When I came to Little Rock to join The Venture Center team over two years ago, I knew I was walking into a unique opportunity. I’d always known that Little Rock was the birthplace of fintech since Systematics (now known as fintech giant Fidelity National Information Systems, or FIS) was founded here in 1968. What I didn’t know was the depths to which the Little Rock community would reach to catapult Little Rock into a globally recognized hub for fintech innovation. Read More
The Venture Center today announced its annual JOLT Cyber Challenge, a hands-on job training cyber competition held during Techtober, Arkansas’ annual season of tech celebration. The event will be held at the Walton School of Business, 119 Main Street in Little Rock from October 11 – 13, 2019. Last year’s event drew over 100 competitors and gamemasters, and this year’s event is expected to garner over 130 participants. A maximum of 40 teams may register, and those who register by September 27 will receive a free JOLT t-shirt. Read More
The Venture Center has been selected as a finalist in the Best Fintech Accelerator/Incubator category of the first annual Finovate Awards. Known across the globe as the pinnacle of fintech innovation, Finovate brings together thousands of fintech influencers, investors and financial services executives in order to showcase emerging industry solutions. Read More
The Venture Center and the Little Rock Regional Chamber today announced Spark!, a pre-accelerator program offering free office space in The Venture Center. Spark! is taking applications from central Arkansas small businesses until September 4, 2019. Read More
The Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) today announced plans for a second ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator in partnership with The Venture Center and the State of Arkansas. The Little Rock, Ark. based program will accept applications from early-stage and startup fintech hopefuls from Aug. 12 to Sept. 30. Read More
When I was a freshman in college at the University of Maryland, I met my roommate and future co-founder, Abb Kapoor. We both attended school on full scholarships, mine being a Bill Gates scholarship I’d worked incredibly hard to secure. After our freshman year, we started our search for off-campus housing to share. Abb and I had enough money to cover the expenses, but we came upon the same roadblock over and over. We didn’t have established credit scores, and therefore couldn’t secure housing. Read More
