entrepreneurs. The program has drawn companies and advisors from Paris, London, Georgia, Louisiana, Chicago, Boston, Silicon Valley, and New York.

VentureCrushFG takes these entrepreneurs and accelerates their “first growth” by (1) connecting them with venture capitalists, angel investors, successful entrepreneurs and advisors, all of whom have spent years in and around technology start-ups; (2) connecting each startup with successful network members who will provide advice at sessions and beyond based on various criteria; (3) providing regular opportunities for substantive information and networking with the VentureCrushFG community; and (4) providing a peer group of other high potential tech leadership teams in the VentureCrushFG program.