Multicore Photonics Closes $300K Seed Investment
Multicore Photonics, an Orlando startup developing smart fiber optic-based industrial sensors to monitor and control industrial assets, systems and facilities, held the first close of its seed funding round raising $300K of...
How this local tech firm is snapping up seed money at every turn
For Adam Pickett, getting offers from investors at pitch events is half the prize. He’s really after the exposure.
Pickett is co-founder of My One Resource, a cloud-based system that lets users organize...
Miami-based Taxfyle raises $2 million in seed financing, launches version 2.0 of tax-filing app
Last month, Miami-based Taxfyle launched a more robust version of its app that makes it easier for consumers, freelancers and small businesses to file taxes. On Thursday, the technology startup announced...
Mindtree tech company closing Gainesville location
The University of Florida’s Innovation District is facing more shakeup after another large company relocates from the tech hub.
Mindtree Limited, an India-based software company, announced it will begin the process of...
UF Startup Florida Insect Control Group featured at University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Showcase in...
University of Florida researchers behind Florida Insect Control Group, a pest control device company, originally intended to protect deployed military personnel from insect-borne diseases, shared the story of their #Research2Startup path...
How Google Fiber could be a game-changer for Jacksonville
It’s been compared to driving a horse-driven buggy on a dirt road versus racing a Ferrari down the Audobon. That’s how huge a difference a full build-out of Google Fiber in...
Miami-based Open English buys startup
Online English-learning platform Open English said Monday that it has acquired technology education startup Next University.
Both companies were founded by Miami entrepreneur Andrés Moreno, the Miami Herald reports.
This will be the first time that Open...
Izea buys California firm for $4.5M
Izea Inc. bought content marketing technology platform ZenContent Inc. for up to $4.5 million in cash and equity, including performance-based earnouts over a three-year period.
Brianna DeMike, ZenContent’s co-founder and head of business...
Central Florida startup wins big on ABC’s Shark Tank
Central Florida startup company Signal Vault won big on the season premiere of ABC TV’s Shark Tank Friday night.
The anti-hacking company based in Seminole County landed key investments from sharks Lori...
Trobo’s Shark Tank deal fizzles out
Reality TV can be much different when the cameras aren't rolling, as founders of an Orlando-based tech firm that makes an educational plush toy robot learned first hand.
Jeremy Scheinberg and Chris Harden, co-founders of Trobo,...
