In this fireside chat we'll talk with SeedFunders Orlando Cofounder and CEO, Dennis R. Pape, about his experiences as an active contributor to and advocate for growing a robust and vibrant tech startup community in Central Florida where he has founded, funded and created spaces and programs for Central Florida tech startups.
Today, Dennis is cofounder and CEO of SeedFunders Orlando, a seed capital firm in Orlando investing in pre-revenue technology startups. He also founded and manages VentureScaleUp, a tech accelerator program. He cofounded and managed a coworking space in downtown Orlando, Catalyst Spaces, from 2014 to 2019. Previously he founded and scaled a VC-backed optical information processing firm, Photonic Systems, in Melbourne before joining a VC-backed corporate technology commercialization firm, Milcom Technologies, in Maitland. He edits two online news publications, Florida Venture Sourcing and Orlando Venture Sourcing. He is on the Board of Advisors of the Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship as well as a member of the Orlando Technology Council.
Where: This is a VIRTUAL event on the BEVY Virtual Platform. RSVP to get the link.
When: Wednesday - November 18th, 6:30-8:00 PM EST
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For over 30 years, Dennis has been starting and advising new technology ventures. He is focused on providing startups and early-stage technology businesses with the tools they need to get noticed and funded.
Dennis is cofounder and CEO of SeedFundersOrlando, a seed capital firm in Orlando investing in pre-revenue technology startups. For over 30 years Dennis has been involved with starti…
For over 30 years, Dennis has been starting and advising new technology ventures. He is focused on providing startups and early-stage technology businesses with the tools they need to get noticed and funded.
Dennis is cofounder and CEO of SeedFundersOrlando, a seed capital firm in Orlando investing in pre-revenue technology startups. For over 30 years Dennis has been involved with starting and advising new technology ventures. He founded and scaled a VC-backed optical information processing firm, Photonic Systems, in Melbourne before joining a VC-backed corporate technology commercialization firm, Milcom Technologies, in Maitland. He founded and managed a coworking space in downtown Orlando, Catalyst Spaces, and currently edits two online news publications, Florida Venture Sourcing and Orlando Venture Sourcing, and is a regular contributor to the Orlando Sentinel, providing analysis of the issues and challenges of building a robust technology ecosystem in Orlando and Central Florida.
He is on the Board of Advisors of the Rollins College Crummer Graduate School of Business Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship as well as a member of the Orlando Technology Council. Dennis has an A. B. in Physics from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Physics from Duke University.
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