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3 VC Life-Hacks from Venture Atlanta 2022
Venture Atlanta 2022 If you weren’t at this year's Venture Atlanta conference, then you truly missed out on an exceptional event. VCs and founders from around the world gathered together for two packed days of networking, company pitches, and fireside chats. PS27's...
PS27’s Top 5 Lessons Learned at Boston Fintech Week & Photo Gallery
PS27 Ventures at Boston Fintech Week PS27 Top 5 Lessons Learned at Boston Fintech Week In September, PS27 Fund Manager Chris Byers attended Boston Fintech Week, hosted by several leading financial and educational institutions around Boston. Below are our Top 5 Lessons...
Business Advice from $100 Million Shark Tank Investor Barbara Corcoran
Last week ABC’s celebrity investor Barbra Corcoran made her way down from NYC to Gainesville, Florida, to speak at the University of Florida to over 200 students. Corcoran, 73, is a businesswoman and investor best known for investing in over 80 businesses on ABC’s...
PS27 Ventures’ Top 5 Highlights of startGNV Tech Battle of the Bands
Last Friday, over 200 members of the Gainesville innovation community gathered at The Wooly for an epic Battle of the Bands. In addition to bringing together bands from local tech companies, the event also had a mission to raise money for GRACE Marketplace to end...
Jacksonville venture fund part of Andreessen Horowitz-led seed round for fintech company
A Jacksonville fund has teamed up with one of the most storied venture capital firms in the country for an investment in a company that could reshape the way money moves across the world. Jacksonville-based PS27 Ventures is part of a $10 million seed funding...
Payall lands $10M in a16z-led seed round to help banks facilitate more cross-border payments
When financial institutions want to offer a debit card or credit card, they hire an issuing processor to help them with those services. When they want to offer merchants the ability to accept cards, they sign up with an acquiring processor. But when it comes to cross...
Podcast: PS27’s Jim Stallings talks investing strategy, economic outlook and more
Jacksonville Business Journal Editor Timothy Gibbons recently sat down with with Jim Stallings, CEO of PS27, for a segment of the Florida Business Minds podcast. Stallings founded venture capital firm PS27 in 2013, looking to invest in early-stage companies focused on...
How LevAR is Transforming Ecommerce Companies with the Power of AR
Via Disrupt Magazine In today’s marketplace, ecommerce business owners need technological resources to help them connect with customers and enrich the shopping experience. Advances in AR have made this possible – but historically, building multi-channel 3D and AR...
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PS27 Ranked Top 10 US SaaS Startup Accelerators & Incubators [2022]
Via SharpSheets Are you looking for capital and/or mentorship for your SaaS startup in the US? Beyond funding, US SaaS startup accelerators also offer founders incredible valuable support for product development, sales and marketing. Whether you are looking to find a...
Black Founders Demo Day Photo Gallery
https://youtu.be/dPyi4ir4RKg https://youtu.be/qu-IbB2PNN8 https://youtu.be/utmaoXVW8Xc https://youtu.be/UYfTh3e3zFU Laundr Featured on WJCT News NEWS4JAX Jacksonville Today
‘Shark Tank’-style event aims to find best Black, brown startup founder in Jacksonville
Via Travis Gibson, News4Jax JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Black and brown startup founders will have the chance to pitch their big ideas in a live “Shark Tank”-style event being held in Jacksonville later this month. Venture capitalist group PS27 Ventures is putting on the...
Black Founders Demo Day Featured on First Coast Connect with Melissa Ross
Black Founders Demo Day Black and Brown Founders from across the country are invited to present at the inaugural Black Founders Demo Day, a two-day celebration designed to showcase, inspire and invest in Black and Brown wealth creation. Black Founders Demo Day will...
WCJB 20 Tech Tuesday Featuring PS27 Leadership Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsK3aixkV8w Christine Caven, Director of Communications at PS27 Ventures joins Lauren Asmus of UF Innovate to discuss PS27 Leadership Week on WCJB 20 News. A special thanks to SCAD Media for producing this segment. Startups can apply...
Announcing Black Founders Demo Day Pitch Competition in Jacksonville
July 26th, 2022 | 5PM - 8PM | WJCT Soundstage 100 Festival Park Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32202 Black and Brown Founders from across the country are invited to present at the inaugural Black Founders Demo Day - a two-day celebration designed to showcase, inspire, and...
PS27 accepting applications for annual leadership workshop
PS27 Foundation is now accepting applications for PS27 Leadership Week, an annual leadership workshop and networking opportunity meant for early-stage co-founders and key team members. The purpose of the workshop, according to a June 13 press release, is to...
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