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New Orleans Startup Fund

New Orleans Startup Fund

New Orleans, Louisiananeworleansstartupfund.org

Overview

The New Orleans Startup Fund is a non-profit 501(c)(3) evergreen seed fund established by business and financial leaders to accelerate the growth of early-stage, innovative businesses into venture-ready companies. Its mission is to create jobs and economic prosperity for the 10-parish Greater New Orleans region by providing seed capital and business assistance to early-stage firms with significant growth potential.

Portfolio Companies

12

Investments

New Orleans Startup Fund investments
CompanyDateStageLead
RCOASTApr 2026SeedCo-investor
Ingest AIMar 2024SeedCo-investor
OS BENEFiTSMar 2024SeedCo-investor
TrayAwayDec 2020SeedCo-investor
ResiliaMay 2020Series ACo-investor
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Key People

Jimmy Roussel

CEO

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew Orleans, Louisiana
Year FoundedN/A

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