InTheCapital covered Steve Case's Rise of the Rest" investment in Denver-based GoSpotCheck.
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To be one of 10 companies pitching at the first ever
Google for Entrepreneurs Demo Day, is a big deal in itself. Having Steve Case there as a judge, though, means you've hit the jackpot. Or at least that's what we discovered Wednesday after the AOL co-founder and Revolution LLC investor surprised the 10 pitching startups with $100,000 investments each.
Case is a strong advocate of the
"Rise of the Rest," or the notion that the rest of America will catch up to Silicon Valley in terms of innovation and venture capital investments. Not by coincidence, the startups demoing at Google's Demo Day came from seven regions – representing cities like Denver, Detroit, Nashville and Chicago – outside of the Bay Area of California.
"I've long known that great startups can be found everywhere, and not just in Silicon Valley," Case
said in a statement. "I was so inspired by the consistent quality of each of the pitches that I made an on-the-spot decision to support each company."
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GoSpotCheck (Denver, Colo.) – GoSpotCheck is a B2B SaaS product that allows field teams to collect, structure and analyze retail intelligence. The company’s native Android and iOS apps enable field team members to capture data quickly, while their web app instantly aggregates data for management in easy to understand charts and visuals.
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