$12 billion is OpenEvidence's valuation after a $250 million Series D closed in January 2026, doubling its price tag from $6 billion just three months earlier. Here's the funding history, the pharma-ad business model, and why the Miami-based company moved south.
Unrivaled's women's basketball league oversubscribed its Series C to a $650M valuation, Svitla Systems planted a 1,300-person engineering firm's new home base in Miami, and eBrevia's AI legaltech comeback took shape here too. Issue #3 of The South Florida Wire, Aug 21-28, 2026.
$45M and counting: Miami's TravelX closed a Kaszek-backed Series A as Google quadrupled its Brickell office to 45,000 SF and the region's H1 2026 venture haul neared $2B. Issue #2 of The South Florida Wire, Aug 12-21, 2026.
Miami Tech Week drew 20,000+ attendees across 60+ countries in April 2026, and eMerge Americas has already confirmed March 2-4, 2027. Here are the 7 events that matter most, ranked, plus what founders actually need to know before booking flights.
The first South Florida Wire: Hydra Host's $100M, Cyclops' $20M, eMed at $2B+, the $65M Miami Angels-New World Angels merger, Thiel Capital in Wynwood.
Living roundup of South Florida tech employers actively hiring in 2026: OpenEvidence, Citadel, ServiceNow WPB, Kaseya, Chewy, Hydra Host, eMed + more. Verified careers links.
The 9 best startup accelerators and incubators in South Florida for 2026, ranked by founder value: Endeavor Miami, 500 Global Miami, Techstars Miami, Mana Tech, The LAB Miami, 1909, FAU Tech Runway, StartUP FIU, The Launchpad. Terms, equity, and alumni for each.
Every South Florida unicorn in 2026 ranked by valuation: OpenEvidence ($12B), Kaseya (~$12B), Yuga Labs ($4B), eMed ($2B+), Pipe ($2B), Magic Leap. Verified marks, honest caveats, and the watchlist.
$100M in new capital improvements at BRiC and a $20M FAU-D-Wave quantum computer deal are the two real construction stories behind Boca Raton's tech corridor in 2026. Here's what's actually being built, leased, and funded — building by building.
$6.2 billion flowed into Miami-area startups in 2025 across 400+ deals, while total Latin American venture funding grew 14.3% to $4.1 billion. Here's how South Florida became the capital bridge between US investors and LatAm founders.
$20,960 average private school tuition and $95,000-$400,000 golf club initiation fees are the real cost of living in Boca Raton as a founder in 2026 — here's the full breakdown, from housing to talent pool.
$400 to $25,000 is the real 2026 range for a South Florida small business website — most functional sites land at $2,000-$6,500. Full breakdown by builder type, page count, and ongoing hosting costs.
$500 to $25,000+ is the real range for website design in Boca Raton in 2026 — most small businesses spend $2,500-$10,000, and a strategic redesign pays for itself in 3-9 months. Here's the actual price breakdown.
77% of US small businesses now use AI regularly, up from 48% just 18 months ago, and Florida's 3.5 million small businesses are racing to catch up. Here's what to automate first, what it actually costs, and what to skip.
$832 million raised by Miami-area startups in Q2 2026 alone, on pace to beat the $4.13 billion raised in 2025 — plus Palantir's February 2026 headquarters move from Denver. Here's the real data behind Miami's tech hub claim.
82% of patients research providers online and 44% of clicks go to Google's Map Pack — here's exactly what ranks a Boca Raton or South Florida medical practice and what doesn't move the needle.
$125 forms your Florida LLC and $105 buys your Boca Raton business tax receipt, on top of 0% personal state income tax — here's the full 2026 checklist for registering, licensing, and opening a business in Boca Raton, with real fees and deadlines.
70% of real estate leads now start with a local search, and organic SEO leads close at 14.6% versus 1.7% for outbound — here's the exact Google Business Profile, content, and AI-search playbook for Boca Raton, WPB, and Miami agents in 2026.
14.7% combined NYC tax rate vs. 0% in Florida, and $47B in income has already left New York for lower-tax states — here's the real math, the VC funding tradeoff, and what founders don't tell you until after the move.
1,900+ tech firms now operate in Palm Beach County, up 41.8% year-over-year, anchored by ServiceNow's 200,000 SF lease at 10 CityPlace. Here's who's moving, who's investing, and what's actually being built.
$20 million committed by FAU to buy a D-Wave quantum computer in January 2026, on top of a $37.5 million, 308,305-square-foot Research Park acquisition and D-Wave's full headquarters move to Boca Raton — here's what's actually being built at FAU Research Park in 2026.
98 startups and $7.6 billion in aggregate funding define Delray Beach's tech scene in 2026, per Seedtable — plus the 1909 coworking hub, TED Center incubator, and how it stacks up against Boca Raton and West Palm Beach.
56 startups and $1.9 billion in aggregate funding define Fort Lauderdale's 2026 tech scene, per Seedtable — plus ShipMonk's $658M, Ubicquia's $106M Series D, and the coworking hubs and VC firms backing Broward's founders.
