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POPULATION ACROSS FLORIDA
106
total firms
46
companies
38
VC / investor firms
22
schools
16
known people

CompaniesFlorida

46 records
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.
Services
Royal Caribbean
● Miami, FL
Cruise line; real corporate HQ Miami, FL (Royal Caribbean Group). Operated seasonal service (Vision of the Seas) out of the Port of Baltimore; pulled winter service and confirmed leaving for the 2026-2027 season, returning only for a seasonal summer stint.
Defense, Intelligence & Government
MacDill Air Force Base
● Tampa, FL
U.S. Air Force installation on a peninsula in Tampa Bay; host base for two unified combatant commands (USCENTCOM, USSOCOM). Tampa Bay's real defense anchor.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Acclivity Health Solutions
● FL
Connected-care platform for patients with advanced illness. HQ Jacksonville, FL. Blue Heron Capital active portfolio company.
Health Services / Delivery
Alamar Senior Living
● Wellington, FL
Health Wave Partners acquires Alamar Senior Living, a memory care community managed by AgeWell Senior Living.
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
Enterprise SaaS
BlackCloak
● FL
Personal cybersecurity/privacy protection for corporate executives. HQ Orlando, FL. Blue Heron Capital active portfolio company.
Media & Entertainment
Carnival Cruise Line
● Miami, FL
Cruise line; real corporate HQ Miami, FL (Carnival Corporation & plc). Carnival Pride sails year-round out of the Cruise Maryland Terminal at the Port of Baltimore, with published sailings through at least April 2027.
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).
Defense, Intelligence & Government
Cubic Global Defense (Orlando)
● Orlando, FL
Cubic Corporation's Orlando-based defense unit producing live/virtual/constructive military training systems and game-based training (Cubic Studio).
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.
Real Estate & Construction
GW 2085 Holding LLC
● FL
Commercial
Real Estate & Construction
GW Wells LLC
● FL
Commercial
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