Tech legend brings investment competition to area

AOL founder Steve Case's Rise of the Rest tour shines a light on undiscovered talent.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. May 3, 2019
AOL co-founder Steve Case brought his Rise of the Rest bus tour and pitch competition to Tampa on Wednesday. Courtesy photo.
AOL co-founder Steve Case brought his Rise of the Rest bus tour and pitch competition to Tampa on Wednesday. Courtesy photo.
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There's more to tech startups than Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston. So says AOL co-founder Steve Case, whose latest venture, Rise of the Rest, is a $150 million seed fund that seeks to find the top startups outside the regular hubs. 

 

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