VENTURES
OPPORTUNITY CONNECT
We are an ecosystem solution that is neighborhood-focused and intentionally designed to overcome the systemic barriers that limit access to opportunity in low-to-middle income communities of color.
We redefine the hustle to scale.
NYAH PROJECT
We believe travel awakens leaders.
We bridge systemic opportunity gaps for diverse, BIPOC youth from underserved communities through tech-enabled college access strategy coaching and experiential leadership fellowships abroad.
TALENT SCOUT
In partnership with Miami Angels, we will scale the impact of Talent Scout, which seeks to solve misaligned supply-demand needs in tech talent placement through curated referrals and connections, anchored through a data driven and intentional approach to inclusion and diversity.
PASSPORT
Passport curates a high-value strategic retreat series, focused exclusively on connecting diverse, South Florida based, Main Street founders with each other, prospective investors, and B2B partnership opportunities. This initiative develops entrepreneurs’ industry-specific knowledge about scaling their businesses successfully across the United States through access to local and national resources.
VENTURE CAFE MIAMI
Launched in 2016 by the recently rebranded aīre ventures, Venture Cafe Miami is designed to focus specifically on community engagement and connecting community and programmatic partners for the utmost impact within the local innovation ecosystem. Under our stewardship, we scaled the VCM programming to attract over 54,000 innovators, resulting in content partnerships with 1000+ organizations and 2000+ free educational sessions.
As venture builder, we were proud to transition the fully scaled operation to the Venture Cafe Global Institute (VCGI), who will continue to convene the #ThursdayGathering in Miami starting in March 2021.
TECH EQUITY MIAMI
Tech Equity Miami is a first of its kind funding consortium that aims to deploy $100 million in philanthropic funding over five years into initiatives that remove entry barriers into the tech industry and that will create opportunities for underrepresented groups, including youth and small businesses.