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Founder @ Lokum |Techstars JP Morgan '23|Google Accelerator Alumna|Nurse Anesthetist| Healthtech
The Anesthesiology Matchmaking Engine|Lokum App is featured on the news page for American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) this morning! Full Article here: https://lnkd.in/geNq4gSP I am so grateful not just for the support of my colleagues, but to our national association as well for embracing this innovation in the future of work for CRNAs.
Check out Ayoade (Joy) Ademuyewo being featured on the Google for Startups blog page!
Founder @ Lokum |Techstars JP Morgan '23|Google Accelerator Alumna|Nurse Anesthetist| Healthtech
Check out Google's Latest Blog! Featured front and center is the work we're doing at with Lokum App! Thank you Iran Karimian Francisco Solsona Alejandra Alvarado Castaño Alice Kawka for your incredible work in making this program a success. Special shout out to our Machine Learning and Business mentors. And congratulations to all of my colleagues in the program! #Google #GoogleForStartups https://lnkd.in/gpxbTuMJ
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The past month has been epic at Astronaut! 📈 We doubled our revenue. 🧑🏾🚀 We debuted at the CMX conference and stole the show in our astronaut suits. 🍽️ We hosted a dinner with some of the most inspiring community leaders in the industry. 🚀 We shipped three of our most requested features: Shareable Reports, Engagement Heatmaps, and Top Discussions. 👾 We onboarded one of the world's top 3 largest Discord communities. And we're only just getting started! I'm excited to welcome our new Head of Growth, Victoria Liang 👩🏻🚀, Head of Design, Joshua Butts, and Senior Software Engineer, Jason Crider, who are absolutely crushing it! 🔥 If you're an Astronaut competitor, yes, you should be worried. Lastly, a huge shout-out to all our early supporters, advisors, and customers for making all this possible. We love you! ♥️ cc: Heath, Blair, Samantha, Alex, Zach, Ashley, kaiton, Collin, Jay, Shan, Christa, Avoilan, Gus, Richard, Bianca, Rosario, Crystal, Stephen, Wayne, Michaela, Rebecca, Sam, Madeleine, Nick, Wayne, Jeremy, Forest, Dan, Brendan, Mark, Adeniyi, David Spinks, Yolande, Matt, Jeremy, and so so much more.
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This team ships fast!! 🚀🚀🚀
We’re over the moon to announce that Astronaut reports are now SHAREABLE! Your community is the voice of your customer, so make sure that voice is heard. 🌟 With one click, you can generate a shareable link to keep your team and stakeholders updated on the most important metrics, trends, and insights on your community. This was one of our most frequently requested features, and we’re so excited to finally launch it! Do you have an idea for a new feature? Let us know! Ayoola John Chris Volzer Joshua Butts
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Houston is blazing trails in the energy transition, and you won't want to miss out on the inside scoop! Tune in to our latest podcast episode featuring Sameer Soleja, CEO of Molecule Software , as he shares how Houston is shaping the future of energy innovation. From pioneering initiatives to the challenges and trends in energy trading, Sameer shares fascinating insights that resonated with us: "The future of energy tech lies at the intersection of technology and industry expertise." Sameer emphasized that true innovation in energy tech requires a deep understanding of the industry's complexities, combined with cutting-edge technology solutions. This intersection is where the most impactful solutions are born, and where the future of energy tech will be shaped. If you're interested in hearing more about Sameer's thoughts on this topic, and his experiences developing software solutions for the commodities industry, be sure to check out the full episode! https://loom.ly/w9dvqBs Jason Ethier Nada Ahmed Juliana Garaizar #EnergyTech #Innovation #Podcast #HoustonInnovators #Molecule #EnergyTransition #IndustryInsights
Our Founder and Managing Partner, Zach Ellis, Jr., recently sat with Natalie Harms of InnovationMap to talk about South Loop's unique vision and strategy for investing in early-stage companies led by underrepresented and diverse teams. If you're an early-stage founder building in healthtech, cleantech/climatech, aerospace, sports or fintech, drop us a note! We'd love to get to know you.
In its latest ranking, Pitchbook ranks Houston as the #1 growth startup city in the U.S., based on deals, fundraising, exits, and other factors over the past six years! https://lnkd.in/dFbnd6C6 Momentum in Houston's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem has picked up dramatically over the past several years, and Houston startups has raised major funding, including Cart.com, Fervo Energy, Solugen, Syzygy Plasmonics, Axiom Space, Cemvita Inc., and others. The Ion Houston and Greentown Labs Houston are now open. The Texas Medical Center Innovation and TMC Helix Park have opened and are growing. Rice University has launched the Rice Office of Innovation and Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business was ranked in 2024 as the #1 graduate entrepreneurship program in the country for the fifth consecutive year. The University of Houston has announced new leadership of the Office of Technology, Transfer, and Innovation, and the UH Bauer College of Business is ranked as the #1 undergraduate school for the fifth straight year. More from Pitchbook: https://lnkd.in/deYKgGSu Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Rice Business Plan Competition, Photo credit: Innovation Map/Getty Images.
Congrats to Ayoade (Joy) Ademuyewo and Lokum for being named a Forum Ventures Women's B2B Saas Pitch Competition finalist! https://lnkd.in/dFuK6q-G
Congratulations to our 6 finalists for our virtual Women+ pitch competition with the Canva Developer fund! Sol.ai (Daniela Vianna) SpartanShield Technologies (Tanya Yakhontova) SUPPLYRLINK, LLC. (Avonda A.) Lokum (Ayoade (Joy) Ademuyewo) Cohere Commerce (Techstars ‘23) (Lena (Xixiao) Z.) Delineate (Emily Nieves) Join us to hear from these amazing founders tomorrow, plus a special fireside chat with Kaylee Lieffers (Astle), founder & CEO of Blanka https://lu.ma/7up7bezt
South Loop Ventures is proud to announce its investment in ScreenSkinz, a CPG company providing custom screen protectors for mobile devices. Their technology enables them to personalize for customers "the last mile" of cell phone real estate: the screen.
This is going to be huge! Congratulations to RaShaun Brown, Clay Canning and the entire ScreenSkinz team on this investment. I couldn't be more excited to be on this journey with you. There's no doubt you will transform the way people personalize and protect their one of their most personal and precious possessions--their mobile devices. #ScreenSkinz #CPG #SouthLoop #HTown https://tcrn.ch/3JomBm1