{"id":243378,"date":"2026-03-20T12:09:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evertise.net\/?p=132117"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:09:49","slug":"the-ventures-continues-its-annual-u-s-award-series-with-second-year-editions-in-los-angeles-and-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2026\/03\/20\/the-ventures-continues-its-annual-u-s-award-series-with-second-year-editions-in-los-angeles-and-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ventures Continues Its Annual U.S. Award Series with Second-Year Editions in Los Angeles and Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-132118\" src=\"https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/evertise.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/19-1-1536x863.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>United States <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; The Ventures, an international startup awards platform and venture club originally launched in Silicon Valley, has continued its annual U.S. series with second consecutive editions in Los Angeles and Miami, reinforcing its long-term presence within the American venture ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most recently held during Miami Venture Week, the Miami 2026 edition marked the platform\u2019s return to South Florida for the second year in a row, following its continued presence in Los Angeles earlier this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Ventures\u2019 global jury comprises more than 350 venture funds worldwide \u2014 active capital allocators that participate in live evaluations to identify investment-ready companies. Recent U.S. editions in Los Angeles and Miami featured investors such as Techstars, Expert Dojo, TiE Los Angeles Angels, Draper Cygnus, BlueLake VC, Slauson &amp; Co., Big Sky Capital, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rather than operating as a traditional pitch competition, The Ventures functions as a curated venture forum \u2014 structured, selective, and intentionally limited in scale. Each U.S. edition convenes a private room of investors, operators, and high-caliber founders for live evaluations and closed-door capital conversations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Ventures is about creating the right space for meaningful venture conversations,\u201d said Anastasia Klimova, COO of The Ventures and Member of The Ventures Committee. \u201cBy bringing together top founders and active investors in a carefully curated setting, discussions move past pitches and toward real opportunities that can shape the next wave of innovation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most recent American cohorts reflected the breadth of today\u2019s venture landscape, with companies spanning enterprise infrastructure, frontier AI, deep tech systems, cybersecurity, digital health, mobility, and next-generation consumer technologies. The platform\u2019s cross-sector lens reflects a core thesis: innovation cycles are converging, and capital allocators increasingly evaluate opportunities across vertical boundaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finalists were assessed not merely on presentation, but on execution depth, market timing, and institutional readiness, criteria aligned with long-term venture viability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe Ventures is designed to create high-trust, invite-only environments where conviction-driven founders and investors connect directly,\u201d said Oleg Safranov, member of The Ventures jury. \u201cThis isn\u2019t about stage presence, it\u2019s about capital readiness, execution depth, and long-term viability.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With prior editions in San Francisco, New York, London, Tokyo, Singapore, and other global innovation centers, The Ventures continues to operate at the intersection of American venture markets and international capital networks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the 2026 cycle progresses, the platform maintains a focused mandate: engineering high-trust environments where conviction-driven founders and active capital meet with intention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact Details:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Business: The Ventures<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact Name: The Ventures<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact Email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:award@the-ventures.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">award@the-ventures.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Website: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-ventures.com\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.the-ventures.com\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Country: United States<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States \u2013 The Ventures, an international startup awards platform and venture club originally launched in Silicon Valley, has continued its annual U.S. series with second consecutive editions in Los Angeles and Miami, reinforcing its long-term presence within the American venture ecosystem. Most recently held during Miami Venture Week, the Miami 2026 edition marked the [\u2026] <a href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2026\/03\/20\/the-ventures-continues-its-annual-u-s-award-series-with-second-year-editions-in-los-angeles-and-miami\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":271,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Ventures Continues Its Annual U.S. Award Series with Second-Year Editions in Los Angeles and Miami - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2026\/03\/20\/the-ventures-continues-its-annual-u-s-award-series-with-second-year-editions-in-los-angeles-and-miami\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Ventures Continues Its Annual U.S. Award Series with Second-Year Editions in Los Angeles and Miami - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"United States \u2013 The Ventures, an international startup awards platform and venture club originally launched in Silicon Valley, has continued its annual U.S. series with second consecutive editions in Los Angeles and Miami, reinforcing its long-term presence within the American venture ecosystem. 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