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Best Native AI Companies in Florida, United States

The 150 best Native AI companies in Florida, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kore.

150companies tracked
$537.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
37have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · NATIVE AI × FLORIDA

Our analysis of 100 Native AI companies

$80.0b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

100companies analysed
98%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
48unicorns
2021median founding year
327kcombined LinkedIn audience
50%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Native AI companies in Florida

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Kore
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
$234M4 mo agoSeries D2012013JavaTypeScriptGoogle Web Toolkit+3150 patents
Conversational AI platforms integrating NLP for virtual assistants and tabular data access
2 launchs
2Plainsight
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
$46M24 mo agoSeed492023HubSpot CMS Hubcore-jsPreact+1611 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
1 job opening
3Telepathy
Developer of bespoke adaptive conversational agent for enterprises
$43M37 mo agoSeries B52016WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+12134 patents
AI-driven speech synthesis and multimodal user communication platforms
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4Arcee.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
$30M10 mo agoSeries A—2023WebflowGSAPStripe+23—1 partnership · 1 award
5Care.ai
AI-powered smart facility platform for hospitals
$27M42 mo agoAcquired27
27 → 64 (+137%)
2019BootstrapLiteSpeedUnpkg+9——
6Leasecake
SaaS-driven lease management solutions for landlords and tenants
$25M26 mo agoSeries A472017Framer SitesUnbounceApple iCloud Mail+232 patents
Digital lease management platform integrating marketplace and social networking features.
—
7Kairos
Provider of AI-powered identity verification, document authentication, and biometric solutions
$20M88 mo agoSeries A72011PHPEnvoyBootstrap+275 patents
On-demand 3D-printed replacement parts and quality inspection for additive manufacturing.
—
8Lumina Analytics
Provides intelligent solutions for risk analysis in regulated industries
$15M82 mo agoSeries A142015———
9Altis
AI-based smart device for tracking body movements
$12M49 mo agoSeed152019———
10Equitus
AI powered data integration software for enterprises
$12M39 mo agoSeries A—————
11EchoTwin
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
$11M19 mo agoSeed—2024Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12—1 launch · 1 partnership
12Kira
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
$9M9 mo agoSeed—2025TurbopackSentryNode.js+16—1 job opening
13XGen
Provider of AI personalization product recommendation solution for businesses
$8M62 mo agoAcquired532017WebflowAmazon Web ServicesjsDelivr+8—1 partnership
14Dono
Provider of an AI platform for property records intelligence and automation
$6M4 mo agoSeed—2023WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19—1 launch
15Interstellar Lab
Developer of automated biospheric systems for plant cultivation on Earth and space
$6M51 mo agoSeed12018SanityNode.jsTailwind CSS+16—2 partnerships
16Levatas
Provider of AI-based thermal anomaly detection solution
$6M49 mo agoSeed34
34 → 20 (-41%)
2006—3 patents
AI model lifecycle tools and automated digitization of analog gauge readings
—
17Aracor AI
AI powered contract review software
$4M16 mo agoSeed—2023WebflowMicrosoft ClarityFacebook Pixel+162 patents
Privacy-preserving data anonymization pipelines for large language models
1 launch
18Calculum
Cloud and AI-based cash flow and financial analytics solutions for businesses
29AI top 30%Funding top 46%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 32%
All 5 signals ▾
AItop 30%
Fundingtop 46%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 32%
Marketbottom 29%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based
Funding: Raised $4.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100
$4M8 mo agoSeed252020———
19Vocodia
AI and cloud based virtual agent to automate sales and call center operations
$3M38 mo agoSeed92020—2 patents
Optimizing real-time voice dialogue processing and management systems
—
20Tocaro 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
$3M9 mo agoSeries A—2019——1 launch · 1 partnership
21NOTICENINJA
Provider of tax notice resolution and compliance automation software solutions
$3M16 mo agoSeed202020HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20——
22Forceequals
Provider of an AI platform for enterprise software project planning
$2M4 mo agoSeed—2024WebflowGSAPTikTok Pixel+17——
23Raw Shorts
AI-powered video creation platform for animated explainers and marketing videos
$2M124 mo agoSeries A82013RubyZURB FoundationVimeo+32——
24Certus 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
$2M2 mo agoSeed—2021WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+10—1 award
25Tofu
Developer of an AI platform for applicant screening and fraud detection
$1M12 mo agoSeed—2023———
26XUNA
AI-powered automation tools for business communication and operations
$1M—Seed—2025——3 launchs
27Lamatic
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
$955K7 mo agoSeed—2023BeehiivSentryTailwind CSS+20——
28Agriculture Intelligence
AI-based solutions for measuring and managing agriculture industry
$822K33 mo agoFunding Raised52020———
29Frontline
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
$700K2 mo agoSeed—2024Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+1429 patents
Automated cooking oil dispensing and inventory management for food‑service operations
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30Evolutia
AI‑driven process automation and enterprise autonomy
$250K7 mo agoSeed—2024——1 award
31Andi
Provider of keyword-based search engine
$125K51 mo agoSeed82021ReactReact Routerstyled-components+9—1 launch
32CodeGPT
Developer of an AI coding assistant with API key integration
$120K12 mo agoSeed—2023SentryNode.jsRadix UI+23——

