Florida Funders

Florida Funders, LLC is a venture capital firm based in Tampa, Florida, specializing in early-stage investments, particularly in technology, health science, and engineering sectors. Established in 2013, the firm focuses on companies within Florida that have annual revenues between $0.25 million and $2 million, typically targeting investments of $0.5 million to $1 million. Florida Funders operates as both a venture capital firm and an angel investor syndicate, boasting a network of over 1,500 members. The firm emphasizes collaboration by co-leading investments and participating in follow-on funding. In addition to financial support, Florida Funders offers venture-building services to help portfolio companies succeed. Through its efforts, the firm aims to generate strong returns for investors while fostering the growth of promising entrepreneurs in the state.

Kevin Adamek

General Partner

Saxon Baum

General Partner

Marc Blumenthal

General Partner

Michael Kadow

VP, Finance & Operations

Yasmine Morrison

Principal

Chelsea Oppenheim

Director of Investments

Marc Sokol

General Partner

Tom Wallace

Managing Partner

Ryan Whittemore

General Partner

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HealthSnap

Series A in 2023
HealthSnap, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that focuses on processing and managing lifestyle data for patients. The company's primary product, the Electronic Lifestyle Record, serves as a lifestyle assessment platform, enabling healthcare providers to standardize the collection, interpretation, and tracking of patient lifestyle health data. This integration helps prevent chronic diseases by making personalized health data accessible and actionable for individuals. Additionally, HealthSnap offers a remote patient monitoring platform designed for virtual chronic disease management, allowing healthcare organizations to enhance patient outcomes, decrease readmissions, and reduce overall care costs. Founded in 2015, HealthSnap is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and also has a location in San Mateo, California.

Dashbot

Venture Round in 2022
Dashbot, Inc. is a conversational analytics platform founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California. The company specializes in providing bot developers and enterprises with tools and insights aimed at enhancing user acquisition, engagement, and retention. Dashbot offers a range of metrics that go beyond standard analytics, including sentiment analysis, conversational analytics, and AI response effectiveness, alongside complete chat transcripts. Additionally, the platform enables users to take action on the data through features such as Live Person Takeover for chat sessions and Push Notifications for re-engagement. Dashbot supports various conversational interfaces, including Facebook, Alexa, Google Home, Slack, Kik, Twitter, and webchat, making it a versatile solution for brands seeking to optimize their chatbot performance.

ybot

Seed Round in 2022
ybot, the agent simulator Reduce your call center volumes by up to 90% by simulating the exact way your agents personalize support and manipulate your systems. ybot is a new paradigm in service automation, supercharging your IVR and ERP or CRM with a powerful interaction engine that simulates the kind of personalized service your call center agents provide over the phone. Core Features: * Integrates with most Cloud IVR, ERP and CRM systems * Deflects callers to self-solve their problems * Can scale to handle millions of calls * Supports 6,000+ languages * Optimized for accessibility Benefits: * Up to 100% improved customer experience * Up to 99% reduction of call wait times * Up to 97% reduction of case handling costs * Up to 91% reduction for non-user call wait times * Up to 75% improved agent job satisfaction * 0% dependency on internal technical competency

Gemini Sports Analytics

Seed Round in 2022
Gemini Sports Analytics specializes in providing a data management platform that facilitates data-driven decision-making in sports management. The company utilizes artificial intelligence-based predictive analytics tools to simplify the data lifecycle, making powerful analytics more accessible to organizations. By focusing on improving athlete welfare and enhancing performance, Gemini Sports Analytics supports sports managers in optimizing their operations and achieving better outcomes for athletes.

Chattr

Seed Round in 2022
Chattr is a retail chatbot platform reinventing the way candidates and employers create meaningful connections at scale. The platform screens, schedules and delivers unlimited happy hires. It replaces your dated application process with an AI-powered chat that applicant's love. Chattr handles all the repetitive hiring tasks, freeing store managers up to focus on store growth. It engages applicants instantly, 24/7, online, through text or in-store. The company supports retailers through their AI recruiting automation that creates enhanced applicant experiences while allowing hiring teams to optimize their recruiting efforts with less resources. Chattr was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, USA.

Odylab Inc.

Seed Round in 2022
Odylab is a Healthcare Technology startup dedicated to bringing new solutions to our many clients worldwide.

SecureCo

Seed Round in 2022
SecureCo is a cybersecurity company that specializes in providing zero-trust data-in-transit security solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York, the company utilizes a multi-cloud mesh network platform to deliver strong encryption and advanced techniques such as anonymization and obfuscation. SecureCo's technology is designed to protect against vulnerabilities associated with point-to-point connections and supports secure data and voice communications over untrusted networks. The platform is compatible with legacy systems and can be deployed for various applications, including remote access, cross-domain connections, and internal communications within local networks. By addressing critical gaps in existing cybersecurity services, SecureCo enables businesses and government entities to maintain the confidentiality of their communications and data exchanges.

CryptoLeague

Pre Seed Round in 2022
CryptoLeague is a Miami-based web3 technology company focused on enhancing community-driven investing in the cryptocurrency and NFT markets. By providing innovative investment software and tools, CryptoLeague aims to facilitate collaboration among individual investors, enabling them to harness collective knowledge and insights. The platform emphasizes accessibility and self-governance, positioning itself as a novel solution for those seeking to navigate the complexities of web3 investing. Ultimately, CryptoLeague strives to empower users to achieve significant financial returns by democratizing access to essential information and resources that have traditionally been available only to elite institutions.

