Government & EDOs
Economic-development organizations, state and local government programs, and foundation funders.
EDO / Government 27
Babcock Ranch 
Partner
Ambition Accelerated platform partner (planned community/development).
Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation
Manatee County's economic development organization supporting business startup, relocation, and expansion.
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.
Central Florida Tech Grove
Government-industry-academia collaboration space in the Central Florida Research Park accelerating modeling, simulation and training innovation.
Charlotte County Economic Development
The economic development office for Charlotte County, promoting business growth around Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, and the airport.
Collier County Economic Development Office
The economic development office for Collier County, a collaboration between county government and the Greater Naples Chamber.
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.
Florida Business Development Corporation
SBA lending/economic-development org (Bill Habermeyer CEO)
Florida High Tech Corridor
Regional economic-development/tech org (Paul Sohl CEO, Elizabeth Nelson director)
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance
Greater Pensacola's economic development organization, with a stated focus on cyber, defense, and advanced manufacturing.
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
The primary economic development organization for Greater Fort Lauderdale / Broward County.
Innovation Park of Tallahassee
A research and development park near FSU, FAMU, and TCC that supports research commercialization and startups in Tallahassee.
JAXUSA Partnership
Northeast Florida's regional economic development organization, a nonprofit division of the JAX Chamber.
Lee County Economic Development Office
Lee County's economic development office, advised by the public-private Horizon Council, supporting business growth and entrepreneurship.
North Brevard Economic Development Zone
Public economic development agency advancing commerce and space-industry growth in north Brevard County.
Orlando Economic Partnership
Regional economic and community development organization advancing the Orlando region's innovation economy.
SelectFlorida
Florida's official state international trade and investment promotion organization.
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.
Space Florida
Florida's aerospace economic-development agency.
StartUp FTL
A free entrepreneur education program created by the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Tampa Bay Economic Development Council
Regional economic-development council
Tampa Bay Partnership
Regional economic-development/advocacy org.
Tampa Bay Sports Commission
Civic sports-tourism org
Tampa Medical & Research District
Hillsborough County healthcare research district
Venture Miami
The City of Miami's economic development office for tech and innovation, now the Department of Economic Innovation and Development.
Foundation / Funder 3
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
A national foundation that funds technology and community innovation in Miami.
Bank of America
Corporate/foundation funder of Embarc's tech meetup-group scholarships and internships.
Genspiration Foundation
Genshaft/Greenbaum family foundation