Miami has become a key location for new companies, with strong growth in the finance, real estate, and technology sectors. The area is attracting significant investment, with many businesses starting in just the last few years.
Among the top companies, real estate firm Flow has raised $450M and financial services company Citadel Securities has secured $1.2B. The ecosystem also includes a variety of other industries, from blockchain developer QuickNode to the women's basketball league Unrivaled.
Below is our list of 50 Miami startups worth keeping an eye on.
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| Year Founded | 2002 |
| Founders | Kenneth Griffin, Peng Zhao |
| Funding Amount | $1.2B |
| Startup Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Sequoia Capital, Paradigm |
Flex builds a finance super app that gives business owners a single place to manage their money. The platform integrates business and personal finances to provide a real-time view of a user's entire net worth.
| Year Founded | 2022 |
| Founders | Hadi Solh, Zaid Rahman |
| Funding Amount | $348M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Debt Financing |
| Top Investors | Hustle Fund, Titanium Ventures, Florida Funders, Chapter One, Suffolk Technologies |
Unrivaled launched a new women's basketball league, providing a competitive platform for elite athletes during the sport's off-season. The league features 3x3 and 1v1 competitions and is structured with a player-centric model that gives athletes an equity stake.
| Year Founded | 2023 |
| Founders | Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier |
| Funding Amount | $43.7M |
| Startup Size | Founding Team (1-10) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Bessemer Venture Partners, Serena Ventures, Avenue Capital Group, Warner Bros., Next Legacy Partners |
Airia provides an enterprise AI platform that helps businesses deploy AI agents, integrate data, and automate complex workflows. Their system combines model management and automation tools, simplifying how large organizations adopt and scale artificial intelligence.
| Year Founded | 2023 |
| Founders | John Marshall |
| Funding Amount | $50M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Undisclosed |
| Top Investors | John Marshall |
QuickNode provides a comprehensive Web3 development platform for building and scaling decentralized applications. Their platform is built around fast, reliable APIs and tools, allowing developers to focus on their products instead of blockchain infrastructure.
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Alexander Nabutovsky, Auston Bunsen, Dmitry Shklovsky, Manuel Kreutz |
| Funding Amount | $101.9M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Secondary Market |
| Top Investors | QED Investors, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, Seven Seven Six, Tiger Global Management |
Flow is creating a branded residential living experience that combines property management with financial and community-focused services. Their goal is to provide a seamless, tech-enabled lifestyle for renters through a single, integrated platform.
| Year Founded | 2022 |
| Founders | Adam Neumann |
| Funding Amount | $450M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Andreessen Horowitz |
Betr developed a direct-to-consumer app for sports fans centered on micro-betting. The platform enables users to place wagers on individual moments and plays during a live game, not just the final score.
| Year Founded | 2022 |
| Founders | Jake Paul, Joey Levy |
| Funding Amount | $100M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Undisclosed |
| Top Investors | Gaingels, 8VC, K5 Global, FJ Labs, Florida Funders |
LendOS developed a SaaS platform to modernize the commercial lending market. Their software uses cloud and blockchain technology to help financial institutions streamline operations and increase transparency.
| Year Founded | 2022 |
| Founders | John Olesky, Josh Herrera, Steve Shyn |
| Funding Amount | $17.9M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Series A |
| Top Investors | Illuminate Financial, Liberty City Ventures, Blackstone Innovations Investments |
House of Doge built a payment platform to simplify sending and receiving cryptocurrency. The platform's branding is centered on Dogecoin, aiming to make digital currency transactions feel more approachable for a wider audience.
| Year Founded | 2025 |
| Founders | — |
| Funding Amount | $14.9M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | — |
Lula builds an insurance infrastructure platform that gives companies the tools to manage risk, claims, and policies. Their API also provides direct access to insurance coverage, allowing businesses to embed insurance offerings into their own products.
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Matthew Vega-Sanz, Michael Vega-Sanz |
| Funding Amount | $53.5M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Khosla Ventures, Plug and Play, Founders Fund, Florida Funders, Flexport |
40 Additional Miami Startups Worth Following
Those top ten companies are just a small part of the story in Miami. Many more founders are building businesses across a wide range of industries, especially in fintech and AI.
Together, these companies have raised over $9 billion to fund their growth. Here are the other startups that are shaping Miami's future.
