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The Investor Pitch Deck

One of the ways that we work with clients is to help them get their pitch decks ready for investor presentations. Outlined below are the slides that we recommend be included in the ideal pitch deck. You can download a PDF version of this outline here: IA Pitch Deck Outline.pdf. Slides by N...

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From Idea to Implementation: Two Founders Prepare to Launch Patient Engagement Platform with Clinical Partner to Create a Pathway to Better Health

Co-founders Nate Fells and Jerald Todd founded MappedOut Health, a patient engagement and education platform that aids clinicians and healthcare professionals in helping their patients make meaningful behavior changes leading to better health outcomes. Their user-friendly platform addresses signific...

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IA Interviews: High Street Equity Partners

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock, interviews Mitch Brooks and Tristan Wilkerson, general partners at High Street Equity Partners. High Street Equity Partners is an early-stage venture firm that invests in post-revenue tech-enabled companies, focused on underrepresented fo...

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IA Interviews: Rodney Ferguson, The Validation Fund

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock interviews Rodney Ferguson, President and CEO of Winrock International about a new initiative called the Validation Fund. The Validation Fund is Arkansas’ first evergreen, not-for-profit fund dedicated to deploying early-stage awards to va...

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Apply By January 3rd for Delta I-Fund

The application for the upcoming Delta I-Fund cohort, set to kick off virtually on January 23rd, is now live!If you are an early-stage entrepreneur and innovator located in the Delta Regional Authority territory, consider the Delta I-Fund as a resource for helping to grow your busines...

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IA Interviews: Douglas Hutchings on SBIR Grant Opportunities

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock interviews Douglas Hutchings, the IA Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and an expert in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant opportunities. The SBIR program is touted as “America’s Seed Fund” and provides access to capital across a div...

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IA Interviews: Amy Hopper, I-Fund Accelerator Program Officer

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas (IA) at Winrock interviews Amy Hopper, program officer for the I-Fund accelerators. Amy shares the details of the program, including the in-depth customer discovery research that is part of the I-Fund and how proof-of-concept business ideas benefit from l...

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Innovate Arkansas Interviews with Bobby Franklin of NVCA

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas at Winrock talks with Bobby Franklin, President and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). David and Bobby talk about the logistics of getting disaster funding when a company is backed by venture capital, as well as the programs available...

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Innovate Arkansas Interviews with Congressman French Hill

David Sanders, Director of Innovate Arkansas at Winrock talks with Congressman French Hill about programs available for small and medium-sized businesses during this crisis to help keep you capitalized when revenue isn't flowing. The programs mentioned include the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Econom...

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Pitch Your Medical Innovation for $20,000 Cash

The Opportunity Machine, Cox Business, and Lafayette General Health are hosting the second annual Get Started Medical pitch on November 14th. All startups chosen to participate will have the ability to get in front of big healthcare players/investors in Louisiana. The top startup will win $20,0...