If you're an accredited investor and a Kentucky resident, you can get an amazing tax credit (40 to 50%) on startup company
Local company SkuVault has won a lot of awards and made a lot of headlines lately. They're one of the local Endeavor companies, and they're a shining example of how to go from scrappy bootstrapped startup to amazing success story.On this
Did you know that Kentucky is home to a fantastic new drink called Baqua? They're poised to grow rapidly along with the world's passion for all things natural and healthy.Baqua’s founder and CEO, Sandra Marlowe, was inspired by the wonder of
From the very first Metro Startup Launcher investor meeting, Lisa Britton has been an active participant. She understands that more startups in our community will produce more jobs and more wealth. She also wants to help by being an active
Have you ever wondered how Gill Holland got started? He built a company that The Hollywood Reporter named as one of the top ten movie production companies in New York City. He runs his own record label and music production companies with worl
SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO AND SHOW NOTES/BLOGBy now, hopefully you know that the goal of Metro Startup Launcher is to make it much easier for startup companies in the Louisville metro area to raise capital through equity crowdfunding. We also wa
SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO AND SHOW NOTES/BLOG----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SHOW NOTES/BLOG:We've been meeting with lots of startup entrepreneurs. One recently sold his concept an
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