Top Startups in Miami
Miami’s tech scene heats up as Merge Labs raises $2.5B from OpenAI. See the top startups and venture deals defining the Magic City’s new economy.
- 01Blockchain and Cryptocurrency • Financial Services•Florida$2.5BEquity
Brain-computer interface startup Merge Labs raised an undisclosed equity round at a $25.085 billion valuation, with most of the funding supplied by OpenAI’s investment team.
- 02Internet Services • Sports•Florida$600MEquity
Boats Group, an online boat marketplace operator, secured a $600 million growth investment from CPP Investments, with additional participation from General Atlantic.
- 03Energy • Natural Resources•Florida$368.4MEquity
Enfinity Global, a global solar developer, secured a €316M financing to build eight solar plants (276 MW) in Italy.
- 04Food and Beverage • Manufacturing•Florida$150MSeries B
Arkay Beverages, non-alcoholic spirits pioneer, is raising a $150M private placement of Class B shares; one of Japan's largest spirits companies is in advanced talks to buy 10% for $150M
- 05Blockchain and Cryptocurrency • Commerce and Shopping•Florida$125MEquity
DeFi Development, a treasury-focused SOL accumulator, raised a $125M equity offering at $12.50 per share; Cantor Fitzgerald acted as exclusive placement agent.
- 06Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Florida$108MSeries C
Cast AI, an AI and Kubernetes optimization platform, raised a $108M Series C co-led by G2 Venture Partners and SoftBank Vision Fund 2; Aglaé Ventures, Hedosophia and others participated
- 07Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Florida$106MSeries D
Intelligent-infrastructure startup Ubicquia raised a $106 million Series D round led by 67 Capital and Marunouchi Innovation Partners, with participation from Hamilton Lane, ClearSky, GMS, and Sercomm.
- 08Community and Lifestyle • Real Estate•Florida$100MEquity
Residential real estate co-living startup Flow raised over $100M in a financing at a $2.5B valuation; Andreessen Horowitz participated
- 09Blockchain and Cryptocurrency • Financial Services•Florida$68MEquity
Lighter, a zk-rollup decentralized derivatives exchange, raised a $68 million pre-token funding round backed by Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, Haun Ventures and Robinhood Markets.
- 10Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Florida$56MSeries B
AI-native unified MSP cybersecurity platform Guardz today raised $56M Series B led by ClearSky, with participation from Phoenix Financial, Glilot Capital Partners, SentinelOne and others, bringing total funding to $84M.
- 11Biotechnology • Consumer Electronics•Florida$50MSeries B
Biobeat, a patch-worn cuff-less ABPM developer, raised a $50 million Series B equity round led by Ally Bridge Group, OrbiMed Advisors and Elevage Medical.
- 12Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Florida$50MSeries A Extension
Exowatt, a solar-thermal power platform for AI data centers, raised a $50 million Series A extension led by MVP Ventures and 8090 Industries with participation from Atomic, BAM, Bay Bridge Ventures, DeepWork Capital, Dragon Global, Florida Opportunity Fund, Massive VC, New Atlas Capital, Overmatch, Protagonist, and StepStone.
- 13Administrative Services • Apps•Florida$45MEquity
Dental staffing marketplace GoTu Technology raised a $45 million growth equity round led by Long Ridge Equity Partners with participation from institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
- 14Administrative Services • Financial Services•Florida$38MEquity
OneImaging, a medical imaging cost-reduction platform, raised a $38 million funding round led by Vy Capital with participation from Aquiline, Sempervirens Venture Capital, XRC Ventures, Dylan Field, Balaji Srinivasan, and Jon Oringer.
- 15Financial Services • Payments•Florida$28MSeries B
Embedded payments infrastructure startup Payabli raised a $28M Series B led by Fika Ventures and QED Investors; TTV Capital and Bling Capital participated.
- 16Health Care • Information Technology•Florida$25MSeries A
All-in-one CRM for behavioral health Dazos raised a $25 million Series A from Radian Capital to accelerate product development, deepen customer support, and expand EMR integrations and operations.
- 17Financial Services•Florida$25MSeries A
Institutional DeFi platform Sentora raised up to a $25M Series A led by New Form Capital; Joint Effects, Tribe Capital, Ripple, Curved Ventures, Flare and Bankai Ventures participated.
- 18Commerce and Shopping • Consumer Goods•Florida$24.5MSeries A
Wellness-forward energy brand GORGIE raised a $24.5M Series A led by Notable Capital; Coefficient Capital, Jason Cohen and Yossi Nasser also participated.
- 19Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Data and Analytics•Florida$22MSeries A
FirmPilot, an AI legal-marketing platform, raised a $22 million Series A-1 round led by DeepWork Capital with participation from Data Point Capital, Blumberg Capital, Thomson Reuters Ventures, Valor Ventures, SaaS Ventures, and EarlyLight Ventures.
- 20Financial Services • Payments•Florida$22MSeries B
Biller Genie, a cloud-based accounts receivable automation platform, raised a $22 million Series B round led by Radian Capital with participation from existing investors.
