Florida Venture Forum selects 19 presenters for its 2022 Florida Early Stage Capital Conference

Miami and Tampa, FL – October 3, 2022– Florida Venture Forum has selected 19 presenting companies to present at its 15th annual Florida Early Stage Capital Conference, to be hosted in-person with limited capacity, October 11-12.  The conference will be conducted concurrently with the 13th annual 2022 Statewide Collegiate Startup Competition, attracting the “best of the best” in collegiate competitors from 11 of Florida’s leading innovation-focused colleges and universities. “We received incredible applications from throughout the country and were able to select a truly diverse set of interesting early stage companies. Attendees will be intrigued by companies with offerings that range from state of the art molecular diagnostic systems to innovative AML/KYC technology,” said Ben Patz, managing partner of DeepWork Capital and chair of the Early Stage Conference selection committee. In addition to the opportunity to present to Florida’s leading venture investors, eligible companies will be considered for cash awards totaling $100,000, distributed between early stage and collegiate startup stage companies, provided by Space Florida. To date, past Early Stage Conference presenters have attracted over $600 million in equity funding.