Kick off the evening agenda building new connections and engaging with other innovators. We provide free beer, wine and soft drinks for making the time spent on the conversations even more attractive.

Are you the proud founder of a woman-owned business? Let your hard work shine! .Online wants to turn the spotlight on Miami woman-owned startups, and they’re planning on doing it in a major way. Not only will they be putting one lucky winner on the big screen, but they’ll be aired during one of the most streamed commercial breaks!  Their Spotlight.Online initiative will give a local woman entrepreneur her very own TV commercial during the NBA finals in June! For a chance at this incredible opportunity, participants must take part in a written-entry contest.  .Online Domains representatives will be present this evening to answer any questions and share more details about the application process.

Sure, our reality is cool. But what if we could travel to a parallel universe? VR lets us do just that, and we’re using it to give you a chance to experience our Magic City through a futuristic lense! Step into the VCM world and experience the metaverse for yourself. With the help from our partner Eventfy, you’ll be transported to an immersive virtual-reality to get the lay of the land for all things Miami Tech and leave ready to start making waves in this tropical tech paradise.

Lazo, the startup for startups, understands that funding can be one of the biggest pain points for many founders. That’s why they’ll be hosting a Networking Corner to help founders connect and mingle with investors. This is your opportunity to engage with investors and make some of your most valuable connections! All while you learn more about the resources Lazo offers to help startups scale. 

Fuck Up Nights is an organization with roots in Mexico that gives people all over the world a platform to share their stories of failure. The idea was born from a conversation between friends, who realized there was almost no recognition of failure in the entrepreneurial world! Because the catharsis of confession is second to none, we’re bringing our partner Miami Fuck Up Nights back and this time we’re handing the mic over to YOU to get that Fuck Up story off your chest. From being responsible for a data breach, to coding mistakes, Tech Fuck Up Mic will give you the opportunity to share your tech-related mistake in 3 minutes or less, and inspire others by reminding them that failure is only a steppingstone on the road to success.

Pitch Night MIA creates the perfect hotbed for innovation, bringing Miami’s most creative minds together in one room to share their trailblazing ideas. And this time around, they’re bringing you a special tech edition in honor of Miami Tech Month! In a night of friendly competition, we’ll hear from top-tier thinkers as they duke it out for the title of best tech pitch. And trust us when we say things get heated, as a panel of investors and industry experts provide valuable candid feedback on the spot. The excitement will have you on the edge of your seat, as you bear witness to some of the most innovative ideas in the tech arena, a product of the booming tech scene in Miami! Powered by Founders Institute Miami.

Kick off the evening agenda building new connections and engaging with other innovators. Share ideas and experiences over Afrobeats and traditional African drinks & bites!

Have questions that burn as bright as the African sun? We’ll be hosting a panel of experts to fill you in on all things African innovation, covering a variety of topics that will give you a clear picture of the contributions the continent is making to global advancement in tech!

If you’re an African tech startup founder currently living in or outside of the sub-Saharan African continent with an innovative idea that you want to pitch to the world… then look no further!  Apply Here for a chance to be one of the six founders that will be selected to compete for first place virtually in front of our Miami audience on April 27th!  *The deadline for applications is April 20th. The final decision on who will be pitching will be made on April 24th,  based on business model viability, team dynamics, founder(s) video submission, traction, prototype/product execution. 

Join us, as we continue our trip around the globe to find out how we in Miami can contribute to the global effort of international innovation.