{"id":3296,"date":"2023-05-24T11:41:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T11:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/?p=3296"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:52:32","slug":"fiesta-de-lanzamiento-de-una-startup-en-brownsville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/es\/represent-startup-launch-party-brownsville\/","title":{"rendered":"La incubadora de startups de Brownsville acoge el lanzamiento de una startup revolucionaria de participaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica, Represent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3298 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EBRIDGE-Represent-Dev-Launch-Party-Social-Media-01-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EBRIDGE-Represent-Dev-Launch-Party-Social-Media-01-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EBRIDGE-Represent-Dev-Launch-Party-Social-Media-01-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EBRIDGE-Represent-Dev-Launch-Party-Social-Media-01-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EBRIDGE-Represent-Dev-Launch-Party-Social-Media-01-10x12.webp 10w, https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/EBRIDGE-Represent-Dev-Launch-Party-Social-Media-01.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 24 de mayo de 2023 \u2014 El Centro eBridge para Negocios y Comercializaci\u00f3n se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento de Represent, una innovadora empresa emergente de participaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica. El evento tendr\u00e1 lugar el jueves 25 de mayo a las 18:30 h en el centro hist\u00f3rico de Brownsville, ubicado en 1304 E Adams St, Brownsville, TX.<\/p>\n<p>Represent, una innovadora startup de participaci\u00f3n pol\u00edtica, presenta una plataforma de medios c\u00edvicos dise\u00f1ada para redefinir la comunicaci\u00f3n entre ciudadanos, candidatos pol\u00edticos y funcionarios en todos los niveles de gobierno. Represent combina de forma innovadora seguridad y anonimato. Esta plataforma c\u00edvica \u00fanica permite que ciudadanos rigurosamente verificados, pero an\u00f3nimos, interact\u00faen directamente con figuras pol\u00edticas.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan A. Burkhart, director de desarrollo empresarial de Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, expresa con entusiasmo: \u201cEl lanzamiento de Represent encarna a la perfecci\u00f3n la filosof\u00eda de Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation: transformar conceptos innovadores en negocios escalables y comercialmente viables. Como nuestro primer proyecto tecnol\u00f3gico surgido del programa de incubaci\u00f3n de nuestros socios, el Centro de Emprendimiento y Comercializaci\u00f3n de UTRGV, Represent es un brillante ejemplo del inmenso potencial de nuestro ecosistema emprendedor. Demuestra nuestra dedicaci\u00f3n a movilizar capital humano, proporcionar recursos cruciales y fomentar un entorno donde los sue\u00f1os emprendedores puedan convertirse en realidad\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>El Centro eBridge, fruto de la colaboraci\u00f3n entre La Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, el Centro de Emprendimiento y Comercializaci\u00f3n de la UTRGV, la Administraci\u00f3n de Peque\u00f1as Empresas y la Administraci\u00f3n de Desarrollo Econ\u00f3mico de los Estados Unidos, mantiene su misi\u00f3n de facilitar el crecimiento empresarial, fomentar la equidad entre los emprendedores y estimular la creaci\u00f3n de empleo en Brownsville y el Valle del R\u00edo Grande en general. La creaci\u00f3n de Represent reafirma el \u00e9xito de esta iniciativa colectiva.<\/p>\n<p>William Steele, cofundador de Represent, declar\u00f3: \u201c\u00a1Nuestro equipo est\u00e1 entusiasmado por lanzar la primera aplicaci\u00f3n de medios c\u00edvicos con la ciudad de Brownsville! Esperamos brindar a los ciudadanos y funcionarios municipales una herramienta constructiva para unirse en torno a los problemas de su comunidad, al tiempo que ofrecemos al gobierno una comprensi\u00f3n precisa y un medio eficiente para responder a las inquietudes de la comunidad\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Para participar en el lanzamiento de Represent y descubrir el potencial de la pr\u00f3xima generaci\u00f3n de emprendedores tecnol\u00f3gicos y participantes pol\u00edticos, confirme su asistencia en https:\/\/launch.ebridgecenter.org. El evento tendr\u00e1 lugar en el eBridge Center, ubicado en 1304 E Adams St, Brownsville, TX, el 25 de mayo de 2023 a las 18:30.<\/p>\n<p>Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre este comunicado de prensa o sobre c\u00f3mo participar en el Centro eBridge para Negocios y Comercializaci\u00f3n, comun\u00edquese con Nelson Amaro, Director de Marketing y Comunicaciones del BCIC, a la direcci\u00f3n namaro@bcic.us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, May 24, 2023 \u2014 The eBridge Center for Business &amp; Commercialization is thrilled to announce the launch of Represent, a pioneering political participation startup. The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 25, at 6:30 PM in Historic Downtown Brownsville at 1304 E Adams St, Brownsville, TX. Represent, a groundbreaking political participation startup, brings forth an innovative civic media platform designed to redefine how citizens, political candidates, and officials communicate at every government level. Represent innovatively blends security and anonymity. This unique civic platform allows rigorously verified yet anonymous citizens to interact directly with political figures. Nathan A. Burkhart, Director of Business Development at the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, enthusiastically expresses, \u201cThe launch of Represent perfectly embodies the eBridge ethos \u2013 transforming innovative concepts into scalable, commercially viable businesses. As our first tech project from incubation programming through our partners the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, Represent is a shining example of our entrepreneurial ecosystem\u2019s immense potential. It proves our dedication to mobilizing human capital, providing crucial resources, and fostering an environment where entrepreneurial dreams can transition into reality.\u201d The eBridge Center, a collaborative effort between the Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, the UTRGV Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center, the Small Business Administration, and the United States Economic Development Administration, remains on its mission to facilitate entrepreneurial growth, foster entrepreneurial equity, and stimulate job creation in Brownsville and the broader Rio Grande Valley. The inception of Represent reiterates the triumph of this collective initiative. Represent co-founder William Steele said, \u201cOur team is excited to launch the first civic media application with the City of Brownsville! We hope to provide the citizens and city officials with a constructive tool to rally around issues in their community while also giving the government an accurate understanding and efficient means of responding to their community\u2019s concerns.\u201d To partake in the launch party of Represent and uncover the promise of the forthcoming generation of tech entrepreneurship and political participation, RSVP by visiting https:\/\/launch.ebridgecenter.org. The event will take place at the eBridge Center, 1304 E Adams St, Brownsville, TX, on May 25, 2023, at 6:30 PM. For more information regarding this press release or how to get involved with the eBridge Center for Business and Commercialization, please contact Nelson Amaro, Director of Marketing &amp; Communications for the BCIC at namaro@bcic.us RSVP for the Launch Party\">Confirma tu asistencia a la fiesta de lanzamiento.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, May 24, 2023 \u2014 The eBridge Center for Business &amp; Commercialization is thrilled to announce the launch of Represent, a pioneering political participation startup. The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 25, at 6:30 PM in Historic Downtown Brownsville at 1304 E Adams St, Brownsville, TX. 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