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Knight Foundation works to foster informed and engaged communities, which we believe are essential for a healthy democracy. Our communities program supports the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers.

In Miami, the home of Knight Foundation, we support a startup community where world-class innovators can connect, collaborate and create lasting change for the future of our city.

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Knight Foundation invests $15M in FIU, UM, Baptist Health to expand Miami’s tech talent, accelerate innovation

Knight Foundation invests $15M in FIU, UM, Baptist Health to expand Miami’s tech talent, accelerate innovation

Investing in Miami’s greatest asset — its people

Investing in Miami’s greatest asset — its people

Knight’s Miami strategy

Since 2012, Knight has invested more than $55 million in nurturing Miami’s tech and startup ecosystem by connecting entrepreneurs, attracting investments and growing the city’s talent base.

Our current work focuses on growing the pipelines that develop tech talent to meet growing demand — from companies, who need more skilled talent to power their growth and from Miamians, who seek to participate in the city’s tech and innovation economy. Recent investments include the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University, the Institute for Data Science and Computing at the University of Miami, and the Knight Fellowship in Healthcare Technology Innovation at Baptist Health South Florida. 

In recent years, we have invested in initiatives that build stronger ties and a sense of community among startup leaders such as Venture Café Miami, Local Leaders Collective, Craftsperson and Black Girl Ventures; connect talent and professional opportunity such as Venture for America and Talent Scout; and create local investor networks such as Miami Angels, Black Angels Miami and Function Collective.

In all of the communities where Knight works, we try to accelerate organic, community-led trends. Our goal in Miami is to accelerate the development of a startup culture, open to the entire community, that helps make the city a place where ideas are built and ventures are scaled. We aim to be catalytic funders, collaborating with private, public and philanthropic partners to support high-impact and tech entrepreneurship.

Knight also invests in Miami’s creative sector, as a way to build community, through its arts program. Learn more about Knight’s Arts program.

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Knight Miami Office:

Suite 3300
200 S. Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33131-2349

Miami Community Advisory Committee members:

Barron Channer, Woodwater Group; Melissa Krinzman, Krillion Ventures; Nabil Malouli, DHL; Charmel Maynard, University of Miami; Gabriel Navarro of MMG Equity Partners; Debra Wechsler, Norman & Irma Braman Family Foundation.

Image (top): A panorama view of Miami. Used under CC0 Creative Commons from Pixabay.

Community program staff

  • Raul Moas
  • Director/Miami
  • 305-908-2643
  • @rmoas

By Design: Building a startup community where founders thrive and capital flows

By Design: Building a startup community where founders thrive and capital flows

It takes a village: Raising a successful startup community in Miami

It takes a village: Raising a successful startup community in Miami

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Knight invests $665K in four Miami organizations to expand entrepreneurship

Knight invests $665K in four Miami organizations to expand entrepreneurship

Black entrepreneurship gets $2M boost as foundations and media and technology company invest in Miami-based center

Black entrepreneurship gets $2M boost as foundations and media and technology company invest in Miami-based center

Accelerating equity in Miami’s startup community

Accelerating equity in Miami’s startup community

Miami’s Startup Community: Next Steps for Growing the Region as an Innovation Hub

Miami’s Startup Community: Next Steps for Growing the Region as an Innovation Hub

Knight invests in three national organizations to help make Miami’s startup scene accessible to all residents

Knight invests in three national organizations to help make Miami’s startup scene accessible to all residents

Knight Foundation announces investments in local startups to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship in Miami

Knight Foundation announces investments in local startups to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship in Miami

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