Venture Hive in 2014

A Recap of Venture Hive in 2014

January
• Second VH Accelerator class (applications from 32 countries)

March-May
• For World Bank: EPIC Program 8-week virtual mentoring program for cohort of female entrepreneurs in the Caribbean

April
• Second demo day – THE SWARM

May
• Selected to host the first Microsoft Innovation Center in the U.S.
• Offered Tech Entrepreneurship After School Program for 35 students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS)

June
• Venture Hive Prep Camp at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science for 2nd – 5th grade students
• Miami DDA conducts REMI study: VH economic impact is $7.3 million in less than 18 months

July-September
• For US State Dept: Eight-week virtual mentoring plus one-day BoomCamp for top 40 tech startups in Africa in Lagos, Nigeria

July
• Secured an additional two years of grant support from the Miami DDA ($345k)

August
• First Venture Hive U in the US opens at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA

September
• US SBA selects Venture Hive for Accelerator Growth competition ($50K prize)
• First tech entrepreneurship high school program begins in partnership with MDCPS

November
• Partnership with Disruption to lead Venture Hive’s investor education and founder preparedness initiatives internationally

December
• Virtually develops Pre-Accelerator program for the Microsoft Innovation Centers in Armenia, Chile, Nepal, and Pakistan
• Third VH Accelerator class (400 applications from more than 40 countries)

Thank you to everyone who has supported Venture Hive, participated in events, and encouraged entrepreneurship. Without you none of this would be possible.
Happy new year and we wish you all the best in 2015!