Louisiana Business Technology Center

Best in Business Executive Leadership Award goes to Tom Dorsett, RazorMetrics

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 17, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Dorsett, CEO of RazorMetrics wins the prestigious Merit Award for Business Leadership.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Dorsett, CEO of RazorMetrics wins the prestigious Merit Award for Business Leadership.
  • Once a year, the Merit Awards choose three top Executives who have contributed to the continued growth of the market worldwide.
  • "I am truly honored to be recognized by the Merit Awards for excellence in Executive Leadership.
  • They recognize businesses in several categories, including Executive Leadership, Business Technology, Emerging Business, among others offering Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards to the top three.

Built In Honors QorusDocs in Its Esteemed 2023 Best Places To Work Awards

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Built In today announced that QorusDocs, an AI-powered proposal management software provider, was honored in its 2023 Best Places To Work Awards. Specifically, QorusDocs earned a place on the Best Startups in Seattle and Best Places To Work in Seattle lists. The annual awards program includes companies of all sizes, from startups to those in the enterprise, and honors both remote-first employers as well as companies in large tech markets across the U.S.

Key Points: 
  • BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Built In today announced that QorusDocs , an AI-powered proposal management software provider, was honored in its 2023 Best Places To Work Awards.
  • Specifically, QorusDocs earned a place on the Best Startups in Seattle and Best Places To Work in Seattle lists.
  • Built In determines the winners of Best Places to Work based on an algorithm, using company data about compensation and benefits.
  • "It's my honor to congratulate this year's Best Places to Work winners," says Sheridan Orr, chief marketing officer, Built In.

Minister St-Onge highlights benefits of Canada Digital Adoption Program for small businesses in Quebec

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Today, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, on behalf of the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, highlighted the benefits of the Canada Digital Adoption Program 's (CDAP) Grow Your Business Online grant for small businesses in Quebec.

Key Points: 
  • Today, the Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, on behalf of the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, highlighted the benefits of the Canada Digital Adoption Program 's (CDAP) Grow Your Business Online grant for small businesses in Quebec.
  • Minister St-Onge noted that small businesses can access a grant of up to $2,400 to help them adopt e-commerce or expand existing e-commerce operations.
  • As part of the grant, small businesses will also receive advice from e-commerce advisors.
  • – The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
    Announced in Budget 2021, the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) is an investment in helping businesses succeed.

Canadian Digital Adoption Program Advisor Service Update By Awareness Strategies

Retrieved on: 
Sunday, November 6, 2022

A renowned Calgary, AB-based digital marketing consultancy, Awareness Strategies (403-861-4095), announces its involvement with the new digital adoption program for Canadian small businesses.

Key Points: 
  • Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - November 6, 2022) - Awareness Strategies announced its position as an advisor for the Canadian Digital Adoption Program, which provides clients with an actionable plan to increase internal efficiency allied with a forward-thinking and scalable growth model.
  • Harnessing state-of-the-art technology, Awareness Strategies can help clients to implement automated marketing systems that ease the burden of commercial outreach while increasing leads and conversions.
  • Awareness Strategies' Digital Adoption Program is targeted at small businesses with a revenue of between $1 million and $20 million.
  • This grant covers up to 90% of the cost of retaining a digital advisor up to a maximum of $15,000.

New Jersey Transit Innovation Team Named Winner in Second Annual IDC Best in Future of Digital Innovation Awards

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 5, 2022

International Data Corporation ( IDC ) today announced winners of the second annual IDC Future Enterprise Best in Future of Digital Innovation North America Awards .

Key Points: 
  • International Data Corporation ( IDC ) today announced winners of the second annual IDC Future Enterprise Best in Future of Digital Innovation North America Awards .
  • As a result, NJT "invented" the future a "single stack" configuration of hardware, software, and standard operating procedures.
  • After confirming the technology, the Innovation Team installed the configured objects in four train stations and two trains.
  • "Winners in our annual Best in Future of Digital Innovation Awards represent those modern organizations that have successfully transformed from digital technology consumers to large-scale digital innovators," said Nancy Gohring , research director, Future of Digital Innovation at IDC.

