Written by Brian Bernstein, Chairman of the Miami Venture Capital Association.  With Herwig Konings, Waylon Chin, Sebastian Gomez-Puerto, and Philip Mershon.

"Miami will never be a great startup ecosystem unless we dramatically change the way that the venture capital business works in our city.

In our last article by Mike Lingle, we discussed how Miami was on its way to becoming a top entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country. The city has many factors that are currently working in its favour. But we are missing a critical piece: A venture capital industry specifically tailored and intentionally designed to meet our city’s needs.

This is why Miami leads the country in startup formation, but has a huge series A gap and as a result is second to last when it comes to startup...

Written by Brian Bernstein, Chairman of the Miami Venture Capital Association.  With Herwig Konings, Waylon Chin, Sebastian Gomez-Puerto, and Philip Mershon.

"Miami will never be a great startup ecosystem unless we dramatically change the way that the venture capital business works in our city.

In our last article by Mike Lingle, we discussed how Miami was on its way to becoming a top entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country. The city has many factors that are currently working in its favour. But we are missing a critical piece: A venture capital industry specifically tailored and intentionally designed to meet our city’s needs.

This is why Miami leads the country in startup formation, but has a huge series A gap and as a result is second to last when it comes to startup growth...