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New Mexico Inno, by Jacob Maranda. Published January 17, 2023 As the impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic linger and talks of a recession float heavy in the air, trying to predict what 2023 might bring seems like a fool’s errand. Over the past few years, very few things have gone to plan. The overused “pivot”…
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BY MARY MONSON / SENIOR MANAGER FOR TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIPS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES When I moved to New Mexico more than 30 years ago, Albuquerque had a vibrant tech industry. Some of the biggest names in electronics were operating up and down the Rio Grande valley. Over time, a combination of events —…
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BY JOEL VAN ESSEN / ASSOCIATE, CITY DIFFERENT INVESTMENTS Editor’s Note: Throughout 2022, New Mexico Angels’ members, investors and start-up owners will be writing columns on economic development and startup opportunities in the state. The Angels unite individual investors to pool their resources, providing seed and early-stage capital to startup companies. Momentum is building in…
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New Mexico Inno, by Jacob Maranda. Published December 01, 2022 Nearly five months after launching an app that provides workouts for people with disabilities TruFit is close to securing contracts with health insurance companies to promote more equitable access. The iOS and Android smartphone apps provide “fitness solutions” for people with intellectual, developmental and physical…
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BY LISA J. KUUTTILA / PRESIDENT & CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, UNM RAINFOREST INNOVATIONS UNM Rainforest Innovations has been working with new inventors’ technologies developed at the University of New Mexico since 1995. One of the most important things we do is to work in partnership with startup entrepreneurs. This enables the transfer of UNM…
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New Mexico Inno, By Chris Keller. Published October 25, 2022. It’s safe to say that when Finnegan Shepard arrived in New Mexico to pursue a master of fine arts in fiction at the University of New Mexico, running a clothing company and finalizing a $1 million seed round was not in the plans. But with about $5,000…
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The Santa Fe New Mexican, By Teya Vitu. Published October 25, 2022. Both& is a new online apparel store with clothing specifically designed for the transmasculine and nonbinary community. “We are designing for people assigned female at birth but who identify somewhere on the spectrum of masculine,” Both& founder and CEO Finnegan Shepard said. Shepard…
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New Mexico Inno, By Jacob Maranda. Published October 21st, 2022. A partnership announced this month between a national consulting group and New Mexico Angels will increase the Albuquerque-based investment organization’s capacity for helping local startups grow. New Mexico Angels announced on Oct. 4 that it reached a contractual deal with Marion Street Capital. The management consulting firm…
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Los Alamos Daily Post, By Carol Clark. Published October 2nd, 2022. New Mexico Angels, the only New Mexico-based group of individual accredited angel investors focused on investing in early-stage and high growth companies in the Southwest, has forged a partnership with Marion Street Capital, an organization that helps innovative growth companies build lean and scalable…
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Albuquerque Journal, By Casey Deraad / Sponsor, New Mexico Angels; Founder & CEO, New Space New Mexico. Published Oct 1, 2022 Editor’s Note: Throughout 2022, New Mexico Angels’ members, investors and startup owners will be writing columns on economic development and startup opportunities in the state. The Angels unite individual investors to pool their resources,…
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