Nevada is one of the fastest-growing states when it comes to entrepreneurship and small businesses since the pandemic. The topic was the focus of a recent UNLV Brews & Economic Views event at Bad Beat Brewing in downtown Las Vegas.
The speakers included Len Jessup, managing partner, Desert Forge Ventures and a fellow at the Lincy Institute at UNLV; John Kwon, co-founder and executive director at the Korea Business Innovation Center and president and director of regulatory affairs at SEALEXCO LLC; Zachary Miles, interim vice president for Economic Development at UNLV and executive director of the UNLV Research Foundation; Eric Sanchez, CEO and co-founder of X2L Bio; and Lorrained Yarde, founder of Innovation Henderson.
Jessup said the start-up ecosystem in Nevada was ranked fifth in the nation, prompting the need for a fund to help drive the growth of companies. Over the past year, Desert Forge Ventures has 32 investors with 17 start-ups that have commitments…