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Configure uses technology to innovate the construction industry
Michael Albanese and Jeff Leuderalbert founded Configure, Inc., while working at Kohrs Lonnemann Heil (KLH) Engineers in Fort Thomas, KY. With a combined 35 years of experience as consulting engineers, Michael and Jeff were working to connect technical product recommendations with the buyers and sellers collaborating on construction projects. Configure is a construction technology company that […]
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Dr. Lina Ehlinger and Paul Ehlinger add an entrepreneurial spirit to Covington
In 2022, Covington-based married couple Dr. Lina Ehlinger and Paul Ehlinger started their own businesses. Non-profit Blue North provides resources for their endeavors, Dr. Ehlinger is a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating PTSD. She founded Resilience Accelerator alongside her private practice, L.E. Psych; Paul founded Flamel.ai, which uses AI to help businesses with marketing. […]
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SparkHaus: Northern Kentucky’s new hub for entrepreneurs, startups
Northern Kentucky’s entrepreneurial community is getting a new headquarters where founders, investors and support organizations can collaborate under one roof. Going forward, the new name of the shuttered Sims Furniture building, located in Covington’s Central Business District at 727 Madison Ave., will be SparkHaus. The building’s windows are currently wrapped with colorful displays touting a […]
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Covington AI startup lands funding for pivot into predictive cultural intelligence
Walmart, US Bank, Perfetti van Melle and Sunrise Banks are just some of the large companies that utilize the artificial intelligence services of Covington-based startup NicheFire. NicheFire recently closed on its latest venture funding round that will go toward financing the launch of TrendFire — a self-service predictive cultural intelligence program powered by generative AI. […]
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‘Money doesn’t grow on trees’: Local venture capitalists discuss the state of the industry
Venture capital is defined as funding provided by investors to startups and small businesses that demonstrate growth potential. With the digital technology boom of the 2010s, the term ‘venture capital’ has entered into the mainstream business lexicon. Similar to startup hot spots like California’s Silicon Valley, the Greater Cincinnati region also boasts its own venture […]
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Venture capitalists to discuss state of fundraising, startups at Blue North panel
Venture capitalists from around Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Lexington will be gathering in Covington to discuss the current fundraising landscape, progress of their regional startup scenes and give advice on mergers and acquisitions. The event is scheduled for Oct. 4 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Braxton Brewing in Covington. Northern Kentucky entrepreneurial resource and […]
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Blue North’s Brand Fusion connects enterprise-ready startups with blue chip companies
Some of the United States’ largest companies packed Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium yesterday for Brand Fusion — an annual event that connects marketers from these brands with enterprise-ready startups from around the country. In attendance were Fortune 500 companies like Proctor & Gamble, PepsiCo, Hershey and General Mills among others. Northern Kentucky startups like Flamel.AI and […]
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Blue North’s ‘Summer of Wins’ event celebrates 12 NKY entrepreneurs
This content is sponsored by Blue North. If you are a start-up or entrepreneur in Northern Kentucky and you are interested in more training and resources for your business, Blue North can help. On August 29, at the Summer of Wins event, 12 of the region’s up-and-coming entrepreneurs were featured in front of an audience […]
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Jess Sheldon of CityScape Tiles wins Aviatra’s Flight Night pitch competition
Eleven rising female business owners took center stage at Fedder’s Car Barn in Newport Thursday, each looking to wow the crowd with their personalities and entrepreneurial acumen. Hosted by Covington-based Aviatra Accelerators, a nonprofit that supports women-owned startups and small businesses, the Flight Night pitch competition gave 11 Greater Cincinnati area female business owners a […]