Orlando & Central Florida
Central Florida pairs a large talent base with strengths in simulation, modeling, gaming and tourism technology.
Organizations
Actuate Ventures
Deep-tech and space-tech venture firm and venture studio backing early-stage founders.
Arsenal Growth Equity
Orlando growth-equity firm (Jason Rottenberg)
Canvs
Nonprofit coworking space and entrepreneurial community for tech startups in downtown Orlando.
Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship at Rollins College
Entrepreneurship center within Rollins College's Crummer Graduate School of Business in Winter Park.
Central Florida Tech Grove
Government-industry-academia collaboration space in the Central Florida Research Park accelerating modeling, simulation and training innovation.
DeepWork Capital
An early-stage venture fund based in Central Florida.
Embry-Riddle Research Park (MicaPlex)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's 50,000-square-foot research park and incubator for aviation, space, and unmanned-systems startups.
FireSpring Fund
Nonprofit evergreen seed fund and accelerator providing early-stage capital to Central Florida technology startups.
Florida High Tech Corridor
Regional economic-development/tech org (Paul Sohl CEO, Elizabeth Nelson director)
Govo Venture Partners
Orlando VC (Rob Panepinto)
GuideWell Innovation Center
Corporate-backed healthcare innovation hub and accelerator in Orlando's Lake Nona Medical City.
Idea Fund Partners
VC (Lewis Burnham partner) supplying Embarc's fundraising coach.
National Center for Simulation
Nonprofit consortium promoting the modeling, simulation and training industry from Orlando's Central Florida Research Park.
National Entrepreneur Center
Shared facility in Orlando housing small-business resource partners that offer free coaching and support to entrepreneurs.
Orlando Economic Partnership
Regional economic and community development organization advancing the Orlando region's innovation economy.
Orlando Health Ventures
Orlando Health's corporate venture arm
SeedFundersOrlando
Angel investor group providing seed capital and mentoring to pre-revenue technology startups in Central Florida.
StarterStudio
Nonprofit accelerator supporting Central Florida tech startup founders from idea to seed stage.
Stetson University Prince Entrepreneurship Program
Stetson University's endowed entrepreneurship program supporting student founders and scalable ventures.
UCF Business Incubation Program
University-affiliated incubator network providing business development support to early-stage companies across Central Florida.
venVelo
Early-stage venture fund in Winter Park providing capital and mentoring to innovative Central Florida companies.
Startups
Biller Genie
Cloud-based platform that automates the invoice-to-cash cycle and accounts-receivable processes for small and mid-size businesses.
Kalera
Operates indoor vertical farms growing pesticide-free, non-GMO leafy greens using about 95% less water than conventional field farming.
Kore.ai
Kore.ai builds enterprise-grade conversational and generative AI agents that automate customer and employee interactions for large organizations.
OneRail
OneRail is a last-mile delivery orchestration platform that connects enterprise retailers and wholesalers to a network of couriers for same-day and scheduled fulfillment.
Industry players
AdventHealth
AdventHealth is a faith-based nonprofit health system headquartered in Altamonte Springs that operates dozens of hospitals and hundreds of care sites across multiple states.
Brown & Brown
Brown & Brown is one of the world's largest insurance brokerage firms, providing risk management, insurance and reinsurance placement and employee-benefits solutions, headquartered in Daytona Beach.
CentralSquare Technologies
CentralSquare Technologies is a Lake Mary, Florida-based public-sector software company providing computer-aided dispatch, public-safety, and public-administration systems to more than 7,500 government agencies.
Correct Craft (Nautique Boats)
Correct Craft is an Orlando-based, family-owned marine holding company whose brands include Nautique (ski/wake boats), Centurion, Supreme, and electric-boat innovator Ingenity, plus marine-engine and components businesses.
Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants is the largest full-service restaurant company in the US, operating Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and other brands from its Orlando headquarters.
Lockheed Martin (Orlando / Missiles and Fire Control)
Lockheed Martin's 260-acre Orlando campus is the home of its Missiles and Fire Control business, designing and manufacturing precision-engagement missiles, rockets and manned/unmanned combat systems for the U.S. military and allies.
Orlando Health
Orlando Health is a private nonprofit network of community and specialty hospitals headquartered in Orlando and expanding across Florida, Alabama, and Puerto Rico.