Alabama Launchpad Selects 2 Innovative Birmingham Startups For Funding

Alabama News Center | November 22, 2017 @ 5:00 am

By Dawn AzokMade in Alabama

Two Birmingham firms prevailed in the latest round of the Alabama startup competition that has pumped millions of dollars into innovative ideas across the state.

The Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition Finale, at Iron City, featured six teams that made pitches in front of a panel of judges and a live audience.

The winner of the seed track, and the top prize of $100,000, was INFLCR, which equips innovative college athletic programs with critical social media tools to empower their student athletes to be brand ambassadors on social media.A $50,000 prize went to the winner of the concept track, Edify Online Corp. It’s an exchange of independent teaching talents from universities and communities that work together to achieve important milestones for higher-education students.

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