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#NOLAtech2015 guide to New Orleans startup scene

#NOLATech 2015

COWORKING

● Launch Pad● Propeller ● Beta ● The Icehouse ● Entrepreneurs’ Row ● 4.0 Schools

http://lp.co/

http://lp.co/

http://gopropeller.org/


http://betaneworleans.com/

http://betaneworleans.com/

http://www.icehousenola.com/

http://www.icehousenola.com/

http://www.ekisticsinc.com/projects/entrepreneurs-row

http://www.ekisticsinc.com/projects/entrepreneurs-row

http://4pt0.org/

http://4pt0.org/

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ACCELERATORS

● IDEAx● Propeller Social Venture Accelerator● Urban League of Greater New

Orleans Accelerator● Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small

Businesses● 4.0 Schools

http://ideavillage.org/what_we_do/strategic_consulting/ideaxcelerator/

http://ideavillage.org/what_we_do/strategic_consulting/ideaxcelerator/

http://gopropeller.org/accelerator/

http://gopropeller.org/accelerator/

http://www.urbanleagueneworleans.org/ul/wbc/




http://www.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000-small-businesses/about-the-program-us/apply.html




http://4pt0.org/

http://4pt0.org/

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INCUBATORS

● New Orleans BioInnovation Center● Launch Pad ● 4.0 Schools● Propeller● JEDCO Business Incubator

http://www.neworleansbio.com/


http://www.lp.co

http://www.lp.co

http://www.lp.co

http://4pt0.org/

http://4pt0.org/

http://www.gopropeller.org

http://www.gopropeller.org

http://www.jedco.org/business-incubator/

http://www.jedco.org/business-incubator/

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BIZ PLAN / PITCH COMPETITIONS

● Tulane Business Model Competition● Greaux GNO● Pitch It! The Innovation Challenge● JEDCO Challenge● The Idea Village● PitchNOLA

http://freemanblog.freeman.tulane.edu/tea/index.php/tulane-business-model-competition-2014-information-packet/

http://freemanblog.freeman.tulane.edu/tea/index.php/tulane-business-model-competition-2014-information-packet/

http://www.jedco.org/jedco-entrepreneur-challenge/

http://www.jedco.org/jedco-entrepreneur-challenge/

http://www.ideavillage.org

http://www.ideavillage.org

http://gopropeller.org/pitchnola/

http://gopropeller.org/pitchnola/

#NOLATech 2015

CONFERENCES / EVENTS

● 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

http://www.noew.org

http://www.noew.org

http://siliconbayounews.com/

http://siliconbayounews.com/

http://www.neworleansbio.com/news_events/events/innovation_louisiana/



http://www.teensfortech.com/

http://www.teensfortech.com/

http://www.technolagy.org/

http://www.technolagy.org/

http://lp.co/launchfest

http://lp.co/launchfest

http://www.strikingly.com/tribecon

http://www.strikingly.com/tribecon

http://nolatechweek.org/

http://nolatechweek.org/

http://barcampnola.com/

http://barcampnola.com/

https://twitter.com/SWNewOrleans

https://twitter.com/SWNewOrleans

http://neworleans.3daystartup.org/

http://neworleans.3daystartup.org/

http://codemkrs.com/

http://codemkrs.com/

#NOLATech 2015

MEETUPS

● 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

http://www.meetup.com/NOLAMeetup/

http://www.meetup.com/NOLAMeetup/

http://www.neworleanswit.org/

http://www.neworleanswit.org/

http://www.meetup.com/net2no/

http://www.meetup.com/net2no/

http://www.meetup.com/EdTechNOLA/

http://www.meetup.com/EdTechNOLA/

http://www.health2nola.com/

http://www.health2nola.com/

http://nolahacknight.com/


http://www.meetup.com/NOLA-Game-Developers/

http://www.meetup.com/NOLA-Game-Developers/

http://www.gnocode.com/

http://www.gnocode.com/

http://apptitudenola.com/tag/appy-hour/

http://apptitudenola.com/tag/appy-hour/

http://www.frontendparty.com/

http://www.frontendparty.com/

http://www.meetup.com/NOLASEC-A-Computer-Security-and-Forensics-Meetup/

http://www.meetup.com/NOLASEC-A-Computer-Security-and-Forensics-Meetup/

http://www.meetup.com/louisianadrupal/

http://www.meetup.com/louisianadrupal/

http://www.nopc.org/

http://www.nopc.org/

https://twitter.com/nolaphp

https://twitter.com/nolaphp

#NOLATech 2015

KEY INDUSTRY SECTORS

● Education● Bio● Music / Art / Digital Media● Food● Health● Port● Energy

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CAPITAL - Seed / Accelerator / Grant