TempMee Hygienist

Seed Round in 2022
TempMee Hygienist connects licensed hygienists with dental offices in need of temporary help through an on-demand smartphone app. The company was founded in 2017 and based in Miami, Florida.

itopia

Venture Round in 2022
Itopia, Inc. develops the Cloud Automation Stack (CAS), a comprehensive software solution designed for enterprise IT life-cycle management on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Founded in 2013 and located in Miami, Florida, the company specializes in enabling IT departments and service providers to efficiently migrate and manage workloads, including virtual desktops, applications, graphic workstations, and hybrid Active Directory environments. Itopia's technology streamlines the onramping process, facilitating AD-based disaster recovery and supporting both Windows and Linux virtual machines. By offering an intuitive management portal, Itopia significantly reduces the time and costs associated with managing GCP infrastructure and end-user computing environments.

Betr

Series A in 2022
Betr is a direct-to-consumer micro-betting that introduces instant gratification to sports betting. It provides tools to support responsible play and give control over their gambling. It encourages them to use these tools to keep the experience fun and within their personal limits. Betr was founded in 2022 and is based in Miami, Florida.

Gigantor Technologies

Convertible Note in 2021
Gigantor Technologies accelerates machine learning or artificial intelligence model with its patented GigaMACS technology. It can speed your model up to remove latency and process in real-time as fast as your input.

HealthSnap

Venture Round in 2021
HealthSnap, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that focuses on processing and managing lifestyle data for patients. The company's primary product, the Electronic Lifestyle Record, serves as a lifestyle assessment platform, enabling healthcare providers to standardize the collection, interpretation, and tracking of patient lifestyle health data. This integration helps prevent chronic diseases by making personalized health data accessible and actionable for individuals. Additionally, HealthSnap offers a remote patient monitoring platform designed for virtual chronic disease management, allowing healthcare organizations to enhance patient outcomes, decrease readmissions, and reduce overall care costs. Founded in 2015, HealthSnap is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and also has a location in San Mateo, California.

Rewst

Seed Round in 2021
Rewst is a company operating in stealth mode that specializes in robotic process automation technology tailored for smaller managed services providers. The firm focuses on low-code and no-code solutions, simplifying the automation of tasks to facilitate their integration with various tools, such as CRM systems, ticketing systems, and accounting software. By enabling businesses to track performance and identify areas for improvement, Rewst aims to help organizations save money and enhance efficiency.

Satisfi Labs

Series A in 2021
Satisfi Labs Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in conversational AI, offering a software-as-a-service application designed to enhance real-time customer engagement through mobile devices. Its platform, known as the Answer Engine, serves various sectors including retail, sports venues, attractions, and live events by powering chatbots, voice experiences, messaging applications, and website forums. This technology facilitates effective communication by automatically directing customer inquiries to the most appropriate responders within an organization, while also providing tools for performance assessment and opportunities to improve the customer experience. Founded in 2016, Satisfi Labs aims to create unique and interactive experiences for customers across diverse industries.

eMerge Americas

Venture Round in 2021
eMerge Americas serves as a prominent technology conference aimed at positioning Miami as a leading technological hub in the Americas. The event connects industry leaders, government officials, and entrepreneurs from North America, Latin America, and Europe, fostering a platform for the exchange of innovative ideas and resources. By bringing together top business executives, IT decision-makers, and entrepreneurs, eMerge Americas facilitates the formation of partnerships that drive technological advancements and address critical challenges across various sectors, including healthcare, entertainment, finance, urban development, and education. Through its summits, the organization seeks to promote visionary innovation and contribute to the creation of a sustainable and inclusive ecosystem that benefits both business and society.

Marco

Seed Round in 2021
Marco Capital, Inc. operates an online trade finance platform that offers working capital solutions to small- and medium-sized exporters from Latin America. Established in 2019 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, the platform facilitates investments in short-term trade finance receivables between Latin American exporters and U.S. importers. Marco promotes a paperless process that allows users to upload documents and invoices efficiently, while also providing dedicated support from industry experts to ensure a smooth financing experience. The company's goal is to enhance access to reliable capital for Latin American SMEs, thereby fostering growth and trade in the region.

Lula

Series A in 2021
Lula operates a peer-to-peer marketplace that connects vehicle owners with individuals seeking to rent those vehicles. It allows vehicle owners to list their vehicles for rent and facilitates direct communication and transactions between owners and renters. Lula does not own or manage the vehicles and does not engage in the contracts formed between owners and renters. Additionally, Lula provides insurance technology solutions tailored for various sectors, including car rental companies and logistics firms. Their offerings include policy management, risk assessment tools, and claims handling services, which help clients streamline their insurance processes and reduce operational costs.

Clientbook

Venture Round in 2021
Clientbook is a mobile app created by Giftry to facilitate communication between retailers and their clients. By using Clientbook, retailers gain visibility and control over the customer experience, resulting in more store visits, better sales conversion rates, and higher average dollar sales. To learn more about how Clientbook can help your brick and mortar store, request a demo today.

OTHRSource

Seed Round in 2021
OTHRSource was designed to help emerging brands not just survive, but thrive in retail markets. We do this by providing affordable merchandising services like price checking, restocking, and generally making products look great on the shelf. To do this, we harness the passion of creative individuals who want to see their favorite brands succeed. We call these individuals Brand Helpers. Our Brand Helpers get the opportunity to make a difference, while making extra money on their own schedule. We like to think of it as bringing fun brands and passionate people together. This ultimately creates brand ambassadors who give emerging brands the extra boost they need to succeed in the world of retail.

