Twenty-nine startup companies presented at the Americas Venture Capital Conference, competing for investors’ time and money. These companies were also awarded prizes:
• Tres Mares Innovation Prize ($10,000 cash and artist rendering valued at $5,000): Trapezoid Digital Security of Miami (pictured at left, with FIU Entrepreneur in Residence Boris Hirmas Said.)
• CP Capital Later Stage Company ($15,000 in investment banking services): itMD of Miami
• CP Capital Early Stage Company ($10,000 in services): Cognicor of Spain
• New Frontier Nomads Idea Validation and Micro-MVP Prize ($10,000 in services): fotopigeon of Tampa (pictured at right in the "Hot Zone.")
• Miami Innovation Fund Startup Prize ($20,000 term sheet): fotopigeon of Tampa
HackDay winners
Five startups, all finalists from HackDay, competed for a $30,000 cash prize plus an additional $20,000 if the team starts a company. And the winner is: AskMeOut from Brazil. Runner-up: Introduced.co of Miami won a year of free co-working space at LAB Miami.
Watch Starting Gate for more on these events.
Photos are by Osmel Matos.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/14/v-fullstory/3142734/miami-in-spotlight-at-vc-confab.html#storylink=cpy