2021 Best Tech Startups in Mississippi

March 23, 2021July 6, 2022 thetechtribune

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Mississippi. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

Revenue potential
Leadership team
Brand/product traction
Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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1. SchoolStatus

Founded: 2012

Also honored in:

“Real data facilitates meaningful conversations. We can help:

Clean up and aggregate disjointed data
Present clear visualizations for all educators
Discover helpful trends via simple diagrams
Turn data into action for each and every student”

2. EdgeTheory

Founded: 2012

Also honored in:

“EdgeTheory is a technology company that creates and distributes atomic content at scale to business professionals.

CHALLENGE
Most people are already stretched thin. They don’t have enough time or the resources to create enough content for their business to get noticed in a noisy digital world.

PROVEN PRODUCT
Our product, Soundboard, gets business professionals discovered with:

Daily content from trusted sources
Smart things to say (suggested messages)
Easy ways to share across multiple platforms”

3. WISPR Systems

Founded: 2017

“WISPr Systems aims to increase efficiency, save time, and save money (versus the traditional surveying methods) by using our commercial drones – WISPr Scout and WISPr Pogo – to complete site surveys. We have invented the first drone that can safely carry and power a CPE antenna and autonomously complete a site survey to locate the strongest signal strength to install wireless internet services.

You don’t have to worry about drone software that is difficult to use. The WISPr OS is easy and intuitive. The WISPr OS can autonomously locate towers for a quick survey, inform the user of all networks in the area, and calculate the best height and direction to locate an antenna to receive the strongest signal.”

4. Rocketing Systems

Founded: 2019

“Buzzbassador is a CRM-like software-as-a-service platform that automates all the back-office tasks of running a brand ambassador program. We help online brands grow, manage, & monetize their dream brand ambassador program through automation functions like referral and discount code generation, commission payments, email communication, and much more.

Launched by Mississippi software development startup, Rocketing Systems, Inc., Buzzbassador has already become one of the top brand ambassador apps on the Shopify App Store. If you’re a Shopify merchant utilizing influencer marketing in the form of brand ambassadors, install Buzzbassador today and let us help you grow!”

5. KOPIS MOBILE

Founded: 2013

Also honored in:

“Kopis Mobile designs and manufactures personal digital tools that provide every possible advantage over the enemy for our Nation’s Defenders. These tactical mobile products and apps take standard features of smart devices and make them perform specific, enabling tasks.

Our mission is “To provide rugged and secure digital tools to empower our Nation’s Defenders in an increasingly dangerous world”

We do this through superior design, engineering and manufacturing. Our open mind and open door policy allows us to rapidly meet the ever-changing needs of those that risk it all to keep us safe.”

6. Citizen Health

Founded: 2017

Also honored in:

“We’re redeveloping healthcare using first principles thinking to create a new health ecosystem based on proactive health vs. reactive care.

The time has come for us to break away from the inefficiencies of our past and take humanity to the next level of health & wealth. Come join us on this journey.”

7. NunoErin

Founded: 2011

Also honored in: 2021 Best Tech Startups in Jackson

“NUNOERIN, LLC is a rapidly growing, high-tech “Interactive Play” and Engagement company based out of 533 COMMERCE STREET, JACKSON, Mississippi, United States.”