Top 12 Native AI companies in Florida

#1
Series D · Orlando, Florida · founded 2013 · 201 employees
$234.3Mraised
▾

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 — 32.7% 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
Raj KoneruFounder & CEOUma SandilyaCGO
Investors
Nvidia, Dallas Venture Capital, Vistara Capital, FTV Capital, Vistara Growth, Sweetwater Private Equity
Tech stack
AceAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularAngularjs
#2
Seed · West Palm Beach, Florida · founded 2023
$6.5Mraised
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Provider of an AI platform for property records intelligence and automation. The platform offers data collection, extraction, indexing, and delivery. It provides tools for title production, report generation, and title plant management. The AI is designed to understand industry context and complexity. It integrates with existing systems through API, file exchange, or direct platform access.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. American Eagle Title Insurance Company) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Seed$6.5M
Founders & team
Eyal SternCo-Founder & COORon LikvornikCo-Founder & CTOTali GrossCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Link Ventures, Lool Ventures, Alumni Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#3
Series A · Miami, Florida · founded 2023
$29.5Mraised
▾

Platform to train, and deploy language models. The platform offers LLMs to specific domains, integrating DALM with business operations for data-informed decision-making and insights.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%
Funding
top 30%
AI
top 30%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 39%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech: 49 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Funding: Raised $29.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2025)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: llms
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 3.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Gurging Face) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series A—
  • Jul 2024Series A$24M
  • Jan 2024Seed$5.5M
Founders & team
Mark McQuadeCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Emergence Capital, Prosperity7 Ventures, M12, Hitachi Ventures, Wipro, JC2 Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesApache TomcatCaddyCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Seed · Tampa, Florida · founded 2021
$1.6Mraised
▾

Developer of an AI-powered platform that transforms data into actionable intelligence. The platform enables users to ask questions and receive organized answers. It facilitates data connections and delivers insights. The company provides solutions for data organization, engineering, integration, and processing. The platform offers a simplified data interface and verified results.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 30%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
bottom 41%
Tech
bottom 41%
Global
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 25%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $1.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Seed—
  • Jan 2024Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Timothy ToohillCo-FounderJake DyalCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Tampa Bay Ventures, Capital Q Ventures
#5
Seed · Tampa, Florida · founded 2024
$2.3Mraised
▾

Provider of an AI platform for enterprise software project planning. The platform assists teams in defining problems, mapping stakeholders, aligning on solutions, and creating requirements. It facilitates collaboration with experts and matching with vendors. The platform aims to streamline the planning process for software projects. It also generates communication assets and manages approvals to keep stakeholders aligned.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Seed$2.2M
  • Apr 2025Seed$65K
Founders & team
LakshitCTOMarc ChabotCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Cultivation Capital
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie ScriptCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#6
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2025
$8.7Mraised
▾

