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OUR BREAD AND BUTTER.

VILLAGEx is our industry-leading GAN accelerator focused on catalyzing rapid growth in post-idea stage companies who have ventures with highly scalable, technology-enabled business models.

 

BY THE NUMBERS

 

14,955

entrepreneurs served

in the greater New Orleans region

$33M

IN TOTAL RESOURCES PROVIDED

95,130

consulting hours

from professional service providers

 

The Idea Village has been the convener for Entrepreneurship in New Orleans for many years. Being the runner-up in their pitch competition helped give me the chip on my shoulder to prove I could do it.
Patrick Comer, Founder and CEO, Lucid
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AROUND THE VILLAGE

WEB3 $100K PRIZE COMPETITION

Mayor LaToya Cantrell and The City of NOLA is partnering with The Idea Village to invest $100,000 towards Web3 ideas that build industry-leading culture tech businesses.


THE FUTURE OF SMART STARTUPS: SILICON VALLEY VS SILICON BAYOU

New Orleans is 1 of over 90 startup ecosystems to create a unicorn in 2021 and it’s also among the top 10 US cities with the most entrepreneurs per capita. New Orleans is built to help grow and scale successful startups.


VILLAGE VIEWS

Village Views is the spot to read up on all things about startups and entrepreneurship at The Idea Village and around New Orleans.

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