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In-person events are Back!!! Calling all Innovators, Movers & Shakers, Investors, Entrepreneurs, Founders and Likeminded Individuals!

Hello Community! 

We're excited to announce our agenda and new August partners for our monthly event launch! Keep reading to learn more 🙌Come network, learn, and immerse yourself in programming curated by you, the Miami Startup Ecosystem! Every month we host a Pitch Competition and thoughtful conversations with successful founders and investors. We are focusing on "How can we help?" We try to change it up each month with a carefully curated night for those who want to participate in Miami's growing ecosystem. Happy hour and small bites will also be provided!✨

Evening Agenda

✨5-9 pm B&W Headshots by Giano Currie:

Award-winning fine photographer Giano Currie will be providing a Black & White headshot experience. Get your headshots instantly for only $15. Giano captures moments in time that can withstand the handles of time in a fine art photojournalistic way.

6-7 pm Pitch Night MIA: 

Pitch Night was designed with one idea in mind. Collaboration breeds innovation. It’s our mission to open up as many people as possible to new opportunities by spending an evening with friends who can help you on the road to success. Join us for a night of entertainment, entrepreneurship & competition. 7-8 pm A Night With Fuel Venture Capital: 

One of Florida's most active VC funds joins The LAB to talk to venture capital, startups, founders, MiamiTech, Spacs, investing, and more. A presentation followed by Q&As, with the executives of Fuel Venture Capital

Meet Our August Partners & Sponsors!

EatUp 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. Our goal is to keep foodies informed about the culinary events in their area and to provide an outlet for chefs to express their creativity. Eat Up is the perfect platform for discovering these events and expanding your palette.

Voli 305 Vodka is a non-GMO & gluten-free extra smooth vodka with a superb finish. Voli 305 Handmade Vodka is the first super-premium Vodka produced in Miami using the very finest ingredients including locally sourced Florida sweet corn. Voli 305 Handmade Vodka is locally owned and proud to be born in Miami.

Onda is a spirits brand for a new generation of drinkers. Onda’s first product is a line of canned sparkling tequila beverages, made with Blanco tequila and real, legit fruit. Onda is made with Blanco tequila from a women-owned distillery, Casa Maestri, located in the heart of Jalisco, Mexico. Onda’s beverages are all 5% ABV, 100 calories, zero sugar, zero carbs, and naturally gluten-free. Onda’s brand is inspired by the surf style of the ‘90s.

Louis Vordeaux is a family business operating out of South Florida. Vordeaux Wine had been in Whole Foods Market and other great venues in South Florida. As a South Florida family business, our goal is to reach wine lovers around the world.

Meet the Fuel Venture Capital Team. Fuel Venture is committed to propelling groundbreaking ideas into world-changing companies and democratizing access to the creative economy to shape the future of society. The firm's "founder-focused, investor-driven" approach is led by a core team with more than 60 years of combined experience in investment banking, wealth management, executive leadership, and entrepreneurship. The fund boasts a portfolio of more than 25 companies based around the globe across numerous sectors, bringing positive impact to virtually all corners of our modern economy.

Meet Elliot Grossbard Head of Sales at Arora Project. Arora Project is an investor acquisition agency helping founders raise capital from the private market via equity crowdfunding. Arora has raised over $115M through crowdfunding and digital marketing and works with companies raising between $1 - 75M

Meet Roxette Miranda, Founder of PitchNightMIA! Pitch Night MIA was designed with one idea in mind: Collaboration breeds innovation. See the trajectory of the Miami start-up scene. Learn from startups working on the next wave of technology and the investors who evaluate them. Join us for a fun night of entertainment, entrepreneurship and competition. Offer up your ideas, and take home inspiration from the most creative minds in the city. It is our goal to open up as many people possible to new opportunities by spending an evening with friends who can help you on the road to success.

Meet Navigate Capital The Personal Trainer for your Startup. We help early-stage startups launch, grow, or get funding ready through hands-on business planning and advisory so you can “Startup Confidently” 

Award-winning fine photographer Giano Currie will be providing a Black & White headshot experience. Get your headshots instantly for only $15. Giano captures moments in time that can withstand the handles of time in a fine art photojournalistic way. Currie calls this; “capturing conscious wealth” and it is a way of making the viewer more conscious of a historical moment, which leaves them subjectively wealthier than before.

Come Add Value to Our Community!

Want to join the pitch competition?

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Looking to host a panel, seminar, or workshop in our living room?

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Interested in offering office hours or ask-me-anything slots?

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