Launch Pad Ignition Impact Report - Thank you for supporting the startup movement in Louisiana
It’s been an amazing month since then with the Launch Pad Ignition founders hitting New York for TechCrunch Disrupt last week and headed out to Silicon Valley for meetings next week.
We want to take a moment to reflect on the experience and share the impact of Launch Pad Ignition and Launch Fest on the entrepreneurs who we fund and serve. Please take a moment to take a look at anything that tickles your fancy below.
LAUNCH PAD IGNITION
Please give our 2nd Annual Impact Report a read to see all about what was accomplished through Ignition.
We funded 6 high-growth startups in March. Those startups went through an intensive 7-week program prior to Launch Fest that has continued over the last month. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished:
- First startup accelerator in Louisiana. Part of the TechStars Network and Startup America.
- Most startups funded in Louisiana in 2011.
- First startup conference in Louisiana - completely free and open to the public.
The first Launch Pad Ignition class includes:
- Dydra - cloud-based database as a service
- Gamebuilder Studio - cross platform game creation tools
- Badger - social picture sharing around interests
- Rayku - peer-to-peer micro-tutoring network
- Kinio - sell films online
- Liveset - HD streaming platform for live concerts
MEDIA & LINKS
- Tech Cocktail - Launch Pad Ignition Blasts Off First New Orleans Startup Class
- Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital - New Orleans Start-Up Accelerator Ignition Launches Six Companies
- NOLA.com / NOLAVie - Six local startups pitch their ideas at Launch Fest
- Pictures from Launch Fest
- Videos of the presentations
- Videos of the Ignition pitches
SUPPORTERS
Thank you to all of the attendees, speakers, mentors, investors and volunteers who come together for the event and supported these founders. A big thank you to all of our sponsors, without whom it would not have been possible.
- Microsoft BizSpark, New Orleans Downtown, UEP Kauffman Foundation, Louisiana Entertainment, FBT Investments, BVM Capital, LGDI,Jones Walker and Launch Pad.
NEXT STEPS
Stay tuned for big announcements coming from Launch Pad Ignition companies. Applications for Launch Pad Ignition open December 1st. And you can get a leg up on things by kicking off your entrepreneurial venture now by joining Launch Pad.
