Founder Fest (Official Miami Tech Week Kick Off)
Kamp returns to the 305 with a stacked lineup of guest speakers on April 22nd to officially kick off Miami Tech Week this year! Their…
Proptech startup Bungalow makes its HQ home in Miami’s Wynwood
By Nancy Dahlberg Bungalow, a full-service tech platform for renters expanding in major metros across the United States, announced today that it is moving its…
The Mirror raises $2.3M in Founders Fund-led round to build nextgen gaming platform
By Nancy Dahlberg Jared McCluskey began building games and 3D models in elementary school, found the Second Life platform and began selling those games by…
Ostro secures $45M to ‘bring e-commerce software to healthcare’
By Riley Kaminer Healthcare is one of the biggest sectors in the US, making up almost 20% of GDP in 2020. Yet the adoption of…
Hydra Host closes $10M seed round led by Founders Fund to scale resilient, secure cross-cloud infrastructure
Cross-cloud platform Hydra Host has closed a $10 million seed round led by Founders Fund. Other participants in the oversubscribed round include Sterling Road, 1517…
Taking a ‘big swing in the sleep space,’ Eight Sleep raises $86M for scaleup
As consumers are waking up to the importance of a good night’s sleep on their health and productivity, business has never been better for Eight…
Wanted: Smart, scrappy startup team for Traba. Remote workers need not apply. Must love Miami.
Fresh off a $3.6M funding round, Miami-based Traba is building its founding team to tackle the future of work. A Cafecito Talk with the mayor…
The Miami Movement is real – just look at the news of the past six months
I am writing a mid-year 2021 look-back column for a report I’m authoring, and because the pace of news has been a blur, I have…
Miami startup Lula raises $18M Series A round led by Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures
Matthew and Michael Vega-Sanz lead ‘the Stripe for insurance’ Lula, a Miami tech startup on a mission to modernize insurance, has raised an oversubscribed $18…
Big big bets on #MiamiTech by Founders Fund and SoftBank
The Wall Street Journal splashed the news this morning: Miami is now attracting the likes of SoftBank and Founders Fund and more are scouting the…
Founders Fund bets on Miami, will open Brickell office
Founders Fund, one of the world’s most prominent venture funds, will have a Miami office. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm with more than $6…