"In an equity crowdfunding campaign, you have to focus on your strengths. When we launched, we actually had zero revenue! But what we did have was an incredible team with a history of building revenue-generating education products, a prior acquisition and some kickass tech. Every update I made, I focused on new news or these strengths."
TBBJ • Last week, Embarc Collective hosted the first session of its inaugural Glaring Gap Summit, aimed at increasing the number of women startup investors in Florida. Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase, the Summit included fintech investor Alexa von Tobel of Inspired Capital and investor educator Angela Lee of Columbia Business School and 37 Angels. More here.
St. Pete Catalyst • Peerfit, an Embarc Collective member company, sold its intellectual property and technology to an undisclosed publicly-traded company. Peerfit will use the proceeds for a partial shareholder redemption and future growth.
Cision PRWeb • Embarc Collective member company Admiral was recently included on the GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch list. Admiral helps thousands of publishers worldwide target, engage, and grow first-party relationships with their visitors to increase ARPV and prepare for post-cookie monetization.
Elevator Pitch: SevenFifty is an end-to-end supply chain and communications platform connecting alcohol buyers, sellers, and distributors.
Position: Technical Lead, Web Development
Position Highlights: We're looking for an experienced full-stack developer to join our 15-person engineering team and lead development for a small squad. This role entails a mix of hands-on development and technical leadership. You'll be the technical representative for your squad of engineers, taking the lead on architectural decisions and quality development practices across the team.
We recently held our inaugural Glaring Gap Summit as part of our efforts to increase the number of women startup investors in Florida. During the first day of the Summit, 50 current and future women investors went through an intensive startup investing training. One method of investing we examined was equity crowdfunding, or crowd investing, which enables both accredited and non-accredited investors to back startup founders.
⚖️ Top 10 Equity Crowdfunding Sites – 2020 - This article outlines more considerations for equity crowdfunding and describes different platforms for investment.
💰 Crowdfunding; SEC Announces Increase in Amounts Permitted To Be Raised - This month the SEC increased the maximum startups can raise through equity crowdfunding from $1.07 million to $5 million. The update also removed investment limits for accredited investors. These changes are expected to be effective as of January 2021.
Raising Millions in Pajamas, with Maxeme Tuchman
Maxeme Tuchman, CEO of Florida-based Caribu, is the first Latinx CEO to raise $1 million in equity crowdfunding. She shares her journey using WeFunder on this episode of Adventure Capital: Equity Crowdfunding.
Office Hours with Female Founders Fund and Serena Ventures
On December 3rd and 4th, Female Founders Fund and Serena Ventures are hosting Office Hours for Black and Latinx female founders looking for feedback on questions related to fundraising, runway, strategy, branding, product development, product market fit, and more.
This is a 90-day accelerator program for startups focused on cybersecurity. Businesses built with proprietary technology creating next-generation cyber products & solutions are encouraged to apply.
mHUB Accelerated Incubation - Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
This 6-month program fast-tracks high potential startups through hands-on product development in a state-of-the-art prototyping facility supported by world-class corporate and venture investors. This program is specific to industrial internet of things startups.
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