Sector-agnostic
Many accelerators, funds and resources back strong founders regardless of industry.
Organizations
Embarc Collective 
Partner
A nonprofit startup hub in downtown Tampa that coaches Florida founders full-time.
Florida Funders
A venture fund and investor network backing early-stage Florida startups.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
A national foundation that funds technology and community innovation in Miami.
Tampa Bay Wave
A nonprofit accelerator running cohort programs for tech startups in Tampa Bay.
1809 Capital
Cincinnati VC (Mark Richey MP)
1909
Nonprofit coworking space and entrepreneur-support organization for founders and small-business owners in Palm Beach County.
37 Angels
Women-led angel network (Angela Lee founder)
Accelerate Brevard: Chamber of Innovation
Brevard County's chamber of innovation supporting the Space Coast business, tech, and startup community.
Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation
A public-private innovation center and startup incubator run by Nova Southeastern University and Broward County.
Arsenal Growth Equity
Orlando growth-equity firm (Jason Rottenberg)
Ballast Point Partners
Tampa growth/venture firm
Ballast Point Ventures
A St. Petersburg growth equity firm investing across software, healthcare, and technology-enabled services in the Southeast and Texas.
Bank of America
Corporate/foundation funder of Embarc's tech meetup-group scholarships and internships.
Beaver Street Enterprise Center
A full-service business incubator in northwest Jacksonville serving entrepreneurs of color and low-to-moderate-income founders.
Bellini Capital
Arnie Bellini's Tampa investment firm
Benchmark International
Global M&A advisory firm
Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation
Manatee County's economic development organization supporting business startup, relocation, and expansion.
Bridge Angel Investors
Angel group
Brixey & Meyer
Accounting/advisory firm (Tom O'Neil Tampa lead)
Broward College Entrepreneurship Experience (BCEx)
Broward College's free business accelerator and innovation hub open to students and the wider community.
Build In SE
Southeast venture-data partner
Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
The official public-private economic development organization of Palm Beach County, promoting the region as 'Wall Street South' for financial services and fintech.
Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention
A Gainesville museum and foundation that inspires and equips future inventors and entrepreneurs and runs the national Cade Prize competition.
Canvs
Nonprofit coworking space and entrepreneurial community for tech startups in downtown Orlando.
CDW
Corporate partner hosting the CDW Innovation Lab at Embarc for founder workshops.
Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship at Rollins College
Entrepreneurship center within Rollins College's Crummer Graduate School of Business in Winter Park.
Charlotte County Economic Development
The economic development office for Charlotte County, promoting business growth around Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, and the airport.
CIC Miami
An innovation campus and coworking hub in downtown Miami.
Co:Lab Pensacola
Downtown Pensacola business incubator and growth accelerator offering office space, mentors, and business services.
Collective Ventures
A downtown Fort Lauderdale coworking space and startup incubator with an on-site cafe.
Collier County Economic Development Office
The economic development office for Collier County, a collaboration between county government and the Greater Naples Chamber.
Creation Station Business
Broward County's free small-business incubator and makerspace inside the Main Library in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Daytrip Ventures
VC (Monique Villa Capra MP)
DeepWork Capital
An early-stage venture fund based in Central Florida.
Disco
Community/LMS platform Embarc uses for its members' site and event registration.
Domi Station
Tallahassee's first formal startup incubator and coworking space, founded in 2014.
Drive Capital
Columbus VC backing Pieces.
Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast
The official economic development organization for Brevard County, Florida's Space Coast.
Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County
Public-private economic development partnership diversifying Sarasota County's economy across tech, life sciences, and clean tech.
ELEV8 Ventures
A Jacksonville startup accelerator and entrepreneurial community guiding companies from idea to launch and growth.
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.
Endeavor Miami
Nonprofit affiliate of the global Endeavor network that selects and supports high-impact, scale-stage entrepreneurs in South Florida.
