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News, highlights and events throughout the Americas
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Doodles Raises $54M From Alexis Ohanian's 776, FTX Ventures To Expand NFT Offerings
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Popular NFT project Doodles has announced a $54 million fundraise led by Alexis Ohanian’s venture capital firm 776, with additional participation from Acrew Capital, FTX Ventures, and 10T Holdings. Since minting in October 2021, the 10K NFT collection has become known for its bright-colored, pastel-toned characters ranging from humans and flame-heads to skeletons. The raise will be allocated toward the team’s strategic growth and the development of brand and technological reach.
- Source: Decrypt
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Techstars Accelerator Program Taps Miami Startups
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A dozen startups have been chosen to participate in a tech accelerator program in Miami that will provide seed money, networking and mentoring to fledgling companies. The money will support about 400 companies, with a focus on diversity - about 75% of CEOs chosen for the program identify as Black, Hispanic/Latino, Indigenous American and/or Pacific Islander. Miami is one of five cities where the program will launch first. "Miami is the base and desired destination for founders across all industries," said Andres Barreto, managing director of Techstars Miami. "Although it's known for the boom in web3 and fintech, we also found companies across industries as diverse as health care, logistics, robotics, and edtech."
- Source: Axios
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JRZY Building Digital Community For Athletes
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The problem: connections through sports can often happen in a silo – on the field, on the court, in a group chat with friends. But Hall wanted a way to build a community around sports at scale. In 2020, alongside co-founder Madison Savarese, Issa Hall launched JRZY, a hub for athletes to own their brand and connect with the broader athletic community. “The mission of JRZY is simple: connect the world’s athletes to make them more productive and successful,” said Hall. JRZY’s platform is focused on three aspects. Top of the list: community. Through JRZY, athletes can meet, learn about, and interact with each other. They are able to create a LinkedIn-style ‘resume’ showcasing their experience. And they can meet fans and network with potential sponsors. The second aspect is product. JRZY has a marketplace where users can offer and purchase goods and services. NFTs are at the core of their product initiative, enabling users to create and sell digital trading cards through their platform.
-Source: Refresh Miami
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Career Karma CEO Talks Upskilling and Lessons From Y Combinator
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Online bootcamps and learning programs are becoming a popular way for people to learn new skill sets that can jumpstart their careers. However, combing through the internet to find the program that meets your career objectives can be a challenge. That's where Career Karma comes in. The website considers a user's job history, skills and career goals and then matches them with one of hundreds of tech bootcamps or training programs available on its marketplace. The startup is setting its sights on new goals as it scales. In January, Career Karma raised $40 million in a series B round stacked with investors, including Google Ventures, SoftBank and Y Combinator. Now, the company is partnering with businesses to connect employees and contractors with job training programs that can help them advance to the next stage of their careers.
-Source: Miami Inno
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In the same way that Silicon Valley became the place to be for tech, Miami has quickly become a hub for venture capitalists and Web3. From allowing citizens to pay city taxes via cryptocurrency to proposals for paychecks to be received in Bitcoin - the city is at the cutting edge of this revolution. Jesse Kirshbaum, CEO of NUE Agency and editor-in-chief of the monthly Adweek column Beats, Bytes and Brands, Avery Akkineni, president of Vayner NFT, and Magdalena Kala, consumer Web3 investor, sat down for a chat during Brandweek to explore the paramount shift that's taking place in Miami's culture and how they're adapting their businesses in the space.
- Source: Refresh Miami
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eMerge Americas' Felice Gorordo On The State Of Technology In South Florida
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South Florida Business Journal Editor-in-Chief Mel Meléndez recently spoke with Felice Gorordo, CEO of eMerge Americas, for a recent segment of the Florida Business Minds podcast. Gorordo is the fifth South Florida executive to share key insights on his organization, which promotes the region as an international tech hub through its annual conference. Listen (or read) more below from the interview and how eMerge and Miami Tech have blossomed over the last 10 years. As Gorordo says, "it was also an opportunity for us to help showcase and amplify stories of our own homegrown talent across those folks who relocated here, who we welcomed with open arms, but to also kind of shine a light on what is uniquely special about Miami."
- Source: South Florida Business Journal
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AI & Machine Learning in the Enterprise
September 21st | DSS Miami Hybrid
Join DSS Miami Hybrid for a day full of knowledge sharing and networking! We’ll gather for an in-person experience in Miami and all sessions will be available for virtual viewing as well. We will also host Miami Machine Learning Week with our South FL partners, don’t miss a whole week of immersive industry talks, workshops, panels and much more only happening the week of September 20-23!
