Radar · High Tech in Florida
Best High Tech Companies in Florida, United States
The 937 best High Tech companies in Florida, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Magic Leap.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
937companies tracked
$10.1Bdisclosed funding
4unicorns
238have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × FLORIDA
Our analysis of 306 High Tech companies
$95.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
306companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
75unicorns
2017median founding year
634kcombined LinkedIn audience
58%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Florida
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magic Leap 🦄 Provider of a head-mounted virtual retinal display to view augmented reality 82Patents top 12%AI top 15%Innovation top 19%Funding top 21% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 12% AItop 15% Innovationtop 19% Fundingtop 21% Moattop 26% Markettop 31% Techtop 33% Talenttop 35% Globaltop 38% Newsbottom 48% Growthbottom 24% Patents: 9,989 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 5362 filings since 2022 vs 4277 in 2017-21 AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $4.1B | 29 mo ago | 824 824 → 1,213 (+47%) | 2011 | Ross Rosenberg Chief Executive Officer | Node.jsNextAuth.jsMUI+16 | 9,989 patents Advanced AR/VR optics, waveguide displays, and multimodal wearable interaction technologies | — |
| 2 | Marathon Digital Holdings Operator of data centers focused on energy transformation and digital assets 78Funding top 14%Tech top 26%Growth top 30%News top 32% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Techtop 26% Growthtop 30% Newstop 32% Talenttop 38% Fin. healthtop 39% Markettop 44% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 43% Partnersbottom 35% Funding: Raised $1.8B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 52 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $1.8B | 10 mo ago | 60 | 1997 | Fred Thiel CEO & Chairman | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+30 | — | — |
| 3 | Napster 🦄 Provider of 3D website building platform and immersive experience solutions 62Moat top 17%Talent top 28%Patents top 29%Funding top 31% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 17% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 29% Fundingtop 31% Innovationtop 36% AItop 45% Globaltop 48% Marketbottom 49% Techbottom 31% Moat: IP moat: 47 patents · Unicorn Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $350M | 23 mo ago | — | — | Amish Shah Co-Founder | BootstrapAmazon Web ServicesAzure+7 | 47 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 3 awards |
| 4 | Kore Provider of conversational and generative AI platforms 83Innovation top 18%Tech top 18%Funding top 19%Patents top 26% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 18% Techtop 18% Fundingtop 19% Patentstop 26% Moattop 28% AItop 30% Producttop 31% Partnerstop 32% Talenttop 38% Markettop 45% Growthbottom 47% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 42% Innovation: 50 patents (top 31% of patent-holders) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 Tech: 114 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $234M | 4 mo ago | 201 | 2013 | Raj Koneru Founder & CEO | JavaTypeScriptGoogle Web Toolkit+31 | 50 patents Conversational AI platforms integrating NLP for virtual assistants and tabular data access | 2 launchs |
| 5 | IntelePeer AI-powered communications automation solutions 67Funding top 21%Patents top 27%Innovation top 31%AI top 35% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Patentstop 27% Innovationtop 31% AItop 35% Producttop 41% Techtop 44% Partnerstop 45% Moattop 47% Markettop 49% Growthtop 50% Globalbottom 42% Talentbottom 40% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $229M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 20 yrs (0.5/yr) Patents: 48 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 7 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $229M | 22 mo ago | 139 139 → 297 (+114%) | 2003 | Frank Fawzi CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+32 | 48 patents Real-time analytics and virtual graphing for multi-channel cloud communications platforms | — |
| 6 | Neocis Provider of robotic guidance system for dental surgeries 74Innovation top 16%Patents top 17%Funding top 25%Moat top 26% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 16% Patentstop 17% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 26% Growthtop 33% Techtop 40% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 22% Innovation: 198 patents (top 8% of patent-holders) · 117 filings since 2022 vs 64 in 2017-21 Patents: 198 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 117 filings since 2022 vs 64 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $179M | 29 mo ago | 118 118 → 113 (-4%) | 2012 | Alon Mozes Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+44 | 198 patents Robotic-guided dental and cranio‑maxillofacial surgery systems and planning tools | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 7 | Energy Exploration Technologies Developer of direct lithium extraction technology and battery innovation solutions 76Growth top 10%Patents top 16%Innovation top 23%Tech top 28% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 10% Patentstop 16% Innovationtop 23% Techtop 28% Moattop 28% Newstop 29% Fundingtop 32% Fin. healthtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Growth: Revenue +1375% YoY · Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY Patents: 98 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 94 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $135M | 32 mo ago | 69 | 2018 | Teague Egan Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceCart FunctionalityWebflow+33 | 98 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 1 internship |
