Florida Ecosystem Map
Organizations by type

Investors

Venture capital funds and angel networks investing in Florida startups.

Venture Capital 52

Tampa BayVenture Capital

Florida Funders

A venture fund and investor network backing early-stage Florida startups.

Sector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

1809 Capital

Cincinnati VC (Mark Richey MP)

Sector-agnostic
OrlandoVenture Capital

Actuate Ventures

Deep-tech and space-tech venture firm and venture studio backing early-stage founders.

Dual-Use & Defense TechAerospace & SpaceAI & DataAdvanced Manufacturing
OrlandoVenture Capital

Arsenal Growth Equity

Orlando growth-equity firm (Jason Rottenberg)

Sector-agnostic
Tampa BayVenture Capital

Ballast Point Partners

Tampa growth/venture firm

HealthTechSector-agnostic
Tampa BayVenture Capital

Ballast Point Ventures

A St. Petersburg growth equity firm investing across software, healthcare, and technology-enabled services in the Southeast and Texas.

HealthTechSector-agnostic
Tampa BayVenture Capital

Bellini Capital

Arnie Bellini's Tampa investment firm

CybersecuritySector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

Crosspoint Capital Partners

Cybersecurity investor that led TENEX.AI's $250M Series B (Sarasota).

Cybersecurity
StatewideVenture Capital

Daytrip Ventures

VC (Monique Villa Capra MP)

Sector-agnostic
OrlandoVenture Capital

DeepWork Capital

An early-stage venture fund based in Central Florida.

Sector-agnosticHealthTech
StatewideVenture Capital

Drive Capital

Columbus VC backing Pieces.

AI & DataSector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

EQT Group

Global PE firm that led ReliaQuest's $500M round.

Sector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

Florida Opportunity Fund

State-linked fund (managed via DeepWork/Ken Hall)

Sector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

FTV Capital

Growth-equity firm

Sector-agnosticFinTech
MiamiVenture Capital

Fuel Venture Capital

Miami-founded venture capital firm investing seed through growth stage across technology sectors.

FinTechAerospace & SpaceSportsTechAI & Data
StatewideVenture Capital

Fulcrum Equity Partners

Atlanta growth-equity firm (Junior Gaspard, Frank Dalton)

Sector-agnostic
Tampa BayVenture Capital

Gazelle Capital / Coastal Community Fund

St. Pete seed fund (Ashby Green, Kim Vogel) backing FL-HQ startups

Sector-agnostic
OrlandoVenture Capital

Govo Venture Partners

Orlando VC (Rob Panepinto)

Sector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

Grotech Ventures

DC-area VC (Julia Taxin GP)

Sector-agnostic
Tampa BayVenture Capital

HealthEdge Investment Partners

A Tampa-based private equity firm investing exclusively in the healthcare industry.

HealthTechBiotech & Life Sciences
StatewideVenture Capital

HealthQuest Capital

Growth-stage healthcare VC (>$2B AUM, Randy Scott)

HealthTech
StatewideVenture Capital

Hg

London PE firm that took majority stake in A-LIGN (>$1B valuation).

Sector-agnostic
West Palm BeachVenture Capital

HighPost Capital

West Palm Beach investment firm founded by Mark Bezos and David Moross; its HIPstr affiliate runs a $100M early-stage consumer venture fund.

Consumer & E-commerceSector-agnostic
OrlandoVenture Capital

Idea Fund Partners

VC (Lewis Burnham partner) supplying Embarc's fundraising coach.

Sector-agnostic
Space CoastVenture Capital

Kirenaga Partners

Venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies emerging from the Space Coast.

Aerospace & SpaceAdvanced ManufacturingCleanTech & EnergySector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

KKR

Global growth-equity firm

Sector-agnostic
MiamiVenture Capital

Krillion Ventures

Miami-based venture fund providing seed and Series A capital to tech-enabled healthcare, fintech, and real estate startups.

FinTechHealthTechPropTech
MiamiVenture Capital

LAB Ventures

Miami-based startup studio and early-stage venture fund focused on real estate and construction technology (PropTech).

PropTech
Fort LauderdaleVenture Capital

Las Olas Venture Capital

An early-stage B2B software venture firm in South Florida.

Sector-agnosticAI & Data
StatewideVenture Capital

Level Equity

Growth-equity firm

Sector-agnostic
MiamiVenture Capital

Medina Ventures

Miami VC (Melissa Medina, eMerge CEO)

Sector-agnostic
MiamiVenture Capital

Misfit Labs

Miami-based AI-native venture studio that co-builds and scales technology companies, including defense and dual-use ventures.

