“Why Miami?” is a question Jason Inasi heard for years, back when building tech here felt like swimming against the current.
He founded The Factory Interactive in 1998, rode through every version of Miami’s tech identity, and stayed long enough to watch the talent equation flip.
quely gives founders, and what was hardest early on, is the part that hits home.
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He founded The Factory Interactive in 1998, rode through every version of Miami’s tech identity, and stayed long enough to watch the talent equation flip.
quely gives founders, and what was hardest early on, is the part that hits home.
refreshmiami.com/news/miami-was…
#RefreshMiami #MiamiTech @thefactoryi
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Small datasets are one of the hardest realities in healthcare AI, and they can make “state of the art” models fall apart fast.
A @FloridaAtlantic University team in Boca Raton is testing quantum machine learning approaches, in simulation and on real quantum hardware, to see what training data is deliberately limited.
The comparison setup, and what it implies for Miami and South Florida healthtech, is the part to watch.
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A @FloridaAtlantic University team in Boca Raton is testing quantum machine learning approaches, in simulation and on real quantum hardware, to see what training data is deliberately limited.
The comparison setup, and what it implies for Miami and South Florida healthtech, is the part to watch.
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$2M just went into a Miami sports tech startup that started with a simple question from inside a pro basketball org: when non-contact injuries show up, what is the actionable next step?
OnSport AI is using computer vision and machine learning to turn athlete movement into an he round was led by overseas basketball team owners, and the operator angle is the part worth watching.
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OnSport AI is using computer vision and machine learning to turn athlete movement into an he round was led by overseas basketball team owners, and the operator angle is the part worth watching.
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Nonprofits do not just “take donations,” they juggle chapters, restricted grants, committees, and reporting that never stops.
A Fort Lauderdale fintech launched in 2022 is trying to remove that back office drag, and its newest release brings AI into the workflow.
The problem it chose to solve first, and why legacy tools keep failing nonprofit operators.
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#RefreshMiami #MiamiTech @Crowded_finance
A Fort Lauderdale fintech launched in 2022 is trying to remove that back office drag, and its newest release brings AI into the workflow.
The problem it chose to solve first, and why legacy tools keep failing nonprofit operators.
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Everyone is talking about models. A Weston engineer is focused on the part that quietly decides whether AI works in production.
Harish Shenoy helped lead Amazon Aurora Limitless at AWS, and now advises major retailers at @databricks. His takeaway is uncomfortable for a lot of exposing database limits that used to be easy to ignore in South Florida builds.
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Harish Shenoy helped lead Amazon Aurora Limitless at AWS, and now advises major retailers at @databricks. His takeaway is uncomfortable for a lot of exposing database limits that used to be easy to ignore in South Florida builds.
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#RefreshMiami #MiamiTech @HarishMShenoy2
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An abandoned Fort Lauderdale house was not listed for sale, and most investors would have missed it.
A Miami founder spotted the signal in public records instead, unpaid property taxes, then turned it into a real investment via LIBA Capital.
Now he is productizing the process ataset choices behind it are the part worth watching in South Florida.
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A Miami founder spotted the signal in public records instead, unpaid property taxes, then turned it into a real investment via LIBA Capital.
Now he is productizing the process ataset choices behind it are the part worth watching in South Florida.
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22 miles over Tampa Bay, and a century of aviation history in the background.
Florida just hosted an eVTOL “flying car” demo between Tampa and St. Pete, tied to the FAA’s Advanced Air Mobility push. The part that makes this worth watching is not the photo op, it is what unlock for airports, logistics, and emergency response across the region.
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Florida just hosted an eVTOL “flying car” demo between Tampa and St. Pete, tied to the FAA’s Advanced Air Mobility push. The part that makes this worth watching is not the photo op, it is what unlock for airports, logistics, and emergency response across the region.
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Join Refresh Miami and @EisnerAmper next Thursday for an interactive workshop designed to help founders navigate the financial and strategic complexities of building and scaling a company.
We'll cover key topics including fundraising strategies, understanding term sheets, managing equity and dilution, tax considerations and incentives, and the financial and operational best practices that set startups up for long-term success.
Whether you're just getting started or already scaling your business, you'll walk away with practical insights to help you make smarter decisions at every stage of your founder journey.
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We'll cover key topics including fundraising strategies, understanding term sheets, managing equity and dilution, tax considerations and incentives, and the financial and operational best practices that set startups up for long-term success.
Whether you're just getting started or already scaling your business, you'll walk away with practical insights to help you make smarter decisions at every stage of your founder journey.
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$175M is about to move faster through SMB funding, and the Miami connection is not incidental.
Bizcap recently planted its North American HQ in Miami, and it just closed a new credit facility to scale across the US and Canada. The company claims funding decisions in as little as vailable the next day.
The underwriting twist is what makes this worth watching.
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Bizcap recently planted its North American HQ in Miami, and it just closed a new credit facility to scale across the US and Canada. The company claims funding decisions in as little as vailable the next day.
