Orlando’s FireSpring Fund accepting applications from tech firms
Orlando's evergreen seed fund to attract and retain promising early-stage tech firms in Central Florida is now accepting applications from entrepreneurs.
Orlando Mayor Budd Dyer announced the start of the application process for FireSpring...
FireSpring Fund, accelerator opens doors to applications
Companies in need of early stage funding have a new option in Orlando.
Mayor Buddy Dyer announced during his state of the city address that the early stage funding program FireSpring Fund has opened...
Meet Nelly Farra, new leader of WIN Lab set to launch in Miami
Wanted: South Florida women “with the fire to make it happen.”
That’s Nelly Farra’s message. She’s the new director of the WIN Lab, a Miami accelerator for women entrepreneurs launching on Thursday. With the launch,...
UCF’s video game school ranks No. 1 in America
The University of Central Florida’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy in downtown Orlando was named the best video game graduate school in North America by the Princeton Review and PC Gamer magazine.
The Princeton Review chose the...
For health start-ups, a new innovation space opens in Lake Nona
On a recent morning Chris Hillier sat in a brightly-lit room in the new offices of GuideWell Innovation CoRE, remembering when he had to pitch his first start-up company 42 times...
New type of business accelerator launches in Fort Lauderdale
A new type of business accelerator in South Florida will aim to develop innovative products with less risk for entrepreneurs and investors.
The accelerator on Monday announced its new headquarters at General...
Incubation center being readied at old skate park
The property at 2405 S. Harbor City Blvd., a former indoor skateboard park and furniture store before that, doesn't look like much now.
But a group called Groundswell is transforming the building — located in a somewhat-rougher...
Uber, Tampa Bay WaVe partner to drive innovation forward
Entrepreneurs in Tampa Bay will now have the chance to work with representatives from a revolutionary startup with international reach: Uber.
A new partnership between the ride-sharing company and local business incubator...
Groundswell Will Serve and Grow Local Startups, Renovating Melbourne Riverfront Building
Groundswell Startups Inc., a Space Coast based nonprofit founded by local entrepreneurs and private equity investors to serve and grow local startups, will begin this week to renovate the old skate...
Accelerating growth: Startup accelerator programs in the United States
A convergence of factors in information technology and capital markets have helped propel a boom in venture capital-backed startups in recent years. While well-established regions such as San Francisco-Silicon Valley, Boston-Cambridge,...
