Just days after the pomp and circumstance of its ribbon cutting, a new downtown Orlando innovation space will welcome a community group for an important event.
The recently formed Future Funders will host a pitch competition for early stage startups to bring their wares to the community.
The group’s goal has been to connect venture capitalists and angel investors with Florida-based startups. Thursday’s event will start at 5:30.
Among the companies waiting to pitch is ROI Finder, a platform that aims to simplify decision making in real estate investments.
The mostly bootstrapped company has turned its attention to raising money.
Beyond that, however, CEO Husain Jaffer said the company wants to spread the word.
“I have put a team together that will get the ball moving forward,” he said.
Jaffer has been in real estate for a decade, as an investor and now as a founder on the tech side.
In his career, he said he has flipped dozens of properties in and around both Tampa and Orlando. ROI Finder represents his first startup.
“This platform came to be because of my experience,” he said. “When I first got the idea, I was dealing with investors and realized that it was tedious to even find rental properties.”
Even traditionally high-profile sites like Zillow can turn some people off of the experience, Husain said.
“Our goal is to make the full process doable on one platform,” Jaffer said. “Whether you are brand new or experienced, the information is there to get the ball rolling.”
