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Ecosystem Highlight: Christina Dills
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Christina Dills, Founder & CEO of Smart Edge Technologies, an AI Transformation platform for SMB featuring SortIQ and SmartPath AI native solutions […]
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Elizabeth Nelson Joins Embarc Collective as SBIR/STTR & Federal Grant Programs Strategist
Embarc Collective is excited to welcome Elizabeth Nelson, Director of the Florida High Tech Corridor at the University of South Florida, as our new SBIR/STTR & Federal Grant Programs Strategist. While in her full-time role with the Florida High Tech Corridor at the University of South Florida, Elizabeth will also serve as an expert coach […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Pierre Aurimond
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Pierre Aurimond, Founder & CEO of Flexmode, an invite-only social platform curating a scalable circle of active professionals in Miami through sport […]
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