Greg Baty, Vice President, Hamilton Lane - Fort Lauderdale
"Innovation is being funded in Florida. There can be more funding for innovation. When you're talking about funding innovation, you're really talking about early-stage investing. A lot of that is done by high-net-worth individuals, angels, seed-stage funds. I see positive momentum in funding sources, both from high-net-worth individuals, angel networks expanding their resources, and different initiatives, including the Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research, which is a $10-million seed fund. The ecosystem for funding innovation is clearly on the rise. There are more early-stage investors coming into the state looking at what Florida has to offer."
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