EQT Group
Global PE firm that led ReliaQuest's $500M round.
EX3 Labs
Digital tech studio (Adam Wisniewski CEO)
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship
The joint FAMU-FSU College of Engineering program promoting technology entrepreneurship and commercialization of engineering research.
FireSpring Fund
Nonprofit evergreen seed fund and accelerator providing early-stage capital to Central Florida technology startups.
Florida Angel Nexus
Statewide organization connecting Florida entrepreneurs to a network of accredited angel investor chapters.
Florida Chamber of Commerce / Foundation
State business chamber
Florida Community Innovation
A civic-technology nonprofit engaging student innovators to build public-service tech for Floridians.
Florida EPIC Program at Jacksonville University
A state-supported program at Jacksonville University developing graduates and ventures in entrepreneurism, policy, innovation, and commerce.
Florida Gulf Coast University
SW Florida university incubation program where Boats and Buyers was built.
Florida High Tech Corridor
Regional economic-development/tech org (Paul Sohl CEO, Elizabeth Nelson director)
Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Florida Technology
A state-created nonprofit providing company-building and seed funding to university-derived startups.
Florida Opportunity Fund
State-linked fund (managed via DeepWork/Ken Hall)
Florida SBDC at Eastern Florida State College
No-cost small business consulting and training for Brevard County, part of the Florida SBDC Network.
Florida SBDC at Florida Gulf Coast University
The Small Business Development Center providing no-cost consulting to small businesses across five Southwest Florida counties.
Florida Trend Media Company
State business media (Florida 500 list)
Florida Venture Forum
Statewide venture-capital association
Florida-Israel Business Accelerator
Accelerator helping Israeli healthcare startups enter US market (founded by Rachel Feinman).
FSU Office of Commercialization
Florida State University's technology transfer and commercialization office that licenses FSU research to startups and industry.
FTV Capital
Growth-equity firm
Fulcrum Equity Partners
Atlanta growth-equity firm (Junior Gaspard, Frank Dalton)
Gazelle Capital / Coastal Community Fund
St. Pete seed fund (Ashby Green, Kim Vogel) backing FL-HQ startups
gener8tor
A national accelerator group that runs free gBETA programs in Florida.
General Provision
A coworking club for Fort Lauderdale's founder and creative community.
Genspiration Foundation
Genshaft/Greenbaum family foundation
Google for Startups
Corporate accelerator/cloud program
Govo Venture Partners
Orlando VC (Rob Panepinto)
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
The primary economic development organization for Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County.
Grotech Ventures
DC-area VC (Julia Taxin GP)
Groundswell Startups
Nonprofit high-tech incubator and coworking space for Space Coast founders in Melbourne.
Gunster
A Florida law firm with an emerging-companies and venture practice.
Hg
London PE firm that took majority stake in A-LIGN (>$1B valuation).
HighPost Capital
West Palm Beach investment firm founded by Mark Bezos and David Moross; its HIPstr affiliate runs a $100M early-stage consumer venture fund.
Hill Ward Henderson
Tampa law firm
Hypepotamus
Southeast startup media platform covering FL founders (IYA Cares feature).
Idea Fund Partners
VC (Lewis Burnham partner) supplying Embarc's fundraising coach.
Innovation Park of Tallahassee
A research and development park near FSU, FAMU, and TCC that supports research commercialization and startups in Tallahassee.
Jacksonville Innovation Hub
A coworking and maker space giving Jacksonville founders workspace, fabrication labs, mentorship, and an in-house accelerator.
JAX Bridges
A free JAX Chamber entrepreneurial development program helping small and medium businesses build strategy and access capital.
Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship
An FSU institute providing low- and no-cost executive education and training to entrepreneurs, small business owners, and veterans.
Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay
Youth education/workforce nonprofit
Kirenaga Partners
Venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies emerging from the Space Coast.
