December 2021 - Refresh Miami

Power ascent in progress, systems mostly stable: Miami to exit the atmosphere in 2022

By Auston Bunsen – Guest Contributor Nancy asked me for a recap of Miami Tech in 2021. I wrote a similar retrospective last year that…

Guest Writer December 31, 2021

Online trading pioneer TradeStation to go public in $1.43B SPAC deal

As one of South Florida’s oldest financial technology companies and an online trading pioneer, TradeStation Group is going public through a SPAC deal with Quantum…

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Nancy Dahlberg December 29, 2021

BOOM! #MiamiTech 2021 (the recap)

Here are our picks for some of the biggest stories of the year. By Nancy Dahlberg and Riley Kaminer Pivotal, explosive, momentous, and yes, hype-filled…

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Nancy Dahlberg December 28, 2021

5 things to know in #MiamiTech: Big plans for Miami Hack Week, 2020’s best-read stories and more

1 Miami Hack Week launches [email protected] Miami Hack Week will be back for version 2 Jan. 23-30 with big plans for 2022. Organizers of Miami…

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Nancy Dahlberg December 28, 2021

Micromobility provider Wheels rolls out expanded coverage in Miami-Dade

What makes this startup stand out? You can sit down Competition and controversy abounds in the race to improve Miami’s mobility options. It seems like…

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Riley Kaminer December 27, 2021

Swedish founders target Miami to grow immigrant-focused banking startup MAJORITY

Immigration is integral to the fabric of South Florida, so it makes sense that MAJORITY, a startup that is rethinking banking services for immigrant …

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Riley Kaminer December 23, 2021

Fish Rules reels in a deal with Stockholm-based Fishbrain

It’s a prize catch for Swedish fishing app developer Fishbrain, who has just acquired Jupiter-born Fish Rules. The exact terms of the deal have not …

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Riley Kaminer December 22, 2021

Startup veteran Nicholas Mohnacky reflects on building West Palm Beach’s tech ecosystem

Mohnacky’s startup bundleIQ uses AI to help researchers better leverage their data When Nicholas Mohnacky first started working in West Palm Beach’s tech hub, the…

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Riley Kaminer December 22, 2021

Osigu lands $7.5M to drive efficiencies in Latin America’s healthcare market

Miami-based healthtech startup Osigu has raised $7.5 million to further expand their platform that aims to streamline the healthcare experience for La…

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Riley Kaminer December 21, 2021

Archer’s air taxi mission gets off the ground – quite literally

We catch up with Archer Aviation, the company that plans to bring air taxi service to Miami in 2024.

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Nancy Dahlberg December 21, 2021

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