Meet Miami’s noteworthy names on the ever-growing tech scene.
FOUNDING PARTNER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, FUEL VENTURE CAPITAL, FUELVENTURECAPITAL.COM
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Miami, Fuel VC has $700 million assets under management and boasts a portfolio of 33 technology startups based across the globe, committed to propelling groundbreaking ideas into world-changing companies. Companies on Fuel VC’s roster include Miami-based tax filing app Taxfyle, digital banking fintech NovoPayment, micro-sports betting platform Betr, virtual reality studio AEXLAB and payments platform RecargaPay.
FOUNDER, CHEQ, CHEQPLEASE.COM
Debuting in January 2023, CHEQ is the first mobile payments app and platform for restaurants, bars, hotels, stadiums and the entire hospitality industry to enable social purchasing and gifting. Unique to the app is the ability to send tangible food and drinks to loved ones and friends through CHEQ at any moment—whether it be a bottle of Champagne in your absence on a bachelorette trip, drinks at a bar and more— from anywhere in the world.
FOUNDER, DASH, DASHRE.US
Bridging the real estate industry with cutting-edge technology, the recently launched DASH platform provides a one-stop solution for real estate agents’ marketing needs. The mastermind behind DASH is industry veteran Len Dugow, who has a 30-plus-year career in the branding and marketing campaigns behind more than $40 billion in real estate. DASH features a comprehensive database of developer-approved, project-specific content and inventory that is perfectly formatted to be efficiently shared on all channels, anywhere, at any time.
CO-FOUNDERS WILLIAM SAHATDJIAN, RICHARD LAVINA AND MICHAEL MOURIZ PHOTO COURTESY OF TAXFYLE, TAXFYLE.COM
Doing taxes is made easier thanks to Miami-based mobile platform Taxfyle. Coining themselves as the “Uber for Taxes,” the company launched in 2015 to much acclaim, transforming professional tax preparation with a completely digital, easy-to-use mobile platform. Taxfyle is committed to rebooting accounting and professional services for a modern era through three verticals that serve individuals, small businesses and enterprise-level clientele.
FOUNDER, NEON FLUX, NEONFLUX.COM
Miami’s Neon Flux is turning direct-to-consumer brands into flourishing online businesses in less than 12 months. Designed to be a one-stop shop for maximizing digital success, the company uses data to catapult DTC brands to new heights across various industries that span beauty, health, insurance, financial and other consumer product categories. Neon Flux has proven to scale a company from $0 to $24 million in under a year; generated $1 million in revenue for a brand in just a week; established a new wellness product from zero to 60,000 subscriptions in less than one year; and increased a beauty brand’s revenue by more than 300% in just one month.
Photography by: Photo Courtesy Taxfyle
