Maria Derchi
Executive Director at Refresh Miami
Miami, Florida
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President, Platform & Community
2021 - Current
Director of Community
2021 - 2021
Florida Funders is a hybrid of a venture capital fund and angel investor syndication platform.
Executive Director
2015
Refresh Miami is Florida's oldest and largest tech and startup community with over 16,500 members and growing. Founded in 2006, our mission is to educate, inspire, connect and grow South Florida's tech and startup ecosystem.
Refresh Miami is a platform that fosters the entrepreneurial and technical communities of South Florida.
Raised $50,000.00.
Co-Host
2020
Podcast covering all things Miami Tech. Interviews with founders, investors and ecosystem builders. https://www.miamitechpod.com/
Founder
2016
Community of 2,000+ professionals dedicated to supporting and advancing women in technology in South Florida. Join our mailing list to find out about upcoming events, resources and opportunities - http://eepurl.com/hZLY2X.
Investor
2023
Comprehensive blockchain platform to learn, build, and scale Web3 apps with reliable APIs & tools across 50+ chains.
Raised $101,900,000.00 from IPOSharks.
Investor
2021
Lula provides a variety of tools, including risk management, claims management, policy administration, and insurance coverage access.
Raised $53,500,000.00 from Plug and Play, Founders Fund, Stephen Pagliuca, NextView Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Karman Ventures (fka Moving Capital) and Steve McLaughlin.
Global Ecosystem Director
2021 - 2021
Investments Director, USA & Canada
2020 - 2020
Miami Campus Director
2019 - 2020
Assistant Director - The Launch Pad
2018 - 2019
Helping the UM community launch and grow companies.
Founder
2015 - 2017