Maria Derchi Russo

Tweeting about all things #MiamiTech. CEO @RefreshMiami, Host @MiamiTechPod, Founder of Women in Miami Tech, Former VC.

[Maria Derchi Russo @MariaDerchi]

Quite the way to kickoff a birthday!🎂 Congrats & Happy Birthday to @jdanjohnson 🍾 couldn’t have happened to a better person!

[Refresh Miami @refreshmiami]

📢 ACQUISITION NEWS 🍾

Miami startup Stationed has been acquired by @terminalio, the global engineering company backed by @JTLonsdale and @jackabraham.

The acquisition will launch Terminal AI, a new division focused on helping companies move beyond AI experimentation and actually put the technology to work.

And leading the charge? Stationed founder @jdanjohnson, who will be building out the division with a growing presence right here in Miami.

🎥 Watch to learn more about the deal and what it means for Miami Tech.

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Latest Refresh Miami News: Hands-on training from Maker Cities helps those interested in STEAM build their vision https://t.co/JLXH2e32me #miamitech #miamistartups

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@ny14co @GianniDalerta Thanks Gianni!! ❤️

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@gustavonicot @cbnsndwch @joinhello_miami @thelabmiami @MiamiDadePIOD @refreshmiami I got you, Serge! Happy to make an intro to the county. Thanks for the tag, Gustavo!

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Latest Refresh Miami News: Miami startup BOB raises $5.5M to build AI-powered finance employee https://t.co/XT5bcFQzLF #miamitech #miamistartups

[Maria Derchi Russo @MariaDerchi]

Welcome to the team, @AdriBras!

So excited to be working together to tell the Miami Tech story!

[Refresh Miami @refreshmiami]

Excited to welcome Adriana Brasileiro to the Refresh Miami News team as a contributing writer! 🎉

Adriana brings an incredible depth of journalism experience to our newsroom, having reported for some of the world's most respected news organizations, including Bloomberg, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and the Miami Herald.

She's also a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, having been part of the Miami Herald team recognized for its coverage of the Surfside condominium collapse in 2021.

Most recently, Adriana was at Meta, where she led global communications intelligence and reputation strategy across 33 markets.

We're thrilled to have someone with her experience and perspective helping us tell the stories of the founders, companies, and people shaping Miami's tech ecosystem.

Please join us in giving Adriana a warm welcome! ❤️

[Maria Derchi Russo @MariaDerchi]

@call_me_joel_a Thanks Joel!

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📢 Check out our new series taking you inside Miami's most exciting tech companies! 👇🏼

[Refresh Miami @refreshmiami]

🚨 LAUNCH ALERT: Introducing Inside Miami Tech 🎬

We're taking you behind the scenes of Miami's most exciting tech companies!

In this new series, we'll be visiting local startups to meet the founders, explore their offices, learn what they're building, and highlight opportunities to join their teams.

And for our very first episode, we're taking you inside @openfx_, the hot startup that recently raised a $94M Series A to rethink the way money moves around the world 🌎

What Miami tech company should we visit next? Drop your suggestions in the comments! 👇

[Maria Derchi Russo @MariaDerchi]

Latest Refresh Miami News: Vylit is giving creators a new way to find their fans https://t.co/cR3LYvYBn7 #miamitech #miamistartups

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Latest Refresh Miami News: Q Intelligence is taking a swing at Hollywood’s money problem https://t.co/RsZGVWeS8T #miamitech #miamistartups

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Latest Refresh Miami News: Carnegie Mellon names dean and VP of Miami campus. Let’s meet him. https://t.co/6mJSE4XXMt #miamitech #miamistartups

[The #MiamiTech Pod @MiamiTechPod]

Every founder dreams of a big exit. But how early should you start thinking about who's going to buy your company? 🤔

Turns out, the answer might be earlier than you think.

On the latest Miami Tech Pod, we explore why understanding your potential acquirers can be just as important as understanding your customers.

🎙️ Watch the clip for some valuable advice for founders.