| 8 | Momentis Surgical Developer of a minimally invasive robotic surgery device 50Moat top 22%Funding top 27%Talent top 38%Market top 49% All 6 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 38% Markettop 49% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $112M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $112M | 31 mo ago | 135 | 2013 | Nir Shvalb Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 9 | Scribe 🦄 Provider of suite solutions for healthcare providers 74Growth top 20%Funding top 25%Product top 25%Innovation top 34% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 25% Producttop 25% Innovationtop 34% Techtop 38% Moattop 47% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 29% Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $75.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $75M | 7 mo ago | 31 | 2001 | — | WebflowUnbounceAmazon Web Services+27 | — | — |
| 10 | Ubicquia Provider of smart grid and streetlight monitoring and management solutions 78Innovation top 14%Patents top 14%AI top 15%News top 25% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 14% Patentstop 14% AItop 15% Newstop 25% Fundingtop 26% Producttop 26% Moattop 26% Techtop 37% Growthtop 43% Talenttop 43% Partnerstop 45% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 42% Innovation: 369 patents (top 6% of patent-holders) · 267 filings since 2022 vs 102 in 2017-21 Patents: 369 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 267 filings since 2022 vs 102 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $61M | 17 mo ago | 57 | 2014 | Tre Zimmerman Co-Founder | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | 369 patents Smart IoT lighting control and optical monitoring for power distribution infrastructure | — |
| 11 | XTEND Developer of AI-assisted tactical unmanned aerial systems for military use 67News top 18%Funding top 23%Growth top 26%Talent top 28% All 12 signals ▾Newstop 18% Fundingtop 23% Growthtop 26% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 37% Moattop 37% Techtop 45% Innovationtop 48% Producttop 49% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 44% Partnersbottom 35% News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 6 types) · +300% YoY Funding: Raised $60.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $60M | 11 mo ago | 105 | 2018 | Rubi Liani Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+18 | 86 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 1 expansion |
| 12 | Plainsight Provider of computer vision platform for building and scaling AI products 48AI top 25%Innovation top 38%Patents top 39%Funding top 48% All 11 signals ▾AItop 25% Innovationtop 38% Patentstop 39% Fundingtop 48% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 48% Newsbottom 42% Marketbottom 41% Techbottom 39% Productbottom 39% Globalbottom 33% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Innovation: 11 patents (top 66% of patent-holders) · 11 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $46M | 24 mo ago | 49 | 2023 | Jonathan Simkins CEO | HubSpot CMS Hubcore-jsPreact+16 | 11 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 job opening |
| 13 | Arcee.ai Platform to train, and deploy language models 64Tech top 23%Funding top 30%AI top 30%Growth top 35% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 23% Fundingtop 30% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 36% Tech: 49 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $29.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $30M | 10 mo ago | — | 2023 | Mark McQuade Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPStripe+23 | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 14 | Hoverfly Tech Designs and manufactures tethered unmanned aerial vehicles 45Innovation top 23%Product top 30%Funding top 37%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Producttop 30% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 39% Techbottom 49% Growthbottom 42% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 20% Innovation: 11 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $24M | 10 mo ago | 49 | 2010 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | 2 job openings · 2 launchs |
| 15 | Immersive Tech Virtual reality platform for real-time surgery training 29Funding top 29%Moat top 39%Talent bottom 49%Product bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Techbottom 44% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $21.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $22M | 7 mo ago | 46 | 2017 | Erik Maltais Chief Executive Officer | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+7 | — | — |
| 16 | VIE Technologies Provider of predictive maintenance solutions 27Innovation top 23%Funding top 38%Product top 40%Global bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Fundingtop 38% Producttop 40% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 22% Customersbottom 1% Innovation: 9 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Funding: Raised $18.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $19M | 15 mo ago | 9 | 2009 | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 17 | NUVIEW Provider of high-resolution 3D data and analysis using space-based LiDAR 24Funding top 33%Talent top 38%News top 43%Moat bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Talenttop 38% Newstop 43% Moatbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 26% Funding: Raised $15.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $15M | 9 mo ago | 10 | 2020 | Katie Graumann COO & Co-Founder | — | — | 2 job openings |
| 18 | Scamnetic Provider of data security solutions 48Talent top 28%AI top 35%Funding top 37%Patents top 42% All 11 signals ▾Talenttop 28% AItop 35% Fundingtop 37% Patentstop 42% Growthtop 45% Moattop 47% Productbottom 48% Techbottom 46% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 32% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-powered, artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $14M | 14 mo ago | — | 2024 | Scott Grushoff Co-Founder & CRO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | 3 patents AI-driven fraud detection and automated scam identification for financial transaction monitoring | 2 launchs |
