Updates on Forum members, the industry, and more.

Top Venture News in Florida Last Week
Congratulations to: Blue Ring Imaging, a St. Petersburg 3D visualization and unmanned vehicle control systems startup, on being acquired by aquatic remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) manufacturer VideoRay for an undisclosed amount. Vu Technologies, a Tampa...

Florida Venture Forum Launches The FL Innovation Connect Platform
The new, free FL Innovation Connect platform features news, an event calendar, a job board, and listings and information from hundreds of ecosystem partners and organizations. Browse The Platform Florida Venture Forum, Florida’s largest statewide support organization...

Florida Venture Forum and South Florida Tech Hub Partner for A New Venture Capital Mid-Year Review

Space Florida, Florida Venture Forum Announce the 2023 Aerospace + EmergingTech Forum “FINAL FOUR”
The Florida Venture Forum, Florida’s largest statewide support organization for investors and entrepreneurs, are pleased to announce the 2023 Aerospace + EmergingTech “FINAL FOUR” who will be pitching on June 8, 2023, from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M., at the newly expanded...

Forum Spotlight: Lakshmi Shenoy, Embarc Collective
Lakshmi Shenoy launched and leads Embarc Collective, an education non-profit that supports the development and growth of Florida-based tech- and tech-enabled startups. Embarc Collective is for Florida’s most driven and focused startup teams. Each of Embarc...

Forum Spotlight: Andrew Hafer and USF’s Center for Entrepreneurship
Dr. Andrew Hafer is an experienced founder with a demonstrated history of building community around disparate constituent groups in order to accomplish a common good. His career, so far, appears in three chapters. The first chapter was in enterprise...

Cherry Bekaert Adds Growth Strategy and Innovation Services with Treacy & Company Acquisition
Cherry Bekaert (the Firm) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Treacy & Company (T&Co.), a boutique growth and innovation consulting firm. The acquisition of T&Co expands Cherry Bekaert’s focus on helping clients grow from strategy through execution. The addition also expands the Firm’s geographical footprint in the Midwest and Northeast U.S. Learn more…

Space Florida and The Florida Venture Forum Award $100,000 to Early Stage Companies
EVQLV, Novineer, Inc., and Revterra Corporation, received top prizes at the 2022 conference.

Space Florida, Florida Venture Forum Announce Award Winners from 2022 EmergingTech Showcase
Space Florida and the Florida Venture Forum, Florida’s largest statewide support organization for investors and entrepreneurs, are pleased to announce the award winners at the 2022 EmergingTech Showcase, held May 20 in Lake Nona.

Florida Venture Forum adds Rachel Feinman of Tampa General Hospital & TGH Innoventures to its Board of Directors
Feinman and Tampa General Hospital join 50-plus Forum board members who work together to promote and further the Forum’s mission of helping entrepreneurs connect with the funding and services they need to grow and scale.