In the News: Jim McKelvey on economic fallout from COVID-19
McKelvey talks to Chief Executive about the economic fallout from the pandemic and the importance of the “innovation stack.
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In the News: St. Louis entrepreneurial renaissance
Forbes highlighted St. Louis’ Cortex Innovation Community as a key catalyst for the region’s entrepreneurial renaissance
Do Well, Do Good: Varsity Tutors offers free virtual K-12 classes amid COVID-19 school closures
Many K-12 schools have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More closings are sure to come. In response, Varsity Tutors, founded by Washington University in St. Louis alum Chuck Cohn, has launched a new service called Virtual School Day.
In the News: WashU alum Sam Coster has his game face on
Washington University alum Sam Coster (BS ’12) received some love from The Riverfront Times recently for his game studio Butterscotch Shenanigans.
In the News: Summersalt raises $17M
Summersalt, the women’s apparel company co-founded by WashU alum Lori Coulter, has raised $17.3 million in Series B financing.
In the News: McDonald’s to acquire startup co-founded by WashU alum
Apprente, co-founded by Washington University in St. Louis alum Moshe Looks, is being acquired by McDonald’s.
In the News: St. Louis among top-ranked life sciences emerging markets
A 2019 CBRE Research Report ranks St. Louis among the top ten emerging life-sciences market clusters in the U.S.
GiftAMeal vies for Startup of the Year at SXSW
Yesterday in Austin, Texas, twenty-five startups competed to be Startup of the Year at an annual competition at South by Southwest (SXSW). A familiar name was among them: GiftAMeal, founded by WashU alum Andrew Glanz. Glantz founded GiftAMeal in 2014 while he…
WashU alum’s entrepreneurial drive opens doors
JD Ross, BSBA ‘11, BS ‘11, founded Open Door, an online marketplace for buying and selling homes.