Alabama Launchpad funds innovative start-up companies
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Imagine no longer having to worry about your cellular phone battery becoming drained, thanks to a new device that allows it to recharge wirelessly without the need to plug in to a power outlet. An Alabama start-up company’s product would harvest radio frequency waves and convert them into electricity that can be…
Alabama Launchpad competition seeds startups with funding (with video and gallery)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Over the past seven years, the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to entrepreneurs through Alabama Launchpad, a competition designed to help their promising ideas blossom into full-fledged companies. The competition brings together small teams from across the state to pitch early-stage startups to a panel…