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Latest Refresh Miami News: Sunlight AI raises $17.4M to bring back the independent doctor https://t.co/6hK7Tv2FGa #miamitech #miamistartups

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🔥 Miami Tech roles I came across today:

VP of Marketing, @Cyclops_inc - https://t.co/MuTQun4z2Y

General Manager, Venture Capital & Private Equity, @FlexSuperApp - https://t.co/FV5Odu7RsU

General Manager, Construction, @FlexSuperApp - https://t.co/nxAqcqUF9K

Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), @tryramp Advisory LLC - https://t.co/epMcKAmhtx

Brand Partnerships Manager, @tryramp - https://t.co/xNmNs9ArZM

Sales Engineer, @get_hydrahost - https://t.co/C976rAhfdM

Forward Deployments Program Manager, @get_hydrahost - https://t.co/JdE6pWJ5tb

Senior Product Marketing Manager, @nubank - https://t.co/fvuhszJU8R

Chief of Staff, Credit Card, @nubank - https://t.co/08j3ETkiUV

Software Developer, @SynthBee - https://t.co/tKlmCPZHXl

Technical Product Manager - Payouts, @Felixpago - https://t.co/bTHX0QW3AK

Check out @refreshmiami for more 🔥 Miami Tech roles!

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Latest Refresh Miami News: Anna Skaya built a pet genetics company. Now she’s funding pet startups and creating something new, this time in Miami.  https://t.co/ctw3ERNcpm #miamitech #miamistartups

[Maria Derchi Russo @MariaDerchi]

Such a great evening ❤️

[Refresh Miami @refreshmiami]

Building a company is hard. Having a community of founders who understand the journey makes it a little easier.

Another wonderful 'After the Raise' dinner in the books! Thank you to the founders that joined us and to our partners that make these dinners possible - @CooleyLLP, @EisnerAmper and @jpmorgan ❤️

@charlie_reverte, Intellica
@SamiStart, @Transak
@MariaDerchi, @refreshmiami
@codyVsimmons, @DermaSensor
Paul Rush, Substantial
Pinar Ormeci, Lexful
Matthew Collado, @GroveFinance_
Adam Dinow, Cooley LLP
@EAFritzSpencer, EisnerAmper
@edgardduque, J.P. Morgan

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Latest Refresh Miami News: America’s next 250 years need Miami https://t.co/Xkr68pCqUq #miamitech #miamistartups

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Miami Tech's rise didn't happen by accident.

So many people have played a role in building this ecosystem, but few have championed Miami on the global stage as passionately and relentlessly as @FrancisSuarez.

His belief in this city, his willingness to help, and his ability to rally people around a shared vision have made a lasting impact.

Grateful for everything you've done for Miami Tech, Francis. ❤️

[David Senra @davidsenra]

Why a $525B wealth manager put his headquarters in Miami:

“If you think about it with a totally clean slate, where do you want the headquarters for the business ultimately to be? I picked Miami.”

“I think we're still in the early days of what we'll see in South Florida.”

“We were by no means a pioneer of moving to Miami. But we were a little bit early relative to the flood of movement that’s happened on the back of us.”

— Corient CEO Kurt MacAlpine

[Maria Derchi Russo @MariaDerchi]

@sebastien_vaval @FrancisSuarez @ndahlberg @refreshmiami @rileywk Thanks Sebastien! ❤️

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Thank you @FrancisSuarez for showing @ndahlberg the love and support she deserves! ❤️ Her passion for Miami Tech is unmatched and we feel so lucky to have her leading the @refreshmiami News team!

Also huge shoutout to @rileywk who is core to our work and wrote this incredible interview with @davidblumberg.

Honored to work alongside you both in making sure the Miami Tech story continues to be told!

[Francis X. Suarez @FrancisSuarez]

Reading Nancy’s articles is a must. not only is she incredibly plugged into everything that’s happening in the Miami ecosystem, in every given moment, but she is fundamentally a great and positive writer about our story. I wish every journalist was like her. I miss @rjwile too! So many can learn from these two!