2014 guide to New Orleans startup scene

#NOLAtech
2014 guide to New Orleans startup scene
COWORKING
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Launch Pad
Propeller
Beta
The Icehouse
Entrepreneurs’ Row
4.0 Schools
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ACCELERATORS
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IDEAxcelerator
Propeller Social Venture Accelerator
Urban League of Greater New
Orleans Accelerator
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small
Businesses
4.0 Schools
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INCUBATORS
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New Orleans BioInnovation Center
Launch Pad
4.0 Schools
Propeller
JEDCO Business Incubator
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BIZ PLAN / PITCH COMPETITIONS
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Tulane Business Model Competition
Greaux GNO
Pitch It! The Innovation Challenge
JEDCO Challenge
Idea Village
PitchNOLA
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CONFERENCES / EVENTS
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New Orleans Entrepreneur Week
Silicon Bayou 100
Innovation Louisiana
Teen Tech Day
Technolagy
Launch Fest
TribeCon
NOLATech Week
BarCamp NOLA
Startup Weekend New Orleans
3 Day Startup New Orleans
Codemkrs
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MEETUPS
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NOLA Meetup
New Orleans WIT
Net2NO
Ed-tech Meetup
Health 2.0
Hack Night
NOLA Game Developers
gnocode
Appy Hour
#FrontEndParty
NolaSec
Louisiana Drupal
NOLA PC Club
NOLA PHP
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KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS
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Education
Bio
Music / Art / Digital Media
Food
Health
Port
Energy
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CAPITAL - Seed / Accelerator / Grant
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Idea Village
4.0 Schools
Propeller
Abstraction Ventures
BioInnovation Center
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CAPITAL - ANGEL
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New Orleans Startup Fund
South Coast Angel Fund
NO/LA Angel Network
Abstraction Ventures
Voodoo Ventures
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CAPITAL - VC
Seed Funds
● New Orleans Startup Fund
● New Orleans BioFund
● Operating Venture Capital
Angel Funds
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NOTABLE COMPANIES
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Federated Sample
Kickboard
iSeatz
Turbo Squid
Audio Socket
365 Connect
Search Influence
Zlien
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NOTABLE FOUNDERS
Kenneth Purcell
Sean Simone
Nic Perkin
Seth Froom
Jennifer Medbery
Scott Wolfe
Brent McCrossen
Tim Williamson
Kerry W. Kirby
Robbie Vitrano
Craig Cordes
Angie Scott
Antonio LaMartina
Will Scott
Sal LaMartina
Chris Schultz
Patrick Comer
William Joyce
Matt Wisdom
Andy Wisdom
Matt Candler
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MEDIA
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The Times Picayune / NOLA.com
New Orleans City Business
NewOrleansTech.net
Silicon Bayou News
It’s New Orleans
Southern Alpha
Tech Cocktail
TechCrunch
The Advocate
Tnooz
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HANGOUTS
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Capdeville
Bittersweet
Merchant
Booty’s
Loa Bar
Sylvain
Cure
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UNIVERSITIES
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Tulane University
University of New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans
Delgado Community College
Xavier University of Louisiana
Dillard University
Southern University of New Orleans
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Nunez Community College
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Louisiana Economic Development
Greater New Orleans, Inc.
DestinationGNO
BioDistrict New Orleans
Urban League of Greater New
Orleans
New Orleans Business Alliance
ProsperityNOLA
World Trade Center New Orleans
Jefferson Parish Economic
Development Commission
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ORGANIZATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS
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AIGA New Orleans
504ward
Young Leadership Council
Emerging Philanthropists of New
Orleans
Arts Council of New Orleans
The Advertising Club of New Orleans
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
American Marketing Association
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DEVELOPMENT SHOPS
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Revelry Labs
Iconoclast Labs
SusCo
CotingaSoft
Wiley Cousins
Apptitude
Carrollton Group
Smiles+Laughs
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DESIGN SERVICES
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Hop & Jaunt
Compucast
Skuba Design Studio
Bizzuka
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MARKETING / PR FIRMS
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AR | PR
FSC Interactive
Online Optimism
Ragusa Consulting
Connect + Trade
Search Influence
RAPJAB
Peter Mayer
Trumpet Group
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
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Second Line Ventures
EMH Strategy
New Orleans Business Resource &
Entrepreneurship Center
Spears Consulting Group
Carrollton Group
CommTech
BellWether
Geocent
GCR & Associates
Archon Information Systems
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LEGAL SERVICES
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Graffagnini & Associates
Andrew Legrand
Baker Donelson
Kean Miller
Jones Walker
Chaffe McCall
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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IBERIABANK
Hibernia Bank
Silicon Valley Bank
Chase
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CROWDFUNDING
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FundDat
Equity Endeavor
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NEW TO NOLA?
Glad you’re here. People are super friendly in New Orleans. Here
are 5 things you can do to get started with #NOLAtech:
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Visit Hack Night at Launch Pad on a Tuesday night
Grab a beer at Capdeville for happy hour any night
Looking for a job? Most people list on WorkNOLA
Moving a company here? Contact GNO Inc to learn about all the incentives.
Say hi to fellow #NOLAtech folks on Twitter
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CONTACT
● Julia Ballard - [email protected] @siliconbayou
● Chris Schultz - [email protected] - @cschultz
Additions to the #NOLATech deck are more than
welcome! Please email Julia to discuss changes.
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