| 19 | BodiData Manufacturer of 3D body scanners 48Moat top 25%Patents top 28%AI top 28%Innovation top 32% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 25% Patentstop 28% AItop 28% Innovationtop 32% Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 28% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 28 patents Patents: 28 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $14M | 16 mo ago | 16 | 2016 | Bruce Terry President & Co-Founder | — | 28 patents Automated apparel transaction platforms and handheld 3D body scanning for clothing sizing | — |
| 20 | BlockSpaces Platform that connects business applications to blockchain networks 42Funding top 35%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $14.2M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 6 yrs (1.2/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $14M | 12 mo ago | 24 | 2017 | Rosa Shores Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | — |
| 21 | CAT Labs Developer of digital asset recovery and security tools for investigations 19Funding top 40%Tech top 47%Moat top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Techtop 47% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 19% Funding: Raised $14.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Tech: 21 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $14M | 18 mo ago | 6 | 2022 | Lilita Infante Founder & CEO | WixSentryZendesk+18 | — | 1 partnership |
| 22 | AventuSoft Cloud connected wearable to detect heart related abnormalities 11Moat top 32%Funding top 39%Patents bottom 49%Talent bottom 45% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 32% Fundingtop 39% Patentsbottom 49% Talentbottom 45% Innovationbottom 38% Techbottom 35% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 10% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 26 patents Funding: Raised $13.7M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 13 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $14M | 9 mo ago | 4 | 2013 | Kaustubh Kale Founder & CEO | — | 26 patents Non‑invasive cardiac monitoring and heart‑valve signal analysis using NFC biosensor patches | — |
| 23 | LM Funding Provider of capital to community associations and digital asset mining operations 35Product top 14%News top 31%Innovation top 32%Patents top 35% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 14% Newstop 31% Innovationtop 32% Patentstop 35% Growthtop 40% Fundingtop 42% Moatbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 43% Globalbottom 40% Techbottom 26% Marketbottom 24% Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 23 tracked, 8 types) · +0% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $13M | 10 mo ago | 8 | 2008 | — | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerjQuery+7 | 16 patents Automated brewing and spirit aging systems with integrated recipe UI and control technology | — |
| 24 | Firehawk Aerospace Provider of 3D printed propulsion systems 45Funding top 30%Innovation top 32%Patents top 35%Moat top 46% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Innovationtop 32% Patentstop 35% Moattop 46% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 35% Funding: Raised $12.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) Innovation: 20 patents (top 52% of patent-holders) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $12M | 7 mo ago | 31 | 2018 | Steve Edwards Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+24 | 20 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | 1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 25 | Accelus Provider of spine surgery robot systems for healthcare industries 45Talent top 28%Funding top 32%Moat top 39%Growth top 48% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 32% Moattop 39% Growthtop 48% Techbottom 43% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $12.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $12M | 13 mo ago | 101 | 2016 | Alex Lukianov Co-Founder & Chairman | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 26 | EchoTwin Developer of an AI platform for urban infrastructure management solutions 55Funding top 41%AI top 45%Talent top 45%Global bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 44% Funding: Raised $11.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $11M | 19 mo ago | — | 2024 | Chris C Founder | Global CEO | Chairman of the Board | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 27 | Censys Technologies Manufacturer of UAVs for commercial and government purposes 37Talent top 28%Moat top 38%Innovation top 41%Funding top 45% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Moattop 38% Innovationtop 41% Fundingtop 45% Patentstop 45% Producttop 46% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 28% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 8 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $10M | 1 mo ago | 35 | 2017 | Payal Chaudhari Co-Founder & COO | — | 8 patents Network security monitoring and scanning, focusing on UDP traffic analysis and access control. | — |
| 28 | AMPERA Developer of modular nuclear energy systems for diverse industry applications 24Funding top 47%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 47% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 47% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $10.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $10M | 2 mo ago | — | 2025 | Brian Matthews Founder & CEO | Builder.ioTurbopackEmotion+13 | — | 1 launch |
