Apriva Sponsors TechCrunch Meetups in Atlanta and Boston

Entrepreneurs to Pitch Editors and VCs for a Chance to Attend TechCrunch Disrupt

Scottsdale, Ariz. February 17, 2015 — Apriva, the leading provider of secure end-to-end wireless transaction and information solutions, today announced that it will be sponsoring TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-Off events in Atlanta on February 24, 2015 and Boston on February 26, 2015.

The TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off events will feature startup companies currently in stealth or private beta. Each company will have 60 seconds to pitch their startup to a panel of notable venture capitalists and TechCrunch editors with the winners receiving a table in Start Up Alley at an upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt event. The Pitch-Off will be followed by a networking event for all sponsors, participants, judges and TechCrunch editors.

WHO: Apriva participants will include Brian Sadowski, chief information officer, Stacey Finley Tappin, senior vice president of sales and marketing communications for North America, Justin Passalaqua director of sales, integrated services, Patty Heit, director of partner integrations and Julia Decker, executive account manager. In addition, the events will include TechCrunch editorial staff, venture capitalists, investors, entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts.

WHAT: TechCrunch Meetup and Pitch-off competition. Tickets to the Atlanta event can be purchased from the TechCrunch website here: http://techcrunch.com/events/meetup-pitch-off-atlanta-2015/. Tickets to the Boston event can be purchased from the TechCrunch website here: http://techcrunch.com/events/meetup-pitch-off-boston-2015/

WHEN: The Atlanta event will be held February 24, 2015 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The Pitch-Off will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the networking event will begin promptly at 8:20 p.m. EST.

The Boston event will be held February 26, 2015 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The Pitch-Off will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the networking event will begin promptly at 8:20 p.m. EST.

WHERE: The Atlanta event on February 24 will be held at Prive – 960 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA.

The Boston event on February 26 will be held at The Estate – One Boylston Street, Boston, MA

About Apriva

Founded in 1999, Apriva is the leading provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information messaging solutions that meet the exacting security and reliability requirements of financial services providers, government entities, and public service sectors. Through its two operating groups, Apriva Point of Sale (POS) and Apriva Information Security Systems (ISS), the company offers customers fully-managed, end-to-end, security solutions that incorporate hardware, software, network infrastructure and management tools. For more information, visit www.apriva.com.

Apriva Contacts:
Robin Rotz
Apriva
480-421-1275
rrotz@newpayments.apriva.com
 
Lisette Rauwendaal
McGrath Power
408-200-3773
lisetter@mcgrathpower.com
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