Welcome to Alabama Inno!
Consider this your terminal to Alabama's startup and tech ecosystems.
First, who are we? Alabama Inno is a digital media, events and data company covering, connecting and catalyzing local innovation. We're part of American Inno, a network in dozens (and counting) entrepreneurial markets across the country.
We are a part of the American City Business Journals, making us a sister site of the Birmingham Business Journal.
Connect If you haven't already, sign up for The Beat. It's a weekly newsletter offering all of the news, analysis, insights, updates and more on the national ecosystem. The Beat is the best way to stay on-top-of tech and startups.
New to the ecosystem?
Start with Inno's Guides, which will provide you with a variety of resources and onboarding materials, including lists of local capital sources and coworking spaces and roundups of regional meetup groups and accelerators. And take a look at our Ecosystem at a Glance feature, which serves as a 30,000-foot view of the landscape.
Situated?
Now that you have a sense of the key people, businesses, organizations and stakeholders that make up the ecosystem, let's go a little deeper.
You can read the latest news and analysis on Alabama tech and startups here. To get a feel for some of the region's top startups, cruise through our Profiles newsriver. For the latest local venture capital deals, head over to Fundings. For comprehensive features on current issues, trends and topics impacting the community, check out Inno Insights. Finally, you can view News for briefs on recent expansions, acquisitions, launches and more.
Looking for a job or need to network?
Take a look at local career directories and Inno's Events directory, which includes collections of local ecosystem jobs and meetups (both live and virtual). If you have an open position or are organizing an event, you can post it directly to these directories.
Inno also hosts a handful of events a year, you won't want to miss the upcoming Startups to Watch and Inno on Fire. And if you're a local business doing amazing things in the community, be sure to nominate for one of our core Awards.
Hoping to meet like-minded businesses?
Visit our Startup Directory to search for and discover local, venture-backed startups. Filter by industry, funding, stage, size and more.
Have a pretty good feel for the community but hoping to sound super smart?
We'll be publishing new, original stories every week, so be sure to bookmark this site to stay plugged in.
Finally, looking to get in touch? Reach out to Alabama Inno reporter Tyler Patchen at tpatchen@bizjournals.com
Or interested in working together? Connect with Joel Welker at jwelker@bizjournals.com.
Now let's go!
