Promoted by ICEX, Red.es and the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Miami, and powered by BIME and Mana Tech, the program was designed to help Spanish startups and scaleups understand the U.S. music market, adapt their business strategies and build relationships with key industry players.

With Lalo Lensen as host and program partner, the experience began with preparatory training in Spain, followed by two weeks of immersion in Miami, combining specialized workshops, mentorship, investor meetings, networking and visits to the city’s music industry.

Inside Miami’s music industry

Rather than learning about the U.S. music business from a distance, participating founders engaged directly with professionals across music production, publishing, distribution, technology and investment.

The agenda featured sessions with TikTok, Warner Chappell Music, peermusic, The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC), Duetti and professionals connected to TuneCore, alongside conversations about artificial intelligence, digital distribution, music rights and emerging business models.

A highlight was the Billboard masterclass with Leila Cobo, offering insights into the Latin music industry and its international business opportunities.

The program also covered the practical challenges of entering the U.S. market, including legal and tax considerations, international expansion, go-to-market strategy and customer development. Investor sessions with Rishi Patel, Alex Loveyko and Saulo Pereira of J.P. Morgan provided perspectives on fundraising and access to capital.

Behind the scenes: Miami’s recording studios and creative spaces

One of the program’s most distinctive elements was the opportunity to visit the spaces where Miami’s music industry operates.

Participants explored Camaleon in Doral, hosted by José Aristizábal, and Casa Blanca Records, hosted by Luis Alfredo González, gaining a behind-the-scenes perspective on music production and the creative professionals working in the city.

The group also visited The Vision Media, hosted by Manny Mora of Magnus Media, and Mana Wynwood Convention Center in connection with III Points, one of Miami’s recognized music and cultural events.

These experiences gave founders a closer understanding of how creative businesses operate and where technology can contribute to the industry’s evolving needs.

From industry connections to international growth

Throughout the immersion, participants refined their pitches, explored commercial opportunities and met individually with industry professionals, investors and potential partners.

The experience culminated in the Desafía MusicTech Miami Demo Day at Mana Tech, where startups presented their solutions to Miami’s music and technology communities.

The program also coincided with Billboard Latin Music Week, connecting founders with the broader international music industry during one of Miami’s most important weeks for Latin music.

Following the immersion, participating startups will continue receiving mentorship and support to develop their U.S. market-entry strategies and build on the connections established in Miami.

By bringing together music executives, technology platforms, investors, publishers and creative studios, Desafía Music Tech demonstrated the value of industry-specific immersion programs and reinforced Miami’s role at the intersection of music, technology and international entrepreneurship.

About Desafía MusicTech Miami

Desafía MusicTech Miami 2026 is an international immersion program promoted by ICEX, Red.es and the Economic and Commercial Office of Spain in Miami, and powered by BIME and Mana Tech, with Billboard as media partner.

The program supports Spanish music technology startups and scaleups through specialized training, mentorship, industry connections and international market-entry support.

About Mana Tech

Mana Tech is a business and innovation hub headquartered in Downtown Miami, connecting founders, investors, corporations and global ecosystems through spaces, events, programs, capital and media.

Through its international programs and partnerships, Mana Tech helps companies access the relationships, knowledge and opportunities needed to establish and grow their presence in the U.S. market.

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The partnership will bring Notion into Mana Tech’s Downtown Miami community through founder programming, dedicated events and product adoption, reaching a network of more than 3,000 founders and 330 startups.

As part of the partnership, Notion will become Mana Tech’s Official Productivity Platform, with the platform integrated into Mana Tech programs and founder workflows, including application tracking, KPI submissions, investor pipelines and company workspaces. Participating founders will have opportunities to explore how Notion can support company knowledge, project coordination and team workflows.

Building a meaningful presence in Miami

Through Mana Tech, Notion will have an ongoing platform to engage with founders, startups and technology leaders in Downtown Miami.

The partnership connects Notion with Mana Tech’s community of Miami-based founders and international entrepreneurs from more than 24 countries, many of whom use Miami as a gateway to grow their businesses in the U.S. market. Together, they bring diverse perspectives and connections to the local startup ecosystem. Mana Tech hosts more than 200 curated events annually and has supported more than 330 companies through its programs.

Rather than being limited to individual events or activations, the collaboration is designed to create recurring opportunities for local founders to meet peers, exchange experiences and explore how Notion can support the work of building a company.

