Refresh Miami Inc.

20 Years of Telling Miami Tech's Story. Help Us Keep Telling It.

Refresh Miami has been the heartbeat of South Florida’s tech ecosystem for two decades - telling the stories of the founders, investors, and operators building the future of our city.

We started in 2006 as a small grassroots meetup. Today, we are:

• Miami’s go-to source for tech and startup news: the founders, funding rounds and companies being built here, delivered weekly to 16,000+ subscribers
• The ecosystem’s front door: our events calendar and job board help newcomers and locals find their way in
• A connector: thoughtfully curated dinners and gatherings that turn founders, investors and operators into a real network

Your support ensures Miami Tech's story continues to be told authentically, consistently, and accessibly for everyone.

Why Your Donation Matters

Since 2006, Refresh Miami has grown from a grassroots meetup into the region's leading source for tech and startup news, read by 16,000 founders, investors and tech professionals every week.

Our coverage does more than inform. It puts Miami founders on the radar of investors, talent and customers. A founder we covered recently told us an investor found his company through our article and is now investing $15 million in it. Another credited Refresh as a key driver in landing their Series A. And 60% of founders we surveyed said our coverage brought them job candidates, customers or partners.

What Your Donation Supports

• Startup coverage: in-depth reporting on the founders, funding rounds and companies being built here
• Video storytelling: short-form video that takes Miami’s startups far beyond South Florida. About 70% of our Reel views come from people who don’t yet follow us, which means new eyes on Miami companies.
• Inside Miami Tech: our new video series that goes inside local startups and spotlights what they're building, the team behind it and the roles they're hiring for
• The Miami Tech Pod: conversations with the founders, investors and operators shaping Miami’s tech scene
• Curated gatherings: intimate dinners and community events, like Women in Miami Tech, that turn Miami’s tech community into a real network

Why Give Now?

2026 marks Refresh’s 20th anniversary. This year we’ve been testing new ways to tell Miami’s story and expanding how far it travels, and it’s working. Your gift today helps us scale what’s working in 2027, bringing even more attention to what’s being built here and helping these companies grow.

We Can’t Do This Without You

Refresh is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our news is free because partners and donors like you make it possible. Every gift, whether $25 or $25,000, helps keep Miami’s tech story visible.

Thank you for being part of it.
Maria Derchi Russo, CEO