PICKUP

Series B in 2021
PICKUP NOW, Inc. is a logistics company based in Addison, Texas, that specializes in on-demand road transportation services across the United States. Founded in 2014, it focuses on the delivery of large and heavy items such as furniture, appliances, and mattresses. The company has developed a mobile application available on both iOS and Android platforms, which allows users to easily arrange pickups and deliveries by entering their locations and item details. PICKUP serves a diverse clientele, including interior designers, businesses, warehouses, and retail stores, enabling them to offer same-day delivery options. The platform connects consumers with a network of professional, verified movers, enhancing the logistics experience for both retailers and customers.

Xgen AI

Seed Round in 2021
XGenesis Inc., known as XGen, is a technology company established in 2018 by entrepreneur Frank Faricy. The company specializes in AI-driven B2B SaaS solutions that focus on customer experience optimization. XGen's flagship platform, XPersonalize, is recognized for its effectiveness in real-time consumer experience personalization, offering rapid integration and high return on investment. The platform analyzes consumer behavior and website traffic to develop personalized deployment strategies, providing guidance for web development teams to enhance eCommerce operations. Central to XGen's innovation is its proprietary AI prediction engine, X2Mind, which serves as an advanced machine learning and data science toolkit, driving the development of disruptive features that significantly improve key performance indicators.

Ox

Seed Round in 2021
Ox is a company that specializes in developing a comprehensive fulfillment platform, allowing retailers to convert their stores into micro distribution centers. This innovative approach enhances supply chain management by streamlining order fulfillment processes. Founded in 2017 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, Ox aims to improve the efficiency of retail operations, enabling workers to locate and pick orders more effectively within warehouse settings. Through its technology, Ox seeks to revolutionize the way retailers manage their inventory and distribution.

Bambino Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2021
Bambino is a babysitting app that connects parents with trusted neighborhood sitters. Through Bambino's Facebook integration and the creation of your own personal Bambino network, you can find trusted and reliable sitters recommended by your community of friends and neighbors.

HealthSnap

Convertible Note in 2021
HealthSnap, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that focuses on processing and managing lifestyle data for patients. The company's primary product, the Electronic Lifestyle Record, serves as a lifestyle assessment platform, enabling healthcare providers to standardize the collection, interpretation, and tracking of patient lifestyle health data. This integration helps prevent chronic diseases by making personalized health data accessible and actionable for individuals. Additionally, HealthSnap offers a remote patient monitoring platform designed for virtual chronic disease management, allowing healthcare organizations to enhance patient outcomes, decrease readmissions, and reduce overall care costs. Founded in 2015, HealthSnap is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and also has a location in San Mateo, California.

Kliken

Venture Round in 2021
Developer of marketing and analytics software designed to aid businesses in increasing their revenues. The company's software uses optimization techniques to maximize the marketing return on investment and conversions and provides insights on data, leading to better marketing results, enabling businesses to market their websites efficiently on Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and other online platforms themselves with no prior knowledge of online marketing required.

Simplebet

Convertible Note in 2020
SimpleBet, Inc. is a technology company based in New York that specializes in developing software solutions for in-game betting applications. Founded in 2018, it focuses on creating automatic and algorithmic sports betting markets. The company's technology enhances fan engagement by allowing sports enthusiasts to interact with its products and capitalize on real-time betting opportunities during sporting events. By leveraging machine learning and real-time technology, SimpleBet aims to transform every moment of a game into a potential betting opportunity, thereby redefining the sports betting landscape.

TSOLife

Convertible Note in 2020
TSOLife Inc. is a technology company based in Tampa, Florida, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing a platform aimed at capturing, preserving, and sharing the life stories of seniors in assisted living organizations. By leveraging technology, TSOLife enables these organizations to document the personal legacies of their residents, ensuring that future generations have access to these invaluable narratives. The platform utilizes AI to digitize senior resident profiles, offering tools that enhance data capture and provide actionable insights for improving the quality of care. TSOLife's mission is to eliminate the uncertainties grandchildren may have about their grandparents' lives by preserving and sharing their stories.

Theoris Software

Convertible Note in 2020
Theoris Software is the creator of AppraisalVision. AppraisalVision is a platform for ON DEMAND home appraisals.

Theoris Software

Convertible Note in 2020
Theoris Software is the creator of AppraisalVision. AppraisalVision is a platform for ON DEMAND home appraisals.

Finexio

Series B in 2020
Finexio operates as a smart B2B payment network that simplifies accounts payable for medium and large businesses. By identifying suppliers eligible for electronic payments, the platform routes transactions directly into suppliers' bank accounts without needing bank account details. This process eliminates the use of paper checks and reduces payment costs significantly compared to traditional commercial payment methods. Finexio integrates seamlessly with major payment aggregators, accounts payable automation, and procurement software, enhancing payment efficiency and providing a cost-effective solution for businesses looking to streamline their payment processes.

Secberus

Seed Round in 2020
Secberus, Inc. is a Miami-based company that specializes in cloud security technologies. Founded in 2017, it offers a platform called SECBERUS, which focuses on real-time cloud security posture management (CSPM) and compliance reporting. This platform allows organizations to audit and enforce their security configurations across various public cloud environments. Secberus provides enterprises and managed security service providers with tools to manage cloud risk effectively, supporting a continuous adaptive risk and trust assessment strategy. By embedding security and compliance into the continuous integration and deployment pipeline, the platform helps clients reduce instances of cloud misconfiguration and enhances their overall security posture. The company was established by experienced entrepreneurs in cloud security, aiming to increase confidence in cloud computing for businesses.