$125 to file a Florida LLC in 2026 — $100 filing fee plus $25 registered agent fee — with 698,000 new businesses formed statewide in 2025, more than any other state. Full Boca Raton registration walkthrough, costs, and timelines.
$1,500-$10,000+ a month is the real range South Florida law firms pay for SEO in 2026, while personal injury Google Ads clicks in Miami hit $250-$400. Here's the complete guide to ranking in Boca, WPB, and Miami without wasting the budget.
$2.02B raised across 161 deals in the Miami-Broward-Palm Beach metro in H1 2025, and 200+ investment firms have relocated to South Florida in three years. Who's actually writing checks in West Palm Beach and how founders get a meeting.
97% of home buyers now search online before contacting an agent, and SEO drives 53% of real estate website traffic in 2026 — here's how Boca Raton, Miami, and West Palm Beach agents can convert that traffic into leads.
$36–99 day passes and $75–943/month desks and offices across 6 real Fort Lauderdale coworking spaces in 2026 — Pipeline, Spaces at Las Olas, Industrious, Regus, and Axis Space ranked by price and fit.
$84/month is the average dedicated-desk starting price across West Palm Beach's 12+ coworking spaces in 2026, with day passes averaging $43 and private offices from $750/month. 1909, Venture X, and Quest Workspaces ranked by price and fit.
$142M in SSBCI capital, a $50M Job Growth Grant Fund, and $50,000 zero-interest bridge loans are the three biggest Florida small business funding sources in 2026. Here's every federal, state, and local program and how to apply.
$1.6 billion raised by Tampa Bay Wave's 550+ alumni and $565 million by Embarc Collective's 125 startups in 2024 alone — here's every Florida startup accelerator in 2026 ranked by funding raised, cohort size, and equity taken.
308K SF at 80% occupancy. FAU Research Park anchors Boca Raton's $20M D-Wave quantum deal and 114+ portfolio companies.
$65M statewide fund from New World/Miami Angels merger (March 2026), 93 Boca members, four Florida corridors. Check sizes, profiles, how to apply.
$80/sq ft in Wynwood, $102/sq ft in Brickell, $99/sq ft in Coconut Grove — Miami's three tech-startup neighborhoods compared on rent, VC density, and who actually works there in 2026.
1909's 12-week accelerator in downtown West Palm Beach offers 9,000 sq ft space and $199/month coworking with zero equity. Serves 200+ founders.
Local SEO and GBP deliver $20–$60 per lead, not $3K–$8K/month agency retainers burying spend. Channel ROI breakdown for Boca, WPB, Miami.
Florida 0% vs New York 14.8% income tax saves $1.48M on $10M exit. Full tax comparison with residency rules.
1.7M sq ft across 123 acres, home to 1981 IBM PC birthplace. CP Group bought for ~$170M in 2018. See 2026 rent, tenants, amenities, and startup fit.
0% income tax in both, but Boca office runs ~$45–$55/sq ft vs ~$35–$45 in Delray. Side-by-side on talent, FAU's pipeline, and which city fits your startup.
$1.25M median home, 0% income tax. East Boca, Golden Triangle, Park at Broken Sound are top neighborhoods for tech founders.
$250K in Boca buys $430K in NYC, $450K in SF. Florida 0% income tax vs NYC 14.8%, CA 13.3%. Median home: $650K vs $1.2M+.
Up to $15M excluded federally under Section 1202, plus 0% Florida state tax. Full QSBS eligibility, caps, and 2025 OBBBA changes for Florida founders.
25–30 startups present to 300+ investors, 600+ attendees at Florida VC Conference 2026 each January. Selection criteria and timeline.
Miami pulled ~$2B in 2024 startup funding vs ~$250M for Palm Beach County. West Palm added 70+ finance firms; Boca Raton offers Class A office at ~$45/sqft.
46% of searches are local and the top 3 Map Pack results win ~70% of clicks — the 7 Google Business Profile ranking factors for South Florida 2026.
40+ VC-backed fintech companies in Miami raised $4B+ combined. Led by MoneyLion, Novo, and Marqeta-adjacent players. See who's building and the LatAm moat.
Refresh Miami 2026: 12,000+ members, 100+ free events yearly. Largest SoFl tech community, not ticketed. Versus eMerge Americas' 20K attendees.
0% tax both. Miami $4.9B (2024), Austin $4.5B. Rent: $1,950 vs $1,650. Founder comparison on capital, cost, talent.
46% of Google searches are local; 88% of local mobile searchers visit within 24 hours. Ranking playbook for Boca Raton, WPB, and Miami.
ServiceNow leased 211K SF at One Flagler, WPB—largest enterprise software lease in South Florida. $200B cap, 1,000+ hires by 2028.
7 Boca Raton coworking spaces from $25–40 day passes to $300–550/month desks: Quest, Mizner Park, Office Evolution, FAU Research Park.
$8.8B market cap D-Wave moved HQ to Boca Raton with a $500K city incentive, 100 jobs at $125K avg salary, and a $20M deal to install a quantum computer at FAU.