Memphis’ Startup WorkForPie Selected For Southland For Kufikia
Memphis startup WorkForPie selected to show off new product, Kufikia, at Southland Conference in Nashville next month.
Memphis startup WorkForPie selected to show off new product, Kufikia, at Southland Conference in Nashville next month.
If their name means anything at all than Memphis startup WorkForPie should have several walk in freezers worth of pie because they’ve been working really hard… for pie. WorkForPie was a member of the first class at Memphis’ accelerator SeedHatchery. They were also the first startup out of SeedHatchery to raise significant follow on funding.
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