Tech legend brings investment competition to area

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. 

To accomplish that goal, Case’s Rise of the Rest bus tour visits a different area of the country every year. In each city he and his team of investors visit, they award a $100,000 prize to the winner of a pitch competition. In 2019, the spotlight falls on Florida and Puerto Rico.