Focusing on survey sampling and monetization, global buyers and sellers of human answers come together on the Lucid platform. The result is the world’s largest community of real people ready to share answers, opinions, behaviors, profiles, and more. Founded in New Orleans in 2010, Lucid (then called Federated Sample) started off as a tiny startup in a coworking space and has grown exponentially over the last decade to a company with a couple hundred employees in offices on five continents. Last year, the company moved into its new sleek headquarters in downtown New Orleans, where it houses all types of roles from software to sales to finance to HR and marketing, and more.

Levelset’s construction payment platform helps contractors and suppliers in the worldwide construction industry get payments under control, facilitating smooth transactions and successful projects. The company services more than 15,000 customers across all 50 states and has offices in New Orleans (HQ), Austin, and Cairo, Egypt. Levelset employs more than 150 people and is actively growing across its business intelligence, customer support, development, marketing, operations, product, quality assurance, and sales teams.

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) is the premier event celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of the city, showcasing emerging trends and innovations and strengthening New Orleans’s ties to the global business community. Produced by The Idea Village, NOEW features keynotes, pitch competitions, workshops, networking events, and panel discussions that support innovation and entrepreneurial thinking in the region. Its aim is to educate, facilitate connections, inspire action, and bring the community together around what is next.

Billed as “the Uber of urgent care,” Ready (formerly Ready Responders) is a technology platform that sends trained healthcare professionals directly to your home any day of the week, including holidays. Those “responders” take vitals and ask questions to then share pertinent information with your care provider. The company, which partners with leading insurance companies, including Medicare and Medicaid in states across the country, was founded in New Orleans and now features additional offices in New York, L.A., and San Francisco. Ready also teamed up with Ochsner Health this year to reduce preventable emergency department visits and further support patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.