Bringing Notion closer to Miami’s startups

The partnership will also bring Notion directly into Mana Tech’s startup programs and startups workflows. Participating founders will have opportunities to explore how Notion can help them organize company knowledge, coordinate projects and manage team workflows as their businesses grow.

Notion and Mana Tech will kick off the partnership with an official launch event on October 27, 2026, bringing together Miami-based founders, startup teams and technology leaders to connect, learn about the partnership and explore opportunities to get involved. Additional community events will follow, with dates and formats to be announced.

Connecting global technology companies with Miami

The partnership advances Mana Tech’s work connecting Miami’s entrepreneurs with global technology companies and resources that support business growth. Through its Downtown Miami hub, Mana Tech will bring those connections into the local community through programming, introduction, and continued engagement.

Miami-based founders and startup teams can learn more about the partnership and Notion for Startups benefits here. To register for the launch event, click here.

About Mana Tech

Mana Tech is a global business and innovation platform headquartered in Downtown Miami, connecting local and international founders with investors, corporations and ecosystem partners across the Americas.

Through programs, events, spaces and investment initiatives, Mana Tech helps entrepreneurs access the community, relationships, capital and resources they need to build and grow their businesses.

About Notion

Notion is a flexible workspace that brings together notes, documents, project management, wikis, databases and AI capabilities in a single connected platform. It is used by startups, scaleups and global teams to centralize knowledge, manage projects, align teams and automate workflows.

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Rosario Estruga
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The initiative will officially launch in Miami during the first Tech Cities of the Americas Summit, December 3-4, 2026, bringing this community together around a central question: how can cities across the Americas work more closely with the private sector, investors and entrepreneurs to accelerate economic growth and innovation?

The summit will build on planned preparatory working sessions with city technical teams and innovation partners, followed by a dedicated session in Miami to help shape the alliance’s priorities and work beyond the event.

An alliance built around business growth

TCA aims to help companies from participating cities access investment, enter new markets and build partnerships across the Americas. The initiative will connect mayors, senior city officials and local innovation ecosystems from across Latin America and the Caribbean with investors and business networks in Miami, while supporting collaboration among participating cities to help their companies expand regionally and internationally.

Over two days of core programming, participants will take part in city showcases, investor conversations, curated matchmaking, working sessions, mayor-to-mayor exchanges and discussions focused on moving opportunities toward execution. A dedicated working session on December 4 will bring together participating mayors and their technical teams to refine shared priorities and help shape the alliance’s work following the summit.

The agenda will address questions around how cities attract investment and talent, how companies expand across markets, how founders move from local traction to global scale, how public and private leaders can work together more effectively, and how capital can move more efficiently across borders.

Organizers plan to introduce a founding TCA Declaration during the summit, setting out a shared commitment to collaboration among participating cities.

An alliance built with cities at the table

Mana Tech is developing TCA together with Mauricio Rodas, who served as Mayor of Quito, Ecuador, from 2014 to 2019 and has spent much of his career working at the intersection of cities, international cooperation, infrastructure and investment.

Rodas served as Mayor of Quito from 2014 to 2019, hosted the United Nations Habitat III Conference and held leadership roles in major international city networks, including UCLG and C40 Cities. He is Executive Secretary of the SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance, bringing experience in city cooperation and urban investment to the initiative.

Why Miami

TCA builds on Mana Tech’s work supporting international companies through Miami. The alliance aims to extend those connections to participating cities, helping their companies access U.S. investors and business networks while building partnerships in other markets across the Americas.

TCA takes that model one step further by bringing cities themselves into the network.

Following the inaugural Miami Summit, TCA will continue working with participating cities to develop the priorities identified through the Alliance’s working sessions, with a focus on cross-city collaboration, internationalization, investment, knowledge exchange and pathways for high-potential companies to access new markets.

The first Tech Cities of the Americas Summit will take place December 3-4, 2026, in Miami.

Participation is curated and invitation-based. To request an invitation or learn more, visit tcaalliance.com.

About Tech Cities of the Americas

Tech Cities of the Americas (TCA) is an alliance connecting cities and their innovation ecosystems across the Americas. TCA works to create stronger pathways between high-potential companies and the capital, markets, partners and knowledge they need to scale internationally.

Through its annual Summit and year-round collaboration among participating cities, TCA brings together public-sector leaders, investors, corporations, founders and ecosystem organizations to turn cross-city relationships into tangible opportunities.

About Mana Tech

Mana Tech is a Miami-based global business and innovation hub connecting international founders, investors, corporations, governments and ecosystem partners across the Americas.

