New Orleans experienced an unprecedented influx of entrepreneurial talent and energy in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, but activities like meet-ups and networking can take those entrepreneurs only so far. At some point new ventures need capital, and that’s just what John Elstrott and Ralph Maurer, faculty members at the A. B. Freeman School of Business, hope to provide.
Ralph Maurer, left, and John Elstrott, center, faculty members at the A. B. Freeman School of Business, are part of the management team behind the New Orleans Startup Fund. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
Elstrott and Maurer are part of the management team behind the New Orleans Startup Fund, a new nonprofit venture capital fund created to provide local high-potential ventures with seed capital, a critical need in the entrepreneurial community.
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Author: Mark Meister