C. Lloyd Mahaffey takes the helm at Engage Technologies Group, Inc.

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 29, 2022

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Engage Technologies Group, Inc. announced today that their board of directors has chosen C. Lloyd Mahaffey as their new Chief Executive Officer and President.

Key Points: 
  • BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Engage Technologies Group, Inc. announced today that their board of directors has chosen C. Lloyd Mahaffey as their new Chief Executive Officer and President.
  • Engage is implementing this type of structure to ensure they're in the best position to execute existing programs and simultaneously accelerate growth.
  • Mr. Mahaffey, a pilot and avid sailor, is a graduate of The Citadel and Stanford's Business Technology Executive Program.
  • "This represents a new chapter for Engage Technologies Group and Lloyd is the perfect person for this position."

ZSuite Tech Secures $11 Million in Series A Round, Led by S3 Ventures

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 4, 2022

The financing is led by S3 Ventures with additional participation from multiple private banks and JAM FINTOP .

Key Points: 
  • The financing is led by S3 Ventures with additional participation from multiple private banks and JAM FINTOP .
  • We are proud to partner with the ZSuite Tech team on the next stage of their journey.
  • ZSuite Tech currently partners with more than 36 institutions across the United States and supports approximately 41,000 escrow accounts.
  • Additionally, the company manages more than $140 million in annual payments and $300 million in annual deposits on the platform.

Sumatra Raises Seed Round to Launch Real-time Data Platform

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumatra , an Austin-based real-time data platform company, today announced that it has secured$1.5 millionin seed financing led by S3 Ventures with participation from Sentiero Ventures, Data Power Ventures, and AI Sprouts.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Texas, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumatra , an Austin-based real-time data platform company, today announced that it has secured$1.5 millionin seed financing led by S3 Ventures with participation from Sentiero Ventures, Data Power Ventures, and AI Sprouts.
  • The funding coincides with General Availability of the company's SaaS platform, after building in partnership with select pre-launch customers.
  • "The platform has enabled our small data science team to ship multiple real-time ML and analytics services.
  • A simpler way to deploy real-time machine learning, the Sumatra platform gives data teams self-service tools to build real-time feature pipelines from event-based data.

Civic Eagle Secures $10M in Series A Funding Led by S3 Ventures

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

WASHINGTON, May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civic Eagle , a technology company providing legislative data and intelligence products, raises a $10M Series A funding round.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civic Eagle , a technology company providing legislative data and intelligence products, raises a $10M Series A funding round.
  • The funding round was led by S3 Ventures, and with participation from Menlo Ventures, Consonance Capital, Debut Capital, and Colin Kaepernick.
  • Its software, Enview by Civic Eagle, leverages state and federal legislation to unlock opportunities in government relations and advocacy work.
  • Civic Eagle is led by co-founders Damola Ogundipe (CEO); Yemi Adewunmi (COO); and Shawntera Hardy (Advisor).

Ictero Medical Closes $6M Series A Financing

Retrieved on: 
Friday, April 29, 2022

Ictero Medical, Inc., a medical device startup developing a novel cryoablation system to treat high-risk patients with gallstone disease, raised an oversubscribed $6M Series A financing led by MedTex Ventures, S3 Ventures, and an undisclosed strategic investor.

Key Points: 
  • Ictero Medical, Inc., a medical device startup developing a novel cryoablation system to treat high-risk patients with gallstone disease, raised an oversubscribed $6M Series A financing led by MedTex Ventures, S3 Ventures, and an undisclosed strategic investor.
  • To accelerate product development and clinical activities toward regulatory clearance, Ictero Medical recently launched a partnership with Biotex, Inc., an experienced, Houston-based medical device development firm.
  • The partnership provides Ictero with comprehensive engineering resources and in-house manufacturing capabilities, as well as capital support from MedTex Ventures through its Biotex Medical Device Fund.
  • Ictero Medical was founded in 2018 as part of the Texas Medical Centers Biodesign Fellowship program and is developing the first cryoablation system to treat high-risk patients with gallstone disease.