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Shipmonk CEO and Founder, Jan Bednar, Named Winner of the 2020 Excellence in Customer Service Awards
The Business Intelligence Group named 52 companies, executives and products as winners of the 2020 Excellence in Customer Service Awards. Among the winners,
Shipmonk's CEO and Founder, Jan Bednar, was highlighted as Executive of the Year for the 2020 Excellence in Customer Service Awards. Shipmonk is a venture a class 1 company.
Congratulations!
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FAU's College of Business and the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship Announce 12th Annual Business Plan Competition Winners
Student startups Polka Box,
Aerlogs and
Princesses Against Cancer won first, second and third place awards, respectively, in the FAU's College of Business and the Adams Center for Entrepreneurship 12th Annual Business Plan Competition.
Each of these startups and one of the runner-ups,
DCMetrix, are finalists in the Tech Runway Launch Competition. Congratulations to all!
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- Moonlighter FabLab is collaborating with Open Source Medical Supplies - Central and South Florida to create and donate over 8,500 face shields for our local front-line medical workers. Join the effort here.
- #GivingTuesdayNow is taking place on May 5, 2020, as a global response to the unprecedented needs caused by COVID-19. #GivingTuesdayNow is our day to join in solidarity for our families, our children, and our community. Donate here.
- Florida Atlantic University has established the “FAU Cares Emergency Fund” for currently registered, degree-seeking students who are experiencing financial hardship. For more information and to donate to the FAU Cares Emergency Fund, visit fauf.fau.edu/fau-cares.
- United Way of Palm Beach County has opened the COVID-19 Response Fund for Palm Beach County to collect monetary donations that will help ensure the community has access to basic needs every day, and especially during these times of uncertainty.
- United Way of Miami-Dade and the Miami Herald/el Nuevo Herald have activated Operation Helping Hands, an emergency response initiative to raise funds and recruit volunteers to help with crisis recovery and relief efforts.
If you have a cause you'd like us to promote, please
CLICK HERE.
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Virtual Aerospace Innovation & Tech Forum
Florida Venture Forum & Space Florida are hosting a VIRTUAL Aerospace Innovation & Tech Forum to be finalized on June 5th. Aerospace & Innovative Tech Companies from related industries are invited to apply to present in an online competition for the Space Florida Accelerating Innovation (AI) awards, totaling $100,000. Selected presenting companies must have a focus in aerospace and related innovative technologies to be eligible to compete for the $100,000 in total allocated awards.
The first place winning company will receive $40,000, and two runner up prizes of $20,000 will be awarded to each runner up winner. Additionally, ALL selected presenter companies will be awarded $1,000 each.
Applications are now being accepted until
May 1.
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Southeast Life Sciences, the organization behind 400 presentations, 790 funding transactions, and $5.2B in investments from 500 distinct investors is going virtual for a special edition of PitchRounds.
Whether your company is in biopharma, medical devices, diagnostics, or digital health, all are welcome to apply to demonstrate their company’s potential in providing life-saving or treatment-enhancing solutions for our healthcare system.
This pitch competition will be held virtually, and participants will benefit from exposure through the competition and beyond to a range of life science investors interested in the Southeast as well as other innovation professionals. Held in a format close to a live, in-person presentation, your pitch will be viewed with the same criteria as a regular pitch.
Apply by May 15.
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35 Mules Innovation Hub
Florida Power & Light Co. is accepting applications for its newly launched incubator program, 35 Mules.
The Juno Beach-based utility company will commit $1 million in grants for 20 entrepreneurs accepted into the program, in addition to about $1.5 million in resources for their startups. The companies considered for 35 Mules must be developing innovations in energy, water and "energy-adjacent" industries in Florida.
Deadline to apply to is
May 15.
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2020 Florida Blue Health Innovation Challenge
The 2020 Florida Blue Health Innovation Challenge is seeking innovative ways to reduce hospital readmissions in Florida.
ELIGIBILITY
- All entrants must be an undergraduate, graduate or doctorate student at a college or university located in Florida.
- Innovations cannot have been incorporated for longer than 12 months or have investment or annual revenues in excess of $100,000.
- Entrants will be required to pitch their concepts in-person to a panel of health care and business experts during the state finals at the GuideWell Innovation Center in Orlando’s Lake Nona Medical City in late September/early October 2020.
Deadline to apply is
June 1.
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The Elevate Prize
The Elevate Prize powered by MIT Solve aims to empower inspiring leaders and role models around the world—Global Heroes who can spark movements, mobilize communities, and catalyze positive change. The Elevate Prize Foundation will award up to US$5 million annually to multiple Global Heroes and offer valuable resources for two years after being selected, helping build a massive movement to galvanize people all over the world to do good in their own community.
Deadline:
June 29.
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What is the TRIN?
The FAU Tech Runway Investor Network (TRIN) is an organization that provides privileged access to investment opportunities for return-driven investors who are financially motivated to back talented FAU-connected entrepreneurs.
To learn more about this opportunity and the membership benefits you can enjoy,
CLICK HERE.
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Join the Florida Venture Forum at the
13th Annual Florida Early Stage Capital Conference and the 10th Annual Statewide Collegiate Startup Competition on
Oct. 15-16, 2020 at the Westshore Grand Hotel in Tampa, Florida. This 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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12 – 12:45 p.m., May 4
Virtual
6 – 6:45 p.m., May 4
Facebook Live
6 – 8 p.m., May 4
American Craft Aleworks, West Palm Beach
12 – 1 p.m., May 6
Online Event
6:30 – 8 p.m., May 6
The SilverLogic, Boca Raton
9 a.m. – 3 p.m., May 7
Virtual
4 – 5 p.m., May 7
Virtual
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FAU Tech Runway Launch Competition Reveal
May 14
Virtual
4 – 5 p.m., May 14
Virtual
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May 17 – 20, 2020
Gaylord Palms Resort and Spa, Orlando
6 – 6:45 p.m., May 18
Facebook Live
6 – 8 p.m., May 19
Venture X, West Palm Beach
4 – 5 p.m., May 21
Virtual
10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., May 28
Signature Grand, Davie
4 – 5 p.m., May 28
Virtual
4 – 5 p.m., June 4
Virtual
June 15 – 17, 2020
JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, Orlando
Nov. 4 – 5
Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami
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