Annexus, the leading independent product design and distribution company of fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) and indexed universal life insurance policies, and PlanGap, a financial product innovation company pioneering Social Security protection, have announced a strategic partnership. The partnership provides Annexus exclusive rights to add a patent pending PlanGap® feature to its fixed indexed annuities that will provide a benefit to clients if their Social Security is reduced…
Pass it Down Raises Seed Round for NFT Marketplace
Pass It Down, a digital storytelling company based in Baton Rouge, is creating the first online NFT marketplace for museums, archives and other cultural institutions. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are one-of-a-kind digital items that can be bought, sold and traded online. NFTs can include pieces of digital art, videos or audio clips. The marketplace, called Iconic Moments, will allow anyone to purchase a variety of NFTs, including photos, videos and radio clips, from these institutions…
15Five Knows How to Keep Your Employees Happy
Studies have shown that the people most satisfied with their work find a match between their employer’s values and their own. In fact, it’s one of 14 key drivers of employee engagement according to 15Five, the human-centered performance management platform. As defined by 15Five, “having shared values at work means employees share common work attitudes and principles with their colleagues…
Sharpen Named a Best Tech Startup in Indiana
Sharpen is a cloud-native contact center platform that helps companies create perfect customer experiences. Our contact center software is ideal for mid-size to enterprise businesses. Designed for agent productivity and efficiency, it’s the perfect solution for both customer support to outbound sales teams…
Cultivation Capital is in Good Company in Nashville
If you’re a startup looking for investors, your odds are higher in Nashville than just about any other Southeast city, according to one measure in a newly issued report. Mucker Capital opened its Nashville office in 2018. Since then, Cultivation Capital and Third Prime also moved in, among others…
FinLocker & Benson Hill Among Best Tech Startups in Missouri
FinLocker is a consumer-enabled financial data platform that gives lenders access to critical borrower information via a trusted 3rd party that can be used to streamline the origination and underwriting processes for mortgages and other financial products…
ETHIX360 Launches PolicyTrac
Local compliance solutions provider ETHIX360 rolled out its newest platform, PolicyTrac. ETHIX60 provides comprehensive solutions to employee ethics communication, case management, compliance training and policy management. Rollins said the company is looking to disrupt the industry with its new, cloud-based policy management platform…
Cloudbeds Named a Best Tech Startup in San Diego
Cloudbeds is the fastest growing hospitality management software suite in the world, providing tools to manage properties of all types and sizes. Trusted by more than 20,000 hotels, hostels, inns, and alternative accommodations in more than 155 countries, the Cloudbeds suite includes a powerful PMS, a leading Channel Manager, and a conversion-driven Booking Engine…
Resilia Launches Funder Finder
Introducing Funder Finder, the most up-to-date grant and funder database that allows nonprofits to research over 60,000 grant makers and find the right funding opportunities to further their missions. Access Funder Finder exclusively on the Resilia Nonprofit Platform…
Holekamp to Judge NEXT Venture Pitch
NEXT Venture Pitch is the best place to get your company’s lucrative ideas in front of the largest gathering of VCs in the state of South Carolina. In its 6th running year, NEXT Venture Pitch is returning to the Greenville ONE Center to bring together top principal VCs, angel investors, and community leaders to hear pitches from entrepreneurs and innovators…