KKR
Global growth-equity firm
Lab22c
Miami innovation consultancy and ecosystem connector that co-leads the local DoD-backed Rapid Innovation Accelerator.
Las Olas Venture Capital
An early-stage B2B software venture firm in South Florida.
Launchpad Venture Group
Angel group
Lee County Economic Development Office
Lee County's economic development office, advised by the public-private Horizon Council, supporting business growth and entrepreneurship.
Legacy Angel Network
Membership-based angel investment group backing early- and growth-stage companies in Brevard County.
Level Equity
Growth-equity firm
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.
National Entrepreneur Center
Shared facility in Orlando housing small-business resource partners that offer free coaching and support to entrepreneurs.
New World Angels
An angel investor group backing early-stage Florida companies.
Next Wave Impact Fund
Impact investing fund
North Brevard Economic Development Zone
Public economic development agency advancing commerce and space-industry growth in north Brevard County.
Ocean Azul Partners
Miami early-stage venture firm investing in B2B software and deep tech companies.
Orlando Economic Partnership
Regional economic and community development organization advancing the Orlando region's innovation economy.
Osceola Capital
Tampa private-equity firm
PS27 Ventures
Jacksonville-based VC
QCA Ventures
Top-ranked Cincinnati angel group
Realize Bradenton
A Bradenton nonprofit whose free Start-Up Circle program trains aspiring entrepreneurs to launch small businesses.
Refresh Miami
A community organization covering and convening Miami's tech ecosystem.
Render Capital
Early-stage investor
Rokk3r
Miami-based venture builder that co-builds and scales technology companies with entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors.
Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development
A Santa Fe College business incubator in downtown Gainesville supporting early-stage local startups across many sectors.
Sarasota Startup Studio
A Sarasota-based studio that helps early-stage founders incubate and accelerate ideas toward product/market fit.
Seedfunders
St. Pete early-stage/angel investor
SeedFundersOrlando
Angel investor group providing seed capital and mentoring to pre-revenue technology startups in Central Florida.
SelectFlorida
Florida's official state international trade and investment promotion organization.
Silicon Beach
The Jacksonville Innovation Hub's in-house accelerator and hybrid venture studio focused on commercializing technology startups.
South Florida Tech Hub
Regional nonprofit tech association, formerly the Palm Beach Tech Association, uniting South Florida's technology and startup ecosystem.
South Florida TechGateway
A public-private technology initiative led by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance to grow and attract tech business, capital, and talent.
Southwest Florida Economic Development Alliance
A regional public-private partnership marketing and diversifying the economy across five Southwest Florida counties.
Southwest Florida Enterprise Center
A City of Fort Myers business incubator accelerating micro-businesses and early-stage entrepreneurs in underserved communities.
Space Coast FabLab
Nonprofit makerspace and Fab Lab network member offering prototyping tools across the Space Coast.
spARK Labs by ARK Invest
B2B tech startup accelerator (Becca Brown CEO, Ken Evans MD) tied to ARK Invest.
St. Pete Catalyst
St. Petersburg startup/tech online media covering Embarc member companies.
StarterStudio
Nonprofit accelerator supporting Central Florida tech startup founders from idea to seed stage.
startGNV
A nonprofit that grows Greater Gainesville's startup, tech, and biotech innovation ecosystem.
StartUP FIU
Florida International University's campus-wide entrepreneurship initiative combining incubators, student programs, and research commercialization.
StartUp FTL
A free entrepreneur education program created by the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Startup Grind Fort Lauderdale
The Fort Lauderdale chapter of the global Startup Grind entrepreneur community.
Station 2 Innovation
Bradenton coworking space and business-incubation center supporting early-stage entrepreneurs.
Stetson University Prince Entrepreneurship Program
Stetson University's endowed entrepreneurship program supporting student founders and scalable ventures.
Suncoast Venture Studio
Venture studio
SWFL Inc.