| 29 | Fraud Protection Net Provider of customizable data intelligence solutions for streamlining customer lifecycle 16Funding top 47%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 41%Global bottom 30% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 30% Fin. healthbottom 21% Funding: Raised $8.7M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 13 yrs (1.1/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $9M | 5 mo ago | 87 | 2012 | Ed Margolin Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 30 | Kira Provider of infrastructure for launching embedded fintech products with AI 57Talent top 28%AI top 30%Tech top 42%Funding top 48% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Techtop 42% Fundingtop 48% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 40% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $9M | 9 mo ago | — | 2025 | Leonardo Alves Co-Founder & Head of Product | TurbopackSentryNode.js+16 | — | 1 job opening |
| 31 | Gail Developer of AI platform for financial services sales and support 67Talent top 23%Growth top 28%Tech top 37%AI top 45% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Growthtop 28% Techtop 37% AItop 45% Fundingtop 50% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $8M | 12 mo ago | — | 2020 | Bibiana Julian Executive Business Partner to Founders | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+14 | — | — |
| 32 | Material Manufacturer of embedded energy storage systems 50Funding top 37%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $8.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $8M | 7 mo ago | — | 2023 | Gabe Elias CEO | — | — | — |
| 33 | Cantina Web3 security solutions: audits, incident response, and smart contract reviews 79Tech top 25%Talent top 25%Growth top 35%Funding top 44% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 25% Talenttop 25% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 42 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel Talent: 8 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 79/100 | $8M | 8 mo ago | — | 2023 | Noah E Founder | WebflowGSAPHubSpot+22 | — | — |
| 34 | SkyMirr IoT communication devices 19Talent top 38%Innovation top 47%Patents top 49%Funding bottom 48% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 47% Patentstop 49% Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 29% Marketbottom 18% Newsbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Innovation: 4 patents (top 86% of patent-holders) · 4 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $7M | 15 mo ago | 9 | 2021 | Kerry Greer Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 4 patents Miniaturized, multi-layer coupled antenna systems for compact RF communications, including AI-optimized designs. | 1 launch |
| 35 | AccessGrid Developer of an API for digital credential and identity management 19Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 42% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 42% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $5.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $6M | 8 mo ago | — | 2024 | Auston Bunsen Founder & CEO | RubyRuby on RailsAmazon Web Services+14 | — | 1 launch |
| 36 | Urban SDK Provider of geospatial artificial intelligence solutions for public sector applications 53Funding top 35%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% AItop 45% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $5.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $5M | 4 mo ago | 23 | 2018 | Drew Messer Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowProton MailGoogle Workspace+20 | — | 1 partnership |
| 37 | Kind Designs Developer of living seawalls using 3D-printing technology 13Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46%Global bottom 36%Tech bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 32% Marketbottom 29% Newsbottom 18% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $5.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $5M | 15 mo ago | — | 2020 | Anya Freeman Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+11 | — | — |
| 38 | Atarraya Operators of autonomous shrimp farms for the sustainable production of shrimps 42Growth top 35%Moat top 38%Tech top 44%Funding top 46% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Moattop 38% Techtop 44% Fundingtop 46% Patentstop 46% Innovationtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 31% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 7 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $5M | 10 mo ago | 34 | 2017 | Daniel Russek Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+16 | 7 patents Aquaculture technology for shrimp farming and cultivation systems | 1 partnership |
| 39 | AiM Medical Robotics Developer of intraoperative precision robotics for neurosurgery 27Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 43%News top 43% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 43% Newstop 43% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 30% Marketbottom 22% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $5M | 12 mo ago | 9 | 2018 | Craig Pierson Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+19 | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 40 | Alakai Defense Systems Develops and offers explosive detection systems 14Tech top 46%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 41%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 46% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 41% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 20% Tech: 18 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $4M | 13 mo ago | 18 18 → 31 (+72%) | 2009 | Ed Dottery Founder & CEO | WixSentryBootstrap+11 | — | 6 partnerships |
| 41 | Novineer Developer of 3D printing software 9Talent top 38%Funding top 45%Moat top 45%Tech bottom 37% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 45% Moattop 45% Techbottom 37% Patentsbottom 36% Globalbottom 31% Innovationbottom 23% Marketbottom 15% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $3.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 9/100 | $3M | 12 mo ago | 2 | 2022 | Ali Tamijani Co-Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubPlyrLazySizes+14 | 2 patents Anisotropic toolpath planning for advanced 3D printing of functional printed parts | — |
