#0033 - Honoring U.S. Veteran Founders

<div>On this episode of the Startup of the Year podcast we are featuring our virtual event that we hosted, Honoring U.S. Veteran Founders.</div> <div> </div> <div>We had a great group of veteran-led companies presenting their pitches. The STARTUPS included: Govlia (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Milk Money Kitchens (New York, NY); Target Arm (Ridgefield, CT); TCare (St. Louis, MO); and TruGenomix (Rockville, MD). </div> <div> </div> <div>Additionally, the event was presided over by an incredible group of amazing judges that included Burunda Prince (Chief Innovation Officer of B6);  Jason Rathje (Partner - AF Ventures, AFWERX); Derren Burrell (President and Founder, Veteran Ventures Capital); and Kim Folsom</div> <div>(Co-Founder and CEO, Founders First Capital Partners, and Founder, LIFT Development Enterprises).</div> <div> </div> <div>Congrats to TruGenomix for winning the Pitch Competition! They are now one of the Top 100 Semifinalists at the 8th Annual Startup of the Year Summit.  Also, we are very excited for TCARE, which took home the People's Choice Award. </div> <div> </div> <div>We also hear some new segments from some of our Established Team members. Our VP, Engagement at Established, Rich Maloy, provides some advice with the VC Minute. Our CTO, Joe Corbett discussed some pointers with the Two Minute Tech Tips and our Director of Partnerships, Jacqui Dietrich provides and update about our Partner Programs and specifically discusses the following:</div> <div> </div> <ul> <li>Bunker Labs Virtual Town Halls <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/thebunkerlabs/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/thebunkerlabs/</a></li> <li>Hello Alice Black-Owned Business Resource Center <a href= "https://helloalice.com/homepage" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://helloalice.com/homepage</a></li> <li>Business coaches at <a href="http://wiseher.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://wiseher.com</a></li> <li>Embarc Collective Florida Survey <a href= "https://bit.ly/2BBdHSR