Provider of infrastructure for launching embedded fintech products with AI. The platform equips autonomous AI agents to manage cross-border transactions and compliance. It enables AI-driven payment acceptance for various methods, abstracted into a payment link. The infrastructure supports automated treasury management and AI-managed wallets. The platform deploys AI agents that manage remittances, FX trading, and freelancer payouts.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
AI
top 30%
Tech
top 42%
Funding
top 48%
Global
bottom 45%
Market
bottom 40%
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven
Tech: 23 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Software Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Seed$6.7M
  • Jul 2025Seed$2M
Founders & team
Leonardo AlvesCo-Founder & Head of ProductCamilo FuentesCo-Founder & CTOJose Diaz GarciaCo-Founder & COO
Investors
Blockchange, Stellar, VamosVentures, Grit Ventures, Rockstart
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFramer Sites
#7
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2020 · 25 employees
$4.2Mraised
▾

Cloud and AI-based cash flow and financial analytics solutions for businesses. It offers features like insights, increased accuracy, data management, data enrichment, visualization, and advisory solutions. It also offers features such as optimizing payment terms, competitor analytics, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 30%
Funding
top 46%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 32%
Market
bottom 29%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based
Funding: Raised $4.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Seed$1.4M
  • Feb 2023Seed$4.2M
Founders & team
Oliver BelinCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Vestigo Ventures, NevCaut Ventures, KD Venture Partners, Humla, XBTO, MassChallenge
#8
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2024
$700Kraised
▾

AI-powered platform offering to build custom AI agents. It enables enterprises to create and manage custom AI agents, empowering employees, delighting customers, and automating manual work without coding or AI expertise. The platform offers scalable solutions for various industries, including sales, support, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 27%
Patents
top 31%
Innovation
top 32%
Funding
top 45%
Growth
top 45%
AI
top 45%
Tech: 39 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Sentry
Patents: 29 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Latest publication 2026 · 6 distinct CPC technology classes
Innovation: 29 patents (top 41% of patent-holders)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Seed$700K
Founders & team
Alvaro VargasCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
500 Global, Latitud
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAngularCalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
Series A · Pensacola, Florida · founded 2019
$3Mraised
▾

Developer of software enhancing marine radar for object detection and tracking. The software processes radar returns, filtering clutter and classifying objects. Machine learning models adapt to changing conditions, improving accuracy over time. The software enhances discrimination between targets and noise, improving situational awareness.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 30%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 50%
Market
bottom 37%
Global
bottom 25%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: machine learning
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Aug 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Furuno USA, Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Series A$2.1M
  • Sep 2024Series A$1.8M
  • Jun 2023Series A$3M
Founders & team
Tom PattersonFounderJohn Minor IvChief Executive Officer
#10
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2023
$955Kraised
▾

Provider of a platform to build, deploy, and optimize AI agents. The platform offers tools for designing, testing, and deploying applications powered by generative artificial intelligence. It provides middleware for builds, instant edge deployment, real-time logs, and predictive insights. The platform supports integration with models, applications, and data sources.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 26%
AI
top 30%
Talent
top 38%
Growth
top 45%
Funding
bottom 43%
Market
bottom 37%
Tech: 48 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Sentry
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Seed$510K
  • Nov 2024Seed$445K
Founders & team
Charles WhitemanCo-Founder & CEOAman SharmaCo-Founder & CTO
Tech stack
BeehiivCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Rocket LoaderCloudflare Zaraz
#11
Seed · Boca Raton, Florida · founded 2024
$11Mraised
▾

Developer of an AI platform for urban infrastructure management solutions. The platform integrates artificial intelligence with digital twin technology, enabling real-time monitoring of regulatory, service, and safety standards. It captures continuous data from vehicles, drones, and autonomous systems. The platform transforms cities into self-healing environments that operate with greater resilience, efficiency, and sustainability. The platform offers solutions for decision support, predictive modeling, regulatory compliance, and sustainable urban planning.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 41%
AI
top 45%
Talent
top 45%
Global
bottom 48%
Tech
bottom 44%
Funding: Raised $11.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Nov 2024)
AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Hub71) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Seed$11M
Founders & team
Chris CFounder | Global CEO | Chairman of the BoardChris CarsonFounder & CEO
Investors
Metis Ventures, Automotive Ventures, Supernova, Plug and Play Tech Center, Higher Life Ventures, Tesserakt
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsGoogle Font ApiHsts
#12
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2023
$4.5Mraised
▾

