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Supporting the innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups driving Greater Louisville’s new economy.
From founder meetups and workshops to funding resources and partner organizations, this is the shared front door for Greater Louisville innovation.
Serving Louisville’s startup community since 2012
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General Electric broke ground on Appliance Park in 1951, watched it shrink for decades, tried twice to sell it, and finally sold it to Haier in 2016. Since then, the Louisville campus has become the centerpiece of a $6.5 billion U.S. manufacturing bet.
How LLCs, S-corps, and C-corps are formed and taxed in Kentucky and Louisville, when the S-corp election pays off, and why venture-backed startups use a Delaware C-corp.
What you actually need to operate a business in Louisville and Jefferson County: Revenue Commission registration and the 2.2% occupational license tax, zoning and home occupations, health permits, alcohol licenses, signs, and certificates of occupancy.
Churchill Downs Incorporated is famous for the Kentucky Derby, but the Louisville company earned $2.93 billion in fiscal 2025 from historical racing machines, TwinSpires and regional casinos. Here is its history, its properties, and why it is now exploring a sale of nine casinos.
John Schnatter built Papa John's from a broom closet into a public company with 6,000+ restaurants in 50 countries — then lost control of the brand he built.
In 1999, Louisville entrepreneur Kent Oyler took High Speed Access Corp public in what remains Kentucky's largest IPO. HSAC proved Louisville could build nationally significant tech companies — and its legacy still shapes the city's startup ecosystem today.
Community
Louisville’s most active startup Slack is run by KYX (KY Combinator), a volunteer nonprofit. Join to trade questions, intros, and opportunities with local founders, builders, and investors.
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StartupLouisville was created and is supported by Scalable Ventures, a B2B SaaS venture studio based in Louisville.
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