Orlando’s FireSpring Fund draws in more than 100 applicants, delays class
Donna Mackenzie said she was expecting 30 to 40 applicants for Orlando's first seed fund accelerator, but the local tech startup community is more interested in it than she thought.
Since opening the...
Serial entrepreneur finds new lessons at business accelerator
This is not Ron Ben-Zeev’s first go-around at entrepreneurship.
The 55-year-old has started several companies, to varying degrees of success, before he started the travel startup Sqygl about nine months ago. Read...
GuideWell and Healthbox select 11 firms for local medical tech accelerator
Nearly a dozen early-stage medical technology firms will participate in a new accelerator program hosted by Healthbox, located inside the new $30 million GuideWell Innovation Center in Lake Nona.
Like existing accelerator programs,...
State director of Economic Opportunity tours The Naples Accelerator
Chatting near bright bowls of candy, entrepreneurs, mentors and venture capitalists mingled at the Naples Accelerator Tuesday, as a state government official toured the facility.
"This is all pretty impressive," Cissy Proctor,...
6 Orlando startups that are already on track for fast growth
Orlando business owner Asia Hall has an apparel accessory that's a bit different from what most ordinarily see. Some people may even at first doubt whether the product could be successful, but upon...
Baseball to business: former big-league hurler now pitching business
James Parr has been slinging fastballs to home plate since he was a kid.
But on Wednesday, the 30-year-old former Major League Baseball player had something else to pitch: his business. Read...
Local accelerator now on the hunt for more growing tech firms
VentureScaleUp, one of Orlando's small business accelerators, is already on the move to find and help local businesses polish their products and grow.
The organization, which started last year and is managed...
Deadline approaching for Orlando’s first seed fund accelerator
The deadline is quickly approaching for small tech firms to apply to be one of the participants in Orlando's first evergreen seed fund accelerator.
FireSpring Fund is closing its application process on...
Former MLB pitcher highlights VentureScaleUp’s demo day
ormer Major League Baseball player will highlight a demo night for the startups at the VentureScaleUp accelerator next week.
James Parr, who pitched in 13 games for the Atlanta Braves in 2008...
3 upcoming Orlando tech events give insights on growing industry
Three upcoming tech events in Orlando are zeroing in on what's being built locally and what's driving the $14 billion industry.
One is Digital Orlando, a gathering of local tech leaders who will sound...
