AOL co-founder Steve Case will be visiting Pittsburgh next week, June 25 as part of his "Rise of the Rest Road Trip". The event will be held at AlphaLab Gear at 2:30 PM and is open to the public. The trip is showcasing 4 cities in America that have promising startup ecosystems in development-Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Nashville. For each city Case visits he is investing $100,000 to the winning startup in a pitch competition.
Case is currently chairman and CEO of Revolution, an investment firm that has backed the likes of Zipcar, LivingSocial and AddThis. Sponsors of the tour include UP Global, Google for Entrepreneurs, Engine and Seed Here Studio.
“It’s important to remember that America itself was once a startup, and became the greatest economy in the world thanks to the efforts of entrepreneurs who built not just companies, but entire industries in the heart of the country,” said Case in a statement issued by his Washington, D.C.-based investment firm.
The point is not to just celebrate entrepreneurship, but advance it, Case adds.
He intends to do that. In Pittsburgh, Case will hold a fireside-style chat at AlphaLab Gear in East Liberty on Wednesday afternoon, June 25, at 2:30 p.m. The event is open to the public.
The pitch competition will be held shortly thereafter. Pittsburgh startups are encouraged to apply to pitch before the June 15th deadline. The winners in each city will earn a $100,000 investment from Steve Case.
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