Read more in the South Florida Business Journal here. The report did not name any of the local breakout ventures by name, but the data show that a rising number of fast-growing startups are forming outside of longtime hubs. The region came in behind the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and Los Angeles and ahead of Austin, Texas, for its striking number of breakout startups, defined as new companies “with unusually rapid revenue ramps.” The number of breakout companies in Miami were up 89% in 2021-2022 compared to 2016-2017. startups hubs, according to financial platform Stripe. Features include chats, both text and voice. Or they can bop on the dancefloor and vote up their favorite tunes. Once on the dancefloor, they can connect their music service of choice and jump up into the virtual DJ booth to start spinning tracks. The brand, domain, and JQBX community will continue as a community with special features on Turntable LIVE and JQBX allow users to select and customize an avatar and a stage, then follow a link to their friends’ dancefloor or browse themed rooms according to their tastes and interests. JQBX’s fans connected with these features to such an extent, Turntable LIVE decided to purchase the company. The two companies first came together to allow Turntable LIVE’s builders to experiment with new features. Led by creator and CEO Joseph Perla, Turntable LIVE allows music fans, coworkers, and other communities to gather, DJ together, and interact in a playful virtual setting. The acquisition comes on the heels of Turntable LIVE’s $7.s million fundraise last month. Turntable LIVE, a Miami-based social music platform, acquired JQBX, a New York City-based competitor. Registration for both these programs will open 8 weeks before the start of the programs. The Miami Startup Accelerator will follow with a traction-focused program for pre-seed Miami startups to get users, customers, and revenue through an eight-week guided process. 4, is a six-week series of focused co-working and purposeful collaboration opportunities taking a startup from prototype to MVP, ending with a demo day. Applications for the Zero to One Startup Sprint are now open and can be accessed via This program, which runs May 8-June 16, features two high-impact in person sessions per week. The Zero to One Startup Sprint is an in-person actionable course that takes budding entrepreneurs from idea to prototype in six weeks, Daniels said. The Shrimp Society, founded in 2021, is a community and accelerator for early-stage entrepreneurs. With this program, we are excited to provide early-stage entrepreneurs the support they need at each stage of their startup journeys,” said Shrimp Society founder Chris Daniels in the announcement. The Build in Miami Startup Program is the answer to that question. “We’ve been at the ground floor of the entrepreneur community in Miami for the past two years, listening, asking questions, and understanding what our entrepreneurs need. Argent Strategies, a Miami-based startup consulting and advisory firm, will serve as the educational facilitator. The Built in Miami Startup Program, free for participants, will feature three tracts for entrepreneurs at each stage of their startup journey: the Zero to One Sprint program, the Builders Summer Series, and the Miami Startup Accelerator. Venture Miami and The Shrimp Society have partnered up to launch the Built in Miami Startup Program, a year-long initiative designed to support early-stage entrepreneurs in Miami. Shrimp Society, Venture Miami partner to offer Build in Miami Startup Program Who needs sleep? In the meantime, here are 8+ things to know in #MiamiTech, plus scholarship, accelerator and contest opportunities where time to apply may be ticking away. For hiring companies and tech job seekers, the Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair returns to Miami Dade College April 26, with a first-ever Tech Talent Summit on April 25. Then Miami Tech Week kicks off with Founders Fund’s signature event, Atomic’s Builders Summit and more. It’s in full swing with dozens of conferences, speaker events, happy hours and parties on the calendar, and continues this week with the The Miami Tech Summit, featuring Jeb Bush, Keith Rabois and other leaders from government and tech on April 19, in the run up to eMerge Americas April 20-21 featuring a keynote by Tom Brady and the Startup Showcase finale. Hope you all are enjoying Miami Tech Month. 8+ things to know in #MiamiTech: News from Shrimp Society, Turntable LIVE, Papa, GET Cities, Muck Rack, Venture Miami & more
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