8 things to know in #MiamiTech: A roundup of opportunities and news developments
Summer slowdown? Not a chance. Here’s a sampling of new opportunities cooking up for startups as well as some tech news. 1 The Startup Showdown…
5 things to know in #MiamiTech: South Florida startups draw $2.27B in venture capital in 2020, eMerge coming back next year, and more
1 $2.27B in VC went to South Florida startups in 2020; $4.1B went to LatAm region A decade ago, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area drew…
A $650M exit in the making for Nearpod, a homegrown edtech success story
Renaissance Learning is the acquirer, and Nearpod will stay in Dania Beach Nearpod, the South Florida education technology company founded in 2012, has agreed to…
Catching up with Nearpod CEO Pep Carrera: 2020 brings explosive growth, rapid hiring
Pep Carrera moved back to Miami from Ann Arbor, Michigan in January for a new job. He was recruited to be the new CEO of…
Nearpod helps schools bring learning home, SunVessel's crowdfunding makes tracks and where to get help
By Nancy Dahlberg This is part of a series of news roundups about startups and organizations in the South Florida tech community navigating the…
Bringing on the hip-hop, Nearpod acquires Flocabulary
By Nancy Dahlberg Educational-technology company Nearpod already serves 60 percent of U.S. school districts. Teachers use Nearpod’s thousands of lessons filled with 360-degree photos,…
Laura Maydón stepping down from helm of Endeavor Miami
By Nancy Dahlberg Laura Maydón, the founding managing director of Endeavor Miami, has decided to step down. Maydón and her board of directors launched…
Catching up with Nearpod: Behind the fast growth, a story of impact
By Nancy Dahlberg When I first met Nearpod’s co-founders in 2015, they were working in a small office tucked inside a Hallandale warehouse and…