Miami 2026

Miami Mentors

Program Mentors join weekly feedback sessions, host office hours, and in general provide you feedback every step of the way.

See the list of current and past mentors for the Miami program below.

Aaron Chavez

Aaron Chavez

Managing Partner @ (un)conventional ventures
Adam Garfield

Adam Garfield

Exited Founder & CEO @ Stealth, SpeedETab
Andreas Calabrese

Andreas Calabrese

General Partner @ Tampa Bay Ventures
Andrew Ive

Andrew Ive

Founder / Managing General Partner @ Big Idea Ventures
Anna Ratala

Anna Ratala

2x Founder & CEO @ Zvook
Anuj Maheshwari

Anuj Maheshwari

Investor @ Fuel Venture Capital
Ashley Flucas

Ashley Flucas

Angel Investor @ Flucas Ventures
Ayal Stern

Ayal Stern

Co-Founder @ The LAB Miami
Carlos Romero

Carlos Romero

Florida Director @ Founder Institute
Charles Masters Rodriguez

Charles Masters Rodriguez

Co-Founder & CEO @ Supply Veins
Chris Anderson

Chris Anderson

General Partner @ A2ZVenture.com
Chris Adamo

Chris Adamo

Investor & Senior Advisor @ Conscience VC
Daniel Di Maria

Daniel Di Maria

Co-founder & CRO @ Spellbook
Daniel Herrera

Daniel Herrera

Advisor @ eMerge Americas
David Zinn

David Zinn

Managing Director @ Ocean Azul Partners
David Chitester

David Chitester

Founder @ SeedFunders
Dean Hatton

Dean Hatton

Founding Partner @ Las Olas VC
Diana Fox

Diana Fox

Co-Founder @ Odyssey Gaming
Esteban Reyes

Esteban Reyes

Founding Partner @ Las Olas Venture Capital
Esteban Salsano

Esteban Salsano

CEO @ Odev.tech
Ethan Werner

Ethan Werner

Principal @ BlueLake VC
Etienne Gillard

Etienne Gillard

Head of Ventures @ Mana Tech
Grace Spindel

Grace Spindel

Director @ Founder Institute Miami
Hilmon Sorey

Hilmon Sorey

Co-Founder & Partner @ The Source Groups
Jahn Karsybaev

Jahn Karsybaev

Founding Partner @ Big Sky Capital VC
James Irvine

James Irvine

Partner @ SeedFunders
Janet Todorova

Janet Todorova

Head of Expansion @ Founder Institute
Joan Zhang

Joan Zhang

Chapter Co-Director @ Startup Grind Miami
Joe Daniels

Joe Daniels

Partner, Co-Chair - Emerging Companies @ Partner & Co-Chair, Emerging Companies Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
June W Choi

June W Choi

Managing Partner @ Serval Ventures
Justis Mendez

Justis Mendez

Managing Partner @ OneSixOne Ventures
Kathy Chiu

Kathy Chiu

Managing Partner @ DeepWork Capital
Ken Hall

Ken Hall

Vice President @ DeepWork Capital
Kristen Corpion

Kristen Corpion

Founder @ CORPlaw
Lauren Pencek

Lauren Pencek

COO @ Graphika
Lorenzo Thione

Lorenzo Thione

Managing Director @ Gaingels
Lorenzo De Leo

Lorenzo De Leo

Managing Director @ Rokk3r
Luisa Baltazar

Luisa Baltazar

Founder & CEO @ HER Venture HUB
Marcelo Ricigliano

Marcelo Ricigliano

CEO @ 4Geeks Academy
Mark Volchek

Mark Volchek

Founder @ Las Olas Venture Capital
Marty Schultz

Marty Schultz

Founder @ Objective Ed
Michael Assraf

Michael Assraf

CEO & Founder @ Flamingo
Michel Triana

Michel Triana

General Partner @ Mises Capital
Mike Sherbakov

Mike Sherbakov

General Partner @ The Veteran Fund
Miriam Altman Reyes

Miriam Altman Reyes

Founding CEO & Managing Partner @ Brass Ring Ventures
Nathaniel Vasel

Nathaniel Vasel

Partner @ Las Olas Venture Capital
Nelson Telemaco

Nelson Telemaco

GP @ Eden Capital
Peter Livingston

Peter Livingston

General Partner @ Unpopular Ventures
Ron Tarro

Ron Tarro

VP @ New World Angels
Ryan Martin

Ryan Martin

Director @ Founder Institute Miami
Ryan Pruitt

Ryan Pruitt

Managing Director @ Ocean Azul Partners
Sam Payrovi

Sam Payrovi

Founder & CEO @ ARKHAUS
Satadru Sengupta

Satadru Sengupta

Co-Founder & CEO @ Nimbus
Silvio Frank Pupo

Silvio Frank Pupo

CEO @ Logos Capital Group
Sonja Markova

Sonja Markova

Executive Director @ University of Miami Cane Angel Network
Tahl Milburn

Tahl Milburn

Investor @ Seedfunders
Tigre Wenrich

Tigre Wenrich

Managing Partner @ LAB Ventures
Timothy Cartwright

Timothy Cartwright

Chairman @ Tamiami Angel Funds
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