Miami & Miami-Dade
Miami-Dade is Florida's largest and most internationally connected startup market, spanning fintech, crypto, health, dual-use and consumer. It hosts the Ambition Accelerated Dual-Use & Defense Tech track.
Ambition Accelerated hostHosts the Dual-Use & Defense Tech track
Organizations
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
A national foundation that funds technology and community innovation in Miami.
CIC Miami
An innovation campus and coworking hub in downtown Miami.
DualForce Labs
Miami company building secure marketplace and integration infrastructure for vetted defense and dual-use technologies.
eMerge Americas National Security Partner
eMerge Americas' national security platform connecting dual-use startups with government buyers, investors, and defense partners in Miami.
Endeavor Miami
Nonprofit affiliate of the global Endeavor network that selects and supports high-impact, scale-stage entrepreneurs in South Florida.
FIU Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy
Florida International University institute for defense, national security, and cybersecurity policy research and workforce training.
Florida Venture Forum
Statewide venture-capital association
Fuel Venture Capital
Miami-founded venture capital firm investing seed through growth stage across technology sectors.
Krillion Ventures
Miami-based venture fund providing seed and Series A capital to tech-enabled healthcare, fintech, and real estate startups.
LAB Ventures
Miami-based startup studio and early-stage venture fund focused on real estate and construction technology (PropTech).
Lab22c
Miami innovation consultancy and ecosystem connector that co-leads the local DoD-backed Rapid Innovation Accelerator.
Medina Ventures
Miami VC (Melissa Medina, eMerge CEO)
Miami Angels
Membership-based angel investor network, one of Florida's largest and most active, backing early-stage technology startups.
Misfit Labs
Miami-based AI-native venture studio that co-builds and scales technology companies, including defense and dual-use ventures.
Ocean Azul Partners
Miami early-stage venture firm investing in B2B software and deep tech companies.
Palantir Technologies
Data/defense-tech firm relocating HQ to West Palm Beach ('Gold Coast')
Rapid Innovation Accelerator - Miami (RIA-Miami)
DoD-backed Miami accelerator helping small businesses win federal defense contracts and SBIR awards.
Refresh Miami
A community organization covering and convening Miami's tech ecosystem.
Rokk3r
Miami-based venture builder that co-builds and scales technology companies with entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors.
Secocha Ventures
Miami-area early-stage venture firm focused on consumer, fintech, and healthtech startups.
StartUP FIU
Florida International University's campus-wide entrepreneurship initiative combining incubators, student programs, and research commercialization.
The Idea Center at Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College's entrepreneurship and innovation hub, supporting students, faculty, and local small businesses.
The LAB Miami
Wynwood coworking and innovation hub that hosts Miami's dual-use and defense accelerator programs.
TheVentureCity
Global early-stage venture fund with a Miami hub investing in product-led, data- and AI-driven startups.
University of Miami
A private research university anchoring life-sciences research in Miami.
Venture Miami
The City of Miami's economic development office for tech and innovation, now the Department of Economic Innovation and Development.
Startups
Brave Health
Telehealth provider delivering counseling, therapy, psychiatry, and medication management focused on Medicaid populations.
Crowded
Financial platform for nonprofits that provides multi-chapter banking, payment processing, expense management, and AI-powered tax filing.
Deepblocks
Deepblocks offers AI-driven real estate development software that digitizes zoning data and instantly estimates costs, returns and feasibility for site selection.
DoorLoop
DoorLoop is a property-management SaaS platform giving landlords and property managers tools for tenant screening, rent collection, accounting and maintenance in one system.
eMed
Digital health company providing telehealth-guided at-home diagnostic testing and an agentic AI platform, expanding into weight management and employer healthcare payment models.
Flexmode
AI platform powering partner matching, curated events and venue recommendations.
HealthBird
AI-powered mobile platform and app for comparing, enrolling in, and managing US health insurance plans.
HealthSnap
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) and chronic care management (CCM) platform that helps healthcare providers launch and scale virtual chronic-care programs.
