What’s New 🐅 

What a year for Mizzou academics, sports, and entrepreneurship. The football team ended the season with a Cotton Bowl win over Ohio State, Mizzou’s growing online education is top-ranked, and Redbud VC launched an incubator for students. Read below for some updates on all things Mizzou foundings, fundings, and feats ⤵️ 

New founder spotlight and Q&A every Monday!

Highlights from Columbia and Beyond 📈

It's kind of like a hackathon, but better.

→ USE CODE: MIZ FOR 25% OFF ←

• PRIZE: $15,000, legal formation, PR, office space, and potential investment

• BONUS: You get to work with the founders of Zapier, EquipmentShare, and Balto

• WHO: For the weekend hustler, builder, and problem solver

• PEOPLE: Judges and Mentors

→ Mizzou students can attend for free after filling out this form by March 5th ←

This is a great chance to network with the Mizzou Startup Community - we hope to see you there!

Ciara Imani May, Mizzou alumna and Founder and CEO of Rebundle, was featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show on Jan. 19 to discuss her game-changing biodegradable hair extensions! 🍌 She began developing her ideas for the company as a student entrepreneur at MU. → Watch here

Campus Chatter 📣

Applications are now open for the Mizzou Incubator sponsored by Redbud VC and EquipmentShare.Students from the four UM System universities can participate in the studio at the Griggs Innovators Nexus in the MU Student Center. The program offers education, mentorship, and financing opportunities.

Student Entrepreneurs 🚀

Alumni Company of the Month 🔥

After leaving Amazon’s Alexa Gen AI team, Mizzou alum Eric Steege recently launched Olli. Olli is an AI-powered one-click OASIS QR and coding engine with superhuman speed and accuracy. Olli maximizes home health agency revenue and quality ratings at half the cost of current solutions.

Alumni Fundraising 💰️ 

• Likardo: undisclosed

• Takadao: undisclosed

• Finlocker: undisclosed

Alumni Job Openings 💼 

• HoundDog

• Paytient

• Zapier

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