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Join the #StLouis Startup Community as we celebrate our top 10 winners competing to represent the Gateway City in the largest global pitch competition, hosted October 2-4 in Silicon Valley, with a $1,000,000 prize. The Startup World Cup Regional Finals are hosted on September 9th at The Post Building and we would love to see you there!

FOSS4G North America is in #StLouis this Fall with a unique opportunity to network with geospatial and business tech innovators from across the country on September 9 - 11! The general conference and agenda is available on www.foss4gna.org Interested in networking but can't attend the full conference? They're also hosting a B2B Social event on Monday to mingle with technology innovators across industry and government and hear from Keynote Jim McKelvey (Co-founder of Block and Director of Square) on the value of open-source software and insight relevant to tech innovation across all sectors. Plus, it's hosted right before the Startup World Cup at The Post Building, home of Block, at 6:30 PM. Check it out! 👇 FOSS4G NA B2B Networking Social 📆 Monday SEP 9th ⏲ 4:30PM - 6:00PM 🏬 Hyatt Regency The FOSS4G NA B2B social brings together open-source leaders from government and industry to network, discuss industry trends, and form partnerships. B2B fosters collaboration, knowledge sharing, and new business opportunities, aiming to strengthen industry connections and drive growth for participating companies. The mission of FOSS4G NA B2B is to facilitate networking and interpersonal connections that carry collaboration beyond the FOSS4G NA event and will include attendees from both industry and government. To Register: https://www.foss4gna.org/ and select the option you're interested in.

Our 10th and last #StLouis Semi-Final event for the Startup World Cup is coming up next week on Monday, August 19th and it's a **Wild Card** night! Join us to hear from these great #StLouis startups as they pitch to compete for the one remaining spot in the top ten... - Kwema, by Founder Ali Al Jabry - Boondoggle AI, by Co-Founder Raj Thaker - Immunophotonics, Inc., by Co-Founder Lu Alleruzzo - Posie Pots, by Founder Kay Wells - The Animal Neurology Center, by Founder Fred Wininger VMD MS DACVIM (Neurology) - Antiger Therapeutics, by Co-Founder Chang Liu - Hypnoloops, by Founder Hookman Marlin Bonds - SendBack, by Founder Shaniqua Jones-Williams Come on out for the free event in Downtown St. Louis: https://lnkd.in/gbqW9TTt

Congratulations to our top three winners from the #Data Semi-Finals in the Startup World Cup! We hosted our 9th pitch event this week at The Post Building and have found another #StLouis company added to our top ten. Give it up for our leading startups: 🥇 1st Place: SimpleRose, presented by Co-Founder Carl Ledbetter 🥈 2nd Place: Euler Science, presented by Co-Founder Daniel Van Hoesen 🥉 3rd Place: Dataplant, presented by Co-Founder Samuel J Cummings III We have our last Semi-Finals event on August 19th (https://lnkd.in/g92FE4dU) and then the St. Louis Finals on September 9th (https://lnkd.in/gkGSYXe2). All events are free and hosted in Downtown St. Louis at The Post Building.

BIG Congratulations to our recent winners of the #TAAS & #SAAS Semi-Finals at the #StLouis Startup World Cup!! We had some incredible companies presenting this week and the judges were presented with a tough decision to make. So, please give it up to our top three winners of the week! 🥇 1st Place: King of the Curve (KOTC), by Co-Founder Heath Rutledge-Jukes 🥈 2nd Place: JAKAPA, by Founder Gavin Pringle 🥉 3rd Place: EquiLeave, by Founder Andrew Metcalf Thanks to all who pitched and attended this exciting evening. We only have 2 more events left before the Final Competition, so join us next Monday, August 12th at The Post Building for the Semi-Finals on Data: https://lnkd.in/gJkJMXPp

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🎉 Congratulations to our recent winners in #Agtech and #Foodtech at the Startup World Cup Semi-Finals, hosted on July 29th at The Post Building in Downtown #StLouis. 🥇 1st Place: SAYeTECH, with Founder Jeffrey Appiagyei (Popular Vote Winner) 🥈 2nd Place: Posie Pots, with Founder Kay Wells 🥉 3rd Place: Sustain-a-Plate, with Founder Franklin Taylor We will be meeting again next week and are getting ready for the Regional Finals on September 9th. Hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/gstRRA3U

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Coming to #StLouis September 9-11

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