Homee

Venture Round in 2020
Homee, Inc. provides a mobile application that connects enterprises, customers, and service providers in a home service transaction. Its technology platform allows users to find and hire handyman, plumbers, electricians, HVAC service providers, and others. The company serves homeowners, renters, and property managers. Homee, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

Stylust

Convertible Note in 2020
Stylust is a text-based shopping platform. The smartest way to shop is via text.

MyPorter

Seed Round in 2020
MyPorter is evolving the storage game, with door-to-door pickup and killer customer service, all in an easy to use online platform. We are always striving to bring more to the table, and you can see below that the alternatives certainly fall short.

QuantHUB

Seed Round in 2020
QuantHub, LLC, founded in 2018 and based in Birmingham, Alabama, specializes in developing an AI-driven platform designed to streamline the hiring process for data science roles. The platform aids companies in attracting, vetting, and developing qualified candidates in a rapidly evolving job market where the demand for data scientists is soaring. With the proliferation of data, organizations face challenges in efficiently identifying and recruiting skilled professionals. QuantHub's solutions cater to both businesses and individuals, providing tools that enhance the recruitment and training of data science talent. By addressing the complexities of hiring in this technical field, QuantHub supports firms in building effective data science teams while ensuring candidates are properly assessed and developed.

CAST AI

Seed Round in 2020
CAST AI Group, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in multi-cloud management solutions. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in North Miami Beach, Florida, it offers a platform designed to optimize cloud computing resources. The CAST AI platform enables users to dynamically adjust compute capacity in response to fluctuating demand across multiple cloud providers, ensuring high availability and uptime. Additionally, it provides cost estimates for cloud expenses and facilitates the deployment of applications across different cloud environments. By balancing cost, computing power, and latency, CAST AI enhances efficiency for organizations utilizing cloud services.

Clientbook

Seed Round in 2020
Clientbook is a mobile app created by Giftry to facilitate communication between retailers and their clients. By using Clientbook, retailers gain visibility and control over the customer experience, resulting in more store visits, better sales conversion rates, and higher average dollar sales. To learn more about how Clientbook can help your brick and mortar store, request a demo today.

Bambino Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2020
Bambino is a babysitting app that connects parents with trusted neighborhood sitters. Through Bambino's Facebook integration and the creation of your own personal Bambino network, you can find trusted and reliable sitters recommended by your community of friends and neighbors.

Vizetto

Seed Round in 2020
Vizetto, Inc. provides presentation and collaboration software for meetings. It offers Reactiv STAGE, a presentation software; and Reactiv SCRIBBLE, a white boarding software. The company is based in Mississauga, Canada.

Peerfit

Convertible Note in 2020
Peerfit, Inc. operates as an community that helps people discover the fitness classes and motivates them to attend and share. Its platform allows companies and their employees to select classes that fit their personal tastes from its network of studios and gyms; to reserve classes and manage fitness schedule from its dashboard; and to mix up workouts, such as yoga, crossfit, cycling, boxing, and more. Peerfit, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

PICKUP

Series A in 2020
PICKUP NOW, Inc. is a logistics company based in Addison, Texas, that specializes in on-demand road transportation services across the United States. Founded in 2014, it focuses on the delivery of large and heavy items such as furniture, appliances, and mattresses. The company has developed a mobile application available on both iOS and Android platforms, which allows users to easily arrange pickups and deliveries by entering their locations and item details. PICKUP serves a diverse clientele, including interior designers, businesses, warehouses, and retail stores, enabling them to offer same-day delivery options. The platform connects consumers with a network of professional, verified movers, enhancing the logistics experience for both retailers and customers.

Mile Auto

Venture Round in 2020
Mile Auto, Inc. is an auto insurance provider that specializes in pay-per-mile coverage for low-mileage drivers in Georgia, Illinois, and Oregon. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Atlanta, the company offers full coverage auto insurance, including protection against accidents, theft, and damage. Customers benefit from comprehensive and collision coverage options, as well as additional services such as rental vehicle reimbursement and roadside assistance. Utilizing patented computer vision technology, Mile Auto allows customers to report their mileage via smartphone once a month, ensuring transparent billing based on actual miles driven. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including college students, retirees, urban commuters, and remote workers, aiming to help them save money on their insurance costs. Policies are available through the company’s agents.

Global Safety Management

Convertible Note in 2020
Global Safety Management (GSM) is a SaaS-based compliance company that is fundamentally changing the way companies handle chemical and product safety information. GSM is a leader in providing solutions for safety data sheet (SDS) authoring, management and translation services. With over a decade of experience helping manufacturers, distributors and end users stay compliant, GSM takes over the burden of safety data sheet regulatory compliance so our clients can focus on their core business.

Secberus

Seed Round in 2020
Secberus, Inc. is a Miami-based company that specializes in cloud security technologies. Founded in 2017, it offers a platform called SECBERUS, which focuses on real-time cloud security posture management (CSPM) and compliance reporting. This platform allows organizations to audit and enforce their security configurations across various public cloud environments. Secberus provides enterprises and managed security service providers with tools to manage cloud risk effectively, supporting a continuous adaptive risk and trust assessment strategy. By embedding security and compliance into the continuous integration and deployment pipeline, the platform helps clients reduce instances of cloud misconfiguration and enhances their overall security posture. The company was established by experienced entrepreneurs in cloud security, aiming to increase confidence in cloud computing for businesses.

