Ragusa has been the PR consultant to the Startup Fund for nearly a decade.

The Fund was established after Hurricane Katrina to support the influx of startups by providing seed capital in the absence of a local, well-established investor network. As a non-profit evergreen fund, it re-invests its returns to expand the number of successful, growing businesses in its portfolio.

To date, its portfolio companies have:

• Raised $194.5M+ in venture capital

• Created 680+ full time and 122+ part-time jobs

• Generated $60M in revenue in 2021 alone