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August 25, 2021

Your Guide to Miami's Startup Scene, Tech Events, and More!

Thurs. Aug 26th @ 6:30 pm

Learn about Iota’s scalable fee-less technology, international government and enterprise projects, and how you can get involved.

About this event

Welcome to Iota South Florida!

The purpose of this event is to help everyone who is interested in decentralization and innovation to connect with each other, learn about Iota's scalable fee-less technology, the exciting projects we are doing internationally, and how you can get involved.

Join us at The LAB Miami in Wynwood (400 NW 26th St, Miami, FL 33127) for an evening of networking and a presentation on Iota, how it works, how it’s different and much more.

We welcome all levels of Blockchain/Crypto/DLT interest, whether you are highly experienced or completely new and eager to learn.

There will be drinks and snacks served, sponsored for the community by The Iota Foundation. There is street parking all around the venue for those of you who will be driving.

Thurs. Sept. 16th @5pm

Special Thanks to All Who Participated!

Congrats to our Pitch Night MIA winner ISODATEThank you to all the startups that participated!

Big Shout Out to Our Judges & Sponsors!

creates unique culinary experiences by bringing chefs and adventurous eaters together. The menu will never be repeated and will be revealed upon your arrival at the venue. Eat Up is the perfect platform for discovering these events and expanding your palette.

is an early-stage startup advisory firm devoted to supporting and professionalizing our client’s businesses. We serve our clients by supporting their business planning, financial strategy, and capital raising needs. We are here to help founders build businesses worth building, with intention, focus, and community.

A New Kind of Startup Accelerator.

Stop second-guessing your startup strategy. Work with a dedicated advisor and proven framework at

that helps you create a tailor-made plan and holds you accountable.

And Finally, We Saved the Best for Last Thank you to Fuel Venture Capital 

Jeff Ransdell

is a venture capitalist building a portfolio of exponential technology companies at South Florida-based Fuel Venture Capital, which he founded in 2017 following his departure from the world of wealth management on Wall Street. Jeff approaches venture capital with a signature “founder focused, investor driven” mindset, shaped by two decades as a top executive of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. 

Maggie Vo, CFAÂŽ

, is a finance expert with more than a decade’s experience in the public markets, analyzing and managing investments across a wide spectrum of asset classes. As Chief Investment Officer and Managing General Partner of Fuel Venture Capital, Maggie spearheads due diligence processes that determine prospective investments and capital deployment and steers valuation analyses of existing portfolio companies.

Olivia Gaudree

is Core Analyst and Partner of Fuel Venture Capital, providing operational and analytical support to General Partners, Limited Partners and portfolio companies. She is responsible for guiding prospective founders through essential stages of the comprehensive due diligence process and toward possible admission to the fund. Additionally, she oversees the growth metrics of Fuel Venture Capital investments and allocations. 

Juan Pablo MirĂł

represents Fuel Venture Capital’s bridge to the emerging Latin American markets, thanks to his extensive experience spearheading growth efforts in major institutions throughout Central America.  As the firm’s Partner and LatAm Business Executive, Juan Pablo works to establish and scale Fuel Venture Capital’s presence in key markets of Central and South America poised for venture capital deployment. 

Founder Institute Pitch Competition

Wed Sept. 1st @ 12pm

Founder Institute Pitch Competition Powered by DELL TechnologiesFounder Institute is the world's largest pre-seed accelerator presents an opportunity to pitch for cash prizes in front of a national stage powered by DELL TechnologiesRequirements:Startups must make over $50k revenue per yearMust be Florida based Details on the competition:3 minutes per pitch + showcasing Deck2 minutes to answer questions to a panel of judgesFirst-round - Regional2 Winners TotalPrize:1st place: $6,000 in Dell products + Moves onto Final Stage)2nd: $4,000 in Dell products (Crowd Favorite)Final Round - National4 Winners TotalPrize: 1st place: $15k2nd place: $10k3rd place: $5k4th place: Crowd Favorite

The competition takes place virtually Sept 1st, Startups must apply by August 25th. Reapplicants from other partners' pitch competition encouraged!

Dec 7th -9th 

Call for TOP INNOVATORS!Whether you’re a founder seeking capital and exposure, or an investor seeking new deals, Venture Summit \ Virtual Connect presented by youngStartup Ventures - is the event of the year you won't want to miss.

A highly productive 3-day venture conference, this exclusive summit is dedicated to showcasing early-stage VCs, Corporate VCs, and angel investors committed to funding venture-backed, emerging, and early-stage Lifesciences, Healthcare, and MedTech companies as well as showcasing over 100 Top Innovators. 

Special Offer:

The Lab Miami has made a special arrangement for our network to receive a special discount of 20% off. This conference will be attended by the best people in the industry. Please register early to avoid disappointment.  (Use promo code "LABMIVIP”)

In addition to providing access to leading Investors, the conference will feature more than 100 pre-screened venture-backed, emerging, and early-stage companies seeking capital, and hardcore networking.  

Get Noticed > Get Funded > Grow Faster

A select group of more than 100 Top Innovators will be chosen to present their breakthrough investment opportunities to an exclusive audience of Venture Capitalists, Corporate Investors, Private Investors, Investment Bankers, and Strategic Partners.

Apply to Present / Nominate a company:

For more information or to be considered for one of the Top Innovator, slots click here

REEF, the Miami-based technology and so-called ghost kitchen startup that has raised more than $1 billion announced Monday a plan to hire more than 1,000 employees in the Miami area over the next three years.

The roles will span the spectrum of the company, from kitchens and operations to corporate and research development. Kitchen employee wages start at $20 an hour.“We are proud to work with REEF to invest in our local economy and workforce by bringing over a thousand full-time, good-paying jobs to our county,” said Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in a statement. “Companies like REEF are working to build better communities by establishing a pipeline of opportunities for people from underserved areas, and by collaborating across nonprofit, academia and government to invest in our local workforce.”

News Provided by Miami Herald

 

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Founding CEO of Paypal Launches Ninth Startup in Miami and looking to hire. Open positions!Inquire Now!Submitted April 23rd

Looking for a social media/partnerships intern for our lifestyle brand and podcast platform.Inquire Now!Submitted April 7th

VC from Silicon Valley based fund meeting with a few teams while visiting Miami. Andrea Funsten, Managing Partner at Basecamp Fund, is stopping by The Lab and looking to meet and b2b/enterprise or Fintech companies that are thinking about raising a pre-seed or seed round.

Submitted March 23rd

Miami SEM offers affordable SEO, PPC, and social media packages and are happy to join the community of The LAB Miami! We are looking forward to networking and interacting with all of you!Learn More!Submitted March 17th

Hiring Title Agent. Tired of the typical title agent position and want to try something different? Come join a startup in the title space.‍We are technologists, business development people, ninjas and title warriors looking to make a splash in the title industry. Born out of a venture studio, we are building a next generation title company that combines technology and in-house title agents to provide a better experience for our clients.Apply Now!Submitted Jan. 5th

Hiring CEO/Co-Founder Real Estate. LAB Miami Ventures is a Venture-Builder, creating disruptive new digital businesses based out of The LAB Miami. We ideate new tech businesses and then develop them from scratch in partnership with highly motivated entrepreneurs.Apply Now!Submitted Jan. 5th

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