Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

"When you look across the ecosystem. I think the Lighthouse is probably one of the most grassroots organizations. I think we're a little bit punk rock, and our own little self-sustaining community," the founder, Zap, said.

The partnership will zero in on building and testing “breeding blankets,” which are systems inside a fusion power plant that create tritium, a key fuel for fusion reactors.

A Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus is a state-hosted, federally supported hub that anchors major components of the nuclear energy ecosystem.

Through its patented method for analyzing consumer, telecom, carrier, and professional data, founder Joey Gilkey said sales reps using TitanX talk to someone every four dials instead of every 40.

Community Equity Ventures is a new fund from Community Equity Partners that invests in later-stage growth companies in five core verticals in Tennessee and beyond.

This is the fourth story in our Investor Outlook series. This feature focuses on emerging technologies and innovation in legacy industry.

One prime example of how the partnership can benefit founders is Wesley Montague from Memphis-based Ship It Pro. His startup is focused on bringing transparency into end-to-end logistics to reduce freight damage, claims, and time-consuming resolution processes.

Three lifelong friends turned an errand-running app into a high-growth refrigerated delivery solution, now backed by Brickyard.