Global Sponsor

Google for Startups

Google is committed to empowering entrepreneurs around the world through programs, partnerships, and our products.

Local Sponsors

TechCXO

A Shared, Entrepreneurial Intensity Like you, we have an entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward action. Our knowledge and experience means more value, less cost, faster results and a high probablity of success for you. The On Demand Model means fast-on, when-you-need-us-support with just the right amount of resources. No recruiting… No onboarding… Just results. Together, we can decide if a single exec, integrated team or coaching/mentoring relationship works best for you. There is no obligation to have a conversation.

Global Entrepreneureship Week

About Global Entrepreneurship Week. Global Entrepreneurship Week began in 2008 with an emphasis on inspiring young people to make their mark and has quickly grown to become a comprehensive effort that engages entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, researchers, support organizations and others collaborating to advance economic growth and innovation in more than 170 countries around the world.

Good Spirits

Good Spirits Fifth & Fed is located in the heart of Ft. Lauderdale and harkens back to the mid-century era of the cocktail, the crooner, and the cover girl - a time in which glitz and glamour lived alongside effortless elegance. Opened in early 2018, Good Spirits Fifth & Fed was one of the most anticipated restaurant openings of the year.

Gulf Stream Brewing Company

Gulf Stream Brewing Company has a driving passion for consistently providing the highest quality craft beer possible, while exploring different styles and unique flavors that push traditional boundaries. They reclaim waste water used during the brewing process, donate spent grain to local farms for feed, and actively support the Coastal Conservatory Association, so future generations can enjoy the same beautiful surroundings that we live in today.

Axis Space

We are a community of bold minds who have decided to work under the same roof. Our workspace and the people around us inspire us to take action, to grow, to do better.

Techstars Startup Digest

Techstars Startup digest Fort Lauderdale/Broward County is the ultimate curated newsletter of the most dynamic local startup events, startups and people. Every other week, we feature key upcoming startup events, highlight an outstanding startup and profile a notable ecosystem achiever.

TEKsystems

People are at the heart of every successful business initiative. At TEKsystems, a leading provider of IT staffing, IT talent management and IT services, we understand people. Every year we deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America, Europe and Asia. Our deep insights into the IT labor market enable us to help clients achieve their business goals—while optimizing their IT workforce strategies here in South Florida.

Partners

Startup Digest Fort Lauderdale-Broward County

Techstars Startup digest Fort Lauderdale/Broward County is the ultimate curated newsletter of the most dynamic local startup events, startups and people. Every other week, they feature key upcoming startup events, highlight an outstanding startup and profile a notable ecosystem achiever. If you want to keep your fingers on the pulse of our growing startup ecosystem, you want to join their mailing list. You can also submit your startup or your event inclusion consideration for upcoming releases.

iLab Startup Foundation

The mission of iLab Startup is to foster entrepreneurship globally through the 5 pillars of iLab Startup: mentoring, networking and education, funding and incubation. Dedicated to the virtuous cycle of wealth creation and giving back to the community. iLab Startup's focus area is to generate enable the next generation of entrepreneurs. "Innovation happens at the intersection of technology and creativity."

Laspainc

Specializes in (1) Business Attraction, Expansion and Retention; (2) International Business Development; (3) Entrepreneurial Training and Development; (4) Capital Access (5) Strengthening support for small business participation in procurement; and (6) Providing technical assistance and resources to support small businesses. Designed to attract, retain targeted industry businesses, attract capital investment, exploit new market opportunities through economic and small business development.​​

Techstars Startup Weekend Fort Lauderdale

Startup Weekend Fort Lauderdale is a 54-hour event designed to provide superior experiential education for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs. Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through brainstorming, business plan development, and basic prototype creation, the event culminates in Sunday night demos and pitches to a panel of experts. Participants create working startups and are able to collaborate with like-minded individuals outside of their daily networks.

Techstars Startup Week Fort Lauderdale

Startup Week Fort Lauderdale is a five day, entrepreneur-led, community-run event held to showcase the local startup ecosystem through meetups, gatherings, lectures, discussions and other activities. Registered participants can attend free workshops, panels, talks, bootcamps, hackathons in the coolest co-working spaces in Fort Lauderdale.

Creation Station

Located at Main Library in downtown Fort Lauderdale, on the 7th floor, this coworking hub offers free work and meeting spaces, high-tech equipment, business resources and expert assistance for creating and growing your business. Use the first floor Lab to build prototypes and develop your online design needs.

Colab Workspaces

CoLab’s comfortable setting gives you a feeling of laid-back, cool, and hip – the backdrop to all so many entrepreneurial projects these days. You’ll join others from CoLab, enabling you further opportunities to network with others in a variety of fields. You can take on your corner of the world while feeling at home in our intentional shared workspace.

Pipeline Fort Lauderale

Pipeline is committed to bringing the best workplace experience to entrepreneurs, start-ups, independent professionals, and small business teams through community building, innovative and functional design, a dynamic learning environment, and a desirable location.

Startup Broward

Startup Broward is a county-wide organization dedicated to supporting and expanding the Broward Startup Ecosystem by coordinating efforts between both public and private sector organizations and local entrepreneurs as well as spurring local economic growth through innovation boosting initiatives.

Global Entrepreneurship Week

Global Entrepreneurship Week began in 2008 with an emphasis on inspiring young people to make their mark and has quickly grown to become a comprehensive effort that engages entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, researchers, support organizations and others collaborating to advance economic growth and innovation in more than 170 countries around the world.

Choose 954

After coming to the consensus with my peers and fellow community members that there’s a lack of Culture in Fort Lauderdale & Broward County compared to our neighbors, I determined that our community needs revitalizing to be able to attract back the economic & cultural impact we’ve lost to Miami & Palm Beach.

Tap 42

Slick space offering dozens of craft beers on draft, plus creative burgers & cocktails.

General Provision

Community | Craft | Commerce | Outfitting and inspiring creatives through a vehicle of co-working, productivity, and innovation.

Innovation Hub at Broward College

We are leading the way in building the Broward County startup ecosystem and driving innovation at Broward College. Our goal is to empower you to start and grow your business as a member of our community or a Broward College student entrepreneur on campus. The Innovation Hub is a mixed-use business incubator, focusing on housing a dynamic community of entrepreneurs, start-ups, mentors, advisors and investors, and serving as a one-stop resource for committed individuals pursuing their entrepreneurial ambitions.

Caribu

Caribu marries video-calling and e-books to provide an interactive experience when family members are far apart. You simply make a call, choose a book together, and read or draw in real time as if you were in the same room. It's like FaceTime meets Kindle, for kids!