Twenty-three South Florida startups have been selected as semi-finalists in the SUP-X: The StartUp Expo's startup competition in Fort Lauderdale in March.
The companies will each receive a free booth at the international conference and will be considered for the finals to compete for $50,000 in cash prizes. In total, 50 startups from 10 states and 25 cities have been selected.
The 23 selected South Florida participants are: Paywithchip, GoGig, RentLit, and Winspire from Fort Lauderdale; Slurpits from Dania Beach; The THX Co. from Hollywood; GoGym from Palm City; Pickk from Pompano Beach; Hutch.ai from Stuart; Jinglz and Carpe Solutions from West Palm Beach; Honorlock and Candidate.Guru from Boca Raton; and Project Ghost Studios, Symptify, UX Gofer, Same Day Pros, People As A Service, Emerge, Bid.Aero, Gramercy.io, Apollonix, and Cargo42 from Miami.
“We have startups coming from all over North America and the Caribbean," said conference founder Bob Fitts of Miami, in the announcement. "The exchange of ideas, learning opportunities and chance to form relationships make for a great experience for them. It will be interesting to see who wins, but it should be a very valuable experience for them regardless.”
The two-day conference and expo will be held March 6-7 at the Broward Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale. In addition to its startup competition, SUP-X will feature a “Diversity in Entrepreneurship Forum” and about 18 panels, speeches and keynote addresses on topics such as the importance of good design, minority access to capital, fintech and blockchain, raising capital and becoming a better angel investor. Speakers include Scott Decker, CEO of MDLive; Carmen Castillo, founder, president and CEO of Fort Lauderdale-based SDI International; Albert Santalo, founder of CareCloud; and Rachel Zietz of Boca Raton, who recently appeared on Shark Tank.
Tickets to SUP-X range from $59-$399. More information about SUP-X: http://www.sup-x.org/ or contact [email protected].
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