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These are the 52 top startups to watch headquartered in Miami, FL. We built this by parsing through over 100 Miami based tech companies, filtering for recently founded private companies and sorting by companies that have raised the most money. https://www.employbl.com/blog/51-top-miami-startups-to-watch-in-2022
Company Name HQ City website Year Founded Total Investment Amount Company Description
MoonPay Miami, FL https://www.moonpay.com/ 2018 $642,000,000.00 MoonPay is a financial technology company that builds payments infrastructure for crypto. Our on-and-off-ramp suite of products provides a seamless experience for converting between fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies using all major payment methods including debit and credit card, local bank transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay. MoonPay is active in more than 160 countries and is trusted by 250+ leading wallets, websites, and applications to accept payments and defeat fraud.
Pipe Miami, FL https://pipe.com/ 2019 $566,000,000.00 Grow on your terms.
KEO World Miami, FL https://www.keoworld.com/ 2020 $500,000,000.00 Disrupting the Credit Paradigm
ALEPH GROUP Miami, FL alephholding.com 2021 $470,000,000.00 Aleph Group, Inc. manufactures automobiles. The Company offers bloodmobiles, modular hospitals, mobile medical, and specialty vehicles. Aleph Group serves clients in the United States.
Yuga Labs Miami, FL https://yuga.com/ 2021 $450,000,000.00 Yuga Labs is a blockchain technology company that develops NFTs and digital collectibles. It specializes in the fields of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital media. Yuga Labs was founded in 2021 by Wylie Aronow and Greg Solano and headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Papa Miami, FL joinpapa.com 2017 $241,204,992.00 Family On-Demand
Niido Miami, FL niido.com 2017 $200,000,000.00 Changing the way people live.
Marco Miami, FL https://www.marcofi.com/ 2019 $108,000,000.00 Marco is a tech-enabled, trade finance platform that provides reliable access to working capital for Latin American SMEs. It promotes paperless processes and dedicated support from industry experts to create a seamless financing solution. The company was founded in 2019 by Jacob Shoihet and Peter D. Spradling and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
OpenStore Miami, FL https://open.store/ 2021 $105,000,000.00 OpenStore connects merchants and customers into a single unified shopping experience through access to data, information, and capital. The company aims to offer instant liquidity for eCommerce entrepreneurs.
Clerisy Miami, FL clerisy.com 2020 $100,000,000.00 Clerisy is a growth equity stage private equity and venture capital firm investing in consumer and techsumer industries.
Elevated Ride-Hailing Technologies Miami, FL elevatedapp.io 2021 $100,000,000.00 Elevated enters the market with a vision to become one of the leading ride-hailing companies in the United States, with an all-electric fleet of Tesla vehicles with self-driving capabilities, as well as a strategy to revolutionize the riding experience.
OneOf Miami, FL oneof.com 2021 $63,000,000.00 OneOf is a new green NFT platform built specifically for the music community.
Recur Miami, FL recurforever.com 2021 $55,000,000.00 Recur design & develop on-chain branded experiences for fans to buy, collect, and re-sell NFTs. RECUR is chain agnostic and is fundamentally changing the NFT market by creating and setting the standard for a decentralized recurring royalty, creating the widest distribution and reach for NFTs minted on their platform. It was founded in 2021 and headquartered in Miami, Florida.
SmartHop Miami, FL smarthop.co 2018 $46,620,000.00 Book better loads, plan smarter routes and grow your business.
QuickNode Miami, FL https://www.quicknode.com/ 2017 $40,800,000.00 QuickNode simplifies blockchain infrastructure for teams big & small. A lightning-fast global API provides instant access to Ethereum, Bitcoin, Matic, BSC & xDai networks. Access chain data via JSON-RPC over endpoints. Monitor usage with analytics dashboard and ship faster with tools like 1-click WebHooks (for smart-contract events). Thousands of nodes launched in over 10 locations worldwide; trusted by top blockchain projects; helping the blockchain ecosystem grow since 2017
CoinRoutes Miami, FL https://coinroutes.com/ 2017 $34,000,000.00 See the Market, Trade Smarter
Heru Miami, FL seeheru.com 2018 $32,700,000.00 Heru Inc. (www.SeeHeru.com) has developed patented autonomous AI-powered vision diagnostics and augmentation software for use on commercially available AR/VR devices. This technology exceeds traditional standards of care in clinical equivalence, usability, cost, size, and portability. Heru is the only cross-platform solution that can autonomously diagnose vision defects and customize individual vision augmentation based on the user’s unique vision defects. Heru originated as a spinout from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. In December 2020, Heru announced FDA registration and a seed round led by Fred Drasner, Maurice R. Ferre, M.D., Fred H. Moll, M.D., and a consortium of investors with extensive experience developing, launching, and scaling cutting-edge medical technologies.