Gentreo

Venture Round in 2020
Gentreo, Inc. is a company based in Quincy, Massachusetts, founded in 2017, that specializes in eldercare and estate planning through its online and mobile platform. The Gentreo platform enables users to create, save, and share their estate plans, including essential legal documents such as wills, powers of attorney, healthcare proxies, and pet powers of attorney. Additionally, it offers a digital vault for families to securely store and manage important documents. By providing an easy, affordable, and accessible solution, Gentreo empowers families to handle their own estate planning and eldercare needs effectively.
Professional Credentials Exchange, LLC operates a blockchain-based health credentialing platform known as ProCredEx, which serves as a digital marketplace for verified professional credentials, specifically targeting the U.S. healthcare market. The platform facilitates the sharing, exchange, and monetization of credential verification data among member healthcare organizations. By enabling vetted members to buy and sell verified credentials, ProCredEx accelerates the onboarding process for clinicians and enhances the control of credentialing data. The company was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. It was developed through collaboration with Hashed Health and industry leaders to address the challenges of cost, complexity, and delays associated with traditional credentialing practices. Rather than creating a credentialing system, Professional Credentials Exchange focuses on establishing a network and transaction infrastructure that connects various stakeholders within the healthcare industry, allowing for secure and efficient access to verified credential information.

LeaderBits.io

Convertible Note in 2020
The only way to develop leaders long term is to get them into a habit of taking small consistent actions to improve. Yet when we looked, there was no content or platform designed this way. So we built it. Imagine your leaders taking action to improve each week. Actions that are perfectly aligned with your culture, values and business outcomes. This is the reality for our customers. Discover LeaderBits.io What makes us unique Small 15 minute experiences we call leadership challenges that are aligned with your company culture and the outcomes you want to achieve. What is a challenge? Short 3 minute video where you hear insight from an expert CXO leader, steps to take action and implement that experience within 10min. It’s fun and effective because it’s built how great leaders are made, by taking action. Coaching. To complete a challenge you make an entry into the reflect dB about your experience taking action as a leader with your team. Our leadership coaches then give you real feedback each week to help you improve even faster. Habit based. Our habit based delivery system makes it easy to improve on autopilot. You get your personalized challenges at the same time each week. And don’t worry, we have vacation mode. LeaderBot. Personalization and motivation by LeaderBot AI.

Global Safety Management

Convertible Note in 2020
Global Safety Management (GSM) is a SaaS-based compliance company that is fundamentally changing the way companies handle chemical and product safety information. GSM is a leader in providing solutions for safety data sheet (SDS) authoring, management and translation services. With over a decade of experience helping manufacturers, distributors and end users stay compliant, GSM takes over the burden of safety data sheet regulatory compliance so our clients can focus on their core business.

OTHRSource

Convertible Note in 2020
OTHRSource was designed to help emerging brands not just survive, but thrive in retail markets. We do this by providing affordable merchandising services like price checking, restocking, and generally making products look great on the shelf. To do this, we harness the passion of creative individuals who want to see their favorite brands succeed. We call these individuals Brand Helpers. Our Brand Helpers get the opportunity to make a difference, while making extra money on their own schedule. We like to think of it as bringing fun brands and passionate people together. This ultimately creates brand ambassadors who give emerging brands the extra boost they need to succeed in the world of retail.

SIMPLENIGHT

Series A in 2020
SIMPLENIGHT.COM LLC owns and operates a B2B travel marketplace that connects the global community of inventory suppliers with travel sellers. It offers SIMPLENIGHT, an online portal for nightlife, dining, hotel, flight, and transportation reservations. It also operates a mobile application that allows users to share, socialize, and redeem offers onsite at the different locations. SIMPLENIGHT.COM LLC was incorporated in 2011 and is based in North Miami Beach, Florida.

TSOLife

Seed Round in 2020
TSOLife Inc. is a technology company based in Tampa, Florida, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing a platform aimed at capturing, preserving, and sharing the life stories of seniors in assisted living organizations. By leveraging technology, TSOLife enables these organizations to document the personal legacies of their residents, ensuring that future generations have access to these invaluable narratives. The platform utilizes AI to digitize senior resident profiles, offering tools that enhance data capture and provide actionable insights for improving the quality of care. TSOLife's mission is to eliminate the uncertainties grandchildren may have about their grandparents' lives by preserving and sharing their stories.

Yac

Seed Round in 2020
Yac Media, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an online application for digital voice messaging and video chatting. Founded in 2019 and based in Kissimmee, Florida, Yac's platform offers various features such as screen sharing, team meetings, and voice messaging. In addition to its video communication capabilities, the company provides a range of hosted messaging services, including inbound call management, fax-to-email solutions, virtual numbers, and audio conferencing. Yac aims to enhance communication and collaboration through its innovative offerings.

flexEngage

Venture Round in 2020
flexEngage helps retailers personalize post-purchase communications, like receipts, to better engage with their most committed customers and drive additional sales. The company provides personalized transactional communications for retailers, enabling brands like Under Armour, GNC, Aldo, and Oakley to transform standard transactional touchpoints (receipts, order and ship notifications, packing slips, etc.) into dynamic engagement channels that drive loyalty and revenue. Amazon is destroying traditional retailers with their data and software because most retailers can't afford to build it on their own. So instead, retailers resort to wasting billions of dollars on ineffective marketing like Facebook ads to try and compete, while ignoring their most effective marketing channel, post-purchase communications. flexEngage provides retailers with Amazon-like software for their trillions of post-purchase communications, by turning static messages into a personalized marketing medium. As a halo effect, they are also creating the world’s largest database of consumers’ shopping behavior currently at 300 million transactions and 41m unique consumer profiles. flexEngage was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, United States.

