🚀 The Buzz on FAU Tech Runway

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Join the next Entrepreneurs' XChange from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 with John Duffy, founder and CEO of 3Cinteractive, as he discusses his insights on launching his company. Duffy will share unique insights on commercializing tech-based ventures and challenges in the entrepreneurial journey.

Pre-register for this free event below.

Tech Runway Ventures are Finalists in the Cade Prize Competition

Congratulations to BiUwAVe, a Venture Class 6 company, and PQ Secure Technologies, a Venture Class 5 company, for being selected as finalists for the 2020 Cade Prize for Innovation, one of the largest cash prize competitions for innovation in Florida. The companies have demonstrated their innovative invention to address problems in the field of their expertise. This is the third year in a row that Tech Runway venture companies have been selected as finalists. Final judging for the selected companies will be on Sept. 30 to award five prizes totaling $50,000. READ MORE.

Congratulations to All Venture and FAU-affiliated Companies

Along with Shipmonk, many other companies that are affiliated with FAU Tech Runway were listed on Inc.'s 5,000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.

Honorlock, a Venture Class 2 company, is ranked No. 236 with 1,860 percent growth in the software industry.

The SilverLogic is ranked No. 1,794 with 239 percent growth in the software industry.

Calling all startups: Learn how to let your product drive your growth, and acquire, retain and increase your number of customers, during the VentureCity Product-Led Growth Week from Sept. 21 to 25.

They will address topics such as designing the product in a user-centric way, making data-driven decisions, fundraising and more.

Applications end by Aug. 31.

APPLY HERE

Synapse Challenge: Financial Literacy for Students

Join the Synapse Challenge for an opportunity to pitch the concept of a fun and entertaining financial education mobile application for elementary school children.

Entries will deliver a five-minute video pitch of the application overview covering the following concepts:

spend cautiously
save diligently
invest wisely
give generously

Submissions are due Sept. 1.

SUBMIT HERE

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, designed for those financially motivated to back talented FAU-connected entrepreneurs.

To learn more about the benefits of becoming an elite TRIN member, click below.

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Small Business Executive Program and Nonprofit Executive Program

Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship has a Small Business Executive Program and Nonprofit Executive Program for CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners, executive directors and presidents of small businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Apply for the four-month, nine-session, training program, which focuses on growth, leadership expertise and financial success. Sessions begin in Jan. 2021.

To learn more and to apply to the program, view the three program options below:

Startup Grind Fort Lauderdale is hosting a fireside chat with Brad Feld, co-founder of Techstars, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 26, to discuss his latest book called The Startup Community Way.

He will also answer the following questions:

How COVID-19 will impact the future of startups ecosystems?
Should startups adapt to the new normal or stay the course?
What tools and techniques ecosystem builders can apply to be more effective in the new reality.
What startup funding trends are emerging?

The U.S. Green Building Council Los Angeles Chapter is hosting a virtual Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo on Aug. 21 and 22 for local government agencies, the building industry and the public. The expo will have live streaming sessions, interactive exhibitor and community partner booths, virtual tours, digital networking, recorded content and more.

The event also highlights the second cohort of its Net Zero Accelerator companies, such as PowerCalc, a Venture Class 3 company, that identify with viable net zero building solutions, positions them for success and accelerates their market entry in Los Angeles.

To register and to see their agenda, click the link below.

Data Center World 2020: A Virtual Experience is bringing together more than 75 leading experts and data center industry professionals to network.

Join Moises Levy, CEO and founder of DCMetrix, a Venture Class 8 company, as he discusses Data Center Site Risk Metric: An Important Tool for Data Center Due Diligence from 3:30 to 4:40 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24.

*Use discount code "LEVY" to save $200 when registering.

Zero Code Conference 2020 is a two-day virtual conference connecting entrepreneurs and companies on how to build a business without writing a single line of code, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 7 and 8. This event also will have demos, expert talks from their speakers, panel discussions and networking.

Learn software-as-a-service monetization, digital tools to improve marketing, how to start scaling a business and more.

Click the link below before Aug. 17 to receive a free ticket for this event.

Join the Florida Venture Forum for the 13th Annual Florida Early Stage Capital Conference and the 10th Annual Statewide Collegiate Startup Competition on Oct. 14 and 15 at the Westshore Grand Hotel in Tampa, Fla.

This is an opportunity to reach the next level of expansion through meaningful interaction and exposure to the angel investor community in Florida and beyond.