Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

One North Carolina-based fund announces successful close at $20 million, while another files paperwork for a $35 million raise.

The competition features start-ups based in Blount County for a cash prize of $3,000.

The program is a three-week long intensive customer discovery and commercialization program.

Venture Capital Journal reports that Q1 of 2024 was the lowest in five years.

The team manages a portfolio of more than 500 technologies in various stages of development and has generated more than $1 billion in technology transfer revenue over the past five years.

"THE WORKS" is the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center's premier start-up accelerator for early stage software and technology companies.

Nearly three-dozen sessions, including two keynotes, are planned for the event that begins on May 20.

Part of Cohort 2022 of the program, they will join 16 other entrepreneurs for the "Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) Demo Day."