RoboTire

Pre Seed Round in 2020
RoboTire, Inc. is a company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in automated vehicle maintenance services for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2018, RoboTire employs advanced robotics and software, including computer vision technology, to streamline the process of tire replacement. The company's innovative approach allows for the simultaneous replacement of all four tires in as little as ten minutes, significantly reducing the time typically required for such maintenance. This efficiency not only enhances the productivity of service centers, dealers, and garages but also caters to the growing demand for quick and reliable vehicle upkeep in an increasingly automated automotive landscape.

Theoris Software

Convertible Note in 2020
Theoris Software is the creator of AppraisalVision. AppraisalVision is a platform for ON DEMAND home appraisals.

flexEngage

Series A in 2019
flexEngage helps retailers personalize post-purchase communications, like receipts, to better engage with their most committed customers and drive additional sales. The company provides personalized transactional communications for retailers, enabling brands like Under Armour, GNC, Aldo, and Oakley to transform standard transactional touchpoints (receipts, order and ship notifications, packing slips, etc.) into dynamic engagement channels that drive loyalty and revenue. Amazon is destroying traditional retailers with their data and software because most retailers can't afford to build it on their own. So instead, retailers resort to wasting billions of dollars on ineffective marketing like Facebook ads to try and compete, while ignoring their most effective marketing channel, post-purchase communications. flexEngage provides retailers with Amazon-like software for their trillions of post-purchase communications, by turning static messages into a personalized marketing medium. As a halo effect, they are also creating the world’s largest database of consumers’ shopping behavior currently at 300 million transactions and 41m unique consumer profiles. flexEngage was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida, United States.

Bridge

Seed Round in 2019
Bridge is a technology and data solutions provider focused on the beverage alcohol industry, utilizing artificial intelligence to convert raw data into actionable insights. With intelligence on more than 67 million beverage alcohol consumers, Bridge offers a user-friendly platform designed to help brands, wholesalers, and retailers enhance their operations and improve their bottom-line results. The company's comprehensive approach aims to empower beverage professionals with the necessary tools to navigate and succeed in the competitive marketplace. Founded in 2018 and based in Tampa, Florida, Bridge is committed to transforming the beverage alcohol sector through innovative technology solutions.

Bambino Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
Bambino is a babysitting app that connects parents with trusted neighborhood sitters. Through Bambino's Facebook integration and the creation of your own personal Bambino network, you can find trusted and reliable sitters recommended by your community of friends and neighbors.

2ULaundry

Series A in 2019
2ULaundry, Inc. provides garment care services primarily in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s services include wash and fold, dry cleaning, launder and press, hang dry, repairs, leather cleaning, shoe shining, shoe repair, and alterations. It offers pickup and delivery right from the customer’s door or preferred pickup location. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Homee

Series B in 2019
Homee, Inc. provides a mobile application that connects enterprises, customers, and service providers in a home service transaction. Its technology platform allows users to find and hire handyman, plumbers, electricians, HVAC service providers, and others. The company serves homeowners, renters, and property managers. Homee, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

VuPulse

Series A in 2019
VuPulse is a text recognition company offering innovative advertising and intelligence solutions for networks, studios, and publishers. It transforms articles and social media posts into a direct response tune-in ad. Inserting a seamless call to action, viewers can link directly to where they can sign up for service. The company creates intelligent URLs that send consumers from a click to their preferred place to watch or shop. VuPulse was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Trash Butler

Series A in 2019
Trash Butler, LLC provides doorstep valet trash services for multi-family communities in the United States. The company picks up bagged trash and recyclables from resident’s door. It also provides pet stations and recycling services. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Tampa, Florida. Trash Butler, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Republic Services Inc.

Global Safety Management

Series B in 2019
Global Safety Management (GSM) is a SaaS-based compliance company that is fundamentally changing the way companies handle chemical and product safety information. GSM is a leader in providing solutions for safety data sheet (SDS) authoring, management and translation services. With over a decade of experience helping manufacturers, distributors and end users stay compliant, GSM takes over the burden of safety data sheet regulatory compliance so our clients can focus on their core business.

LeaderBits.io

Seed Round in 2018
The only way to develop leaders long term is to get them into a habit of taking small consistent actions to improve. Yet when we looked, there was no content or platform designed this way. So we built it. Imagine your leaders taking action to improve each week. Actions that are perfectly aligned with your culture, values and business outcomes. This is the reality for our customers. Discover LeaderBits.io What makes us unique Small 15 minute experiences we call leadership challenges that are aligned with your company culture and the outcomes you want to achieve. What is a challenge? Short 3 minute video where you hear insight from an expert CXO leader, steps to take action and implement that experience within 10min. It’s fun and effective because it’s built how great leaders are made, by taking action. Coaching. To complete a challenge you make an entry into the reflect dB about your experience taking action as a leader with your team. Our leadership coaches then give you real feedback each week to help you improve even faster. Habit based. Our habit based delivery system makes it easy to improve on autopilot. You get your personalized challenges at the same time each week. And don’t worry, we have vacation mode. LeaderBot. Personalization and motivation by LeaderBot AI.

Elevated Careers

Series A in 2018
Elevated Careers is the first ever all-in-one employee engagement, employment branding, and hiring platform that can not only assess an organization's culture, but also match job candidates to companies based on culture, skills, and personality fit using the same methodology.

