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Gainesville

Home to the University of Florida, Gainesville produces a steady stream of research-driven and life-sciences startups.

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Startups

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Admiral

AI-powered marketing-automation / Visitor Relationship Management platform for digital publishers.

AI & DataConsumer & E-commerceDigiday 2025 award; $21.57M raised (Bigfoot Capital, Birchmere, Harbert)
GainesvillePre-seed

AgriBugs

Builds autonomous, solar-powered drone ports that launch pilotless field missions to deliver frequent RGB and multispectral crop-health insights.

AgTechAI & DataSelected for the City of Newberry's F-300 AgFoodTech Startup Accelerator 2026 cohort.
GainesvilleEarly-stage

Agriculture Intelligence

Developed Agroview, an AI cloud platform that analyzes drone and aerial imagery to give citrus and specialty-crop growers precision data on tree health, count, and nutrients.

AgTechAI & DataUniversity of Florida spinout founded by precision-agriculture professor Yiannis Ampatzidis; Agroview reportedly cuts crop data-collection time by about 90%.
GainesvillePre-seed

Apiflair Technologies

Builds bio-inspired aerial vehicles that automate precision pollination and provide early airborne detection of citrus greening disease.

AgTechSelected for the City of Newberry's F-300 AgFoodTech Startup Accelerator 2026 cohort.
GainesvillePre-seed

Cordelia Biosciences

Uses microbes from coral reefs to produce sustainable ingredients and natural pigments that replace harmful chemicals in cosmetics, food, and textiles.

Biotech & Life SciencesMarine & Blue TechUniversity of Florida graduate-student spinout (formerly Biome Future); won UF Innovate's 2024 Big Idea Competition.
GainesvillePre-seed

EZ Ag Innovations

Develops targeted precision-spraying systems that apply pesticides only to weeds, cutting chemical use and costs for strawberry and tomato growers.

AgTechCommercializes patented UF/IFAS targeted-spray technology; founded around 2023 by University of Florida researchers.