TicketRev inks deal with Marlins enabling fans to pitch their own price for tickets
By Riley Kaminer These days, ticketing plays a bigger role in our lives than we ever might have expected. Whether you’re dying to feast your…
TeselaGen’s AI-powered platform enables biotech innovation to happen faster and at scale
By Riley Kaminer Miami is excelling in the AI-fueled biotech innovation space? At a first glance, that might not sound like the most obvious vertical…
Flex secures $20M equity and $100M debt fundraise to build a one-stop-shop financial hub for SMBs
By Riley Kaminer The vast majority of businesses in the United States are small and medium-sized. These companies create two-thirds of all new jobs. And…
2,000-employee Anaplan to relocate its HQ to Miami early next year
After more than a decade in San Francisco, Anaplan, a software company with 2,000 employees globally, is relocating its headquarters to Miami in early 2024.…
Plei is making playing soccer as easy as ordering an Uber
By Riley Kaminer It’s a Friday night. You’re ready to get your Messi on and play a game of soccer, but none of your friends…
Meet Grip, the Miami startup reimagining perishable shipping
By Riley Kaminer When Juan C. Meisel was working at Butcher Box, a startup that delivers high-quality meat directly to its customers, logistics was always…
eMerge Americas releases 1H 2023 VC report: We have the story behind the numbers
By Nancy Dahlberg When the first-half venture capital results for South Florida companies came out in the media, including right here on Refresh Miami, they…
On.Energy’s battery systems enable businesses to avoid peak energy prices
By Riley Kaminer Alan Cooper and Ricardo de Azevedo exhibited signs of being entrepreneurs at an early age. Growing up in Venezuela, they would throw…
6+ things to know in #MiamiTech: News from CodePath, MoonPay, Avenue Z, Testaify, Beacon Council, Digibee and more
1 MoonPay launches a venture investment arm MoonPay, the Miami-based Web3 infrastructure company, announced the launch of its investment arm, MoonPay Ventures, to support trailblazing…
12 startups selected for Techstars Miami’s Fall 2023 class – and they are …
Techstars Miami Powered by J.P. Morgan has just announced the 12 companies selected for the Fall 2023 program. Managing Director Andres Barreto says this was…
‘Builders Summer’ wraps up with 30 new startups launched in Miami
By Chris Daniels – Guest Contributor If you’ve been in Miami long enough, you’ll notice that the summer is a little different. The heat and…
DeLorean raises $7.55M to enable enterprise companies to unlock AI innovation
By Riley Kaminer Artificial intelligence is already making waves in the consumer space. But how can enterprise-sized businesses get involved in the fun? Palm Beach-based…
10,000 students, dozens of schools: South Florida’s YTeach is top of class in edtech innovation
By Krysten Brenlla Juggling different subject areas, extracurricular activities, and the anxiety of getting through high school are just a few worries that students encounter…
Looking for zero-waste deliveries and refills of sustainable staples? Startup The Rounds has got you covered
By Riley Kaminer Do you ever dream of returning to the good old days when a milkman would pass by your home, dropping off some…
Félix raises $7.8M to reimagine cross-border payments, starting with sending remittances through WhatsApp
By Riley Kaminer As an immigrant, finding scrappy solutions to everyday problems – especially financial ones – was just par for the course for Manuel J. Godoy.…
‘What’s your Linkme?’ Meet the Miami-based networking tool making it easier to share our info
By Riley Kaminer Your “link in bio” will never be the same – all thanks to three enterprising Miami entrepreneurs. Net Kohen, Val Share and Dre…
Delphi raises $2.7M for AI-powered digital cloning platform
Image: Delphi website By Riley Kaminer Have you ever wanted to have one last conversation with a relative that had passed away? Or wanted to…
Unleash the AI! International incubator plants flag in Miami
By Riley Kaminer “We think AI is a moment, but we want to turn it into more than a moment – we want to turn…
You have hundreds of thousands of files on your computer. Kriptos wants to know: Are they secure?
By Riley Kaminer How many files do you have on your computer… tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Maybe even millions? Now, how do you…
Kind Designs raises $5M in seed funding to deploy 3D-printed seawalls
By Riley Kaminer In South Florida and beyond, key to communities’ climate change resilience will be protecting shorelines from upland erosion and surge flooding. The…
Long #MiamiTech, Flowlie builds platform for VCs and founders to more effectively share data
By Riley Kaminer “Venture Capital is a very rudimentary industry from a tooling and platforming perspective. That’s ironic because they’re investing in the next generation…
Students, get ready to code at ShellHacks, Florida’s largest hackathon
Tip: Besides your laptop, bring an inflatable mattress for short naps, a resume and an open mind. Here’s everything you need to know as a…
Meet the crew behind Crewfare, the Miami company building the future of travel tech
By Riley Kaminer Sure, the internet has revolutionized travel. It’s never been easier to decide where you want to go, book hotels and flights, and…
Looking to improve your finances? Make Debbie your new best friend
By Riley Kamimer Growing up in an immigrant, single-mother household, Frida Leibowitz experienced the stresses of dealing with debt. “My mom was what I like…
AgTech startup Envonics acquired by company known for making water from air
By Riley Kaminer North Miami-based AgTech startup Envonics has made a name for itself over the last few years by pioneering an AI-powered system that…
Miami Tech Talent Coalition kicks off initial programs to prime the talent pipeline
Announcing 4 new programs for local businesses, the Miami Tech Talent coalition continues to make waves.
6+ things to know in #MiamiTech: News from 4Geeks, BITE-CON, INIT, Knight Foundation, Recur, Base, Starlims, Grubbr, Lab22c & more
1 BITE-CON, 4Geeks partner on scholarships & more 4Geeks Academy, a leading Miami-based online coding bootcamp, and the BITE-CON Foundation, an organization committed to helping…
There’s no stopping Streann! Miami startup pioneers solution to ‘skip ad’ problem
By Riley Kaminer We all do it. Maybe you’d even consider it your dirty little secret. You’re watching a video on a streaming platform when…
Jeeves serves up fintech innovation, enabling capital to flow at a global scale
By Riley Kaminer The world continues to globalize at a rapid clip. As an example, McKinsey researchers note that global capital flows “representing knowledge and…
Hey, Luke and Leia, make room for Mickey and Minnie in the Cryptoyverse!
Disney fans young and old, hear this: Next month, Cryptoys, the innovative platform that enables fans of all ages to collect digital toys, will release…