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title: "Miami & Florida Startups We Cover (2026): LatAm Gateway Directory"
description: "Florida and LatAm-gateway companies in our startup directory — Jeeves (Miami HQ), Meta4 Capital (Miami, fund-like), plus Datanomik and Vaas as LatAm coverage — with honest HQ labels and gaps."
date: 2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["miami", "florida", "venture-capital", "market-analysis", "fintech", "latam"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/miami-florida-startups-we-cover-2026
---

# Miami & Florida Startups We Cover (2026): LatAm Gateway Directory

> Florida and LatAm-gateway companies in our startup directory — Jeeves (Miami HQ), Meta4 Capital (Miami, fund-like), plus Datanomik and Vaas as LatAm coverage — with honest HQ labels and gaps.

**Short answer (as of July 2026):** In our startup directory, the clearest **Miami / Florida** footprints are **[Jeeves](/startup/jeeves)** (corporate cards and expense stack for international startups; HQ commonly cited as **Miami, Florida**) and **[Meta4 Capital](/startup/meta4-capital)** (**Miami-based** crypto investment manager — **fund-like**, not a classic operating startup). **[Datanomik](/startup/datanomik)** (Montevideo, Uruguay) and **[Vaas](/startup/vaas)** (Colombia) sit on this page as **LatAm gateway** coverage, not Florida HQs. Coverage is intentionally thin — see gaps below.

Investor map: [Miami VC firms — LatAm gateway 2026](/miami-vc-firms-latam-gateway-2026). Market context: [Venture Week Miami 2026](/2026-miami-venture-week-latam-gateway). Browse funds: [/directory](/directory).

### Scope

**Primary job:** Help founders and investors see which VCT companies map to Miami / Florida versus the broader LatAm corridor that South Florida markets itself on.

**Includes:** Directory startups with a Miami HQ claim, Miami-based fund entity, or explicit LatAm product thesis tied to a16z (and other) coverage we already publish.

**Excludes:** Invented Florida HQs; SoftBank-only portfolio names without a `/startup/` page; pretending Meta4 is a SaaS startup.

### Companies we cover (Florida footprint vs LatAm gateway)

| Startup | One-liner | HQ / geography label | Stage / status | Profile | Notable investors (VCT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Jeeves](/startup/jeeves) | Global expense management and corporate cards for startups in LatAm and beyond | **HQ commonly cited as Miami, FL** (no `hq` field in JSON yet) | Growth / private | [/startup/jeeves](/startup/jeeves) | [a16z](/fund/andreessen-horowitz) (Series A lead); [CRV](/fund/crv) (Series B & C leads) |
| [Meta4 Capital](/startup/meta4-capital) | Miami NFT investment fund (Meta4 NFT Fund I) anchored by a16z crypto | **Miami, FL** (fund manager — not an operating startup) | Other / private | [/startup/meta4-capital](/startup/meta4-capital) | [a16z](/fund/andreessen-horowitz) (anchor) |
| [Datanomik](/startup/datanomik) | LatAm open-banking API for multi-bank financial data / CFO tooling | **Montevideo, Uruguay** (not Florida) | Stub-thin facts / private | [/startup/datanomik](/startup/datanomik) | [a16z](/fund/andreessen-horowitz) ($6M seed lead, Mar 2022) |
| [Vaas](/startup/vaas) | LatAm fintech automating structured-debt / credit-facility ops for lenders | **Colombia** (commonly cited Valle del Cauca / Cali area — not Florida) | Seed / private | [/startup/vaas](/startup/vaas) | [a16z](/fund/andreessen-horowitz) ($5M seed lead, Feb 2023) |

### Florida footprint: what we can say with confidence

**[Jeeves](/startup/jeeves)** is the best “Miami operating company” example in this set. Product: corporate cards, expense management, and cross-border payments for startups operating internationally, with strong LatAm adoption. Why it matters: it bundles multi-country spend controls and FX into one stack instead of forcing finance teams to stitch local banks. Public funding highlights on the profile include a16z-led Series A (2021), CRV-led Series B (**$57M** at a reported **$500M** valuation, Sep 2021), and CRV-led Series C (**$180M**, Mar 2022) with GIC and Tencent named in press (not in our fund directory). Remains **private** as of July 2026.

**[Meta4 Capital](/startup/meta4-capital)** is the clearest **Miami-native** entity — and the easiest to mis-label. It is a cryptocurrency investment manager that launched **Meta4 NFT Fund I** (Oct 2021) with **a16z crypto as lead anchor**, targeting rare digital collectibles and metaverse assets (fund targeting up to **~$100M** in contemporaneous coverage). Use this page to understand Miami’s web3 capital layer; do **not** put Meta4 in a “startups to watch” SaaS shortlist.

