​The 2nd Annual Miami Startup Ecosystem Conference will be held on Feb 12 - 13, 2026 at Miami Dade College Auditorium at Wolfson Campus, Downtown Miami.

​Join VCs, Startup Founders, and Tech Leaders for a day of innovation, socializing, and ideas.

​This is not just any event, it’s the 2nd annual flagship conference of the Tech + Startups Community, which started right here in Miami back in August 2023 and has grown like wildfire. We connect some of the brightest minds in startups, technology, and investment.

​Join us for a day of hands-on, actionable insights from VCs and Startup Founders who have scaled and exited. Learn real tactics that startups can implement to scale from 0 to $10M and from $10M to $100M+.

​Confirmed Speakers:

​Let's walk through our Confirmed Speakers:

1) Eugene Malobrodsky is a VC and Exited Founder visiting from Silicon Valley, the epicenter of the Tech World. One Way Ventures is an Immigrant Founder-focused fund based in the Bay Area and Boston. Their portfolio is exceptional.

​2) Olivia Gaudree, Partner and VP Operations, Fuel Venture Capital. As VP of Operations, Olivia is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and overseeing operations at Fuel VC to meet current and future needs of the company.

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3) Inga Broerman is a Washington DC-based Tech CMO at BluLogix. She has experience at the highest levels of Enterprise, Startups, and Scale-ups. She offers a wealth of knowledge and insights.

​4) Saxon Baum is a Partner at Florida Funders, a hybrid venture capital fund and investor network, where he leads efforts to connect top-tier investors with the most promising entrepreneurs across the country.

​5) Ryan Pruitt is a Managing Director at Ocean Azul Partners. Ryan Pruitt utilizes 10+ years of audit, accounting, and finance experience to help early-stage companies build and execute well-informed, strategic plans.

​6) Justis Mendez, Managing Partner, OneSixOne Ventures. Justis Mendez is pioneering a new playbook: VC Fund, Platform, and Community all in one.

​7) David Bitton, Co-Founder of DoorLoop (Series B, $100M). David is a serial entrepreneur and an exited Founder. DoorLoop is a Miami PropTech Success Story.

​8) Sam Bhagwat, Founder & CEO of Mastra (YC W25), an open-source TypeScript framework that gives JavaScript and TypeScript developers everything they need to build and ship AI agents. Sam is an Exited Founder and Author of the popular book, "Principles of Building AI Agents."

​Mastra is backed by the world's top investors: Y Combinator, Pioneer Fund, Orange Collective, Gradient, and bc.

​9) Zach Rubin, Head of Growth & Media at Traded Media (Traded: Venture Capital, Traded: New York, etc.) Overseeing growth and media at Traded, he offers unparalleled insights from millions of impressions and thousands of interactions within the investment and tech communities.

​10) Chris Schwenk is the host of Miami's Fast Growing Tech Jobber Podcast. Chris will be recording an episode of the show on stage via a Fireside Chat with a special guest who will be announced shortly. He is also the founder of Delos Staffing.

​11) Pedro A. Santos Acosta is a dynamic and accomplished leader in the field of emerging technologies, currently serving as the Executive Director of Emerging Technologies at Miami Dade College.

​12) Denis Hiller, Managing Partner, Tech + Startups Community VC (Fund in Formation.) Tech Conference Organizer. 3x Founder, 2 Exits.

​More speakers to be announced!

​Photos from the 2025 Miami Startup Ecosystem Conference:

​​2025 Conference: Sarah Pichardo, Corporate Venture Capitalist, PepsiCo Labs in conversation with Oliver Moreno Ph.D., Chief Scientist, EngeniusMicro. Topic: AI's Impact at Scale.

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​​🌟 Why you should attend:

​• Get inspired by trailblazing speakers in AI, Venture Capital, and Entrepreneurship

​​• Network with founders, investors, and industry pros from around the country

​​• Dive into the cutting edge of innovation

​​• Grow your network, get to know game changing investors, founders, and tech leaders.

​​🎟️ Your conference ticket gets you cutting-edge sessions and networking with founders, VCs, and tech pros, plus beverages and snacks.

​​📅 Save the date: Feb 12, 2026 in Miami-Dade College Auditorium at Wolfson Campus, Downtown Miami.

​​Let’s make this an unforgettable experience!

​​👉 Stay tuned for more details about the agenda and speaker lineup!

​​Let’s make waves in the tech + startup world together! 🌊💡

​🎉 A huge thank you to Miami Dade College for hosting this conference at their incredible Auditorium at the Downtown Miami - Wolfson Campus