The underwriting twist is what makes this worth watching.
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$500,000 just landed in Boca Raton for something South Florida keeps asking for, more hands-on AI and robotics training that actually matches real-world systems.
@FloridaAtlantic is building shared cyberinfrastructure so students can move between simulation and physical al twins, datasets, and reproducible workflows. The implications for hiring, research, and startup spinouts are worth watching.
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#RefreshMiami #MiamiTech @NSF
@FloridaAtlantic is building shared cyberinfrastructure so students can move between simulation and physical al twins, datasets, and reproducible workflows. The implications for hiring, research, and startup spinouts are worth watching.
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#RefreshMiami #MiamiTech @NSF
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Missed what happened in Miami Tech last week? 👀
We're recapping 3 of the biggest stories, including another tech company moving its HQ to Miami!👇🏼
We're recapping 3 of the biggest stories, including another tech company moving its HQ to Miami!👇🏼
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A $9M partnership with a top global research institution just landed in South Florida, and it is not the only signal this week.
We also spotted a local acquisition tied to ADT, fresh updates from a science team and a global forum, plus what is changing at MIA and where the new One of these threads points to a bigger MiamiTech shift.
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We also spotted a local acquisition tied to ADT, fresh updates from a science team and a global forum, plus what is changing at MIA and where the new One of these threads points to a bigger MiamiTech shift.
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98.52% accuracy. 15 meters outdoors. And the sensing method is not radar.
Miami-based @FIU engineers are detecting drones by listening for something every electric motor gives off, a low-frequency magnetic signature that can differentiate drone models.
The part to watch is what ally cheaper” detection could unlock for real-world deployments.
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Miami-based @FIU engineers are detecting drones by listening for something every electric motor gives off, a low-frequency magnetic signature that can differentiate drone models.
The part to watch is what ally cheaper” detection could unlock for real-world deployments.
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A South Florida healthtech staple just made AI a C-suite job, and the title choice is not accidental.
Boca Raton-based @modmed created a chief AI officer role for co-founder Dan Cane, while shifting the CEO structure and expanding its COO scope. The leadership chessboard tells t product chapter is, and what the company wants to move faster now.
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Boca Raton-based @modmed created a chief AI officer role for co-founder Dan Cane, while shifting the CEO structure and expanding its COO scope. The leadership chessboard tells t product chapter is, and what the company wants to move faster now.
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A Pittsburgh AI compute company just chose 801 Brickell as its new HQ, and the move is not symbolic.
CEO Christopher Miglino is relocating, leadership is anchoring in Miami, and local hiring is already underway. The detail that changes how to read this story is what @AxeCompute Brickell is a strategic fit for it right now.
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CEO Christopher Miglino is relocating, leadership is anchoring in Miami, and local hiring is already underway. The detail that changes how to read this story is what @AxeCompute Brickell is a strategic fit for it right now.
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About 100 people across Miami and Boca Raton, plus teams in Puerto Rico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, just got a new platform.
San Francisco-based Inkle quietly acquired Miami fintech Finally’s bookkeeping division in an all-cash deal, and the South Florida growth angle his is less about a pivot, and more about how SMB finance is consolidating around AI-first operators.
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San Francisco-based Inkle quietly acquired Miami fintech Finally’s bookkeeping division in an all-cash deal, and the South Florida growth angle his is less about a pivot, and more about how SMB finance is consolidating around AI-first operators.
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Guests see mobile keys and digital check-in. Operators still see spreadsheets, emails, and manual approvals.
A Miami startup is quietly modernizing hotel purchasing and payments, and the adoption curve is getting real: nearly 1,000 hotels across North America are now using the eresting part is where the team is scaling, and why multi-property owners are leaning in.
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A Miami startup is quietly modernizing hotel purchasing and payments, and the adoption curve is getting real: nearly 1,000 hotels across North America are now using the eresting part is where the team is scaling, and why multi-property owners are leaning in.
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Miami keeps getting labeled a “hot” city, but the more interesting question is structural: can it become a default stop in America’s coastal metropolis rotation, not just a later-career move?
A guest viewpoint argues the Miami to Palm Beach corridor is starting to behave like nd that shift could change how talent, capital, and company-building flow in South Florida.
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A guest viewpoint argues the Miami to Palm Beach corridor is starting to behave like nd that shift could change how talent, capital, and company-building flow in South Florida.
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300 independent internet providers. A combined 11 million customers. And a South Florida startup that started in streaming is now stepping into wireless.
MyBundle’s move into mobile is not a consumer gimmick, it is a distribution play aimed at helping smaller ISPs compete with nds.
The interesting part is how bundling and credits are being used as retention, and what that could unlock next.
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#RefreshMiami #MiamiTech @mybundletv
MyBundle’s move into mobile is not a consumer gimmick, it is a distribution play aimed at helping smaller ISPs compete with nds.
The interesting part is how bundling and credits are being used as retention, and what that could unlock next.
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#RefreshMiami #MiamiTech @mybundletv
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