AI powered contract review software. It offers an AI-powered tool to streamline contract review and due diligence processes for in-house legal teams. The platform uses advanced natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to analyze and extract relevant information from documents. It generates summaries and citations for legal documents and regulations in real time.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Seed$4.5M
Founders & team
Katya FisherFounder & CEO
Investors
Fuel Venture Capital

Funding & investor landscape

$537.3Mtotal disclosed funding
34companies funded
74disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Westlake Ventures3 rounds
500 Global2 rounds
Florida Funders2 rounds
Kima Ventures2 rounds
MassChallenge2 rounds
Miramar Group2 rounds
New World Angels2 rounds
Percheron2 rounds
Plug and Play Tech Center2 rounds
Seraph Group2 rounds

Notable founders

Raj Koneru
Founder & CEO · Kore
Uma Sandilya
CGO · Kore
Eyal Stern
Co-Founder & COO · Dono
Ron Likvornik
Co-Founder & CTO · Dono
Mark McQuade
Co-Founder & CEO · Arcee.ai
Timothy Toohill
Co-Founder · Certus Core
Jake Dyal
Co-Founder & CEO · Certus Core
Lakshit
CTO · Forceequals
Marc Chabot
Co-Founder & CEO · Forceequals
Leonardo Alves
Co-Founder & Head of Product · Kira
Camilo Fuentes
Co-Founder & CTO · Kira
Oliver Belin
Co-Founder & CEO · Calculum
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,095,677 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Native AI coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN FLORIDA · AI & Compute

How research on Artificial Intelligence in Florida is moving

A read on the academic research around Artificial Intelligence in Florida — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 137 papers.

Florida's University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, and University of South Florida lead AI research emphasizing healthcare, education, and ethics, with a cautiously optimistic breakthrough-dominant stance.

137 papers · stance +0.49 · 54% breakthrough · 19% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University of Florida45
  • Florida Atlantic University19
  • University of South Florida17
  • University of Central Florida17
  • Florida State University13
leading researchers
James E. Beecham · Eshaan Marutheesh · Gokul Mohanty · Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar · D. M. Choi · Mubarak Shah
prism intelligence · tone & topics
88% positive · 6% critical tone
Machine LearningComputer ScienceBusinessHealthcareHealthEducation
▲ Breakthroughs62 · 45%
▲ 32%→52% share
▲1.6× share momentum0 median citations79% since 2021mostly methods-led
Generative grammar research newly emerged with 11 papers, driving Breakthroughs field-share from 32% to 52%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Set (abstract data type)1→7
Newly emergingGenerative grammar 0→11 · Representation (politics) 0→9 · Reputation 0→7
Landmark The Human Brainnetome Atlas: A New Brain Atlas Based on Connectional Architecture · 3,072 cites
◆ Advancements30 · 22%
▲ 19%→22% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations73% since 2021mostly methods-led
Pipeline software topics newly emerged and rose to 4 papers, lifting Advancements share from 19% to 22%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Pipeline (software)4
  • Preprocessor3
  • Social psychology2
  • Empirical research2
  • Convolutional neural network2
Newly emergingPipeline (software) 0→4
Landmark MrBayes 3.2: Efficient Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference and Model Choice Across a Large Model Space · 27,335 cites
▼ Concerns22 · 16%
▼ 26%→12% share
▼0.5× share momentum1,171 median citations50% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns field-share halved from 26% to 12%, though Data science interest rose to 5 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Data science5
  • Popularity2
  • Convolutional neural network2
  • Benchmark (surveying)2
  • Motor imagery2
Landmark Getting to the “COR” · 2,921 cites

Common questions

How many Native AI companies are there in Florida, United States?
Radar tracks 150 indexable Native AI companies headquartered in Florida, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Native AI companies in Florida, United States?
The Native AI companies in Florida, United States on this list have raised a combined $537.3M in disclosed equity funding across 34 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Native AI company in Florida, United States?
Kore is the highest-funded Native AI company in Florida, United States, with $234.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Native AI companies in Florida, United States are funded?
34 of the 150 Native AI companies in Florida, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Native AI unicorns are there in Florida, United States?
None of the Native AI companies in Florida, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Florida, United States Native AI companies?
The most active investors in Florida, United States Native AI companies on this list include Westlake Ventures, 500 Global, Florida Funders, Kima Ventures, MassChallenge.
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