A CIO Who Walks the Talk by Empowering the Underrepresented
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...
January 6, 2023
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Get insider POVs from the Florida Funders investment team and the innovative entrepreneurs we find and fund.
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It’s All About the People
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...
October 14, 2022
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A New Spin on Laundry in Florida
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...
October 11, 2022
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A Life in Tech, Sailing Around the World and Angel Investing
Carolyn Groobey and her husband Chris landed in Miami, Florida during the height of Covid in 2021. One of the first things on Carolyn's list...
August 14, 2022
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What’s the Deal with Blockchain?
Over the last year, Florida Funders has made a few investments in companies that are rooted in web3 and blockchain. Like the rest of the...
July 14, 2022
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From Real Estate to Early Stage Tech Investing
Brian Susi is a life long learner and all around curious person. Having moved to Orlando from South Florida twenty years ago to attend college...
July 12, 2022
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Announcing Black Founders Demo Day Pitch Competition in Tampa Bay
Florida Funders is excited to host the Tampa Bay regional pitch event for Black Founders Demo Day alongside venue partner Embarc Collective. Black and Brown...
July 5, 2022
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Lessons Learned: Angel Investing in Muddy Waters
I received a minor in economics in college, but that doesn't make me an economist. However, I have always enjoyed studying the unpredictability of economies...
June 14, 2022
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Creating a Deck for Pitching VC Investors
Creating the ideal pitch deck, whether it’s for closing a massive enterprise sale or raising your first investor dollars, is equal parts art and...
February 24, 2021