PICKUP

Convertible Note in 2018
PICKUP NOW, Inc. is a logistics company based in Addison, Texas, that specializes in on-demand road transportation services across the United States. Founded in 2014, it focuses on the delivery of large and heavy items such as furniture, appliances, and mattresses. The company has developed a mobile application available on both iOS and Android platforms, which allows users to easily arrange pickups and deliveries by entering their locations and item details. PICKUP serves a diverse clientele, including interior designers, businesses, warehouses, and retail stores, enabling them to offer same-day delivery options. The platform connects consumers with a network of professional, verified movers, enhancing the logistics experience for both retailers and customers.

TAO Connect

Series A in 2018
TAO Connect, Inc. is committed to reducing mental health disparities by bringing affordable, effective, and accessible treatment to people who have had limited access in the past.

3D Cloud

Venture Round in 2018
Marxent Labs LLC specializes in augmented reality and virtual reality applications, providing a comprehensive platform known as 3D Cloud™ for enterprise retailers, particularly in the furniture and home decor sectors. This platform enables users to configure, design, and visualize products through various tools, including a 3D Room Planner, Virtual Reality Showroom, Augmented Reality SDK, 360 Spins, and 3D Product Configurator. Marxent's solutions facilitate asset reuse across different applications, aiming to enhance customer engagement and drive sales. The platform is designed to inspire confident purchasing decisions, improve conversion rates, and reduce product returns. The company serves a diverse clientele, including major retailers and manufacturers such as Ashley Furniture, La-Z-Boy, Target, and Macy's. Founded in 2011 and based in St. Petersburg, Florida, Marxent was previously known as Blirt, LLC before rebranding in 2012.

RepScrubs

Series A in 2018
RepScrubs specializes in providing a streamlined solution for hospitals to enhance infection prevention and vendor management while reducing associated costs. The company's system features an automated cashless dispensing unit, known as ScrubPort, which delivers disposable scrubs to vendors entering sterile environments. This program alleviates healthcare facilities from the burden of supplying scrubs, coveralls, and lab coats, effectively shifting the cost to the vendors. By ensuring that every vendor wears clean scrubs from the onsite ScrubPort, RepScrubs enhances patient safety and maintains strict sterile protocols. Founded in 2013 and based in Sanford, Florida, RepScrubs aims to address the clinical and economic challenges faced by the healthcare industry.

Homee

Series A in 2018
Homee, Inc. provides a mobile application that connects enterprises, customers, and service providers in a home service transaction. Its technology platform allows users to find and hire handyman, plumbers, electricians, HVAC service providers, and others. The company serves homeowners, renters, and property managers. Homee, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

ClassWallet

Seed Round in 2018
ClassWallet, based in Hollywood, Florida, provides a comprehensive funds management and tracking platform tailored for school systems and educational agencies. The ClassWallet platform simplifies the management of education funds by digitizing and automating processes that traditionally involve extensive paperwork and administrative tasks. It enables users to efficiently track classroom stipends, unappropriated funds, Title I allocations, student activity funds, grants, and donations. With features that integrate funds disbursement, e-commerce capabilities, and a reloadable debit card, ClassWallet facilitates seamless spending and tracking for educators, allowing them to focus more on teaching rather than administrative burdens.

Finexio

Series A in 2018
Finexio operates as a smart B2B payment network that simplifies accounts payable for medium and large businesses. By identifying suppliers eligible for electronic payments, the platform routes transactions directly into suppliers' bank accounts without needing bank account details. This process eliminates the use of paper checks and reduces payment costs significantly compared to traditional commercial payment methods. Finexio integrates seamlessly with major payment aggregators, accounts payable automation, and procurement software, enhancing payment efficiency and providing a cost-effective solution for businesses looking to streamline their payment processes.

Droplit

Convertible Note in 2017
Droplit is an app-enablement platform that simplifies access, integration, and management of IoT devices. Droplit's patent-pending technology makes IoT devices machine-browsable, enabling applications with real-time detection, monitoring, and control of surrounding devices. Fully hosted and secure, Droplit helps service providers and device makers bypass tedious integration development and deliver rich automated device interactions.

Pikmykid

Venture Round in 2017
PikMyKid is a comprehensive school safety system that ensures student safety & increases teacher efficiency while engaging over 85% of the parents & reducing traffic around schools. Main features include- dismissal automation, parent communication, liability mitigation, Safety Panic Button and Anonymous TipLine. PikMyKid is currently in 32 states and 6 different countries with over 250,000 users. PikMyKid has the ability to create the maximum socio-economic impact within the school community and improve safety at various levels at a minimal upfront cost. With PikMyKid, research has shown that schools have consistently observed reduced traffic congestion, increased carpooling among parents, and created safer processes for kids to walk home after-school, thus creating a more healthy and sustainable school communities.

Homee

Seed Round in 2017
Homee, Inc. provides a mobile application that connects enterprises, customers, and service providers in a home service transaction. Its technology platform allows users to find and hire handyman, plumbers, electricians, HVAC service providers, and others. The company serves homeowners, renters, and property managers. Homee, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

Eventplicity

Convertible Note in 2017
Eventplicity provides an end-to-end sales system for events that captures more inquiries, engages more customers, and generates more booking revenue. Its sales system provides upsell options on every proposal to maximizing revenue through an approval process to make sure that the details match the manager's requirements that enable clients to visualize their event with an embedded virtual tour of their space and improve their business and profits. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gainesville, Florida.

TAO Connect

Series A in 2017
TAO Connect, Inc. is committed to reducing mental health disparities by bringing affordable, effective, and accessible treatment to people who have had limited access in the past.

