Blockade Named Top 100 Companies to the 2017 Startup Exhibition

    PALO ALTO, CA, February 17, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Startup Grind today announced the induction of Blockade Technologies to their list of 100 Companies to the 2017 Class of Startup Exhibitioners. The Startup Exhibition recognizes the top 100 companies handpicked from 80 countries, 200 cities around the world. Startup Grind Startup Exhibition companies are an elite group of companies whose founders range from 16 year-old founders who gained 20,000 paying customers in 2 months to a professional basketball player, to a Medical Director at Yale, to a Resident Neurosurgeon at Duke University Hospital.

Startup Exhibition companies are given access to our global audience through media and onsite at annual Global Event (www.startupgrind.com/conference) held February 21st through February 22nd in beautiful historic downtownRedwood City. The exhibition helps companies to accelerate their pace towards growth and success by gaining the visibility of mentors and investors in our network.

"We started this after seeing many of the Accelerators and Incubators not doing much to really help companies," says Derek Andersen, founder & CEO of Startup Grind. "We really wanted to make an actual difference in the startups trajectory and leverage all of our resources and network to their advantage."

"Of the 6,000 plus startups that were considered, 100 were selected representing the Startup Grind community across 80 countries. These startups have great teams, traction, technology and massive markets," says Andersen. "Our biggest goal is for each startup to go back home with a new and improved game plan that would not have happened without the exposure of the exhibition and the mentors/resources that were gained through our network."

About Blockade Technology
Blockade Technology is a custom technology company based in Boca Raton, FL with locations in Charlotte, NC. Founded in 2016, Blockade Technology has designed and created enterprise business solutions to assist businesses with some of their most important needs today through secure data storage using Blockchain Technology Encryption and business process improvement. Learn more at www.blockade.cloud

About Startup Grind
Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting 1,000,000 founders in over 200 cities. We nurture startup ecosystems in 98 countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Entrepreneurs. The cornerstone of our global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Founded in Silicon Valley, Startup Grind has now hosted 2,000 fireside chats since its founding in 2010. To date, Startup Grind has helped millions of entrepreneurs find mentorship, connect to partners and hires, pursue funding, and reach new users.

Learn more at http://www.startupgrind.com.

For more information, please contact:

Ryan J Shaw
Blockade Technologies
[email protected]

TD Lowe
Startup Grind
[email protected]

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