A group of RGV businesspeople attended one of the early-stage investing network's monthly pitch competitions.
Connections between businesses in the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio investors are growing. Alamo Angels, the San Antonio -based network of early-stage investors that opened a chapter in Brownsville in May, conducted its first pitch competition with attendees from the Valley last week. The group expanded into the area to capitalize on the economic potential of the so-called South Texas Triangle , which includes the area between San Antonio , Laredo , Corpus Christi , the RGV and Monterrey , Mexico .
Alamo Angels opening chapter in the Rio Grande Valley It comes as Cameron County is seeing a boom in entrepreneurship and business along with the development of SpaceX’s Starship operation, liquefied natural gas terminals, a busy seaport and more companies looking to “nearshore” parts of their businesses to Mexico. The growth has outpaced the region’s investors, though, so about two years ago the Brownsville Community Improvement Corp.
Launching success: SpaceX Starship fans boost Rio Grande Valley businesses Wednesday’s event at VelocityTX, the East Side biotech hub, drew an audience of about 80 people and featured presentations from Nibbles, a pet insurance service, Balam, a financial technology firm, and Pike Robotics, a company that builds robots to inspect infrastructure in hazardous environments.
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