Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

Hundreds of women gathered at the Knoxville Convention Center on Friday to celebrate the power of women in technology fields across the city.

Oldham Hospitality and Gemini Hospitality are proving that locally-owned restaurants can be real engines of small business growth and economic and community development.

"Today, we launch our historic 'It Takes a Volunteer' fundraising campaign. It's a campaign that values generosity of the purse, but also generosity of the spirit."

The winning companies include a menstrual relief wearable, youth sports streaming, and a noise suppression device for people with auditory triggers.

Fibarcode is labeling reimagined. Iezzi's permanent textile labels offer trust, traceability and sustainable lifecycle management.

On Wednesday, three startups pitched live for a $25,000 investment from Community Equity Partners as part of AgeInnovate's new pop-up partnership with Launch Tennessee's 3686 conference. We're happy to report that a local company took home the check!

Nashville-based AI medical billing platform, Exactrx, claimed the 3686 Pitch Competition's $10K prize designed to help the startup "go bigger."

For its 13th year, Tennessee's flagship entrepreneurial conference brought together founders, investors, and innovators for a day of programming on quantum, AI, energy, and the future of the state's innovation economy.