SOFWERX, in coordination with the USSOCOM Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), hosted the 2nd Small Business Boot Camp, which provided a forum for Small Businesses with technologies that support National Security Interests and/or the SOCOM technology interest areas to learn more about doing business with SOCOM. The second day of the event provided an opportunity for Small Business engagement with Government stakeholders and investors in the form of “Speed Dating” and a “Pitch Day.”
- Over the event's two days, SOFWERX hosted over 170 in-person participants.
- Of those in-person participants, 27 were government stakeholders, 105 were Industry, 11 were investors, 16 were speakers, and 13 were SBIR Phase II companies who pitched to investors.
- Virtual participants: Day 1 - 352, Day 2 - 285
- On Day 2, a panel of 4 Venture Capitalists(VCs) addressed some of the most misunderstood aspects of scouting capital for Small Businesses and answered questions from the audience.
- Using a matchmaking tool, 479 “SpeedDating” meetings were scheduled between Government and Small Businesses.
