Orlando Tech News

Really great news this morning out of Luis E. Garcia and Jacques Fu's PETE Learning of Orlando! They've gone global! Their #AI-powered #workforce training company acquired PlutoLMS. Good job guys!

For one US Navy veteran who will be at Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative (VEI) in Orlando, building a #health #tech firm was a matter of purpose. Having spent years in the military serving a higher one, Sean Freitag has approached running Signum Technologies Inc with the same mission at its heart. This month, he starts his time at VEI's SPEAR Accelerator. #Orlando #OrlandoTech #startups

As Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative (VEI) gets rolling, we continue to shine a spotlight on #veteran-led companies that will be part of the first cohort. Today, we turn our attention to MyLigo and CEO Jim St. Clair. Read below to find out how this #tech #firm is working to make #health data more accessible to patients! Ricardo Garcia

UCF Business Incubation Program leader Carol Ann Dykes Logue offers tips for small businesses on how to navigate potential obstacles after a federal grant-funding scare had #businesses wondering how they would be affected. In January, President Donald Trump ordered then rescinded a temporary freeze on all federal #grant programs. Logue said there are ways to prepare for these types of unpredictable situations - whether the grant freeze, a pandemic or market waves. #funding #technology Alan Byrd

I won't say we have a beat structure, necessarily, at OTN. After all, I'm still writing just about every story. However, hit up Giovan Santiago if you have any #videogame related news in #Orlandotech as he has been picking up a few gaming stories here and there. In this piece, he logs a review of a local indie game developed by Jurassic Sunset Games. #gaming Kyle Morrand🥁 Robert Torres Galo Domaica Matthew Schulz The game was featured at 302 Interactive's Joybreak last week.

Another in our series highlighting #veteran #entrepreneurs, thanks to the support of Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative (VEI)! "My dad is still teaching me." After his father's passing, David Franklin vowed to improve efforts related to helping hospitals have as much information as they could about a patient's day-to-day activities, using data captured by wearables and other #technology. As a US Navy veteran, he has also created a sort of "dream team" of #military vets. Read all about knowRX Health at the link below.

When Demo Day came around for the latest StarterStudio cohort, it was a chance to get back out into the community. Stay tuned for deeper dives on teh #startups that pitched. However, I appreciate Dawn Haynes' time for a post-event chat. After decades doing so, she still thrives on helping young #businesses thrive! She considers StarterStudio a cog in what has become a deep ecosystem that supports #entrepreneurs.

Orlando Tech News is proud to partner with Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative (VEI) to highlight #veterans who run businesses. Today, we highlight Crystal Turman of Wellspring Brain Care, one of nine accepted into VEI SPEAR Accelerator program, which kicks off next month. Click below to read about why this United States Air Force veteran compares the accelerator to boot camp. "What we do, it’s like taking the brain to the gym.” Ricardo Garcia Rafael Caamaño, BBA, MBA Rebecca Hertz Dobo https://lnkd.in/gaGaSzV6

This was one of the best, across the board, demo days for StarterStudio in a very long time. Love to connect with some new #startups I will be highlighting soon and reconnecting with so many members of the community! Great to see two generations of studio leadership in Lilian Myers and Dawn Haynes, too!

Orlando: Come for the defense industry. Stay for the pickleball. The leaders of Bubo Defense went all in on Orlando, moving its HQ into the region to join our robust #defense industry. However, one cofounder also found #community on Oviedo's #pickleball courts. The story of why one UCF Business Incubation Program company found its way to Orlando to help its mission of training #AI systems much like humans learn. "At one point, I couldn't walk. Now I know kung fu." https://lnkd.in/dPcqReeS Eric Cordell Mark Evans Alan Byrd