Through programs, events, spaces and investment initiatives, Mana Tech creates pathways for companies and founders to access capital, customers, strategic relationships and the U.S. market.

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As the starting point for this effort, Mana Tech has invested in Monashees new fund and signed a strategic partnership with them, to create a direct connection between the Brazilian VC ecosystem in São Paulo and Mana Tech’s network in Miami.

The partnership will connect Monashees’ founder and portfolio network with Mana Tech’s ecosystem in Downtown Miami, giving selected founders and companies access to U.S. investors, customers, corporations, strategic partners, and market-entry support.

For Mana Tech, the relationship represents the first step in a broader effort to build a network of venture capital partnerships across South America and connect some of the region’s strongest founders and companies with Miami.

“I have believed for years that Miami can become the meeting point between the Americas and the rest of the world,” said Moishe Mana, Founder and Chairman of Mana Tech. “What we are building with Mana Tech is infrastructure that makes those connections real. Monashees is an important first partner because of the strength of its network, the quality of the companies it has backed, and its focus on the next generation of AI companies. Connecting Monashees with Mana Tech in Miami gives founders a stronger path from Latin America to the U.S. market.”

Connecting São Paulo and Miami

Founded in São Paulo in 2005, Monashees has become one of Latin America’s most established venture capital firms, backing over 150 technology companies including 99, Rappi, Neon, Flash, Nomad, Clara and AI companies like Runway, Tractian and Vambe.

More recently, the firm has expanded its work with AI-native founders through initiatives including Gama House, a hub created in partnership with Google, B3, Stripe and Notion, where the most relevant founder communities in Brazil bring together AI native founders that aim for global markets.

That platform creates a natural connection with Mana Tech’s work. From its base in Downtown Miami, Mana Tech will connect participating companies with investors, potential customers, corporations, service providers, founders, and other ecosystem partners.

“Latin American founders are increasingly building companies for global markets from day one,” said Eric Acher, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Monashees. “Miami has become an important connection point between Latin America and the United States, and we believe that Mana Tech is the main partner that can give our founder community the platform to build relationships and soft-land in the U.S., via Miami.”

Building a broader venture corridor

The partnership with Monashees is the first step in Mana Tech’s broader strategy to build stronger venture capital relationships across South America.

Backed by Moishe Mana’s long-term vision and investment in Miami, Mana Tech is developing an ecosystem designed to connect international founders with the infrastructure and relationships required to establish and grow in the United States.

“We don’t see this simply as a partnership between two organizations,” said Charly Esnal, CEO of Mana Tech. “The larger opportunity is to create infrastructure connecting some of Latin America’s strongest venture ecosystems with the United States. Monashees is a natural place to start because of the quality of its founder network, its reach across the region and its focus on companies capable of becoming global.”

The partnership was formalized during a recent Mana Tech mission to Brazil led by Mana, Esnal and COO Conrado Morais. Across São Paulo, Florianópolis and Porto Alegre, the delegation met with investors, technology companies and innovation organizations as part of Mana Tech’s broader effort to strengthen the flow of companies, capital and opportunities between Brazil and Miami.

The next phase of the partnership will focus on founder introductions, U.S. market access, ecosystem programming, investor connections, and potential co-investment opportunities. Mana Tech will also continue developing relationships with venture firms and innovation ecosystems across Latin America as part of the broader initiative.

About Mana Tech

Mana Tech is a Miami-based innovation hub connecting international founders, venture funds, investors, corporations, and ecosystem partners across the Americas. Through programs, workspaces, market-access initiatives, investment relationships, events, and media, Mana Tech helps high-growth companies access the people, capital, customers, and infrastructure they need to establish and scale their U.S. presence.

Headquartered in Downtown Miami, Mana Tech is building infrastructure that connects Miami with leading innovation ecosystems globally.

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As Miami continues to strengthen its position as one of the fastest-growing startup ecosystems in the United States, Mana Tech is launching the third edition of Scale2Miami, its international acceleration program designed to help high-potential startups expand into the U.S. market through investor access, strategic mentorship, and long-term business support.

Created to solve one of the biggest challenges international founders face: building meaningful connections in the U.S. startup ecosystem. Scale2Miami provides entrepreneurs with direct access to experienced operators, investors, and market experts while helping them validate their business for American customers and capital markets.