| 42 | Tocaro Blue Developer of software enhancing marine radar for object detection and tracking 40AI top 30%Talent top 38%Funding top 50%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 50% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: machine learning Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $3M | 9 mo ago | — | 2019 | Tom Patterson Founder | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 43 | Mimic Robotics Developer of AI-powered robotic manipulation systems 57Growth top 28%Talent top 28%News top 36%Funding top 43% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Newstop 36% Fundingtop 43% AItop 45% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 32% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $2M | 7 mo ago | — | 2009 | Elvis Nava Co-Founder & CTO | WixSentryEnvoy+11 | — | — |
| 44 | IC Realtime Security solutions innovator, specializing in surveillance products and residential integration 42Growth top 35%Product top 41%Tech top 46%Moat top 48% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Producttop 41% Techtop 46% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 48% Marketbottom 43% Customersbottom 40% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Product: 7 published apps (103k installs) · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $2M | 1 mo ago | 60 | 2006 | Matt Sailor Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityPHPLaravel+23 | — | — |
| 45 | Micro Nano Technologies Membrane-based technologies for heating, cooling, dehumidification, and medical solutions 4Funding bottom 37%Global bottom 25%Market bottom 9% All 3 signals ▾Fundingbottom 37% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 9% Funding: Raised $1.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Global: Single-market focus (United States) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 4/100 | $2M | 13 mo ago | 3 | 2014 | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Certus Core Developer of an AI-powered platform that transforms data into actionable intelligence 24AI top 30%Talent top 38%Funding bottom 41%Tech bottom 41% All 6 signals ▾AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 41% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $2M | 2 mo ago | — | 2021 | Timothy Toohill Co-Founder | WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+10 | — | 1 award |
| 47 | Virtual Vision Provider of VR-based field testing technology 21Talent top 38%Tech top 48%Funding bottom 42%Market bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Techtop 48% Fundingbottom 42% Marketbottom 29% Globalbottom 29% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 30 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $1M | 9 mo ago | — | 2020 | Justin Carruthers Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — |
| 48 | Lamatic Provider of a platform to build, deploy, and optimize AI agents 55Tech top 26%AI top 30%Talent top 38%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 26% AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 43% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 34% Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $955K | 7 mo ago | — | 2023 | Charles Whiteman Co-Founder & CEO | BeehiivSentryTailwind CSS+20 | — | — |
| 49 | Frontline AI-powered platform offering to build custom AI agents 72Tech top 27%Patents top 31%Innovation top 32%Funding top 45% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 27% Patentstop 31% Innovationtop 32% Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% AItop 45% Globaltop 48% Talentbottom 45% Tech: 39 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Patents: 29 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Latest publication 2026 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $700K | 2 mo ago | — | 2024 | Alvaro Vargas Co-Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowAmazon Web Services+14 | 29 patents Automated cooking oil dispensing and inventory management for food‑service operations | — |
| 50 | SKYX Platforms End-to-end platforms for smarthomes 48Patents top 24%Innovation top 28%Moat top 45%Fin. health top 49% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 24% Innovationtop 28% Moattop 45% Fin. healthtop 49% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 48% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 35% Patents: 43 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 38 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21 Innovation: 43 patents (top 31% of patent-holders) · 38 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $650K | 8 mo ago | — | 2022 | Rani Kohen Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesPlausible+10 | 43 patents Electrical quick‑connect/disconnect devices for lighting and power fixtures | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in Florida
#1
Series D · Orlando, Florida · founded 2013 · 201 employees$234.3Mraised▾
Series D · Orlando, Florida · founded 2013 · 201 employees
Provider of conversational and generative AI platforms. It is offering comprehensive solutions for businesses to improve customer and employee experiences. The platform enables organizations to create intelligent, human-like conversational experiences through no-code tools, agent platforms, and comprehensive offerings. With a focus on speed, flexibility, and control, it helps businesses drive value from AI and automate customer interactions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 18%Tech
top 18%Funding
top 19%Patents
top 26%Moat
top 28%AI
top 30%Innovation: 50 patents (top 31% of patent-holders) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 · 10 new-product events in 24 mo
