WIRED Magazine: Cash for Weird Trash, September 2014
WIRED Magazine
A great write-up by blogger, Leah Shaffer, on Material Mix and the quirkier side of the recycling industry. Stay Green!
TechFlashes : What does the St. Louis startup community need most? 3.14.2014
St. Louis Business Journal
TechFlashes reveals Allison Carmen's Domain Tech Report is now available to view. (Read full article)
TechliTV chats with Allison Carmen [Video] 3.13.14
YouTube
TechliTV sits down with Allison Carmen to discuss the business and success of Material Mix plus much more. (Watch video)
Techli TV's Domain Tech Report With Material Mix CEO Allison Carmen 3.13.2014
TechliTV
St. Louis startups all make their way at some point to Lab1500 to be interviewed on Techli TV’s “The Domain Tech Report.” This episode features Allison Carmen, CEO of Material Mix. Full video and highlight video are available. (Watch video)
Golden Seeds partner to recruit angels in St. Louis 3.7.2014
St. Louis Business Journal
Allison
Alli Carmen, founder and CEO of Material Mix, got involved with a new startup organization designed to promote gender equality and women in business during her time in South America as part of Start-Up Chile.(Read full article)
How Allison Carmen started Material Mix 2.18.2014
St. Louis Business Journal
What Allison Carmen is doing at Material Mix is monetizing the old adage, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” The St. Louis Business Journal takes a closer look at what went into the creation of Material Mix. (Read full article)
From St. Louis to Chile and back: Journey of a recycling entrepreneur
2.14.2014
Upstart Business Journal
Allison Carmen is admittedly out of the loop when it comes to the St. Louis startup
scene. Yet, the Material Mix founder and CEO is one of its best success
stories over the past year. (Read full article)
Back in the Mix in St. Louis: Innovator Allison Carmen
2.13.2014
KMOX Radio
After returning from her
six-month adventure in South America for the global startup accelerator
competition, Start-Up Chile, CEO Allison Carmen sat down with KMOX radio on
February 18 to discuss her experiences and the future of Material Mix. (Listen to the broadcast)
Back from Chile, Material Mix founder eyes growth
2.13.2014
St. Louis Business Journal
CEO Allison
Carmen spoke with the St. Louis Business Journal about her experience in South
America and what she brought back from her trip to Chile. (Read full article)
FEW Member Profile: Allison Carmen 2.12.2014
FEW
FEW (Female Entrepreneurs of
the World) is an international organization that supports gender equality and
the advancement of women in entrepreneurship. FEW provides a community for
entrepreneurs to share experiences in the hopes that transparency of information
will inspire others in their entrepreneurial journey. FEW did a profile on
Principal and Member, Allison Carmen—and this is what happens when you empty an
entrepreneur’s bag and force them to talk about it. (Read full article)
Why Silicon Valley Should Write Chile a Much Deserved
Thank You Note 1.18.2014
Huffington Post
In a recent
article, Huffington Post takes a closer look at Start-Up Chile and its
opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs. Attention is called to Material Mix
as it is noted for taking first place at DemoDay. With the innovation happening
in Chile, venture capitalists would be wise to look beyond Silicon Valley and
into Santiago’s Chilecon Valley. (Read full article)
St. Louis Business Journal
Saint Louis University’s Billiken Angel Network invested in five startups in 2013: BusyEvent, Kogent, aisle411, Greetable and Material Mix. The group would not disclose the amount invested in each startup. Billiken Angel Network is likely to close on two more investments in early January. (Read full article)
Circle of Champions: 30 under 30 12.6.2013
St. Louis Business Journal
St. Louis’ up-and-coming business leaders. Sponsored by Northwestern Mutual, Gerard Hempstead and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Originally published on July 12. (Read full article)
Material Mix lands spot on list of St. Louis companies to
watch on AngelList 12.4.2013
St. Louis Business Journal
While most
startup companies have profiles on AngelList, the popular website used to raise
equity or investments for startups, most are not active. St. Louis Business
Journal compiled a list of companies that are dynamically using the site and
receiving investor attention- Material Mix made the cut! (Read full article)
Kaitlin Balmert
Since July, Material
Mix CEO, Allison Carmen, has represented the company in Santiago as part of the
global accelerator program, Start-Up Chile.
In the final months
of the accelerator, Start-Up Chile hosted a “Demo Battles” event in
coordination with AngelHack that brought together the best of over one hundred international
startup companies currently living in Chile. For three days beginning on
Friday, November 22, the companies participated in activities leading up to the
final battle between the best projects. Material Mix was selected from 100
companies as the top 15 in Start-Up Chile to compete.
