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AI-based tool created by Tate ’24 and co-founder gets infusion of cash
dotflo, an AI tool to help businesses ferret out new customers, wins round of pre-seed funding. The company was founded this year by Furman's Spencer Tate '24 and Nemath Ahmed, a Georgia Tech grad student.
Continue ReadingExperts hash out what entrepreneurial success means for Greenville
A panel that included Furman's own Bryan Davis of The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship discussed how to measure Greenville's entrepreneurial climate.
Continue ReadingBrooke Dominiak ’23 wins first SoCon Entrepreneurship Challenge
Brooke Dominiak ’23 pitched her way to a win in the inaugural Southern Conference Entrepreneurship Challenge, becoming the event’s first ever for-profit champion on Saturday, Feb. 26. The competition involved teams from all 10 SoCon...
Continue ReadingFurman launches Angel Analyst Fellowship program with VentureSouth
When he was a young boy, Oscar Guillen ’22 and his mother emigrated to the United States from Honduras in search of economic opportunities. Now, the Furman University Asian studies major wants to help young...
Continue ReadingRobert and Margaret Hill endow Furman’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Alumni and longtime Furman University benefactors Robert and Margaret Hill, both from the class of 1983, have endowed the Furman Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Now known as the Robert and Margaret Hill Institute for...
Continue ReadingLife sciences sector poised for growth, success in Upstate
The state of South Carolina continues to gear up for an influx of business across multiple sectors - and not just the usual suspects like automotive, manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and aerospace. In the last decade,...
Continue ReadingFurman, Greenville Drive, city partner for entrepreneur night
As the City of Greenville launches its national economic development initiative on Sept. 2, Furman University 's Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the city and the Greenville Drive, will host a celebration...
Continue ReadingFurman names Herrera chief innovation officer
Furman University has taken another step to deeply engage its students and the greater Greenville community in innovation and entrepreneurship by naming Anthony Herrera the university’s first chief innovation officer, effective July 1. In his...
Continue ReadingFurman I&E joins City, NEXT in downtown space
In a press conference Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, Furman University President Elizabeth Davis announced that the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E) will join the city of Greenville’s economic development team in locating offices in...
Continue ReadingFurman Innovation, Entrepreneurship gains global recognition
Furman University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been named an Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center by the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers, a group of more than 250 universities. Other recipients of the award were...
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