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Chamber Connections Happy Hour
September 21st | Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Join the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce for happy hour on September 21st at CH'I in Brickell City Center from 5:30pm-7:30pm.
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MDBC Tech Committee Meeting + Climate Tech Roundtable
September 21st | Miami-Dade Beacon Council
Please join the M-DBC's Tech Committee meeting at BrainStation Miami and hosted by outgoing Chair Juha Mikkola and Chair-Elect Laura I. Maydón for a Climate Tech Roundtable. Speakers include Nicole (Jimenez) Vihlen of Blink Charging, Sterling Laylock of Integrating Green Technologies, Tara Jafarmadar of Baobab ESG, and Galen Treuer of Miami-Dade County.
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Webinar: The EU's New Tech Rules and their Impact on Transatlantic Business
September 28th | European American Chamber of Commerce
Do you remember the EU’s GDPR and its extra-territorial impact on companies based outside of Europe? The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), together, will form a single set of new rules that will be applicable to online intermediaries and digital platforms in the EU. These rules will also apply to online intermediaries and companies established outside of the European Union offering their services in Europe. They are scheduled to come into force in 2024 – or sooner for some type of companies – and might impact you. Join us to find out what type of businesses/services/products will be covered by the DSA-DMA Package, what you need to know to anticipate on these new rules and how to build them into your business model.
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The #MiamiTech Happy Hour
September 28th | Natalia Martinez-Kalinina + Chris Adamo
Close out the month with a Google Cloud-sponsored Happy Hour! Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, the local tech community, and Google experts across Google Cloud, Google Workspace and Google for Startups. Hear how fellow innovative founders are transforming their businesses and meet with the Googlers who are making it happen. Get ready for a night of cocktails, pizza, and prizes!
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Tech Tuesdays
October 4th | Miami Marlins
Tech Tuesday comes to loanDepot park, every Marlins home game on Tuesday. Join us for a pregame mixer with local tech companies in the new Recess Sports Lounge as the Marlins take on the San Diego Padres.
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Starting + Building A Career Series
October 6th | BrainStation
BrainStation's Starting and Building a Career events will help you break into some of the fastest-growing careers in tech. Connect with industry professionals, discover tech career paths, and network with like-minded professionals. Choose from career events for UX Design, Product Management, and Digital Marketing.
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Endeavor Masterclass Series
October 11th | Endeavor
The Endeavor Masterclasses are a series of sessions specially designed for entrepreneurs that THINK BIG and want to CREATE CHANGE. Do you often ask yourself what you need to take into account when negotiating a term sheet with investors? What mistakes to avoid and the best practices to consider? Then, you must join the Endeavor Masterclass by John Kim, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Datavest Partners.
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South Florida Space Day
October 12th | NSU Broward Levan Center of Innovation
The Levan Center of Innovation is planting the Space Flag in South Florida. Join us for our inaugural South Florida Space Day supporting the economy of space entrepreneurship. Connect and network with entrepreneurs, industry professionals, academia, and many more.
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South Florida Innovation Day
October 26th | NSU Broward Levan Center of Innovation + eMerge Americas
The Levan Center of Innovation is linking innovation, tech and entrepreneurship across South Florida. Join us for a day packed with networking, thought leadership sessions, an eMerge Americas pitch event, and so much more!
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Sand In My Shoes
October 27th | Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
The Sand in My Shoes® Award is the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce most prestigious accolade. Each year, it honors the outstanding achievement of a single community leader in South Florida
who has made a significant contribution to the region, demonstrating a deep love and commitment
to the region as the best possible place in which to live, work and play.
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Verizon Forward For Good Accelerator
Deadline November 11th | Verizon + coLab
Verizon & coLab are supporting startups working to break down barriers to quality care with solutions leveraging next generation technology. We’re currently accepting applications for the Verizon Forward for Good Accelerator’s newest cohort: Health Equity. Selected startups will receive $50,000 in non-dilutive funding, hands-on technology coaching, industry mentorship, and additional resources to help scale their technology.
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TC Sessions: Crypto 2022
November 17th | TechCrunch
Join TC for this in-person event to stay on top of the latest trends, technologies and concerns of the entire blockchain, cryptocurrency, and NFT communities. TechCrunch (of Disrupt and Startup Battlefield fame) brings its considerable talent for attracting the top technology founders, CEOs, investors and unicorn makers to focus on the cryptoverse — blockchain, cryptocurrency, NFTs and web3.
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