soe2014 presentation
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Denton’s Booming Startup Scene
R A N K E D 6 O U T O F 2 5Counties with the most high tech jobs
7 7Meetups and events
$ 2 2 0 , 0 0 0Innovation District from City of Denton
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Women Business Pioneers
D A L L A S T O P 5 C I T YFor Women in Tech in the US
9 8 % I N C R E A S EIncrease of women-owned businesses in Texas
F I R S T E V E RNorth Texas Women in Tech Awards
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Startups move from the Garage to Downtown
6 0 , 0 0 0 + S Q F TCoworking space available for startups downtown
9 7 W A L K S C O R E Most walkable neighborhood in Dallas
D A R T I S O F F I C I A L Transportation provider for startups
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Events and Programs that Defined 2014
9 7 0Events and meetups
1 2 , 4 0 0Cups of coffee consumed
3 2 0New ideas and apps pitched
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The year for new accelerators & incubators
N I N ESeed accelerator programs
F I F T E E NIncubator programs
O N E H U N D R E D T H I R T Y S E V E NStartup companies
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Investing in Startups
$ 3 2 3 M I L L I O NInvested across 32 Companies
D A L L A S R A N K E D 1 8 T HBest city for VC funding
A C T I V E A N G E L STexas accounted for 12% of all deals in Q2
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Our powerful student ecosystem
1 4 4 S T U D E N T T E A M SParticipated in business plan competitions
$ 1 6 1 , 5 0 0Student competition cash and prizes
1 7 % G R O W T HIn enrollment in entrepreneurship courses
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Corporations as supporters and accelerators
N I N EHackathons hosted by corporations
T W O N E WCorporate innovation centers in 2014
5 0 0 +Corporate connections to startup and developer talent
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C R E AT I N G M O R E D I V E R S I T Y
C U LT I V A T I N G T A L E N T
S TA R T U P W E E K 2 0 1 5
Looking forward to 2015
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T H E F A C E S O F D A L L A S . C O M
T H A N K Y O UD E V G U P TA | A A S S I A H A Q | I A N M C A U L A Y | B E N T L E Y D A V I S | A D A M L O T I A |
A M E L I A C L A R K | W I L L A K I N S | P A U L A G E A N | J O H N S TA L L E | M A T T A N D N I C K P L U I M | M A R I A H C A S T I L L O | D E C A M B A S S A D O R S | L O U I S E K E E | K E V I N
S T R A W B R I D G E | L A U N C H D F W | D A L L A S M O R N I N G N E W S | D A L L A S B U S I N E S S J O U R N A L | F I O N A S C H L A C H T E R | K Y L E TA Y L O R | K A R A B R O W N | H A Y D E N
B L A C K B U R N | J A S O N L U I | R A C H E L C R O S O N | K E N D A L L A R T Z | J O N S H A P I R O | M A D I S O N P E D I G O | J E R R Y W H I T E | S A R A H W H I T E | H U B E R T Z A J I C A K | L I N D S A Y
E L L I S | TA H I R H U S S A I N | J U S T I N N Y G R E N | C H I R A G G U P T A
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