The first stage of
the competition, Demo Day, took place on Friday. Each company had three minutes to explain their business proposals to an
expert panel of international judges and an audience of over 300 industry
professionals.
Material Mix was selected as the winner of the
event, and received the grand prize of a round-trip ticket from Santiago to
Silicon Valley to meet with investors as well as an invitation to participate
in Wayra Week 2014. Material Mix and the top runners up, Totus Power and ClickMedix, were invited to pitch again at the final Demo Battles event on Sunday,
where the Start-Up Chile companies faced off against the three winners from the
weekend-long AngelHack event. Because Totus Power was unable to attend the
event Sunday, third runner up, BoxFox, took their place.
Of this
opportunity, Carmen said, “I am very grateful to Start-Up Chile for giving me
the opportunity to show my project to such a diverse panel of investors.”
Carmen will continue her stay in Santiago through the Start-Up Chile program conclusion
in February 2014.
Startups find free money in South America 11.25.2013
CNN Money
A year ago, Hugo Bernardo thought he was right where the co-founder of a tech startup belonged: Silicon Valley. Now, he's running his company Easy Vino from South America and most of his customers are restaurant owners in São Paulo. (Read full article)
Jerry Schlichter, president of Arch Grants, said the development of the entrepreneurial economy and number of startup opportunities is only boosted when students from universities such as Washington University or Saint Louis University get involved. (Read full article)
Startups find free money in South America 11.25.2013
CNN Money
A year ago, Hugo Bernardo thought he was right where the co-founder of a tech startup belonged: Silicon Valley. Now, he's running his company Easy Vino from South America and most of his customers are restaurant owners in São Paulo. (Read full article)
La primera etapa del torneo de emprendimiento "DemoBattles"
tiene ganadores 11.22.2013
La Tercera
Material Mix, Totus Power y Click Medix se consagraron como
ganadores del evento de Start-Up Chile y se enfrentarán este domingo en la gran
final. (Read full article)
Material Mix,
Totus Power y Click Medix ganan DemoDay de Start-Up Chile, la primera etapa del
torneo “Demobattles” 11.22.2013
Wayra Chile
The
winning startups will face AngelHack talent this weekend, opting to first place
in the tournament "DemoBattles". Mix Material as 1st place Demoday
Start-Up Chile, won a trip to Silicon Valley to continue meetings with
investors, and an invitation to participate in Wayra Week 2014. (Read full article)
TechFlashes: Enstitute to offer life sciences track, Lab1500 mural
close to funding goal 10.18.2013
St. Louis Business Journal
MaterialMix, the
online exchange for recyclable materials, tweeted
a graphic of its market at a glance. In that graphic, the company says its
diverted 741,237 tons of recyclable materials thus far. (Read full article)
Hatchery grads raise $18 million for startups 10.11.2013
St. Louis Business JournalJerry Schlichter, president of Arch Grants, said the development of the entrepreneurial economy and number of startup opportunities is only boosted when students from universities such as Washington University or Saint Louis University get involved. (Read full article)
Material Mix Selected as Top 20% in Start-Up Chile Program 9.27.2013
Kaitlin Balmert
Material Mix reaches new heights in Santiago as part of the
global accelerator program, Start-UpChile. The company has been recognized as the top 20% of Cycle 7, which prompts
enrollment into a special Highway Program.
The Highway Program accelerates
startup growth by pairing select companies with local entrepreneurs and
investors for mentorship.
Material Mix has
participated in round table discussions with four other startups; Carte Blanche, CoContest, SportID, and Wisdomly. The companies were
joined by mentors Oliver
Flogel (Founding Partner at InverSurCapital), Paolo
Colonnello (CEO of Blue Company),
Cristobal Silva
(Managing Partner at Fen Ventures),
Dan Binyamin (Investments
and Projects Management at Guil Holding)
and Ivan Vera (Director
at RASU).
Founder, Alli Carmen, will also serve as a mentor to other early-stage startups in the NEXT program. NEXT a five-week “pre-accelerator” program that aids founders in preparing for incubators, pitching investors, and understanding business validation. Carmen begins mentoring on Nov. 1. Keep up with the Santiago journey by following the daily photo blog.