● The Idea Village● 4.0 Schools● Propeller● Abstraction Ventures● BioInnovation Center

http://ideavillage.org/

http://ideavillage.org/

http://4pt0.org/

http://4pt0.org/



http://www.abstractionventures.com/




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CAPITAL - ANGEL

● New Orleans Startup Fund● South Coast Angel Fund● NO/LA Angel Network● Abstraction Ventures● Voodoo Ventures

http://neworleansstartupfund.org/


http://southcoastangelfund.com/

http://southcoastangelfund.com/



http://www.voodooventures.com/

http://www.voodooventures.com/

#NOLATech 2015

CAPITAL - VC

Seed Funds

● New Orleans Startup Fund● New Orleans BioFund● Operating Venture Capital

Angel Funds



http://www.neworleansbio.com/biofund/

http://www.neworleansbio.com/biofund/

http://www.operatingventurecapital.com/

http://www.operatingventurecapital.com/

#NOLATech 2015

NOTABLE COMPANIES

● Federated Sample● Kickboard● iSeatz● Turbo Squid● Audio Socket● 365 Connect● Search Influence● Zlien

http://federatedsample.com/

http://federatedsample.com/

http://www.kickboardforteachers.com/

http://www.kickboardforteachers.com/

http://www.iseatz.com/

http://www.iseatz.com/

http://www.turbosquid.com/

http://www.turbosquid.com/

https://www.audiosocket.com/

https://www.audiosocket.com/

http://www.365connect.com/

http://www.365connect.com/

http://www.searchinfluence.com/


http://www.zlien.com/

http://www.zlien.com/

#NOLATech 2015

NOTABLE FOUNDERS

Kenneth Purcell

Nic Perkin

Jennifer Medbery

Brent McCrossen

Kerry W. Kirby

Craig Cordes

Antonio LaMartina

Sal LaMartina

Chris Schultz

Patrick Comer

William Joyce

Matt Wisdom

Andy Wisdom

Matt Candler

Sean Simone

Seth Froom

Scott Wolfe

Tim Williamson

Robbie Vitrano

Angie Scott

Will Scott

#NOLATech 2015

MEDIA

● 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

http://www.nola.com/

http://www.nola.com/

http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/

http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/

http://neworleanstech.net/

http://neworleanstech.net/

http://www.siliconbayounews.com

http://www.siliconbayounews.com

http://itsneworleans.com/

http://itsneworleans.com/

http://southernalpha.com/

http://southernalpha.com/

http://tech.co/

http://tech.co/

http://www.techcrunch.com

http://www.techcrunch.com

http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/

http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/

http://www.tnooz.com/

http://www.tnooz.com/

#NOLATech 2015

HANGOUTS

● Capdeville● Bittersweet● Merchant● Booty’s● Loa Bar● Sylvain● Cure

http://www.capdevillenola.com/


http://www.bittersweetconfections.com/

http://www.bittersweetconfections.com/

http://merchantneworleans.com/

http://merchantneworleans.com/

http://www.bootysnola.com

http://www.bootysnola.com

http://www.ihhotel.com/bar.html

http://www.ihhotel.com/bar.html

http://www.sylvainnola.com/

http://www.sylvainnola.com/

http://curenola.com/

http://curenola.com/

#NOLATech 2015

UNIVERSITIES

● 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

http://tulane.edu/

http://tulane.edu/

http://www.uno.edu/

http://www.uno.edu/

http://www.loyno.edu/

http://www.loyno.edu/

https://www.dcc.edu/

https://www.dcc.edu/

http://www.xula.edu/

http://www.xula.edu/

http://www.dillard.edu/

http://www.dillard.edu/

http://suno.edu/

http://suno.edu/

http://www.olhcc.edu/

http://www.olhcc.edu/

http://www.nunez.edu/

http://www.nunez.edu/

#NOLATech 2015

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

● 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

http://www.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com/

http://www.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com/

http://gnoinc.org/

http://gnoinc.org/

http://destinationgno.com/

http://destinationgno.com/

http://biodistrictneworleans.org/

http://biodistrictneworleans.org/

http://www.urbanleagueneworleans.org/ul/




http://nolaba.org/

http://nolaba.org/

http://nolaba.org/

http://nolaba.org/prosperitynola/

http://nolaba.org/prosperitynola/

http://www.wtcno.org/

http://www.wtcno.org/

http://www.jedco.org/





#NOLATech 2015

ORGANIZATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS

● 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

http://neworleans.aiga.org/

http://neworleans.aiga.org/

http://504ward.com/

http://504ward.com/

http://ylcnola.org/

http://ylcnola.org/

http://www.emergingphilanthropists.org/




http://www.artscouncilofneworleans.org/

http://www.artscouncilofneworleans.org/

http://adclubnola.com/

http://adclubnola.com/

http://www.neworleanschamber.org/

http://www.neworleanschamber.org/

http://www.amaneworleans.com/

http://www.amaneworleans.com/

#NOLATech 2015

DEVELOPMENT SHOPS

● Revelry Labs● Iconoclast Labs● SusCo● CotingaSoft● Wiley Cousins● Apptitude● Carrollton Group● Smiles+Laughs

