Three-day tech startup weekend program headed to region

Techstars Startup Weekend Tampa Bay, an event for aspiring regional entrepreneurs, will return in partnership with the University of South Florida's Nault Center for Entrepreneurship, organizers say.

The event is scheduled for March 15-17 at USF St. Petersburg's Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance. Organizers say the program will bring together local community leaders, investors, sponsors and aspiring entrepreneurs "for three days of innovation and collaboration."

Techstars is an active pre-seed investor, having invested in more than 3,800 companies "with a $108.7B all-time accelerator portfolio market cap," according to Will Freeman, lead organizer.