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The Miami Herald asks Florida Funders partner, Saxon Baum, how Florida defied nationwide trends, posting a record amount of venture investments.
TAMPA, FL (January 18, 2023) – Florida Funders, recognized as the top VC in the Southeast region by Pitchbook and CB Insights, announces that Saxon Baum, Ryan Whittemore, and Michael Kadow have been promoted to Partner. They have emerged as leaders within the firm with their dedication to maintaining Florida Funders as a standout VC...
Gary Flowers is an angel investor in the Florida Funders angel network. As a CIO with over 28 years of experience in technology, the Tampa Bay area holds a special place in his heart. Born and raised in Florida, with an MBA from Tulane and a bachelor of science degree in Management Information Systems from...
As Florida Funders angel investor Al LaLonde describes it, “I couldn’t have grown up further from the ocean.” LaLonde is originally from a small town in the middle of rural Manitoba, Canada – which he describes as a very cold, but great place to grow up. He moved to Florida twenty-two years ago for a...
When 2ULaundry received their Series A funding to expand their business at the end of 2019, they had no idea what challenges the following year would bring. This Florida Funders Fund 1 portfolio company was co-founded by Alex Smereczniak and Dan D’Aquisto in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2015. Through Fund 1 and the Angel Network,...