Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO)
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Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO) is a division of Louisiana Economic Development that supports the state's innovation economy through capital, coaching and connections. Its Louisiana Growth Fund makes direct equity investments in Louisiana-based startups, matching private capital on a 1:1 basis.
Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO) is a public fund headquartered in United States. It invests directly in companies, from seed to Series A. Its stated cheque size is $250,000 to $1 million.
“We offer $250,000 to $1 million equity investments in high-growth, Louisiana-based startups—companies ready to scale and built for impact.”
— Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO), own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Public fund
- Headquarters
- United States
- Invests in
- Louisiana
- Cheque size
- $250,000 to $1 million
Team, as Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO) publishes it
- Josh Fleig Chief Innovation Officer
- Arthur Cooper Executive Director, Innovation & IT
- Kelly Raney Executive Director, Innovation Operations
- Madeline Trudeau Kawanaka Executive Director, Innovation Partnerships
- Chris Cassagne Executive Director, Louisiana Growth Network
- Stephanie Hartman Director, Louisiana Growth Network
- Maddie Duplantis Assistant Director, Louisiana Growth Network
- Hutch McClendon Director, LTTO
- Katie Maxcy Director, Strategic Initiatives
- Margot McNeely Director, Innovation Communications
- Peter Johnson Director, Innovation Programs
- Camille Terk Director, Capital Partnerships
Names and roles exactly as listed on la.io. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO) publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://la.io/name, type, hq_country, status
- https://la.io/the-louisiana-growth-fund/is_investor, layer, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, cheque_size, thesis_quote, description
- https://la.io/about/people
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