How to: Choose an MBA Program 9.13.2013
St. Louis Business Journal
Material Mix Featured in Short Documentary of St. Louis Start-Up Culture 6.11.2013
Vimeo.com
Since 2011, St. Louis has had one of the fastest growing start-up communities in the country. Videographer, James Corbett, takes a closer look at the rapidly expanding start-up incubator, "T-Rex," which houses 70 businesses in the heart of downtown. CEO, Allison, sits down to talk business and culture of Material Mix. (Watch the full video)
Material Mix CEO Lands Spot on St. Louis Business Journal 2013 Class of 30 Under 30 6.10.2013
St. Louis Business Journal
Material Mix wins $40,000 grant, spot at Startup Chile competition 6.3.2013
St. Louis Business Journal
St. Louis-based startup Material Mix has won a spot in the Start-Up
Chile program, a global startup accelerator competition that brings
companies to Santiago, Chile for six months. Material Mix will get $40,000 of equity-free seed capital as part of the program. Material Mix was one of 100 startups that won spots in the Start-Up
Chile competition. The companies were selected from a pool of over 1,500
startups from 28 countries. (Read full article and Press Release)
Capital Innovators
Material Mix, a St. Louis-based company featuring software that
commoditizes the trade of reusable materials within the current waste
collection industry, is the recipient of the $10,000 Ameren Clean Energy
Innovation Award and winner of the Missouri Clean Energy Challenge.
Material Mix will go on to compete for the $100,000 grand prize at the
Midwest regional competition, April 4, in Chicago. Material Mix was a
member of the Capital Innovators Spring 2012 Class. (Read full press release)
Two startups head to Chicago for Clean Energy Trust 2.20.2013
St. Louis Business Journal
Two St. Louis companies are among the 17 finalists from the Midwest
that will compete in the third annual Clean Energy Challenge, a $250,000
business plan competition that takes place April 4 in Chicago. The companies are Aerosol Control Technologies, which qualified in
the student finalists category, and Material Mix, which qualified in the
early stage finalists category. (Read full article)
Material Mix Founder Gives Tips on How to Recycle Holiday Waste 12.28.2012
Techli.com
When it comes to living green, Material Mix founder and CEO Allison Carmen practices what she preaches. Her St. Louis-based startup focuses more on industrial recycling rather than consumer goods, but she is also an advocate of reducing consumption and recycling consumer goods in her personal life. We caught up with Allison this week to discuss her tips on how we all can recycle holiday waste between now and the new year. (Read full article)
When it comes to living green, Material Mix founder and CEO Allison Carmen practices what she preaches. Her St. Louis-based startup focuses more on industrial recycling rather than consumer goods, but she is also an advocate of reducing consumption and recycling consumer goods in her personal life. We caught up with Allison this week to discuss her tips on how we all can recycle holiday waste between now and the new year. (Read full article)
New Group Promotes Women Entrepreneurs in St. Louis 12.06.2012
St. Louis Public Radio
When Jenny Dibble returned to St. Louis after five years on the West
Coast, she was struck by two features of her hometown’s entrepreneurial
culture: one, it was way bigger and more dynamic than she expected; and
two, there were a lot of men. “At every event I attended, I noticed a strange absence of women,” Dibble said. She
decided to investigate and found that she was not the only St. Louis
businesswoman craving a community. From that, the idea for Women Entrepreneurs of St. Louis (WEST) was born. (Read full article)
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| WEST founding members from L to R: Allison Carmen, Mariquita Barbieri, Jenny Dibble and Sheila Burkett |
Innovate Venture Mentoring Service (IVMS)
Startups, investors, and entrepreneur support organizations in St. Louis joined together on October 25th for the StartUp Connection Fall Showcase, an event attended by over 600 people, 45 select startup companies, and 50 resource support organizations, with over $25,000 in prizes awarded to presenting companies. (Read full article)
Startups, investors, and entrepreneur support organizations in St. Louis joined together on October 25th for the StartUp Connection Fall Showcase, an event attended by over 600 people, 45 select startup companies, and 50 resource support organizations, with over $25,000 in prizes awarded to presenting companies. (Read full article)
Bright Ideas - Material Mix 10.05.2012
SLDC St. Louis Development Corporation's Annual Report 2012
Allison Carmen wants to turn trash into profit. She is the founder of Material Mix, a tech startup that provides waste management consulting and online marketing for businesses to buy, sell and recycle business waste.The value proposition is to save the seller waste disposal fees and lower costs for buyers. Her company charges an eight-percent fee for making the connection and holding money in an escrow account until the buyer has received the material and is satisfied. Material Mix, which has offices in the T-REx incubator, has raised $100,000 in seed-funding so far, with $50,000 from Capital Innovators, as well as a $50,000 grant from Arch Grants. (Read full story on page 5)
Cleantech Open North Central Region Showcases Top 20 Startups at Innovation Expo and Awards 10.04.2012
PR Newswire
The North Central region of the Cleantech Open will hold its 2012 Innovation Expo & Awards event in Minneapolis on Thursday, October 18, highlighting entrepreneurial trends across the Midwest.Since
2006, the non-profit Cleantech Open accelerator program has been
working to find, fund and foster the most promising cleantech startups
on the planet. To date, 581 alumni companies have raised more than $660 million in external funding and created thousands of U.S. jobs. (Read full article)
Saint Louis University Shareholder Magazine
My professional education did not come to a close following the pomp and circumstance of my springtime graduation in 2011 from the full-time MB A program at the John Cook School of Business. Some people have photographic memories. Others can absorb knowledge just by listening. For me, learning has always been action based. As an MB A student, courses such as managerial accounting, marketing strategy, corporate finance, private equity and business ethics introduced me to the business topics I would encounter along my entrepreneurial path. (Read full article on page 20)
St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green on Small Business Development 9.11.2012
St. Louis TV
Comptroller Darlene Green talks about small business development in St.
