Erika Donalds is the founder and CEO of Optima Foundation, a Naples-based charter school organization. Donalds, a Tampa native, is combining her history of charter school administration with new virtual technology to create the state’s first-ever virtual reality school.Ero
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Tampa Bay Inno: Florida among the top talent pools for major tech firms — but local universities lag behind
Florida is among the top 10 states in the nation where large tech firms find a majority of their employees, according to a new report. But when it comes to local education, Tampa Bay lags.
Refresh Miami: As Miami Angels soon selects a new leader, we catch up on a record year
Refresh Miami caught up with Danta and Kingdon to report on the record-setting year they’ve had and to talk about the opportunity ahead for a new leader.
South Florida Reporter: 3 of the Top Tech Startups Making it Big in Florida
In the state of Florida, tens of thousands of brand new and exciting businesses are being established every year. Countless jobs are being created and many aspiring entrepreneurs are able to establish their first business thanks to the welcoming environment established by the state.
Florida Politics: Budget conference: Lawmakers to restock absent broadband funds with $400M in COVID-19 relief dollars
Budget beancounters made room for $400 million in pandemic relief dollars. State budget writers have put pen to paper on a plan to fund a broadband expansion program established last year, designating $400 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to expand high-speed internet access in Florida.
Hypepotamus: “TIK TOK MEETS GOOGLE FLIGHTS”: TRAVELTECH STARTUP WANTS TO INSPIRE & BOOK YOUR NEXT VACATION
Calling all jet-setters: Tampa-based startup WanderSeat wants to change the way you book your next flight. And it could help jumpstart your gig as a travel influencer.
Tampa Bay Times: Want to invest in a Tampa Bay startup? Tips on riding Florida’s funding wave
New deals and big numbers seem to pour in every other week. Blockchain services firm Blockspaces raised $5.75 million in seed funding. Digital video studio Vu Technologies pulled in a seed investment worth $17 million. Symphonic Distribution, a music distribution service, raised $37 million. Cloud services company Blue.cloud sold a majority stake to a private equity company for a sum in the high eight figures.
Miami Inno: Seaworthy Collective wants to make South Florida a hub for ocean technology
A Miami startup is raising a $1 million seed round to make South Florida the center of the nation’s emerging blue economy.
The Capitolist: The Florida Legislature increases medical accessibility with telehealth bill passage
Florida Legislature on Friday unanimously passed SB 312, a bill that would authorize physicians to prescribe certain drugs and medications through telehealth communication appointments, making medical care more accessible for older Floridians.
Space Coast Daily: WATCH: Florida Tech Student Engineer Develops BioBot Robotic Hand to Assist Humans
When Wilner Gomes Viana was 13 years old, his father took him to a technical school in his native Brazil. As part of the tour, the young Viana passed by students playing with a simply constructed robotic arm, grabbing children’s shape sorter blocks and putting them in the corresponding hole. It was then he knew he wanted to get into robotics.
