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Gatorpitch Startup Pitch Application

Please complete this application for an opportunity to pitch your startup at UF Innovate's GatorPitch Competition in Miami on Thursday, November 5. Your company must have a Florida affiliation. Applications are open through Friday, September 4.

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Company Name(Required)

What city is your company based in?(Required)

What category are you applying for?(Required)

Investment-ready company

Student Startup

What is your affiliation to the Florida startup ecosystem?(Required)

Current faculty/researcher

Former faculty/researcher

Current student

Alumni

Florida-based company

Have you licensed technology from a Florida university?(Required)

Yes

No

Please provide the university you licensed from.

Are you a member or graduate of a Florida business incubator?

Yes

No

Which business incubator?

What Florida university or college are you affiliated with?(Required)

Company Website

About your company(Required)

Please provide a brief overview of your startup company. It can be a short paragraph.

Startup Vertical(Required)

What is your startup's specific industry or niche market?

Defense technology

Healthcare/MedTech

Biotech

SAAS

Fintech

AI

Agriculture technology

Crypto/Blockchain

E-commerce

Education technology

Climate technology

Space

Other

If you selected "other," please elaborate.

If any, please list the investor(s) and VC fund(s) who have already invested in your startup.

How much total funding has your startup raised so far? (USD)

If none, enter "N/A"

What is the target amount your startup is seeking to raise in its current funding round? (USD)

Upload your pitch deck here.(Required)

PDF format only

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 1,000 MB.

Company Logo

Please upload your company logo, if you have one.

Max. file size: 1,000 MB.

Applicant LinkedIn

I affirm my company has an affiliation with the State of Florida.(Required)

i.e., licensed technology from a Florida university; are a member or graduate of a Florida-based business incubator; are current/former faculty or researchers; are a current student/alumni of a Florida university or college.

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