### LatAm gateway (not Florida HQ)

Miami’s pitch to founders — reinforced in [Venture Week Miami 2026](/2026-miami-venture-week-latam-gateway) — is the **U.S.–LatAm bridge**. These two directory companies illustrate that thesis without pretending they sit in Brickell:

**[Datanomik](/startup/datanomik)** — Uruguay-based open-banking API standardizing multi-bank data for CFO tooling. Why interesting: founded by ex-dLocal / AstroPay operators; a16z’s first Uruguay bet and one of its larger LatAm seeds at the time (**$6M**, Mar 2022; Canary, Nazca, Latitud in press). Coverage remains thin on product milestones after seed.

**[Vaas](/startup/vaas)** — Digitizes credit agreements and collateral monitoring for private credit in Latin America. Why interesting: a16z-led **$5M** seed (Feb 2023) with Nazca, Maya Capital, and Latitud named on the company blog. Directory industries tag is still generalist; treat product detail as expanding.

### Related mention (not a Florida claim)

**[Cryptoys](/startup/cryptoys)** (OnChain Studios) appears in our a16z portfolio coverage; a seed highlight cites **Refresh Miami** reporting. That is a **press-source tag**, not proof of a Miami HQ. Keep it out of the Florida footprint table until we have a verified location field.

Other LatAm names in the directory ([Rappi](/startup/rappi), [Addi](/startup/addi), [Tapi](/startup/tapi), [Loft](/startup/loft), etc.) matter for the corridor thesis but are **not** Florida companies — use industry and fund pages rather than stuffing them into a Miami HQ list.

### Coverage gaps (honest)

We are **not** claiming a complete Florida startup map. Material gaps for a Miami hub:

| Gap | Why it matters | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lula (Miami insurance infra) | Co-led Series A by Founders Fund + Khosla; often cited Miami native success | **No startup profile in our directory yet** |
| SoftBank Miami Initiative portfolio | Frequently named in South Florida capital narratives | SoftBank **fund profile missing**; many portfolio cos not in directory |
| Local seed-backed B2B (non-a16z) | Most Miami seeds never touch a16z/Tiger | Thin in VCT vs local press |
| Structured `hq` on Jeeves / others | Needed for machine-clean city filters | Pending data pass |
| Operating web3 cos vs Meta4 | Miami crypto story is more than one NFT fund | Expand carefully; avoid hype stubs |

If a company only appears as a one-line press mention, it stays a gap — not a fake profile.

### How to use this hub

1. **Founders raising in Miami:** Use [Jeeves](/startup/jeeves) as a comps / customer-finance reference; use [Datanomik](/startup/datanomik) and [Vaas](/startup/vaas) only if your GTM is truly LatAm infrastructure.
2. **Investors mapping the corridor:** Pair this table with [Miami VC firms — LatAm gateway](/miami-vc-firms-latam-gateway-2026). [a16z](/fund/andreessen-horowitz) is the densest overlapping LP/GP signal in *our* dataset; local seed leads are still underrepresented.
3. **Researchers:** Separate **fact** (round sizes on profiles) from **editorial** (gateway thesis). Meta4 is labeled fund-like on purpose.
4. **Next click:** [Venture Week Miami 2026](/2026-miami-venture-week-latam-gateway) for the $2.02B / 161-deal frame, then [/directory](/directory) for funds.

### Related reading

- [Miami VC firms — LatAm gateway 2026](/miami-vc-firms-latam-gateway-2026)
- [Venture Week Miami 2026](/2026-miami-venture-week-latam-gateway)
- [East Coast venture capital firms 2026](/east-coast-venture-capital-firms-2026)
- [Directory](/directory)

### Sources

1. Startup profiles: [/startup/jeeves](/startup/jeeves), [/startup/meta4-capital](/startup/meta4-capital), [/startup/datanomik](/startup/datanomik), [/startup/vaas](/startup/vaas)
2. TechCrunch — Datanomik $6M seed (a16z): https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/31/founded-by-ex-dlocal-and-astropay-execs-datanomik-is-bringing-open-banking-to-latam/
3. PR Newswire — Meta4 NFT Fund I / a16z anchor (Miami): https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/meta4-capital-launches-private-investment-fund-focused-on-non-fungible-tokens-meta4-nft-fund-i-lp-301405572.html
4. LatamList — Vaas $5M seed: https://latamlist.com/vaas-raises-5m-to-automate-management-of-structured-debt/
5. Jeeves HQ commonly cited Miami (company / directory listings): https://www.linkedin.com/company/tryjeeves
6. Forbes / Venture Week Miami 2026: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilonalimonta-volkova/2026/03/15/venture-week-miami-is-quietly-rewriting-the-citys-startup-story/