AMBITION ACCELERATED

What does it take for a FinTech startup to build a successful partnership with a bank?

As part of Ambition Accelerated’s Gold Coast FinTech programming, founders heard from Josh Lopez of First State Bank of the Florida Keys and Jeff Semonovich of @SeacoastBankCom on how financial institutions evaluate emerging technologies and partnerships with startups.

From securing the first meeting to building trust and turning conversations into opportunities, the session offered valuable insights for founders navigating the banking industry.

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Big news for Florida's next generation of innovative companies!

@FloridaFunders is committing $100,000 in investment capital to qualifying companies participating in Ambition Accelerated through its Florida First Check initiative.

This partnership with @FloridaC100 brings together access to capital, corporate leadership and industry connections to help promising founders build and scale their businesses in Florida.

Together, we're turning connections into opportunities and helping build the next generation of great companies in Florida.

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What does it take to build a company, lead with purpose and grow from Florida?

Ambition Accelerated founders joined Brian Murphy, founder and CEO of @ReliaQuest, for an exclusive 90-minute virtual conversation exploring those questions.

The candid discussion brought founders directly into conversation with a business leader who has built in Florida, reflecting what Ambition Accelerated is designed to do: connect high-potential companies with the leaders, experience and relationships that can help them grow.

Thank you, Brian, for sharing your time and perspective with our founders.

Ambition Accelerated founders had the opportunity to attend the Miami AI Summit today, powered by our Founding Platform Partner, @eMergeAmericas.

The summit brought together founders, investors and industry leaders to explore how AI is transforming industries and creating new opportunities to build and scale.

Thank you, eMerge Americas, for connecting our founders to these conversations and the people shaping what comes next!

Florida isn't just attracting the next generation of great companies. We're helping build them.

We brought together 46 innovative companies from across the country and around the world to launch the 2026 Ambition Accelerated accelerator program.

Over the next eight weeks, these founders will connect directly with expert coaching and more than 75 of Florida's leading CEOs, potential customers, investors and strategic partners to help turn innovative ideas into companies that can scale.

Four industry-focused accelerators. One statewide platform. A shared commitment to building Florida's future.

This is Ambition Accelerated.

Learn more: AmbitionAccelerated.com

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