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'''Mixtroz''' is a networking app created by [[Kerry Schrader]] and her daughter, [[Ashlee Ammons]] in [[2014]] while they were living in Nashville, Tennessee. | '''Mixtroz''' is a networking app created by [[Kerry Schrader]] and her daughter, [[Ashlee Ammons]] in [[2014]] while they were living in Nashville, Tennessee. | ||
Mixtroz's founders pitched their business on the A&E television program "Rooster & Butch" in [[2017]]. They brought the startup to [[Birmingham]] in [[2018]] to participate in [[Innovation Depot]]'s "[[Velocity Accelerator]]" program and won investment funding from Steve Case's Revolution Fund during a "Rise of the Rest" tour event in Birmingham. In October [[2018]] Mixtroz raised $1 million in investment capital to expand operations. | Mixtroz's founders pitched their business on the A&E television program "Rooster & Butch" in [[2017]]. They brought the startup to [[Birmingham]] in [[2018]] to participate in [[Innovation Depot]]'s "[[Velocity Accelerator]]" program and won investment funding from Steve Case's Revolution Fund during a "Rise of the Rest" tour event in Birmingham. In October [[2018]] Mixtroz raised $1 million in investment capital to expand operations. It raised another $1 million investment in a round led by Black Star Fund in [[2021]]. In September of that year Mixtroz was named as one of three Birmingham firms receiving $100,000 investments from the Google for Startups US "Black Founders Fund". | ||
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* "6 questions with founder of innovative Mixtroz app." (November 2019) ''Birmingham'' magazine | * "6 questions with founder of innovative Mixtroz app." (November 2019) ''Birmingham'' magazine | ||
* Patchen, Tyler (May 7, 2021) "Mixtroz raises $1M in seed round." {{BBJ}} | * Patchen, Tyler (May 7, 2021) "Mixtroz raises $1M in seed round." {{BBJ}} | ||
* Thornton, William (September 21, 2021) "3 Black-owned Alabama businesses each get $100,000 from $5 million Google fund." {{BN}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:56, 22 September 2021
Mixtroz is a networking app created by Kerry Schrader and her daughter, Ashlee Ammons in 2014 while they were living in Nashville, Tennessee.
Mixtroz's founders pitched their business on the A&E television program "Rooster & Butch" in 2017. They brought the startup to Birmingham in 2018 to participate in Innovation Depot's "Velocity Accelerator" program and won investment funding from Steve Case's Revolution Fund during a "Rise of the Rest" tour event in Birmingham. In October 2018 Mixtroz raised $1 million in investment capital to expand operations. It raised another $1 million investment in a round led by Black Star Fund in 2021. In September of that year Mixtroz was named as one of three Birmingham firms receiving $100,000 investments from the Google for Startups US "Black Founders Fund".
References
- Windsor, Matt (Summer 2019) "Power of Partnerships: Fueling the rise of Birmingham’s innovation ecosystem." UAB Magazine
- "6 questions with founder of innovative Mixtroz app." (November 2019) Birmingham magazine
- Patchen, Tyler (May 7, 2021) "Mixtroz raises $1M in seed round." Birmingham Business Journal
- Thornton, William (September 21, 2021) "3 Black-owned Alabama businesses each get $100,000 from $5 million Google fund." The Birmingham News
External links
- Mixtroz website