5 April 2021
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Welcome to the weekly edition of the Florida Venture Sourcing newsletter! Here and on our website you'll find out everything happening in the Florida technology entrepreneurship community. We'll update you on new Florida startups, startup investors, and startup mentors. Stay informed about all the startup news, events, deals, and jobs in Florida. Help us grow by forwarding this newsletter to your interested friends and colleagues.
Weekly Highlights
Highlights from the Florida technology entrepreneurship community:

  • News highlights last week included (please visit our website for even more news):

  • Congratulations to:
  • Ease Applications, an Orlando healthtech startup providing a HIPAA compliant communications solution that enables clinicians to send updates on the status of hospital patients, on being acquired by Vocera for $25M.

  • eMerge Americas in Miami Beach postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic - rescheduled for March 2022.
  • Big bets on Miami tech by Founders Fund and SoftBank.
  • eMerge Americas 2020 Annual Insights Report: $2.27B invested in South Florida startups and late stage companies across 156 deals in 2020 - up 10X from 2010, ranked 8th in US, 73% of deals, 52% of capital invested in FL.
  • Tampa Bay companies raise more than $235M in March.
  • 8 Tampa Bay companies acquired in first 2 months of Q1 compared to a total of 5 in 2020.
  • Blue Origin to expand rocket manufacturing facility at Kennedy Space Center.
  • City of Orlando funds minority entrepreneurship and high-demand jobs program.
  • Paragon Cyber Solutions wins Tampa Bay Inno Tech Madness competition.
  • Boca Raton's Simplicity Esports and Gaming makes changes to executive positions in preparation for IPO.
  • Partnerships with Orlando Magic and others lead to fast growth for Orlando UV disinfecting technology startup Violet Defense.
  • USF opens Institute of Applied Engineering in.Tampa's University Mall.
  • Orlando startup Capacitech to double its manufacturing and add jobs.
  • Melbourne startup Sea Threads turns ocean plastic trash into face masks.
  • USF professor Mark Rains named Florida’s next chief science officer.
  • SPACs on the hunt for high-growth companies to acquire in South Florida.
  • VC-backed CrossBorder Solution, a New York fintech company, relocating to St. Petersburg, plans to hire 300 employees in the next 12 months. Mayor Rick Kriseman: "We have seen a significant influx of technology companies moving to the Sunshine City.”
  • Digital banking platform Novo opens office in Miami.

  • No technology entrepreneurship events on our calendar this week (please visit our event page on our website).

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Thanks for your continued support!
 
Dennis R. Pape
Founder
Florida Venture Sourcing
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