Virtual vindication: Tech firm's gutsy decision to stay put pays off

Armed with potentially revolutionary technology, Immertec took a big risk when it rejected money from Silicon Valley so it could remain in Tampa Bay.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. June 21, 2019
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Mark Wemple. Erik Maltais is the co-founder of Immertec, a tech firm that makes a virtual-reality training platform for medical professionals.
Mark Wemple. Erik Maltais is the co-founder of Immertec, a tech firm that makes a virtual-reality training platform for medical professionals.
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Paralyzed by indecision about a pitch for funding he was to deliver later that day, Immertec co-founder Erik Maltais found himself roaming the streets of downtown St. Petersburg and handing out $5 bills to anyone and everyone who would listen to his elevator speech in the pre-dawn hours May 1.

 

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