Lula
Insurance infrastructure startup providing embedded insurance and risk-management technology for businesses.
Milo
Digital financial-technology lender offering crypto-backed and international mortgages, including a Bitcoin-collateralized 30-year home loan.
MoonPay
Payment infrastructure company that provides on- and off-ramps for converting fiat currency into cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
Novo
Digital banking platform providing free business checking accounts and financial tools for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and freelancers.
OpenEvidence
AI-powered clinical decision-support platform (a 'ChatGPT for doctors') that lets verified physicians run evidence-based medical consultations grounded in peer-reviewed literature.
Papa
Eldertech platform that matches older adults and families with vetted 'Papa Pals' for companionship, transportation, and everyday support, sold through health plans and employers.
Payabli
Miami-based payments infrastructure and monetization platform that lets software companies embed and monetize payments through a single developer-friendly API.
Pipe
Trading platform that lets recurring-revenue businesses convert future revenue streams into upfront capital by connecting them with institutional investors.
Prosper Technologies
Uses patented nanotechnology to infuse supersaturated oxygen into water to improve water quality, mitigate algae blooms, and restore coastal marine environments.
SOP Technologies
Designs patented stormwater filters and IoT smart-stormwater sensors that keep litter and debris out of storm drains to stop ocean pollution and reduce street flooding.
Teal
Teal is an AI-powered career platform offering a resume builder, job tracker, job board and interview coach to help job seekers navigate applicant tracking systems.
Titl
Titl is modernizing title search and property verification using AI and a tamper-resistant blockchain ledger to speed up real estate closings.
Industry players
Amerant Bancorp
Amerant Bancorp is a community-oriented bank holding company operating Amerant Bank, providing deposit, credit and wealth-management services across South Florida and Tampa, headquartered in Coral Gables.
BankUnited
BankUnited is a national commercial and consumer bank with roughly $35.2 billion in total assets, headquartered in Miami Lakes with operations across Florida, the New York metro and Texas.
Baptist Health South Florida
Baptist Health South Florida is a Coral Gables-based nonprofit system of eleven hospitals and numerous outpatient facilities serving the Miami metro.
Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation is the world's largest cruise company, operating nine cruise brands from its Miami headquarters.
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is a Coral Gables-based commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare neuromuscular and neurological diseases, with products including Firdapse and Agamree.
Citadel / Citadel Securities
Citadel is a global alternative investment manager and Citadel Securities is a leading market maker, both founded by Ken Griffin and now headquartered in Miami's Brickell district with a planned 54-story global headquarters.
Kaseya
Kaseya is a Miami-headquartered IT and security management software company selling network monitoring, backup and cybersecurity tools primarily to managed service providers and internal IT teams.
Lennar Corporation
Lennar is a Miami-headquartered Fortune 500 homebuilder, one of the largest in the U.S. by deliveries, that also originates mortgages and develops multifamily rental communities.
MasTec, Inc.
MasTec is a Coral Gables-based infrastructure engineering and construction firm that builds power grids, clean-energy generation, pipelines, and communications networks across North America.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands from its Miami headquarters.
OPKO Health
OPKO Health is a Miami-based diagnostics and pharmaceuticals company spanning clinical laboratory services and specialty drug development, led by Phillip Frost.
Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group owns and operates the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises brands from its Miami headquarters.
Ryder System
Ryder System is a fully integrated logistics, fleet-management and supply-chain company operating across the US, Canada and Mexico from its Miami headquarters.
Tecnoglass Inc.
Tecnoglass is a leading manufacturer of architectural glass, windows, and aluminum products for commercial and residential construction, with its U.S. headquarters and NYSE listing based in Miami and manufacturing in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Watsco
Watsco is the largest distributor of air-conditioning, heating and refrigeration equipment and supplies in North America, operating roughly 690 locations from its Miami headquarters.
World Kinect Corporation
World Kinect Corporation (formerly World Fuel Services) is a Miami-based global energy-management company providing aviation, marine and land-transportation fuel, logistics and related services in over 200 countries.