Jetson Smart Homes

University of Mississippi senior Prahar Patel is building his business around making homes smarter. CEO and CTO of Jetson Smart Homes, Patel won first place at last year’s Venture Launch Weekend. “Imagine you wake up in the morning and say, ‘OK Google, good morning,’ and your lights raise, your blinds open, your music starts playing, […]

HydroCo

Jason Kontromitras and Luke Chadwick, founders of HydroCo, are bringing a new energy to North Mississippi—literally. The Oxford-based hydrogen distributor has plans to build a hydrogen gas plant in Batesville to offer cleaner, domestic energy to the Southeast. Currently, HydroCo mainly targets distribution centers and warehouses to sell them hydrogen fuel used to power fuel […]