Peerfit

Venture Round in 2016
Peerfit, Inc. operates as an community that helps people discover the fitness classes and motivates them to attend and share. Its platform allows companies and their employees to select classes that fit their personal tastes from its network of studios and gyms; to reserve classes and manage fitness schedule from its dashboard; and to mix up workouts, such as yoga, crossfit, cycling, boxing, and more. Peerfit, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Raw Shorts

Series A in 2016
Raw Shorts, Inc. operates a cloud-based video creation platform that enables businesses and individuals to produce presentation and explainer videos through a user-friendly, template-based system. The platform features a catalog of industry-specific templates, allowing users to create customized videos by utilizing a drag-and-drop interface to add media, text, transitions, effects, and audio. It also offers an automated workflow that incorporates AI-driven text-to-video capabilities. Users can share their finished videos on various platforms, such as YouTube and Facebook. Additionally, Raw Shorts facilitates connections between users and animators or video production companies through portfolio reviews. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including businesses, startups, non-profits, marketing professionals, and educational institutions, both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2013, Raw Shorts is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Elevated Careers

Seed Round in 2016
Elevated Careers is the first ever all-in-one employee engagement, employment branding, and hiring platform that can not only assess an organization's culture, but also match job candidates to companies based on culture, skills, and personality fit using the same methodology.

Priatek

Series A in 2016
Priatek LLC, based in St. Petersburg, Florida, specializes in the design, manufacture, and operation of digital advertising kiosks. The company manages prize promotions for both local and national advertisers through its interactive kiosks and mobile devices, utilizing its UGot2Play brand. Priatek offers its services across various public venues, including malls, airports, restaurants, movie theaters, sporting venues, and hotels. Through its network, consumers have the chance to win substantial prizes and discounts by engaging with video games, enhancing the interactive advertising experience. Established in 2009, Priatek continues to innovate in the digital marketing landscape.

Peerfit

Convertible Note in 2016
Peerfit, Inc. operates as an community that helps people discover the fitness classes and motivates them to attend and share. Its platform allows companies and their employees to select classes that fit their personal tastes from its network of studios and gyms; to reserve classes and manage fitness schedule from its dashboard; and to mix up workouts, such as yoga, crossfit, cycling, boxing, and more. Peerfit, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

TAO Connect

Series A in 2016
TAO Connect, Inc. is committed to reducing mental health disparities by bringing affordable, effective, and accessible treatment to people who have had limited access in the past.

LumaStream

Convertible Note in 2015
LumaStream, Inc. designs and manufactures innovative LED lighting systems focused on sustainable digital power conversion, control, and distribution. Established in 2009 and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, the company offers a wide range of lighting solutions tailored for commercial, residential, hospitality, institutional, and exterior applications. Their product lineup includes various low-voltage LED fixtures, such as dimmable lights, rail systems, uplights, downlights, and accent lights, as well as the necessary power supplies and control hardware. LumaStream's technology utilizes low-voltage power delivery through standard wiring, enhancing energy efficiency while reducing fire risks and extending product lifespan. The company markets its products directly to corporate accounts and through electrical and audiovisual installers, making it a versatile player in the lighting industry.

Eventplicity

Convertible Note in 2015
Eventplicity provides an end-to-end sales system for events that captures more inquiries, engages more customers, and generates more booking revenue. Its sales system provides upsell options on every proposal to maximizing revenue through an approval process to make sure that the details match the manager's requirements that enable clients to visualize their event with an embedded virtual tour of their space and improve their business and profits. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Gainesville, Florida.

SavvyCard

Venture Round in 2015
SavvyCard is a digital platform that enables businesses to create and manage intelligent mobile business cards aimed at generating leads, facilitating sales, and enhancing customer retention. The platform integrates essential tools and information into a user-friendly web application, allowing users to track employee and customer interactions effectively. By utilizing SavvyCards, businesses can increase revenue and productivity while streamlining the customer experience. Additionally, SavvyCard leverages multiple listing service data to develop progressive web applications that help market listings through various channels such as text, email, and social media, thereby improving engagement with clients and prospects.

PN Medical

Funding Round in 2015
Pulmonary and Speech Devices

Health Hero

Convertible Note in 2015
Health Hero, Inc. develops a custom wellness platform that provides employee wellness options for workforce and their families worldwide. The company’s platform offers health risk assessments, cultural assessments, and biometric screenings by connecting users via mobile devices or other applications, including tablets, smartphones (or cell phones), and computers. It serves industries of different sizes and geographic spreads. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

LumaStream

Series B in 2014
LumaStream, Inc. designs and manufactures innovative LED lighting systems focused on sustainable digital power conversion, control, and distribution. Established in 2009 and headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, the company offers a wide range of lighting solutions tailored for commercial, residential, hospitality, institutional, and exterior applications. Their product lineup includes various low-voltage LED fixtures, such as dimmable lights, rail systems, uplights, downlights, and accent lights, as well as the necessary power supplies and control hardware. LumaStream's technology utilizes low-voltage power delivery through standard wiring, enhancing energy efficiency while reducing fire risks and extending product lifespan. The company markets its products directly to corporate accounts and through electrical and audiovisual installers, making it a versatile player in the lighting industry.

SavvyCard

Series D in 2014
SavvyCard is a digital platform that enables businesses to create and manage intelligent mobile business cards aimed at generating leads, facilitating sales, and enhancing customer retention. The platform integrates essential tools and information into a user-friendly web application, allowing users to track employee and customer interactions effectively. By utilizing SavvyCards, businesses can increase revenue and productivity while streamlining the customer experience. Additionally, SavvyCard leverages multiple listing service data to develop progressive web applications that help market listings through various channels such as text, email, and social media, thereby improving engagement with clients and prospects.