Five Troy-area small businesses are about to get a shot in the arm thanks to Jonas Shaw, the Regions Foundation and Troy University’s IDEA Bank.
Shaw, owner of 7S Media, won the Idea Empowerment Series and Competition – and its $10,000 prize – for his project “Empowering Small Businesses with Strategic Media for Sustainable Growth,”…
Jaydeep Patel, left, Vamsi Jupudi, and John Budala lead Cognera Health, seeking to improve the state's mental healthcare.
The student-founded, now alumni-led, Cognera Health, Inc. team has won the Alabama Launchpad competition, securing $100,000 in non-dilutive funding.
Founded by Master of Computer Science alumnus Vamsi Jupudi, Cognera’s CEO, and Jaydeep Patel, a Master of Clinical Mental Health alumnus, the team successfully completed the Launchpad competition in the Life Sciences track after winning the…
Senior Gabby Jent, of Jasper, won the IDEA Bank Annual Marketing Competition for her business Gabby J Photography.
Troy University senior Gabby Jent, of Jasper, loves telling the stories of life and providing a key to special memories.
The owner of Gabby J Photography is the winner of this year’s IDEA Bank Annual Marketing Competition. She launched her business in 2023 and will graduate this week with an interdisciplinary studies degree minoring in…
Vamsi Jupudi, right, and Jaydeep Patel pitch their business concept before judges at the IDEA Bank in December 2024.
A growing frustration with service providers and an IDEA Bank student competition spurred Troy University student Vamsi Jupudi to launch a business that is now one of just three businesses competing for as much as $100,000 in funding with Alabama Launchpad.
A Masters of Computer Science student and former IBM staffer from Tirupati, India, Jupudi…