Tech: 114 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Funding: Raised $234M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 107k LinkedIn followers — 16.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series D—
- Jan 2024Series D$150M
- Nov 2021Series C$3.5M
- Sep 2021Conventional Debt$20M
Founders & team
Investors
Nvidia, Dallas Venture Capital, Vistara Capital, FTV Capital, Vistara Growth, Sweetwater Private Equity
Tech stack
AceAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularAngularjs
#2
Public · Fort Lauderdale, Florida · founded 1997 · 60 employees$1.8Braised▾
Public · Fort Lauderdale, Florida · founded 1997 · 60 employees
Operator of data centers focused on energy transformation and digital assets. The company provides solutions to the energy sector by converting underutilized energy into economic value. It offers technology to optimize data center operations. The company’s utility-scale computing monetizes excess power generation through grid-connected data centers. Its energy harvesting business transforms unconventional energy sources into usable electricity.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%Tech
top 26%Growth
top 30%News
top 32%Talent
top 38%Fin. health
top 39%Funding: Raised $1.8B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jul 2025)
Tech: 52 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Growth: Headcount 35 → 60 (+71%) across vintages · Revenue +38% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Post IPO$950M
- Dec 2024Post IPO$850M
Founders & team
Investors
Vanguard, BlackRock, SIG
Tech stack
ActivecampaignApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageBootstrapCdnjs
#3
Series A · Daytona Beach, Florida · founded 2017 · 35 employees$10.3Mraised▾
Series A · Daytona Beach, Florida · founded 2017 · 35 employees
Manufacturer of UAVs for commercial and government purposes. The product line includes BVLOS and VLOS drones. It is equipped with Parrot Sequoia and ADS-B allowing the operator to see the UAVs position in real-time during the flight. Applications are in the areas of agriculture surveying, search and rescue, pipeline monitoring, emergency response, infrastructure inspection, and disaster relief. Its features include a gimbal-mounted camera, collision avoidance sensors, parachute landing system. Applications are in the areas of surveying, rescue, large agriculture plots, and powerline surveying. Aeroscout is a mapping drone ideal for precision agriculture and thermal inspection of energy infrastructure.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Moat
top 38%Innovation
top 41%Funding
top 45%Patents
top 45%Product
top 46%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 8 patents
Innovation: 8 patents (top 73% of patent-holders) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · 2 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$500K
- Jan 2022Series A$8.3M
- Jul 2020Seed$2M
- May 2017Seed$25K
Founders & team
Investors
StarterStudio, Kirenaga Partners, Collective Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWordpress Super CacheDiviContact Form 7
#4
Scribe 🦄Series C · Naples, Florida · founded 2001 · 31 employees$75Mraised▾
Scribe 🦄
Series C · Naples, Florida · founded 2001 · 31 employees
Provider of suite solutions for healthcare providers. The company provides web-based medical dictation, transcription, and archival solutions for the healthcare IT market. The company offers Scribe Complete - a web-based technology for centralized and streamlined management of various aspects of transcription production, Scribe Lite - a dictation, transcription, and document delivery solution, and Modal - a speech recognition solution. It also provides EZ Dictate, a dictation solution that delivers a dictation platform online.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%Funding
top 25%Product
top 25%Innovation
top 34%Tech
top 38%Moat
top 47%Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $75.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2025)
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
Audience (LinkedIn): 558 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series C$75M
- Jan 2019PE—
Investors
Decathlon Capital Partners, StepStone Group, Amplify Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Morado Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapClickbankCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Series A · Palm Beach, Florida · founded 2025$10Mraised▾
Series A · Palm Beach, Florida · founded 2025
Developer of modular nuclear energy systems for diverse industry applications. The company's reactor design combines fusion and fission technologies, creating a safe and efficient system. It offers solutions for AI data centers, national security, and off-grid infrastructure. The technology aims to provide reliable, clean power where traditional energy solutions are insufficient.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Tech
bottom 47%Market
bottom 31%Funding: Raised $10.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United States
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Scorpio Tankers
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBuilder.IoCloudflareEmotionHstsMailgun
#6
Series B · Florida, Florida · founded 2018 · 105 employees$60Mraised▾
Series B · Florida, Florida · founded 2018 · 105 employees
Developer of AI-assisted tactical unmanned aerial systems for military use. The company provides remotely operated multi-robot systems designed to enhance combat effectiveness and operator safety. Its platforms support various modular payloads and integration with third-party software. The systems offer intuitive control for complex missions and adaptability in dynamic combat environments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 18%Funding
top 23%Growth
top 26%Talent
top 28%Patents
top 37%Moat
