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mlaker4
Oct 27, 20211 min read
Take a moment to hear from Ron Tarro from New World Angels
On this episode Scott and Allen sat on a call with Ron Tarro from New World Angels to discuss their deal flow, what they look for in...
mlaker4
Oct 27, 20211 min read
Take a moment to hear from Charlie Lewis of Bluewave Investment Partners
On this episode Scott and Allen talked with Charlie Lewis of Bluewave Investment Partners Click below to listen:...
mlaker4
Oct 27, 20211 min read
Take a moment to hear from Aaron Burnett from Spaced Ventures
On this episode Scott and Allen talked with Aaron Burnett from Spaced Ventures. Spaced Ventures is an early-stage equity crowd funding...
mlaker4
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Thank you for making 2021 TechDiversity Accelerator Demo Day a success!
It's a wrap!!! This year's TechDiversity Accelerator cohort was another incredible success. We want to thank our title sponsor, the...
mlaker4
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Wave's NEW Hall of Fame Awards!
Wave celebrated the first recipients of the Wave Hall of Fame Awards. Wave established these awards in 2021 in order to recognize the...
mlaker4
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Exclusive: Mortgage co-op invests in Orlando startup Home Lending Pal
https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/inno/stories/fundings/2021/08/23/mortgage-co-op-invests-orlando-startup-home-lender.html
mlaker4
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Take a moment to hear from Jim Thomas of Kirenaga Partners and Central Florida Tech Fund
On this episode of the Upsurge Podcast, our hosts Scott and Allen sit down with Jim Thomas from Kirenaga Partners and Central Florida...
mlaker4
Sep 7, 20211 min read
Take a moment to hear Saxon Baum from Florida Funders on the Upsurge Podcast
On this episode, Scott and Allen jumped on a call with Saxon Baum from Florida Funders. Florida Funders is a venture Capital fund with a...
mlaker4
Sep 7, 20213 min read
Andreas Calabrese of TampaBay.Ventures details the thesis behind their recent investment in Procoto
When our team met with Michael Otis and Ryan Muckel, the co-founders of Procoto, for the first time, we knew we had discovered the exact...
mlaker4
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Upsurge Florida: Inside the Investor's Mind
Curious about investing in early-stage, high growth tech startups? The deals have already happened, but in this “Shark Tank style” event,...
alexander4976
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Allotrope Medical Closes Series A!
TechDiversity alumni, Allotrope Medical, recently closed a multi-million dollar Series A round led by Rockies Venture Club. The company's...
alexander4976
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Vacayou Raises $3.3M for Wellness Platform
Vacayou recently closed $3.3M in angel and seed funding for its launch. The round was led by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik,...
nmorris96
May 24, 20211 min read
RX Live Raises $1.9M in Seed Funding
Big congratulations to Wave CORE member, RXLive for closing on a $1.9M seed round after growing more than 10x last year. Catch all the...
nmorris96
May 24, 20211 min read
PikMyKid Closes 7 Figure Silicon Valley Deal
PikMyKid recently closed a 7 figure round from from Silicon Valley-based Growth Street Partners. This investment helps them expand their...
Linda Olson
Apr 7, 20211 min read
Activating Early-Stage Tech Investors in Florida to Create a More Diverse Economy
Why two non-profit entrepreneurial support organizations - Orlando-based StarterStudio and Tampa Bay Wave took on a broad mission to...
alexander4976
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Florida's UCF, Starter Studio, Black Orlando Tech to grow entrepreneurship programs
Local groups will grow and launch tech entrepreneurship programs after Orange County designated a chunk of cash for the purpose. County...
alexander4976
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Tampa Bay Wave Announces its Inaugural Cybersecurity Cohort
Cybersecurity is more important than ever. The recently discovered hack on the U.S. government that went undetected for 9 months exposed...
alexander4976
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Amazon Web Services certifies Florida company Solodev's cloud technology
Local startup Solodev recently got another stamp of approval from one of the world's biggest tech companies. The Orlando-based cloud...
alexander4976
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Fattmerchant plans to double its workforce and office space
Downtown Orlando financial tech firm Fattmerchant is in growth mode after getting $5.5 million in venture capital. The payment-processing...
alexander4976
Mar 30, 20211 min read
Florida tech mortgage adviser Home Lending Pal to add jobs and launch app after getting investment
Last summer, Bryan Young walked into an Orlando office to pre-record a video for an upcoming pitch competition and met the man who would...
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