Capital
Capital & funding in Florida
A starting map of the capital available to Florida founders — venture and angel capital plus non-dilutive grants. Individual funds and angel groups also appear in the organization directory.
Non-dilutive grant
SBIR / STTR (federal non-dilutive)
The federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs fund R&D at early-stage companies with non-dilutive grants — widely used by Florida deep-tech, health and defense startups.
Check size: Typically $50K–$1M+ across phases
sbir.gov
Matching research grant
Florida High Tech Corridor — matching research grants
The Florida High Tech Corridor supports applied-research partnerships between companies and Florida universities, including matching grant programs.
floridahightech.com
Philanthropic grant
Knight Foundation — Miami tech grants
The Knight Foundation makes grants supporting technology, entrepreneurship and community innovation in Miami.
knightfoundation.org
Fund theses, check sizes and windows change — confirm on each firm's site before reaching out.