http://revelry.co/

http://revelry.co/

http://www.iconoclastlabs.com/

http://www.iconoclastlabs.com/

http://suscosolutions.com/

http://suscosolutions.com/

http://www.cotingasoft.com/

http://www.cotingasoft.com/

https://wileycousins.com

https://wileycousins.com

https://apptitudenola.com/

https://apptitudenola.com/

https://www.carrolltongroup.com/


http://www.smileslaughs.com/

http://www.smileslaughs.com/

#NOLATech 2015

DESIGN SERVICES

● Hop & Jaunt● Compucast● Skuba Design Studio● Bizzuka

http://www.hopandjaunt.com/

http://www.hopandjaunt.com/

http://www.compucast.com/

http://www.compucast.com/

http://skubadesign.com/

http://skubadesign.com/

http://www.bizzuka.com/

http://www.bizzuka.com/

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MARKETING / PR FIRMS

● AR | PR● FSC Interactive● Online Optimism● Ragusa Consulting● Connect + Trade● Search Influence● RAPJAB● Peter Mayer● Trumpet Group● Line 58

http://annaruthpr.com/

http://annaruthpr.com/

http://www.fscinteractive.com/

http://www.fscinteractive.com/

http://www.onlineoptimism.com/

http://www.onlineoptimism.com/

http://ragusaconsulting.com/

http://ragusaconsulting.com/

http://connectandtrade.com/

http://connectandtrade.com/



http://rapjab.com/

http://rapjab.com/

http://www.petermayer.com/

http://www.petermayer.com/

http://www.trumpetgroup.com/

http://www.trumpetgroup.com/

#NOLATech 2015

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

● Second Line Ventures● EMH Strategy● New Orleans Business Resource &

Entrepreneurship Center● Spears Consulting Group● Carrollton Group● CommTech● BellWether● Geocent● GCR & Associates● Archon Information Systems

http://www.secondline.com/

http://www.secondline.com/

http://www.emhstrategy.com/

http://www.emhstrategy.com/

http://www.neworleansec.com/




http://spearsconsultinggroup.com/

http://spearsconsultinggroup.com/



http://commtech.com/

http://commtech.com/

http://www.belltec.com/

http://www.belltec.com/

http://www.geocent.com/

http://www.geocent.com/

http://www.gcrincorporated.com/

http://www.gcrincorporated.com/

http://archoninfosys.com/

http://archoninfosys.com/

#NOLATech 2015

LEGAL SERVICES

● Graffagnini, A Law Corporation● Andrew Legrand● Baker Donelson● Kean Miller● Jones Walker● Chaffe McCall

http://graffagninilaw.com/

http://graffagninilaw.com/

http://www.nolasmallbizlaw.com/

http://www.nolasmallbizlaw.com/

http://www.bakerdonelson.com/

http://www.bakerdonelson.com/

http://www.keanmiller.com/

http://www.keanmiller.com/

http://www.joneswalker.com/

http://www.joneswalker.com/

http://www.chaffe.com/

http://www.chaffe.com/

#NOLATech 2015

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

● IBERIABANK● Hibernia Bank● Silicon Valley Bank● Chase

https://www.iberiabank.com/

https://www.iberiabank.com/

http://hibbank.com/index.asp

http://hibbank.com/index.asp

http://www.svb.com/

http://www.svb.com/

https://www.chase.com/

https://www.chase.com/

#NOLATech 2015

CROWDFUNDING

● FundDat● Equity Endeavor

http://www.funddat.com/

http://www.funddat.com/

https://www.equityendeavor.com/

https://www.equityendeavor.com/

#NOLATech 2014

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:1. Visit Hack Night at Launch Pad on a Tuesday night2. Grab a beer at Capdeville for happy hour any night3. Looking for a job? Most people list on WorkNOLA4. Moving a company here? Contact GNO Inc to learn about all the incentives.5. Say hi to fellow #NOLAtech folks on Twitter



https://worknola.com/

http://gnoinc.org/industry-sectors/creative-digital-media/

https://twitter.com/jeffrey_funk/nola-tech

#NOLATech 2014

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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