We are excited to announce that Collabra has been selected to be a part of the 36|86 program “Village 36” with 35 of the most promising southern startups. Last year Zack attended to meet new people and expand our network in the south, and this year we get to present to the whole community. Here the official press release:
36|86 Announces “Village 36” Companies Heading to the Center of Entrepreneurship and Southern Culture in Nashville, June 6 & 7
Nashville, Tenn., April 28, 2016 – Launch Tennessee (LaunchTN) announces the full roster of 36 selected startup companies participating at 36|86 on June 6 & 7. These 24 newly announced startups round out the roster of 36 inclusive of the 12 winners of the 36|86 Southern Series announced last week. The following companies will access hundreds of investors, experienced entrepreneurs, media and more with $50,000 going to the winner.
Tickets still remain for 36|86, where all attendees will receive access to nearly two full days of high-quality programming featuring speakers such as Square co-founder Jim McKelvey, Tyson Clark with Google Ventures, super angel investor Joanne Wilson, Managing Partner Scott Kupor with Andreessen Horowitz, as well as other noted investors, seasoned entrepreneurs and tech media. Attendees will also have access to a southern culture street fair on Monday evening, featuring local artisans, distillers, brewers and musicians.
“We are very excited to announce the full list of companies that will make up this year’s Village 36,” says Courtney Corlew, Director of 36|86. “The Southeast is well represented as these 36 companies hail from eight southern states, span ten different industry clusters and have collectively raised $20M in capital.”
Newly selected featured startups include:
Acivilate – Atlanta, GA Angel Eye Camera Systems – Little Rock, AR Audiohand – Knoxville, TN Avrio Analytics – Knoxville, TN Branch Technology – Chattanooga, TN BrewFund – Johnson City, TN Capture Higher Ed – Louisville, KY Collabra – Louisville, KY Cooleaf – Atlanta, GA Everly – Nashville, TN FIX: Fitness Interactive Experience – Atlanta, GA Graph Story – Memphis, TN |
Healthcare Blocks – Nashville, TN Initial State – Nashville, TN Interloop – Charlotte, NC mSIGNIA – Franklin, TN Preteckt – Memphis, TN Remix Hits – Nashville, TN Sequr – Atlanta, GA Shevirah – Herndon, VA Shipedge – Durham, NC Split – Atlanta, GA SynapseMX – Newnan, GA Tesser Health – Miami, FL |
The 12 Southern Series winners:
BLOX (Birmingham, AL), Kevy (Atlanta, GA), Nutriati, Inc. (Richmond, VA), Rapid RMS (Chattanooga, TN), Reveal Mobile (Raleigh, NC), RightPatient (Atlanta, GA), RocketBolt (Durham, NC), SmartCommerce (Atlanta, GA), The Ark Labs (Florence, AL), Torch (Chattanooga, TN), Umano (Athens, GA), and Vendor Registry (Knoxville, TN)
To learn more about the companies in “Village 36,” click here.
About 36|86 – The 36|86 conference, produced by LaunchTN, is renowned for featuring the best in southern culture, entrepreneurship and investment. 36|86 conference is scheduled for June 6 & 7, 2016 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville. Tickets for 36|86 are available here.