Article: Central Florida Millionaires Provide Venture Capital for High-Tech Companies.

By Richard Burnett, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 28--About 20 Central Florida millionaires have promised money for a home-grown venture capital fund that would specialize in high-tech start-ups, local business leaders were told Wednesday.

The new fund, organized by the Central Florida Venture Group, is about halfway toward its goal of raising at least $2.5 million, said Richard Fox, president of Central Florida Innovation Corp., an Orlando organization assisting the effort.

Fox announced the millionaires' commitments during a regional economic-leadership forum at the Renaissance Orlando Resort. More than ...

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