Ecosystem
A quick guide to the tech and startup organizations, meetups, events, incubators, support centers and media.
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UF Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center
The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center was created to teach, coach and inspire students to be entrepreneurial in their lives. The...
UF Engineering Innovation Institute
The University of Florida Engineering Innovation Institute is fostering a culture of innovation among faculty, students and staff of the...
Center for Innovation & Economic Development (CIED)
Whether you need specialized training to reach your career goals, represent a business needing cutting-edge training for your employees, or...
Florida Small Business Development Corporation (FSBDC)
The Florida SBDC in Gainesville is a satellite center of the Florida SBDC at the University of North Florida (Florida...
Innovative Product Development Center (IPDC)
The Santa Fe College Innovative Product Development Center (IPDC) is a community-based product commercialization center helping startup companies, entrepreneurs and...
UF Innovate | Tech Licensing
UF Innovate | Tech Licensing works with innovators, entrepreneurs, investors and industry partners to maximize the potential of University of...
Events
CelebrateGNV
CelebrateGNV is an annual event celebrating success stories and recognizing those who work to make the Gainesville startup community great....
Tech Charity Concert
The Tech Charity Concert is an annual live music event where bands from Gainesville tech companies perform to raise funds...
Super Meetup
Meetups of Gainesville, unite! The Super Meetup is a gathering of connected and curious members of the local tech community....
BarCamp GNV
BarCamp GNV is an unconference – an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in...
Josh Greenberg Day
Josh Greenberg was a startup pioneer who changed the landscape of Gainesville’s entrepreneurship scene forever. As a selfless visionary and...
ALL IN GNV
We are excited to be hosting the ALL IN Conference & Expo. To add more value and opportunity to our...
Incubator
UF Innovate | The Hub
UF Innovate | The Hub is a business incubator with a mission to build, drive and support the spirit of innovation....
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech
UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech is a world-recognized leader in biotechnology business incubation – and with well-equipped laboratories and...
Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC)
The Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) is a community program providing early stage startup companies with tools, training and infrastructure...
Makerspace
Gainesville Hackerspace
Gainesville Hackerspace mission is to remove barriers for members to start and complete their projects. We provide space, supply parts,...
Meetup
Gainesville DevOps
Gainesville DevOps is a group of people with an interest or background in both Dev & Ops (managers, programmers, syadmins,...
Gainesville UX
In this group, UX professionals, UI designers, Web developers and anyone who is interested in the world of user experience...
Buzz by SharpSpring
What is Buzz? A networking event for professionals in Gainesville to get to know each other and enjoy a couple...
Frontend Awesome!
The Gainesville Front-end web development meetup is a place where newbies and veterans can come together in an informal setting...
Gainesville Project Management Meetup
Project Management professionals in the Gainesville area have come together to develop a local Project Management Institute (PMI) group –...
3rd Thursday at the Hub
UF Innovate | The Hub wants to welcome all North Central Florida entrepreneurs to 3rd Thursdays @ The Hub! The...
Organization
Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Gainesville Chamber is five-star accredited chamber by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a designation that places us in...
Gainesville Black Professionals
Gainesville Black Professionals is a non-profit organization. Our mission is to increase communication, collaboration and networking between professionals, entrepreneurs and...
Alachua County Emerging Leaders (ACEL)
ACEL is a resource for and about young people in Alachua County, Florida. Our vision is for this community to...
SCORE Mentors North Central Florida
Our chapter provides free and confidential business counseling tailored to meet the needs of your small business and your personal...
ONESIXONE Group
The ONESIXONE Group has expanded their mission, to foster organic growth of Gainesville’s startup community. They currently serve by hosting...
Resource
GNV Connect Slack Channel
Greater Guide to Gainesville
Since 2015, the Guide to Greater Gainesville has been the official go-to resource for newcomers, visitors and residents of the...
WHOA GNV Podcast
From the beginning, entrepreneur Collin Austin, focused on building his company (New Scooters 4 Less) around the Ultimate Customer Experience...