20 South Florida companies to compete in tech startup event

Twenty South Florida companies are scheduled to compete in Sup-X, a technology startup event in Fort Lauderdale.

Sup-X, an early-stage venture conference in its fifth year, will take place July 26 at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd. It has selected 36 startups for the competition, including 28 from Florida, five from Georgia, and one each from Ohio, Massachusetts and Israel.

The startups will compete for $25,000 in cash and prizes, said organizer Bob Fitts.

He said companies initially selected to compete are chosen based on factors including business idea and plan, intellectual property, market size and strategy. Geography, ethnicity and industry also are considered. Competitors will be narrowed to five on the day of the competition and must give their “pitch” to the judges from venture capital firms.

Palm Beach County startups competing are: Hunny, an app for deals and bars and restaurants; Two Degrees, a networking app; iGenApps, a mobile app builder; and RealyInvest, a real estate investment platform.

The Broward County startups are: GovLia, designed to connect small businesses with government; Ilumenfi, which provides tools for wireless infrastructure and smart lighting; Lifekee, a smart address book; SettleiTsoft, a debt settlement app; Xendoo, automated accounting services; and Ekkobar, a social media intelligence company.

In Miami-Dade County, the companies competing are: Alertgy, a blood glucose monitoring wristband and app for diabetics; Carepass, a childcare app; CoFlow Jet, developer of future aircraft technologies; Fortr3ss, a password management solution; Kugadi, a security guard management solution; La Vida Loca Productions,a mobile app TV series; RampEX, a virtual sales training program; RealDAX, a real estate data asset platform; Redify, a barcode scanner to identify chemicals in consumer products; and TeaRado Tech, which developed a smart teacup for loose-leaf tea.

Sup-X is expected to attract 1,500 startup and early-stage entrepreneurs, angel and venture capital investors, service providers and others. The event will open with a forum devoted to female entrepreneurs and investors called #women4women, and feature three panel discussions: on cryptocurrency and blockchain, cannabis and health care.

Tickets cost from $29-$299. For more information, visit Sup-x.org.