top 37%News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 6 types) · +300% YoY · 8 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $60.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Jul 2025)
Growth: 2 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 22k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series B$30M
- May 2024Series B$40M
- Nov 2021Series A$20M
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$56.2K
Founders & team
Investors
Xcelerator Ninja, Europa, Lool Ventures, I3 Equity Partners, TPY Capital, Tau Ventures
Tech stack
AccessibeApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie Script
#7
Series A · Hallandale Beach, Florida · founded 2012 · 87 employees$8.7Mraised▾
Series A · Hallandale Beach, Florida · founded 2012 · 87 employees
Provider of customizable data intelligence solutions for streamlining customer lifecycle. The company offers solutions for lead capture, marketing ROI maximization, and customer relationship deepening. It provides prequalification, prescreen, and account review services. The company designs data solutions for multiple industries, integrating them into existing software systems. The solutions can be used as stand-alone products or combined.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 16how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 41%Global
bottom 30%Fin. health
bottom 21%Funding: Raised $8.7M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 13 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Market: 87 employees (top 39% of Security & Surveillance Technology) · Revenue ~$491k
Audience (LinkedIn): 270 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series A$1.1M
- May 2025Conventional Debt$1M
- Mar 2025Conventional Debt$500K
- Feb 2025Series A$650K
Founders & team
#8
Series A · Tampa, Florida · founded 2017 · 46 employees$21.7Mraised▾
Series A · Tampa, Florida · founded 2017 · 46 employees
Immersive Tech provides a virtual reality platform for real-time surgery training. Allows remote surgeons to use Medoptic app for scheduling a training and enables moderator to initiate live stream & oversee the surgical training. Features real-time conferencing capabilities, interactive medical imaging feeds, and unobstructed views of the surgical field.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%Moat
top 39%Talent
bottom 49%Product
bottom 48%Tech
bottom 44%Market
bottom 37%Funding: Raised $21.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series A$1.3M
- Jan 2024Series A$3.6M
- Jul 2020Series A$6M
- Oct 2019Series A$12M
Founders & team
Investors
PAR, Revolution, Gianco Companies
#9
Series B · Jacksonville, Florida · founded 2018 · 23 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Series B · Jacksonville, Florida · founded 2018 · 23 employees
Provider of geospatial artificial intelligence solutions for public sector applications. It provides tools, SDKs, and services for urban data analysis, geospatial insights, dashboard and mapping solutions, and visualization of city or municipal data. It targets government agencies, city planners, research organisations, and developers who need integrated tools for smart city data, planning dashboards, or real-time analytics.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%AI
top 45%Tech
top 50%Funding: Raised $5.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Urban SDK) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$65M
- Jul 2024Series A$977.5K
- Jul 2023Seed—
- Jan 2022Seed$715K
Founders & team
Investors
DeepWork Capital, Govo Venture Partners, Florida Opportunity Fund, Techstars, venVelo, Riverwood Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#10
Acquired · Plantation, Florida · founded 2011 · 824 employees$4.1Braised▾
Acquired · Plantation, Florida · founded 2011 · 824 employees
Magic Leap is a provider of a head-mounted virtual retinal display to view augmented reality. The company's first product is Magic Leap One and is claimed to superimpose augmented reality by projecting a digital light field into the user's eye. Features include digital light-field, visual perception, persistent objects, sound-field audio, high powered chipset, and next-gen interface.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 12%AI
top 15%Innovation
top 19%Funding
top 21%Moat
top 26%Market
top 31%Patents: 9,989 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 5362 filings since 2022 vs 4277 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Innovation: 9,989 patents (top 1% of patent-holders) · 5362 filings since 2022 vs 4277 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Audience (LinkedIn): 119k LinkedIn followers — 18.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt$590M
- Oct 2021Series G$500M
- May 2020Series F$350M
- Nov 2019Series E—
Founders & team
Investors
Axel Springer, Alibaba Group, Google, Qualcomm Ventures, Warner Bros, Fidelity Investments
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDropboxEmotionEnvoy
#11
Series C · Melbourne, Florida · founded 2018 · 31 employees$12.3Mraised▾
Series C · Melbourne, Florida · founded 2018 · 31 employees
Provider of 3D printed propulsion systems. It uses additive manufacturing technology to develop thermoplastic-aluminium nanocomposite-based hybrid rocket engines and fuel grains. It designs and builds customized rocket engines for small satellite launchers, lunar transport systems, manned spacecraft, and small defence purposes.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 30%Innovation
top 32%Patents
top 35%Moat
top 46%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 46%Funding: Raised $12.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2025)
Innovation: 20 patents (top 52% of patent-holders) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 20 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. LIG Defense&Aerospace) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series C—
- Jan 2025Series C$60M
- Oct 2023Series A$350K
