Florida CEOs remain optimistic about the state's economic outlook. The Florida Council of 100's Q3 2026 Florida CEO Index registered 96, remaining above both the national reading of 94 and its year-ago level of 91. While confidence moderated from a record high in Q2, expectations for sales, capital investment and hiring remain stronger than a year ago, reflecting continued confidence in Florida's economic opportunities. Explore the latest findings and what Florida's business leaders anticipate in the months ahead: fc100.org/news/florida-ceo-o…

What does it take to build a company, lead with purpose and grow from Florida? Ambition Accelerated founders joined Brian Murphy, founder and CEO of @ReliaQuest, for an exclusive 90-minute virtual conversation exploring those questions. The candid discussion brought founders directly into conversation with a business leader who has built in Florida, reflecting what Ambition Accelerated is designed to do: connect high-potential companies with the leaders, experience and relationships that can help them grow. Thank you, Brian, for sharing your time and perspective with our founders.

As I am headed to the "Miami AI Summit" this morning sponsored by @eMergeAmericas, @miamiaihub, I wanted to share yesterday's live interview on FOX about the importance of @CrocAlarm for Florida and beyond. @AmbitionAccel @FloridaC100 @fox35orlando

@EmbarcCollectiv Member-Company @WildlifeOS™, cofounded and led by Rodolfo Saccoman, followed his appearance on @Telemundo 31 Orlando with Arnulfo Peralta earlier this week with a live interview yesterday with Garrett Wymer on @fox35orlando. WildlifeOS™ is an AI-driven environmental intelligence platform built to create a physical-world system of record for real-time wildlife detection and risk intelligence. Traditional optical cameras struggle in murky water, darkness, or low visibility. The company's first product, CrocAlarm™, combines underwater sonar, edge AI, rugged solar-powered hardware, and cloud software to detect dangerous crocodilians before they surface. The platform provides real-time notifications via beacons, SMS, or safety dashboards when a biological threat is identified near human-occupied perimeters. For more information about WildlifeOS™, visit crocalarm.com/. WildlifeOS™ is also member of the cohort of Resilience startups participating in the 2026 @AmbitionAccel Program led by the @FloridaC100, Embarc Collective, @eMergeAmericas, and @babcockranchfl. For more information about Ambition Accelerated, visit ambitionaccelerated.com/. For more info about Embarc Collective or to explore membership, visit embarccollective.com/. #Startups #HighGrowth #VentureCapital #Founders #Technology #Innovation #EcosystemBuilders #StartupTB #StartupFL

Thanks @goldcoastntwrk for continuing to amplify the Ambition Accelerated of our region. @AmbitionAccel

We are excited to announce that @melmedina305 has joined this important conversation -- about what's next for Florida -- with Michael Simas CEO of @FloridaC100 and Eric Silagy of @Related_Group at The Economic Club of Miami's November 18th event, taking place on Key Biscayne. Melissa Medina has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, operator, investor, community leader and philanthropist. A native to Miami, FL, Melissa is the CEO & Co-Founder of @eMergeAmericas with a mission of helping transform South Florida into a global tech hub. Melissa is also a Partner at Medina Ventures, an early-stage venture fund, as well as the President of the Medina Family Foundation, which has a mission to fund local initiatives that focus on mentoring children and empowering families. Melissa was named by the South Florida Business Journal as one of the “2023 Power Leaders in Technology.” Melissa also sits on the Board of The Miami Foundation. This event is exclusively for members and sponsors of the Economic Club of Miami. ECOM members can register here: lnkd.in/gkVQtjRn If you'd like to join the membership, please apply here: lnkd.in/dFSG7gcp

Ambition Accelerated founders had the opportunity to attend the Miami AI Summit today, powered by our Founding Platform Partner, @eMergeAmericas. The summit brought together founders, investors and industry leaders to explore how AI is transforming industries and creating new opportunities to build and scale. Thank you, eMerge Americas, for connecting our founders to these conversations and the people shaping what comes next!

