ARK Challenge Demo Day

The Bifurcated Venous Access Device allows medical providers to draw blood from the same tube used for IV fluids. Spencer Jones entered the product in the ARK Challenge Demo Day in Little Rock in November and won a $150,000 investment. read more >

Later this month, perhaps even as soon as this week, ARK officials hope to name the 10 startup finalists who will relocate to Fayetteville and compete for up to $150,000 available to two overall winners of this mentorship-driven startup boot camp. read more >

Three startups were offered optional funding of $150,000 as winners of the inaugural accelerator: Btiques of Kansas City, Mo., and Fayetteville; MineWhat of Bangalore, India; and StackSearch of Fayetteville. read more >