Tech Grove Innovation Funding Showcase

  • August 27, 2024 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • In-Person at the Central Florida Tech Grove

    12809 Science Drive
    Orlando, Florida 32826
Ticket Price Free This event is now over
Description

CAPITAL TO FUEL YOUR INNOVATION AND GROWTH

 

The Central Florida Tech Grove 2024 Innovation Funding Showcase will showcase organizations that provide government, debt, and equity capital for dual-use companies. Global threats are driving the need for faster, leading-edge innovation to be adopted by our military, and US defense spending is increasing to support it. Tech Grove's mission is to attract companies innovating in critical technology areas to explore doing business with the US Department of Defense.  

 

"The venture capital (VC) landscape for defense technology has demonstrated stability and growth, contrasting with the broader VC market's recent falters.  From 2022 to 2023, VC investment in defense tech remained steady, with $35.8 billion across 800 deals in 2022 and $34.9 billion across 627 deals in 2023. In 2024, $9.1 billion was already invested across 228 deals, underscoring the sector's robustness."

Silicon Nation, Aug. 1, 2024

 

In addition to an exhibit table for each participating organization, speakers will share insights on dual-use company investment trends, challenges, and opportunities.  

 

AGENDA:

1:00  Doors open for check-in

1:15   Welcome & Opening Remarks

1:30   Dual-Use Investor Panel

2:00  Showcase opens

5:00  Showcase closes

 

Confirmed to join us are the following organizations:

  1. Advanced Technology International (ATI) - Other Transactions Authorities
  2. Army Contracting Command Orlando - Contracts, grants
  3. Backswing Ventures - Equity investment
  4. Cogent Bank - Loans, lines of credit
  5. DeepWork Capital - Equity investment
  6. Florida High Tech Corridor - Matching research grants
  7. Govo Venture Partners - Equity investment
  8. NASA Kennedy Space Center - Contracts, grants
  9. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division - Contracts, grants
  10. New World Angels - Equity investment
  11. Plug & Play - Equity investment
  12. SeedFunders Orlando - Equity investment
  13. United Capital Funding - Debt capital
  14. US Small Business Administration - Loans, grants
Date & Time

Tue, Aug 27, 2024 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Venue Details

In-Person at the Central Florida Tech Grove

12809 Science Drive
Orlando, Florida 32826 In-Person at the Central Florida Tech Grove
Central Florida Tech Grove

The Central Florida Tech Grove is a hub for accelerating collaboration and innovation in defense modeling, simulation, training, and human performance.  Tech Grove is located in the Central Florida Research Park in Orlando, Florida which is the epicenter of the nation's largest cluster of government, industry, academic, and industry organizations developing and delivering training and simulation products for our nation's military. Tech Grove was established in 2020 through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) between the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) and the University of Central Florida Research Foundation.  Ten other Department of Defense entities are Tech Grove members with NAWCTSD: US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation (AFAMS), US Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems (PM TRASYS), US Army Simulation & Training Technology Center (STTC), US Army Futures Command Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team (STE CFT), Defense Health Agency (DHA), U.S. Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), Strategic Environmental Research and Development (SERDP), Army Modeling Simulation Office (AMSO), and the Office of Naval Research through the NavalX Central Florida Tech Bridge.  

www.CentralFloridaTechGrove.org

 


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