Dual-Use & Defense TechCybersecurityAI & DataHealthTech
StatewideVenture Capital

Nava Ventures

SF VC that led Grifin's $11M Series A.

FinTech
StatewideVenture Capital

New Markets Venture Partners

VC that led Knack's Series B.

EdTech
StatewideVenture Capital

Next Wave Impact Fund

Impact investing fund

Sector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

Nyca Partners

Fintech VC that led Loop AI's $14M Series A.

FinTechAI & Data
MiamiVenture Capital

Ocean Azul Partners

Miami early-stage venture firm investing in B2B software and deep tech companies.

Sector-agnostic
Tampa BayVenture Capital

Osceola Capital

Tampa private-equity firm

Sector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

Outsiders Fund

NY VC that led Heave's $7M Series A.

PropTech
JacksonvilleVenture Capital

PS27 Ventures

Jacksonville-based VC

Sector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

Render Capital

Early-stage investor

Sector-agnostic
MiamiVenture Capital

Secocha Ventures

Miami-area early-stage venture firm focused on consumer, fintech, and healthtech startups.

FinTechHealthTechConsumer & E-commerce
Tampa BayVenture Capital

Stony Lonesome Group

Defense/dual-use investor

Dual-Use & Defense Tech
Sarasota–BradentonVenture Capital

Suncoast Venture Studio

Venture studio

Sector-agnostic
Tampa BayVenture Capital

TampaBay.Ventures

Tampa VC (Andreas Calabrese GP)

Sector-agnostic
StatewideVenture Capital

Tech Square Ventures

Atlanta VC (Scott Lopano partner)

Sector-agnostic
PensacolaVenture Capital

TechFarms Capital

Panama City Beach venture capital firm making seed and early-stage investments in Southeastern US tech startups.

Dual-Use & Defense TechMarine & Blue TechAdvanced ManufacturingAI & Data
StatewideVenture Capital

The JumpFund

Women-focused fund (Kristina Montague MP)

Sector-agnostic
MiamiVenture Capital

TheVentureCity

Global early-stage venture fund with a Miami hub investing in product-led, data- and AI-driven startups.

FinTechHealthTechAI & DataLogistics & Mobility
StatewideVenture Capital

Valor VC / Valor Ventures

Atlanta VC (Raechel Canipe venture partner)

Sector-agnostic
OrlandoVenture Capital

venVelo

Early-stage venture fund in Winter Park providing capital and mentoring to innovative Central Florida companies.

Sector-agnostic
Tampa BayVenture Capital

Weatherford Capital

Central Florida's largest PE firm (>$1B AUM

Sector-agnosticSportsTech

Angel Network 13

StatewideAngel Network

37 Angels

Women-led angel network (Angela Lee founder)

Sector-agnostic
Sarasota–BradentonAngel Network

Bridge Angel Investors

Angel group

Sector-agnostic
StatewideAngel Network

Florida Angel Nexus

Statewide organization connecting Florida entrepreneurs to a network of accredited angel investor chapters.

Sector-agnostic
JacksonvilleAngel Network

Jax Angel Group

The largest and most active angel investment group in North Florida, seed-funding early-stage tech startups.

FinTechHealthTechCybersecurityAI & Data
StatewideAngel Network

Launchpad Venture Group

Angel group

Sector-agnostic
Space CoastAngel Network

Legacy Angel Network

Membership-based angel investment group backing early- and growth-stage companies in Brevard County.

Sector-agnostic
MiamiAngel Network

Miami Angels

Membership-based angel investor network, one of Florida's largest and most active, backing early-stage technology startups.

Sector-agnostic
West Palm BeachAngel Network

New World Angels

An angel investor group backing early-stage Florida companies.

Sector-agnostic
StatewideAngel Network

QCA Ventures

Top-ranked Cincinnati angel group

Sector-agnostic
Tampa BayAngel Network

Seedfunders

St. Pete early-stage/angel investor

Sector-agnostic
OrlandoAngel Network

SeedFundersOrlando

Angel investor group providing seed capital and mentoring to pre-revenue technology startups in Central Florida.

Sector-agnostic
Southwest FloridaAngel Network

Tamiami Angel Funds

Florida angel fund

Sector-agnostic
Tampa BayAngel Network

TIE Tampa Bay

Entrepreneur network + angel network

Sector-agnostic