SYRACUSE — The annual Student Sandbox Demo Day will take place starting at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the lobby of the AXA towers in downtown Syracuse.
The sandbox program, based in the Syracuse Tech Garden, aims to help student entrepreneurs develop business ideas. The 12 week program began in 2009 with five companies and has grown this year to 34 teams.
Fifteen of the teams will pitch their ideas during Demo Day. A tradeshow will follow at the Tech Garden.
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Registration is available at: http://studentpitches2012.eventbrite.com/.
On Thursday, Syracuse’s StartFast Venture Accelerator, a private capital-backed accelerator for software, Internet, and mobile startups, will host its Demo Day. The eight participating companies, chosen from a pool of more than 300 applicants from around the world, will pitch to venture capitalists, investors, and entrepreneurs at the Everson Museum from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Accredited investors can register at http://startfast.net/investors.
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