Wyzerr, the result of a pivot by former IA client and ARK Challenge startup Sooligan, pitched this week at 1 Million Cups from the Venture Center in Little Rock, and its founders believe it has both the timing and the solution to make it big.
Natasia Malaihollo, who led Sooligan through the first run of the ARK Challenge in Fayetteville with co-founder Nikka Umil back in 2012, will pitch Wyzerr at 1 Million Cups from the Venture Center in Little Rock on Wednesday.
Weather permitting, some good stuff lies ahead for the central Arkansas tech startup community. Charles Morgan of Acxiom and PrivacyStar will be the subject of Build IT from the AVC, and 1 Million Cups Little Rock will hold court this week at the Hub.
Wednesday's 1 Million Cups from the Venture Center in downtown Little Rock with Kristian Andersen of Gravity Ventures is being rescheduled thanks to Old Man Winter.
Jeff Stinson, director of Fund for Arkansas' Future, presented at 1 Million Cups Little Rock. Stinson also directs UALR's commercialization efforts through TechLaunch, and he's excited about the future of tech startups in Arkansas.
Jeff Stinson of Fund for Arkansas' Future, the state's first member-mannaged, angel investment fund, will present at Wednesday's 1 Million Cups from the Arkansas Venture Center's new digs in downtown Little Rock.
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 week ahead in Arkansas techpreneurship is a big one for the Arkansas Venture Center. The AVC will host its first Pre-Flight Demo Day Tuesday night, and on Wednesday hopes to finalize plans to move into the old ARK Challenge space.
The week ahead in the Arkansas techpreneur world brings us the usual suspects such as the awesome 1 Million Cups from the Little Rock Chamber and the monthly Hub-UB series, but other cool events as well. A hint: Come thirsty.
