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Alabama Launchpad

1320 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35233, United States

Overview

Alabama Launchpad helps high growth companies start, stay and grow in Alabama while supporting, advocating, and recognizing entrepreneurship statewide. Alabama Launchpad is a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
4

Sector focus

  • Financial Services
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Investment portfolio

  • Kimmie Stylz

    Led · Seed · Apr 2024

    Equip is an app-based platform designed to meet the needs of neurodivergent people, including those with autism, ADHD, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. The product provides tools for scheduling, mood regulation, tracking progress toward milestones, and other supports to promote independence. The company was co-founded by Trent Kocurek and Betty Patten, Ph.D. Equip competed in the early seed stage of Alabama Launchpad and won a $50,000 award to accelerate growth. The team says it plans to use the investment to expand the product and deepen its impact on the community it serves. No revenue or user metrics are reported in the article.

Team

  • Steve R. Spencer

    President & CEO

  • Nate Schmidt

    GM Americas East, Head of Product & Founder Experience

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  • Lindsay Sutton Barnes, PhD, MSPH

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  • Ian Hoppe

    Founder and CEO

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