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POPULATION ACROSS FLORIDA
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VC / investor firms
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Agriculture & Food
Sysco North Central Florida
● FL
Regional operating company (OpCo) of Sysco Corporation -- a distinct legal subsidiary per SEC filing (Exhibit 21.1, FY2020 10-K), serving the Sysco North Central Florida area.
Restaurant Operator
Bern's Steak House
● Tampa, FL
Independent, family-founded steakhouse in Tampa's Hyde Park district; founded 1956 by Bern and Gert Laxer. Famous for one of the world's largest private wine cellars and the Harry Waugh Dessert Room (built 1985, 48 private dessert rooms built from redwood wine casks, celebrated its 40th anniversary Oct 2025). A real Tampa institution, named directly by Troy. Troy has eaten there multiple times -- a real, repeat personal patronage, not just a named landmark.
Est. 1956
Energy & Climate / Environment
NextEra Energy
● Juno Beach, FL
Largest US clean-energy utility; agreed to acquire Dominion for $66.8B (May 2026)
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Acclivity Health Solutions
● FL
Connected-care platform for patients with advanced illness. HQ Jacksonville, FL. Blue Heron Capital active portfolio company.
AI Application
Alamar Senior Living
● Wellington, FL
Health Wave Partners acquires Alamar Senior Living, a memory care community managed by AgeWell Senior Living.
Enterprise SaaS
BlackCloak
● FL
Personal cybersecurity/privacy protection for corporate executives. HQ Orlando, FL. Blue Heron Capital active portfolio company.
Consumer / Retail
Chewy
● Dania Beach, FL
Online pet retailer. Founded in Boston / Dania Beach FL. Volition Capital early investor. Acquired by PetSmart $3.35B 2017. IPO 2019 at $8.7B. NYSE: CHWY.
Enterprise / General Business
Citrix Systems
● Fort Lauderdale, FL
Virtualization/remote-access enterprise software; Peter Levine (now a16z GP) is a former executive
Est. 1989
Semiconductors / Hardware
Crystal Photonics, Inc.
● Orlando, FL
Manufacturer of electronic/optical crystals for biophotonics applications; a CREOL tech-transfer spinout. Located in Sanford, FL (Seminole County, Greater Orlando metro).
Restaurant Operator
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
● Orlando, FL
Operating Company
Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc.
● Orlando, FL
Publicly traded (NASDAQ: FBYD) experiential entertainment development company; parent of Falcon's Creative Group, a themed-entertainment/attraction design studio.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
● Tampa, FL
NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center -- one of only ~52 nationally and the only one based in Florida. Opened 1986, comprehensive designation earned 2001. Tampa Bay's MedTech anchor.
Est. 1986
Financial Services
Hut 8
● Miami, FL
Benchmark (Wall Street broker) raises price target on Hut 8 (HUT) to $165 from $85, citing the company's AI pivot and commercialization of Beacon platform.
$9.8B
Services
Independent Nurse Contractors
● FL
Independent nursing contractor network. Carrisa Pearsall is affiliated — nurse. Facebook: facebook.com/IndependentNurseContractors.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Integrated Home Care Services
● Miramar, FL
In-home benefit manager backed by Nautic Partners
Operating Company
ITEC Entertainment (a TAIT company)
● Orlando, FL
Themed-attraction design firm founded 1985 in Orlando; acquired by TAIT (Pennsylvania-based live-events company) in November 2021, which retained and expanded the Orlando office.
Hardware Manufacturer
JABIL INC (JBL)
● St. Petersburg, FL
Jabil is a manufacturing and engineering services company that provides design, supply chain management, manufacturing, and post-production solutions for product brands across industries including automotive, aerospace, healthcare, data centers, and consumer electronics. The company operates over 100 manufacturing sites across 25+ countries with approximately 140,000 employees and generated $29.8 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2025.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Kalogon
● Melbourne, FL
Kalogon is a medical technology company and maker of the world's first smart wheelchair cushion, delivering medically-validated seated health through customized, connected, and dynamic seating experiences. Founded in 2019, the company's Orbiter Med product adjusts dynamically to user movements to improve seating outcomes for wheelchair users.
$6M
Operating Company
Masonite International (Tampa office)
● Tampa, FL
Global door manufacturer; corporate offices in Ybor City, Tampa. Acquired by Owens Corning May 2024 -- no longer independently public; flagged as Tampa office, not confirmed standalone HQ post-acquisition.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Medability GmbH (U.S. HQ)
● Tampa, FL
Munich-based surgical-simulation medtech company; established its U.S. headquarters in downtown Tampa (Tampa Medical & Research District) in January 2025.
Est. 2025