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San Francisco’s new South Beach startup hub draws students from 8 Midwestern colleges
Mayor Daniel Lurie on Tuesday launched a partnership with eight Midwestern universities, cutting the ribbon on Third Coast Foundry, a new hub for student entrepreneurs in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood. The 3,647-square-foot workspace will host startup pitches, investor meetings and networking events for participating students, working to make the city’s downtown innovation scene more […] The post San Francisco’s new South Beach startup hub draws students from 8 Midwestern colleges appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, San Francisco’s new South Beach startup hub draws students from 8 Midwestern colleges, Mayor Daniel Lurie on Tuesday launched a partnership with eight Midwestern universities, cutting the ribbon on Third Coast Foundry, a new hub for student entrepreneurs in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood. The 3,647-square-foot workspace will host startup pitches, investor meetings and networking events for participating students, working to make the city’s downtown innovation scene more […] The post San Francisco’s new South Beach startup hub draws students from 8 Midwestern colleges appeared first on Local News Matters .
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