22+ hour, 14+ min ago   (383+ words) OpenFX, a company that developed a real-time cross-border money movement platform, has acquired Global Ledger, a startup founded by Miami fintech entrepreneur Tyler McIntyre, as it moves to expand from cross-border payments into business banking accounts. As part of the…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (454+ words) Investors back companies for all sorts of reasons. It’s not every day they back one where success could ultimately be measured in lives saved. Miami-based XSponse recently secured a strategic investment from Armory Capital, giving the school safety startup fresh…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (534+ words) Walk through enough tech conferences and you’ll start noticing a pattern. A few years ago, every major booth wanted to show off an electric vehicle. This year, according to Guident Chairman and CEO Harald Braun, the cars had largely disappeared....

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (689+ words) Few people in South Florida have helped grow multiple tech companies to valuations topping $1 billion each. Harrison Mann, a top executive at OpenFX, is on his way to helping build his third unicorn. A former U.S. Army officer with a systems…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (456+ words) Refresh Miami Golden Child, a Miami-based pet wellness brand, announced today that consumer industry veteran Connor Stastny is its new Chief Executive Officer. Stastny joins the startup following a successful tenure scaling high-growth direct-to-consumer brands, bringing extensive experience in operational…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (496+ words) There was a time when checking your security cameras meant walking over to a bulky recorder tucked away in a closet and scrolling through hours of footage. The idea of watching live video from your phone sounded almost absurd. “I…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (420+ words) Miami’s venture capital landscape received a significant boost today as VC firm Align Ventures announced the final close of its oversubscribed $125 million Early-Stage Fund II. Exceeding its original $100 million target, the new vehicle pushes the firm’s total platform AUM beyond…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (498+ words) Mission Space was also recently tapped by NASA to advance its lunar dust and surface-charging monitoring instrument in collaboration with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Under the new MOU, Mission Space and Puli Space intend to evaluate a lunar mission…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (682+ words) For years, our startup scene became known for packed events, visiting founders, and growing attention from investors. But after working with hundreds of companies, Mana Tech came to a simple conclusion: founders do not need another happy hour. They need…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (392+ words) Though the World Cup is now behind us, the fervor for the game hasn’t waned, especially in youth sports. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and the most popular youth sport in US, but for many parents,…...