KY Inno is pleased to announce its inaugural Startups to Watch class for 2022.
As a new statewide, entrepreneurial-focused platform established by Louisville Business First, it’s the first time we’re recognizing some of the most promising early-stage companies across Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
Our honorees come from a variety of industries this year — from health care and fintech to agriculture and e-commerce — illustrating the region’s propensity for innovation across a range of business sectors and verticals.
Collectively, they’ve raised nearly $50 million in venture capital and employ more than 200 people across the commonwealth and Southern Indiana.
We’re only a month into 2022, and some of these companies are already making headlines. For example, Vsimple just closed on its first round of institutional funding and BehaVR recently hired a leading psychologist as its chief clinical officer.
But that’s just the start. You can expect big things from the startups on this list, like new product launches, big hires, significant revenue growth, major capital raises and more. You can read more about what the founders are anticipating this year, in their own words, in the following profiles.
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Get to know the companies via Q&As linked in the gallery below.
