Merger Match was launched by Bridget Farris and Alese Stroud to make proper matches out of potential mergers and acquisitions. Their proprietary model initially will focus on the finance industry but is being built to accommodate all industries.
Little Rock startup Merger Match from Bridget Farris and Alese Stroud was one of the teams that completed the inaugural Pre-Flight from the Arkansas Venture Center. Alese will present Merger Match at 1 Million Cups on Wednesday of next week.
The Arkansas Venture Center, currently moving into new digs on East Markham in downtown Little Rock, will start its second Pre-Flight course on Monday, Jan. 26. The AVC launched the pre-accelerator course for early-stage entrepreneurs last fall.
Not much on the Arkansas techpreneur calendar this week, so our look at the week ahead takes a look back at 2014's strong finish. The past few weeks have seen plenty of significant activity.
Everybody's in Startup Weekend recuperation mode this week. Another successful SWLR went down over the weekend, won by Kick It Little Rock. So it's probably just as well that it's a relatively light week for entrepeneurial events.
Another big week in the Arkansas startup ecosystem. Here are some of the week's biggies including Startup Weekend Little Rock and the Arkansas Venture Center's Pre-Flight launch.
