Accelerate 2024 Schedule
Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation.
Tuesday November 19
Location: Mississippi Museum of Art
Attendees can valet park at the Westin for Pitch Day Activities and we will have volunteers on hand to walk people over to the museum.
1:00pm - 5:00pm • CoBuilders Pitch Day (Mississippi Museum of Art)
Join us for a showcase of Mississippi startup companies from the CoBuilders in a special "Pitch Day" presentation at the Mississippi Museum of Art in downtown Jackson.
Companies are selected and supported by Regional Partners as listed below
1:15pm • Kickoff
1:20pm • ConnectU App
Founders: Jack Maloney and Dillon Scott
Location: Starkville, Miss.
CoBuilders Supporting Partner: Mississippi State University Entrepreneurship and Outreach Center
ConnectU App is a mobile networking app designed to connect nano influencers with local businesses, particularly in college towns. The goal is to make influencer marketing more cost-effective by becoming the industry’s cost leader, offering nano influencer marketing at significantly lower rates than micro or macro influencers. Additionally, ConnectU enables users to profit from their social media outreach, creating a mutually beneficial platform for influencers and businesses.
1:38pm • Automatic Mosquito OviTrap LLC
Founder: Nate Venarske
Location: Starkville, Miss.
CoBuilders Supporting Partner: Mississippi State University – Vicksburg
Automatic Mosquito Ovitrap offers a device designed to dispense granular, mosquito-targeting insecticide into containers, ditches, and other areas where mosquitoes are prevalent.
1:56pm • BloomTech
Founder: Melissa Bloom
Location: Clinton, Miss.
CoBuilders Supporting Partner: Higher Purpose Co.
BloomTech focuses on automating registration within the healthcare sector. They have developed a healthcare revenue tool that allows doctors to register patients seamlessly and accurately with minimal interaction. This tool effectively addresses two key challenges: submitting claims to incorrect payers and incomplete patient billing profiles.
2:14pm • Networking Break
2:39pm • Fitness Figure
Founder: Quinn Crothers
Location: Madison, Miss.
CoBuilders Supporting Partner: Mississippi State University – Vicksburg
Fitness Figure combines digital motivation with fitness through its innovative mobile app. The platform features a range of dynamic digital companions designed to engage users and help them maintain consistency in their fitness routines.
2:57pm • MedHub AI
Founder: Brandon Newton
Location: Jackson, Miss.
CoBuilders Supporting Partner: The Beanpath
MedHub AI is a mobile application that leverages artificial intelligence to provide comprehensive diet, fitness, and medication tracking. It seamlessly integrates with electronic health record (EHR) platforms, offering an additional AI-based medical faculty for personalized medicine.
3:15pm • Home Tours Pro LLC
Founders: Jeff Smith and Mark Davis
Location: Brandon, Miss.
CoBuilders Supporting Partner: The Meeting Place
Home Tours Pro automates the request, collection, editing, and delivery of real estate media using various proprietary technologies and systems. This streamlined process significantly reduces the cost and time required to deliver media to customers.
3:33pm • Networking Break
3:58pm • Hello Dank
Founder: Jordan Cain
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.
CoBuilders Supporting Partner: Mississippi Polymer Institute
Hello Dank is transforming the medical cannabis wholesale industry with an online platform that uses AI and data analytics to guide inventory purchasing decisions.
4:16pm • Food Scout
Founders: Jacoby Broadnax and Damion Dehart
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss.
CoBuilders Supporting Partner: Tupelo Community Development Foundation and Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation
Food Scout is an innovative app consolidating the top five food delivery services—DoorDash, UberEats, Grubhub, Postmates, and Seamless—into a single platform. With access to over 300,000 restaurants across more than 300 cities, Food Scout allows you to seamlessly search and compare delivery fees, estimated delivery times, and menu prices. Say goodbye to the hassle of switching between multiple apps; with Food Scout, you can place your order effortlessly from one convenient app.
4:34pm • Awards and Wrap-up
5:00pm - 6:30pm • Speaker & Sponsor Reception
Location: The Westin Jackson
Wednesday November 20
Location: The Westin Jackson
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7:30am • Registration Opens
8:00am - 9:15am • Breakfast General Session (Jackson Ballroom)
Delbert Hosemann
2025 Legislative Update
All Day • Café Copilot
9:30 - 10:30am • The Road To Funding (Oxford Room)
This panel will showcase the new InvestMS services and other funding options available to entrepreneurs in Mississippi and explore different pathways that startups can pursue to secure funding, including angel investments, venture capital, grants, and alternative financing options.
9:30 - 10:30am • Pitch Competition (Natchez Room)
Anna deTiege
Join us for “Pitch Perfect,” a lively event showcasing Mississippi’s best startups! Watch innovative founders raising $200,000 or more as they deliver quick 10-minute pitches on their exciting ideas. Whether you’re interested in investing or just want to see what’s next in our ecosystem, this is a great chance to be inspired and connect with these trailblazing founders.
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10:30 - 10:45 am • Coffee and Contacts Break
10:45 - 11:45 am • Sustainable Futures: Investing in AgTech, BlueTech, and Climate Tech (Oxford Room)
Explore the latest national trends in AgTech, BlueTech, and Climate Tech investments during this session. This insightful discussion will focus on how these trends can foster innovation in Mississippi. As sustainable industries grow across the country, the panel will highlight opportunities for Mississippi startups to capitalize on these developments, especially in sectors where the state has a competitive advantage. Join us to discover how we can drive progress in our local economy.
10:45 - 11:45 am • Mississippi's AI Revolution: Actionable Strategies for Today's Businesses (Natchez Room)
Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming businesses across Mississippi in this engaging session. Our expert panel will delve into the practical applications of AI, offering actionable strategies that local businesses can implement today to stay competitive. From enhancing operational efficiency to personalizing customer experiences, AI is revolutionizing industries statewide.
12:00pm • Luncheon General Session (Jackson Ballroom)