- Aug 2022Series A$8.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Harlow Capital Management, Achieve Capital, Boka, Draper, Cubit Capital, Stellar Ventures
#12
Series B · Orlando, Florida · founded 2010 · 49 employees$24.3Mraised▾
Series B · Orlando, Florida · founded 2010 · 49 employees
Designs and manufactures tethered unmanned aerial vehicles. Its drones are both tethered drones using tether systems, allowing them to be used for continuous surveillance or coverage of long-duration events. The company also builds flight control boards for drones and sells them on a stand-alone basis on its online store.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 23%Product
top 30%Funding
top 37%Moat
top 39%Tech
bottom 49%Growth
bottom 42%Innovation: 11 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Funding: Raised $24.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Aug 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Mechanical Sustainment and Manufacturing Engineer, Senior Drone Software Engineer
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series B$25.3M
- Apr 2022Series B$3.9M
- Aug 2020Series B$10.7M
- Jun 2017Series A$4M
Investors
Leonardo DRS, KRM, Gaspar Global Ventures, PJM Advisors
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsClipboard.JsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudways
Funding & investor landscape
$10.1Btotal disclosed funding
231companies funded
575disclosed rounds
5rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Raj Koneru
Founder & CEO · Kore
Uma Sandilya
CGO · Kore
Fred Thiel
CEO & Chairman · Marathon Digital Holdings
Manoj Madnani
Managing Director · Marathon Digital Holdings
Payal Chaudhari
Co-Founder & COO · Censys Technologies
John Lobdell
Co-Founder & CTO · Censys Technologies
Brian Matthews
Founder & CEO · AMPERA
Rubi Liani
Co-Founder & CTO · XTEND
Matteo Shapira
Co-Founder and Cxo · XTEND
Ed Margolin
Founder & CEO · Fraud Protection Net
Erik Maltais
Chief Executive Officer · Immersive Tech
Drew Messer
Co-Founder & CEO · Urban SDK
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,636,199 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN FLORIDA · Hardware
How research on Semiconductors in Florida is moving
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors in Florida — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 233 papers.
University of Florida, UCF, and USF lead Florida's semiconductor research, focusing on hardware security (PUFs), failure analysis, and 3D IC integration, with a moderately optimistic tone favoring breakthroughs.
233 papers · stance +0.57 · 48% breakthrough · 15% concern
top institutions
- University of Florida129
- University of Central Florida51
- University of South Florida23
- Florida International University14
- Florida State University9
leading researchers
Domenic Forte · Mark Tehranipoor · Navid Asadizanjani · Yier Jin · Damon L. Woodard · Haoting Shen
prism intelligence · tone & topics
90% positive · 4% critical tone
ElectronicsCybersecuritySecurityManufacturingComputer ScienceTelecommunications
▲
Breakthroughs106 · 45%
▲ 42%→47% share
▲1.1× share momentum7 median citations42% since 2021mostly methods-led
Hardware security module research newly emerged with 5 papers, while Side channel attack work tripled, signaling intensifying semiconductor security focus.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Integrated circuit8→16
- Electronic circuit1→8
- Transistor1→4
- Side channel attack1→3
- Field-programmable gate array2→4
Newly emergingHardware security module 0→5 · Photonics 0→4 · Key (lock) 0→3
Landmark On Reverse Engineering-Based Hardware Trojan Detection · 154 cites
◆
Advancements81 · 35%
▼ 40%→31% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations36% since 2021mostly methods-led
Counterfeit detection newly emerged alongside Integrated circuit packaging, reflecting growing supply-chain integrity concerns in Florida semiconductor advancement research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Integrated circuit17
- CMOS11
- Electronic circuit10
- Optoelectronics9
- Electronic engineering7
Newly emergingPhotonics 0→5 · Integrated circuit packaging 0→3 · Counterfeit 0→3
Landmark Exploring Phase Change Memory and 3D Die-Stacking for Power/Thermal Friendly, Fast and Durable Memory Architectures · 224 cites
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Concerns34 · 15%
▲ 12%→20% share
▲1.7× share momentum1 median citations56% since 2021mostly empirical
Optoelectronics concerns newly emerged as the segment's largest sub-topic (7 papers), with Irradiation and Heterojunction issues also appearing fresh.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Transistor2→3
Newly emergingOptoelectronics 0→7 · Irradiation 0→4 · Heterojunction 0→3
Landmark Review—Radiation Damage in Wide and Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors · 124 cites
Common questions
How many High Tech companies are there in Florida, United States?
Radar tracks 937 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Florida, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Florida, United States?
The High Tech companies in Florida, United States on this list have raised a combined $10.1B in disclosed equity funding across 231 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Florida, United States?
Magic Leap is the highest-funded High Tech company in Florida, United States, with $4.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Florida, United States are funded?
231 of the 937 High Tech companies in Florida, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Florida, United States?
4 High Tech companies in Florida, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Florida, United States High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Florida, United States High Tech companies on this list include Florida Funders, National Science Foundation, Techstars, HHS, MassChallenge.
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