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OCTOBER 7-8, 2021
THE WESTSHORE GRAND /// TAMPA, FL /// ON-DEMAND CONTENT
The Florida Venture Forum and the Florida Venture Education Foundation, invite you to attend the 14th annual Early Stage Capital Conference and the 11th Annual Statewide Collegiate Start-up Competition on October 7 - 8, at the Westshore Grand in Tampa, FL. This event, hosted in partnership with Space Florida, is your opportunity to reach the next level of expansion, through meaningful interaction and exposure to the angel investor community in Florida and beyond!
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#EarlyStage21 Capital Conference
The Florida Venture Forum and the Florida Venture Education Foundation, invite you to attend the 14th annual Early Stage Capital Conference on October 7-8, 2021.
This year’s conference will offer top company presentations, guest speakers, breakout panel discussions, one-on-one meetings, networking with investors and more!
The conference also will feature the 11th annual Statewide Collegiate Start-up Competition, attracting the “best of the best” competitors, representing Florida’s major colleges and universities.
Additionally, $100,000 in cash prize money provided by Space Florida, will be awarded to the top early stage companies at the conclusion of the conference.
Presenting companies will compete for the Accelerating Innovation (AI) Award offered by Space Florida, a cash prize totaling $100,000!
Get ready to Grow...Register Now!
Don't miss out! Register today to attend the largest gatherings of angel and early stage investors in the state and features presentations from some of the most innovative, fast growing, early stage companies! When registering two or more persons from your firm consider sponsorship opportunities!
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Schedule of Events
Thursday - October 7, 2021
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Exhibits set up 12:00 P.M. -
8:00 P.M.• Location: Grand Foyer/Westshore I & II
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"Optimizing Investor Engagement"
Workshop 1:15 P.M. -
4:30 P.M.• Hosted By The Angel Resource Institute
• Understanding Investor Behavior
• Effective Deal Engineering in Term Sheets
• Valuations
• Extracting additional value from investors
• Location: Bayshore I -
Welcome Social Mixer 4:30 P.M. -
5:30 P.M.• Location: Atrium
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Pizza Party 8:00 P.M. -
Until...• Hosted by Title Sponsor Lock Lorde
• Location: Atrium
Friday - October 8, 2021
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Coffee Station - Exhibits Open 8:30 A.M. -
9:30 A.M.• Location: Grand Foyer
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Practice session for presenters 8:30 A.M. -
9:00 A.M.• Location: Bayshore I, II & III
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Welcome and Company
Presentations 9:30 A.M. -
11:30 A.M.• Sponsored by Naples Technology Ventures
• Location: Bayshore I, II & III -
Networking Coffee Break 11:30 A.M. -
NOON• Sponsored by Pinellas County & Aspen HR
• Location: Grand Foyer -
Lunch with Fireside Chat
featuring Doug Schaedler,
Homee and Kathy Chiu,
DeepWork Capital NOON -
1:30 P.M.• Sponsored by Florida Power & Light
• Location: Bayshore I, II & III -
Company Presentations 1:30 P.M. -
2:40 P.M.• Sponsored by Naples Technology Ventures
• Location: Bayshore I, II & III -
Networking Refresh Break 2:40 P.M. -
3:00 P.M.• Sponsored by Hamilton Lane
• Location: Grand Foyer -
Early Stage Investor Panel 3:00 P.M. -
4:15 P.M.• Location: Bayshore I, II & III
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Closing Reception and
Space Florida Award
Announcements 4:30 P.M. -
5:30 P.M.• Sponsored by New World Angels
• Location: Grand Foyer
"The Florida Venture Forum events provided an incredible platform to showcase our company to members of a vibrant and diverse entrepreneurial and investment community!"
Matthew KimCEO, STAT3 Therapeutics 
"We met with BabySparks at the Florida Venture Forum and were incredibly impressed by him and how far he’d gotten without any outside investment. We
introduced him to Ocean Azul, who we work closely with, and they led the $2 million seed round."
Rebecca DantaManaging Director, Miami Angels 
"As the most active venture fund in Florida over the last decade, we have found that the Florida Venture Forum and associated conferences throughout the year are invaluable resources for our firm as we identify the most promising growth companies within the state.”
Sean BarkmanPrincipal, Ballast Point Ventures 
"Florida Venture Forum was an incredible experience for Fattmerchant. It was after we pitched that we met our primary investors of Fulcrum Equity that ended up investing 15M into our company for two executive rounds.
Without being at that forum, speaking to dozens of investors -
we wouldn't have found our perfect match."
Suneera MadhaniCEO/Founder, Fattmerchant 
"Presenting at the Florida Venture Forum to a room full of top investors really kicked off our fund raising efforts and company growth. Today, our product is Apple’s go-to-market solution for mobile point-of-sale with major retail customers around the world."
Greg SchmitzerPresident, Mad Mobile 
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