Miami metro tops in Southeast for VC in 2018 – plus other findings in new report

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Miami office will help steer $5 billion Softbank Innovation Fund focused on Latin America

South Florida VC funding starts the year sluggishly, reports show

Bringing on the hip-hop, Nearpod acquires Flocabulary

Magic Leap and Dan Marino Foundation team up to tackle key autism challenge

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