Louis. Why St. Louis is ranked 5th in the country for Startups with
Jerry Schlichter of Arch Grants and the impact of the Chinese business
community on business with Francis Yeuh, President of Chinese American
News. (ST LOUIS TV)
Female entrepreneurs take center stage at first Techli Innovate speakers event 9.10.2012
St. Louis Business Journal
Techli.com, one of the $50,000 Arch Grants winners,
will start hosting a monthly speakers series. For the inaugural event,
scheduled for Sept. 20, the Techli Innovate speakers series will focus
on female startup founders. Two of the five women featured at the first event, Jenny Dibble and Allison Carmen, are from St. Louis. (Read full article)
DEMO contest draws 5 St. Louis entries: St. Louis startups 8.21.2012
St. Louis Business Journal
Five St. Louis technology startups have enrolled in a contest that could send one of them to launch their company at DEMO, an event that has served as the launch for companies like Palm, E*Trade, Salesforce.com, WebEx and Tivo. (Read full article)
St. Louis startups vie for slot at DEMO 8.14.2012
With a little bit of luck, a St. Louis company could soon be heading to one of the premiere Silicon Valley launch events. DEMO is an annual conference held in the U.S., China, Brazil and Singapore where innovative companies go to be seen and recognized.The event has served as the launching pad for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Salesforce.com, WebEx and Tivo, among others. (Read full article)
Material Mix wants to turn trash into profit 7.27.2012
St. Louis Business Journal
From her lofty perch on the 12th floor of the Railway Exchange Building in downtown St. Louis, Allison Carmen has a great view of the city. She can even see right into Busch Stadium. But the 28-year-old Oregon native spends most of her day staring at trash. Or, as she describes it, waste and by products that can be recycled and reused in a sustainable and profitable way. (Read full article)
Shaking the Money Tree 6.15.2012
Small Business Monthly
While still an MBA student at Saint Louis University, Allison Carmen began to formulate a business that would connect people and facilitate the exchange of reusable materials. Shortly before graduating in May 2011, Carmen incorporated Material Mix, and she has been maximizing its growth in the recycling sector ever since. “This May we reached a major milestone with the completion of our initial online exchange (at www.materialmix.com) and are now transitioning into full sales mode,” says Carmen. (Read full article)
STL Beacon
Demo Day Raises The Bar For Startups In St. Louis 4.18.2012
Techli.com
Arch Grants Four-Part Web Series
Arch Grants
Arch Grants Teaser 4.21.2012
Catch a glimpse of what's in store as Arch Grants unveils its four-part web series chronicling the international business plan competition.
Arch Grants International Business Plan Competition Webisode 1 6.27.2012
Watch as the Arch Grants finalists converge on St. Louis to pitch their ideas, competing for 15 grants of $50k.
Watch as the Arch Grants finalists converge on St. Louis to pitch their ideas, competing for 15 grants of $50k.
Arch Grants International Business Plan Competition Webisode 2 6.28.2012
Arch Grants competitors pitch their startups during Finalist Weekend in St. Louis.
Arch Grants International Business Plan Competition Webisode 3 7.6.2012
Join the Arch Grants finalists on a tour of St. Louis, including STL STyLe on Cherokee Street and a Cardinals game at Busch Stadium.