The regional chamber of commerce for Southwest Florida, connecting businesses across Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties.
Synapse Florida
Statewide innovation nonprofit (Andy Hafer) running the annual Synapse Summit.
Tamiami Angel Funds
Florida angel fund
Tampa Bay Business Journal / Tampa Bay Inno
Primary local business/tech media covering Embarc and Tampa Bay startups (Anjelica Rubin).
Tampa Bay Economic Development Council
Regional economic-development council
Tampa Bay Partnership
Regional economic-development/advocacy org.
Tampa Bay Tech
Regional tech industry association (Meghan O'Keefe ED)
TampaBay.Ventures
Tampa VC (Andreas Calabrese GP)
Tech Square Ventures
Atlanta VC (Scott Lopano partner)
Techstars
Global accelerator network
The Florida Council of 100 Partner
Statewide business-leader nonprofit (CEOs of 200+ companies) leading the Ambition Accelerated platform and partnering with Embarc.
The Idea Center at Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College's entrepreneurship and innovation hub, supporting students, faculty, and local small businesses.
The JumpFund
Women-focused fund (Kristina Montague MP)
The LAB Miami
Wynwood coworking and innovation hub that hosts Miami's dual-use and defense accelerator programs.
The Runway at Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic University's public-private technology accelerator and startup incubator in Boca Raton.
The Runway at Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University's venture development program and startup incubator in Boca Raton, formerly FAU Tech Runway.
The Spring Entrepreneur Hub
Pensacola's 'front door' entrepreneur hub offering confidential team-based mentoring to founders.
TIE Tampa Bay
Entrepreneur network + angel network
UCF Business Incubation Program
University-affiliated incubator network providing business development support to early-stage companies across Central Florida.
UF Innovate | Accelerate (The Hub)
A large mixed-use university business incubator for early-stage technology companies in Gainesville's Innovation District.
UNF Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The University of North Florida's equity-free downtown business incubator connecting entrepreneurs with the university and industry.
University of South Florida
A major research university with entrepreneurship and tech-transfer programs.
University of Tampa
Private university
Urban League of Broward County Entrepreneurship Center
A nonprofit entrepreneurship center providing business services and capital in historically underserved communities.
USF Research / USF CONNECT / USF Nault Center for Entrepreneurship
USF research, incubation (Tampa Bay Technology Incubator) and entrepreneurship arms
Valor VC / Valor Ventures
Atlanta VC (Raechel Canipe venture partner)
Venture Miami
The City of Miami's economic development office for tech and innovation, now the Department of Economic Innovation and Development.
Venture X
A Florida-headquartered coworking and flexible-office franchise with locations across the state.
venVelo
Early-stage venture fund in Winter Park providing capital and mentoring to innovative Central Florida companies.
Weatherford Capital
Central Florida's largest PE firm (>$1B AUM
weVENTURE Women's Business Center
SBA-funded women's business center at Florida Tech offering no-cost counseling, training, and the IGNITE 360 mentoring program.
Startups
Actualization.AI
AI hallucination-resistant document-intelligence platform for contract review and AI security (TireKicker).
Trustate
AI-enabled estate and trust administration platform for law firms.
Industry players
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.
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.
Cloud Software Group
Cloud Software Group is the private holding company formed in 2022 by Vista Equity Partners' merger of Citrix and TIBCO, offering virtualization, application delivery, and data-integration software.
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial is a diversified financial-services holding company providing wealth management, capital markets, banking and asset management, headquartered at the Raymond James Financial Center in St. Petersburg.
TD SYNNEX
TD SYNNEX is a global IT products, services and solutions distributor and aggregator, co-headquartered in Clearwater, Florida and Fremont, California, serving roughly 2,500 technology vendors.
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)
UKG is a workforce-management and human-capital-management software company formed in 2020 from the merger of Ultimate Software and Kronos, with a dual headquarters in Weston, Florida and Lowell, Massachusetts.