Entrepreneurship Datebook: Events, workshops around South Florida

BLACK TECH WEEK: A weeklong series of events celebrating innovators of color and tech innovation, with speakers from around the globe, Monday through Saturday, Feb. 23-28, Miami Dade College North Campus and other locations. A two-day summit, pitch competitions, Hours of Code at local schools, mentor meetups and a hackathon are planned. The week kicks off Monday eventing with a Pitch Competition at EcoTech Visions. Full schedule and tickets at blacktechweek.com

GCVCA EXPO 2015: The Gold Coast Venture Capital Association’s Expo will feature 30 Florida startups as well as two panels, 4-9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, Embassy Suites Boca Raton. More info: gcvca.org

BRAINFOOD: The Brainfood series presents Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square and his nonprofit LaunchCode, 6:30- 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, The LAB Miami, 400 NW 26th St. More info: thelabmiami.com

REFRESH MIAMI: Brian Brackeen, CEO of Kairos, to speak on “The Raw Truth: a Startup Story” and host a Q&A session, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, 3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami. More info: refreshmiami.com

STARTING GATE

Hialeah-based Entopsis received seed funding from Krillion Ventures and other partners; LoopPay, a mobile wallet technology developed in Miami Beach, is sold to Samsung; Wevorce, for "amicable divorce, expands to Miami; and the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science announced a $1 million innovator-in-residence program. Find more startup news and views on the Starting Gate blog on MiamiHerald.com/business.

Nancy Dahlberg @ndahlberg

This story was originally published February 22, 2015 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Entrepreneurship Datebook: Events, workshops around South Florida."