Arch Grants International Business Plan Competition Webisode 4 7.16.2012
This final in a series of four webisodes reveals the 15 winners of Arch Grants' inaugural international business plan competition, announced at a press conference that included Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Square Co-founder Jim McKelvey.
Med Preps, Obsorb among $50,000 Arch Grants winners 5.7.2012
St. Louis Business Journal
The Arch Grants business plan competition, established to bring new startups to St. Louis, today announced its first 15 companies to receive $50,000 non-equity grants. The winners (listed below) represent a diverse crop of industries, including technology startups such as a social gaming company, an online magazine and a foreign-language TV streaming service. Biotech companies, manufacturers and medical companies also are represented among the winners. (Read full article)
Material Mix: Episode 22/ Welcome Spring Fresh Look at Business 4.13.2012
All About Business TV
Material Mix is creating a place where businesses can tailor a materials management solution that meets their unique needs. See how they bridge the gap between businesses with excess, undervalued reusable byproducts; and those who seek materials for use as an input in their own production process this Sunday, 9 am, on KPLR 11!
Material Mix is creating a place where businesses can tailor a materials management solution that meets their unique needs. See how they bridge the gap between businesses with excess, undervalued reusable byproducts; and those who seek materials for use as an input in their own production process this Sunday, 9 am, on KPLR 11!
All About Business: Material Mix 4.9.2012
KPLR St. Louis Channel 11
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO.-Friday’s All About Business, features Allison Carmen from Material Mix was
on set Friday to talk about Material Mix and their mission. Material
Mix provide waste management consulting and online marketing for
businesses to buy, sell and recycling businesses waste by product. You
can catch All About Business on Sunday morning on KPLR11 at 9 am.
St. Louis shows off its startup ecosystem at two investor events 4.6.2012
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Ryan Bell made his money pitch twice this week, once in jeans and company-logo T-shirt and once in a suit. At least one of the sartorial approaches, he hopes, will pay off. (Read full article)
Entrepreneurs strut their stuff for investors at the Pageant 4.5.2012
STL Beacon
David Schenberg thinks he hit a homerun. He may have slightly stumbled a bit when he briefly considered ad libbing but overall, he feels he nailed it. “A little humanization doesn’t hurt, right?” he laughed afterward. “At least that’s what I keep telling myself.” (Read full article
St. Louis Hopes To Attract Young Entrepreneurs 4.5.2012
KTVI St. Louis, MO
We’re not exactly Silicon Valley. But in the past few years St. Louis has quietly become a national center for start-up tech companies.So what’s that mean for our economic future? Fox 2′s Charles Jaco has the results of a conference on finding cash to start companies.
Entrepreneurship 101: How to get started 2.19.2012
St. Louis Post Dispatch
One person's trash is another person's treasure, and Allison Carmen hopes to make a fortune by getting the two together. She is founder of MaterialMix, a startup that hopes to become the eBay of recyclable business waste. Carmen, 28, got bit by the entrepreneurial bug while a student at St. Louis University's MBA program. Lots of people in St. Louis feel the same bite, although most don't have a passel of business professors to guide them along. (Read full article)
Ones to Watch 2012 2.15.2012
Small Business Monthly
While
growing up in the environmentally focused city of Eugene, Ore., Allison
Carmen, along with her family, followed suit. “Early on I learned the
value of making due with what you have,” says Carmen. “Once you sort
your recyclables, compost and reuse what you can, there’s not that much
left over as trash.” (Read full article)
Accelerator fund brings money and focus to technology efforts in St. Louis 2.5.2012
St. Louis Post Dispatch
California entrepreneur Mark Comiso has started nine businesses in Silicon Valley, but he's coming to St. Louis to get his tenth off the ground. Two of his co-founders live here and, just as importantly, Comiso has found a supportive environment here. In fact, he says, his venture -- Click With Me Now -- might be just an idea if not for Capital Innovators, an accelerator fund in downtown St. Louis. (Read full article)
Downtown Buzz features Blondies Coffee & Wine Bar, McDonald's and TRex Businesses 12.30.2012
Saint Louis TV
Technology at the Railroad Exchange Building
Meet 14 startups at Railway Exchange incubator tonight 11.16.2011
St. Louis Business Journal
The IT incubator inside former Macy’s office space at the Railway Exchange building downtown has attracted 14 businesses and 35 jobs, with a 15th startup coming in January. (Read full article)