Faraway Miami, FL faraway.gg 2021 $29,000,000.00 Faraway makes hyper-social blockchain games with player-driven economies. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Miami, Florida.
aXpire Miami, FL axpire.com 2018 $20,000,000.00 aXpire provides expense allocation software, e-billing and invoicing software and payments software for private equity, hedge funds, funds of funds, banks and others.
NUE Life Health Miami, FL nue.life 2020 $18,300,000.00 NUE Life aims to improve mental wellness by enhancing brain function, performance, and longevity through evidence based and scientifically proven mental health treatments and products.
Lula Miami, FL https://www.lula.is/ 2016 $18,000,000.00 The Services collectively comprise a peer-to-peer marketplace that connects vehicle owners (“Owners”) with drivers seeking to rent such vehicles (“Renters” and, together with Owners, “Members”). The Services enable Owners to publish their vehicles as available to rent (each, a “Listing”), and to communicate and transact directly with Renters seeking to rent such vehicles. As the provider of the Services, Lula does not own, create, sell, resell, provide, control, manage, offer, deliver, or supply any Listings. Owners alone, and not Lula, are responsible for their Listings. When Owners and Renters enter into an agreement to rent a vehicle, they are entering into a contract directly with each other. Lula is not and does not become a party to or other participant in any contractual relationship between Owners and Renters. Lula is not acting as an agent in any capacity for any Owner or Renter.
Relief App Miami, FL relief.app 2020 $17,000,000.00 Relief App is a financial services company currently based in Miami, Florida, United States. It has been founded in 2020 by Jason Saltzman, Bryan Okeke, and Ram Berrouet.
OnChain Studios Miami, FL onchainstudios.com 2021 $11,000,000.00 OnChain Studios is a software company that intends to bring ownership to interactive experiences. The company was founded in 2021 by Will Weinraub and is headquartered in Miami Shores, Florida, United States.
Secberus Miami, FL secberus.com 2017 $10,301,000.00 Gain Confidence in the Cloud, Today and Tomorrow.
Mytaverse Miami, FL https://www.mytaverse.com/ 2020 $10,300,000.00 The Mytaverse platform, which is powered by the Miami startup, GathR Virtual Studios Inc, creates 3D immersive settings which provide businesses, nonprofits, academic and government institutions with digitally-visualized hybrid work spaces. Whether it be sharing a common space in a detail-rich showroom displaying 3D assets, upskilling employees through a near-real simulation or just sitting around a boardroom table watching dynamic presentations, Mytaverse allows for multi-player face-to-face interactions anytime, anywhere. The fully-immersive ecosystem employs the Epic Games Unreal Engine and meshes with other core platform components and integrated third-party applications creating a three-dimensional immersive experience without VR goggles. Thanks to the Mytaverse hardware-agnostic approach, seamless hybrid experiences fulfill customer needs.
Asteya Miami, FL asteya.world 2020 $10,000,000.00 Asteya operates as an income insurance startup. Asteya launched with a product for individuals such as gig economy workers, who can take protecting their income with monthly plans.
DoorLoop Miami, FL https://www.doorloop.com/ 2019 $10,000,000.00 DoorLoop is a rental property management software that offers screening tenants, collects rent, and manages accounting services.
Moxie Miami, FL moxie.xyz 2020 $8,400,000.00 Moxie is an online fitness platform that provides its users with fitness routines and online instructors. Moxie platform provides everything instructors need to run their own online fitness business, including personalized studios, scheduling, payments, subscriptions, streaming music, CRM, and more.
Overproof Miami, FL overproof.com 2018 $6,180,500.00 Empower better decisions.
Acton Media Miami, FL actonmedia.com 2020 $6,000,000.00 Acton Media is a provider of online media services.
Influur Miami, FL https://www.influur.com/ 2020 $5,800,000.00 Live off your talents
GamerGains Miami, FL https://gamergains.com/ 2021 $5,800,000.00 GamerGains Labs is the first-ever token and cryptocurrency-based play and earn platform serving traditional gamers – a community of hundreds of millions of people around the world that enjoy playing on PCs and consoles such as Xbox and PlayStation. Offering an easy-to-use interface, the innovative platform will allow members to earn crypto with confidence through an automated contest lifecycle, which is impartial, transparent, and features instant payout settlement.
Poolit Miami, FL https://www.thepoolit.com/ 2021 $5,255,000.00 Poolit allows users to invest in private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds with no minimum. The company was founded by Dakotah Rice in 2021 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tonic Miami, FL https://tonic.foundation/ 2022 $5,000,000.00 Tonic is building a permissionless decentralized protocol for fast and seamless trading of any asset on NEAR and Aurora. The platform will enable developers building on NEAR’s Layer 1 solution to integrate trading functionality into their applications.
