Innovation Catalyst is a nonprofit venture development organization in Louisiana that provides early-stage companies with funding, business coaching, and networking connections to support company formation and growth. The organization manages multiple investment funds and programs, including The Catalyst Fund, Red Stick Angel Network, and the Greaux Innovation Ventures fund, and hosts entrepreneurial events like the Baton Rouge Entrepreneurial Week pitch competition.

The Louisiana Growth Fund is the direct investment arm of Louisiana's SSBCI program that provides equity investments ranging from $250,000 to $1 million in high-growth, scalable startups based in Louisiana. The fund matches private capital on a 1:1 basis for seed to Series A stage companies, with Yellow Ventures serving as the contracted fund manager overseeing diligence, deal terms, and investment decisions.

Revelry Venture Partners is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests $250,000 to $500,000 in pre-seed and seed stage technology startups in the United States and Canada. The firm focuses on mission-driven founders building companies at the intersection of mission-critical workflows and emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, and blockchain.

LongueVue Capital is a New Orleans-based private equity firm founded in 2001 that invests in middle-market companies across healthcare, transportation and logistics, specialty manufacturing, and other industries, with over $1 billion in assets under management across four funds. The firm partners with entrepreneurs and management teams to provide capital and operational expertise to drive value creation in companies with $15 million or more in sales.

The New Orleans BioInnovation Center provides laboratory and office facilities, business consulting, and funding support to help Louisiana-based biotech entrepreneurs commercialize their research and develop new biotechnology companies. The organization offers state-of-the-art lab equipment, free commercialization consulting, and access to the New Orleans BioFund to support early-stage biotech innovations.

Red Stick Angels is a network of accredited investors in the Baton Rouge area that identifies, vets, and funds early-stage companies through collective investment capital while providing coaching and business connections to portfolio companies. The network is a subsidiary of Innovation Catalyst, Inc., a non-profit venture development organization focused on accelerating growth in innovative businesses across Louisiana.

Informuta, Inc. is a startup developing a predictive diagnostic platform that uses machine learning to assess bacterial infections for antibiotic resistance and predict the likelihood of future resistance, based on research identifying a genetic "mutational signature" in bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The company was founded by Tulane University researchers and aims to address antibiotic resistance and reduce antibiotic misuse in clinical practice.