Save the date! UNC students are invited to a special event, the 3rd Annual College Night at the American Underground. Join us for free food and get ready to check out the heart of entrepreneurship in Durham – the American Underground @Main! The American Underground is a co-working space that is home to over 150 startups, and many of them will be there on October 5th! They are excited to meet you and have internships and jobs available…this is a great opportunity to find an internship (both during the school year and summer) or a full-time opportunity!
A few statistics about Durham startups:
* Over $1.5B in company exits in downtown Durham in the past two years. Acquiring companies include TiVo, TicketMaster and Netsertive.
* Downtown Durham is home to more than 300 early stage startup companies.
* Nearly 15% of the downtown labor force works in a technology company.
* American Underground, one of eight Google for Entrepreneur tech hubs in North America, houses 250 early stage ventures across three locations in Durham. Its teams have raised over $50m in funding and created more than 800 new jobs in the past two years.
* Durham is the 4th globally in per capita venture investing.
Join us for an exciting chance to meet these startups!
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