Lofty Miami, FL https://www.lofty.ai/ 2018 $5,000,000.00 We use A.I. and alternative data to predict property appreciation and higher cash flow.
Famosos Miami, FL famosos.com 2019 $4,810,000.00 Mucho mas que un saludo!
Ugami Miami, FL https://ugami.com/ 2021 $4,800,000.00 Ugami provides financial solutions and rewards for gamers that can be used in gaming merchandise, digital goods, hardware, and software.
EatOS - Restaurant Management Made Simple Miami, FL eatos.com 2017 $4,170,000.00 At eatOS, we have built a cloud-based technology solution exclusively for restaurants. Our team's collective experience in the restaurant industry helps us understand the complexity of running restaurants, which has allowed us to build a customizable solution to help restaurants react and adapt to the industry's needs. We offer a cloud-based platform that works across iOS & Android, adding flexibility for restaurants. Our restaurant management solutions provide the ability to simplify operation for restaurants of all sizes. Our approach to guest engagement improves the guest experience by reducing friction. Our technology gives restaurants the ability to engage with the community in new and innovative ways.
Traba Miami, FL trabapro.com 2021 $3,600,000.00 Traba is a marketplace that connects light industrial workers with businesses to fill open shifts. Their focus is on opportunities in warehousing, distribution, and event staffing.
Bytechek LLC Miami, FL bytechek.com 2020 $3,100,000.00 ByteChek helps businesses build cybersecurity programs to enhance sales and build trust from customers. The company was founded in 2020 by AJ Yawn and Jeff Cook and is based in Miami, Florida, United States.
Oxygen Healthcare Miami, FL oxygen.healthcare 2020 $3,000,000.00 Building a platform for the patients to take back the control of their health and doctors to become digital first!
Storybook Miami, FL storybook-app.com 2020 $2,850,000.00 STORYBOOK is the only app to combine infant massage, bedtime stories and music to help children relax and sleep better.
Guide Miami, FL guideapp.co 2019 $2,500,000.00 Guide is the bite-size learning & talent development B2B/C SaaS App for enterprise remote teams
Prescient AI Miami, FL prescient-ai.io 2020 $2,200,000.00 Prescient is your premier state-of-the-art automation software that provides transparency and precise data insights for marketers and digital DTC brands alike. With the onset of a major shift toward a privacy-first internet, Prescient is the answer to fueling a brand’s success. Our tech helps you measure, forecast, optimize, and continuously backtest your marketing funnels with such meticulous accuracy that it saves you the two most important things in business: time and money. We know that the e-commerce space is changing and the internet is evolving. We’re here to set a new tone for the future of tech: predicted profitability. What if you could predict the success of your campaigns with such accuracy that you know your profit margins before advertising your product? Now, what if you could do that while maintaining the privacy of your customers? This is Prescient, and we’re changing the game with novel AI. We are rebuilding a sense of “trust in tech” through transparency in our partnerships and the software that we use every day in business. Have no fear — Prescient has your back, and together, we’re optimizing your business for long-term profitability.
Beeyond Miami, FL beeyondmedia.com 2020 $2,050,000.00 Beeyond optimizes any Out-of-Home media budget and produces more creative, strategic, segmented, and relevant campaigns. Beeyond Media is the only platform that replicates the programmatic ad buying ecosystem in exterior communications. The company developed what the industry has dreamt of and tried to achieve for years.
OppZo Miami, FL getoppzo.com 2020 $2,049,999.00 OppZo connects small businesses to public and private capital sources so they can financially reboot and rebuild their business. The company is building an ecosystem that drives public and private capital to businesses in these distressed communities. OppZo was founded in 2020 and is based in Brooklyn, NY.
Colkie Miami, FL colkie.com 2021 $2,000,000.00 Colkie is a content creators economy platform where artists can monetize their content while creating personalized experiences for their fans
RewardsWeb Miami, FL rewardsweb.com 2021 $2,000,000.00 RewardsWeb offers a platform that enhances loyalty and reward programs. Its platform helps shoppers to pay for purchases with local credit and debit cards or with cash at banks through agreements with local financial institutions, thereby enabling customers to buy products of their own choice of brands. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Miami, Florida.
Project Noa Miami, FL noa.shop 2020 $1,800,000.00 The Miami, Florida-based company was founded by Paul Kim in 2020.
El American Miami, FL elamerican.com 2020 $1,776,000.00 El American is a media outlet for freedom-loving Latinos. A modern platform that came to defend the values of individual freedoms, free markets and private
Monet Miami, FL https://monet.com.co/ 2020 $125,000.00 Monet is an application that allows employees to advance their salaries through their mobile phones. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida, United States.
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