Florida spent the last decade trying to attract talent, companies and capital, and it succeeded. Now comes the harder test: turning that growth into better jobs and higher wages for all Floridians. Weeks after a new governor is elected, business and economic development leaders will draw on their experience to identify near-term wins, promising industries and the obstacles holding the state back. The Economic Club of Miami is excited to host this conversation with Eric Silagy, Vice Chairman of Related Ross and Michael Simas, President & CEO of The Florida Council of 100. The discussion will make the case for Florida as the best place to build the next generation of American businesses, and show how getting this next phase right could make the state a model for the nation. This event is exclusive to members and sponsors of The Economic Club of MIami. Members can register here: econclubmiami.org/upcoming-e… If you're not yet a member, apply here to join: econclubmiami.org/membership…

Florida isn't just attracting the next generation of great companies. We're helping build them. We brought together 46 innovative companies from across the country and around the world to launch the 2026 Ambition Accelerated accelerator program. Over the next eight weeks, these founders will connect directly with expert coaching and more than 75 of Florida's leading CEOs, potential customers, investors and strategic partners to help turn innovative ideas into companies that can scale. Four industry-focused accelerators. One statewide platform. A shared commitment to building Florida's future. This is Ambition Accelerated. Learn more: AmbitionAccelerated.com #AmbitionAccelerated #BuildInFlorida

Founders back other founders. 4 years ago my team @lab_22c got a panicked call from the leadership of @init_official the largest student tech group at @FIU. Their presenting sponsor had backed out. ShellHacks, Florida’s largest hackathon, was days from a hole in the middle of the weekend. Students were already coming from all over Florida . The rooms were already booked. We were a startup too. So @lab_22c wrote the largest check we had ever written to make sure it still happened. (See First picture). Not for a banner. For the builders. Fast forward to this past weekend. Look at this room. (second picture) 1,200+ students. 36 hours. 10th year. Packed balcony. Packed floor. Hands in the air before a single project shipped. Second photo: my good friend Dr. Jack Puleo, the new dean of @FIU_CEC, kicking off the largest hackathon in Florida. Same house. Same hunger. Bigger. Florida has raw builder energy in every corner of this state. This is in fact @AmbitionAccel Also shout out to my friends like @FrancisSuarez @melmedina305 @mdcpresident @FeleciaHatcher and many more who’ve always held that belief. Let’s keep backing them. 🚀

@EmbarcCollectiv is excited to host the 2026 @AmbitionAccel HealthTech cohort and serve as the Statewide Startup Platform for @FloridaC100 supporting forty-six (46) early-stage tech startups from across Florida, seven other states, and three countries across all four cohorts — Resilience in Southwest FL (hosted by @babcockranchfl), FinTech in W. Palm (hosted by @Related_Group), and Dual-Use DefenseTech in Miami (hosted by @eMergeAmericas) — across the state.

Florida keeps leading the nation in new business formations, but the real question is what happens after the LLC is filed. Ambition Accelerated just launched four cohorts across FinTech, DefenseTech, HealthTech, and Resilience, and 19 South Florida startups landed spots. Who made it in, and what does this signal about the sectors Florida is betting on next? refreshmiami.com/news/ambiti… #RefreshMiami #MiamiTech @AmbitionAccel @eMergeAmericas @FloridaC100

Today, we launched the @AmbitionAccel accelerator, backed by 75+ Florida CEOs, connecting startups from eight states and five countries directly to customers and capital. We’re not trying to replicate Silicon Valley. We’re building on Florida’s unique strengths.

In July, I posted that we’d applied to @AmbitionAccel. @FloridaC100 Today, WildlifeOS™️ | @CrocAlarm was announced as part of the 2026 Resilience cohort at @babcockranchfl Great kickoff today. Really happy to be part of this group. 🐊

We’re in! 🐊 WildlifeOS™️ | CrocAlarm™️ has been selected for the 2026 @AmbitionAccel Resilience cohort, anchored at @babcockranchfl. @FloridaC100 Thank you to the team and partners who made this possible. Looking forward to getting started. CrocAlarm.com

@AmbitionAccel Florida is The Florida Council of 100’s statewide economic-development and company-building platform, designed to help attract and scale companies in Florida. refreshmiami.com/news/ambiti… ambitionaccelerated.com/

46 companies. Four industry-focused accelerators. One shared ambition: Build the next generation of great American companies in Florida. Yesterday, we officially kicked off the 2026 Ambition Accelerated accelerator program, bringing together founders from eight states and five countries with Florida's leading CEOs, investors, coaches, and strategic partners. From FinTech and Dual-Use & Defense Technology to HealthTech and Resilience, these founders are building solutions to some of the world's toughest challenges. And we're just getting started. Learn more: ambitionaccelerated.com #AmbitionAccelerated #BuildInFlorida

BUILDING IN FLORIDA: The Florida Council of 100 has launched "Ambition Accelerated," a statewide tech accelerator connecting 46 early-stage startups across 8 states and 5 countries with top Florida CEOs and capital. @FloridaC100 Eric Silagy: “Florida’s business leaders have the relationships and experience to help promising companies take their next major step." flvoicenews.com/florida-coun…