The program begins with a curated international scouting process, followed by an online validation phase that selects just 20 startups. From there, the top six companies are invited to Miami for an immersive week of programming, mentorship, networking, and business development before presenting at Demo Day to Mana Tech’s angel investor network of more than 150 investors, both in person and online.

Unlike traditional pitch competitions, Scale2Miami is designed to create long-term opportunities beyond Demo Day, supporting founders as they establish and grow their businesses in the United States.

Building on the Success of Previous Cohorts

Over the past two editions, Scale2Miami has helped international startups gain visibility and move closer to investment. The program’s first edition crowned Kresko RNA Tech as its winner. The second edition recognized Bildin and Unify AMS, showcasing the growing diversity of international companies choosing Miami as their gateway to the U.S. market.

Today, all three companies continue working closely with the Mana Tech team through a 12-month acceleration program, receiving weekly strategic advisory sessions tailored to their expansion goals.

Kresko RNA Tech continues to gain momentum as its investment round remains open and is expected to surpass $200,000 in commitments through the Scale2Miami angel investor network.

Meanwhile, Bildin is completing the final validation steps of its funding process, while Unify AMS is finalizing its financial reporting as the company prepares for its investment opportunity.

Strengthening Miami’s Innovation Ecosystem

As more international companies look to South Florida as a launchpad into the American market, programs like Scale2Miami continue to position Miami as a global hub for entrepreneurship, innovation, venture capital, and cross-border business.

Through its growing network of investors, founders, corporate partners, and mentors, Mana Tech is helping bridge the gap between international innovation and U.S. opportunity while reinforcing Miami’s role as a destination for emerging technology companies.

Applications for the third edition of Scale2Miami are now open, with submissions closing at the end of August.

Interested founders can learn more and apply at: https://scale2miami.com/

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Mana Tech Founder and Chairman Moishe Mana will lead a company delegation to Brazil from August 25 to 28, alongside COO Conrado Morais and CEO Charly Esnal, as part of the company’s strategy to strengthen connections between Brazil’s innovation ecosystem and Miami, while creating new opportunities for startups expanding into the U.S.

The visit begins in São Paulo (August 25-26) where Mana Tech will sign a strategic partnership agreement with Monashees, one of Brazil’s leading venture capital firms and an early investor in companies including Nubank, MadeiraMadeira, Rappi, and Conta Azul. The delegation will also meet with APEXBrasil, visit Cubo Itaú and Gama House, and meet with select Monashees portfolio companies to discuss U.S. expansion and cross-border growth opportunities.

The mission continues in Florianópolis (August 27-28), where Mana Tech will participate in Startup Summit 2026, one of the world’s leading technology and entrepreneurship conferences, bringing together thousands of founders, investors, corporations, and innovation leaders from across the region. On August 28 at 2:55 p.m., Moishe Mana will deliver a 15-minute TED-style keynote on the event’s Main Stage, sharing the company’s vision for expanding cross-border innovation and startup growth. 

The delegation will also meet with ACATE to discuss future collaboration between Santa Catarina’s technology ecosystem and Mana Tech, followed by additional networking events with Monashees and FIESC to further strengthen relationships with Brazil’s business leaders.

“This mission reflects our long-term commitment to strengthening the connection between Brazil and Miami,” said Conrado Morais, COO of Mana Tech. “By working alongside leading organizations across both ecosystems, we’re creating new opportunities for startups to access capital, partnerships, and the U.S. market.”

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As Miami welcomed the excitement of the FIFA Club World Cup, Mana Tech created a space where the city’s tech community could come together to learn, connect, and celebrate. By pairing live match screenings with expert-led workshops, the initiative transformed game days into opportunities for professional growth, meaningful conversations, and community building.

Each event began with an educational session led by founders, investors, and industry experts before members and guests gathered to watch the matches over food and drinks. The format reflected Mana Tech’s commitment to creating experiences that balance professional development with genuine community engagement.

The series kicked off with AI Content Creation with 4Geeks Academy, where attendees explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping marketing and digital storytelling. Through live demonstrations of platforms including HeyGen, ElevenLabs, and Higgsfield.ai, participants learned practical ways to create videos, voiceovers, visuals, and social media content using today’s leading AI tools.

Next, more than 20 founders, investors, and operators joined “Playing on the Global Stage: What It Takes to Build a Startup Investors Want to Back,” featuring Eugenia Di Marco, Amy Coveny, Michael Hyman, and moderator Rodo Aloy for an intimate roundtable focused on fundraising, international expansion, and the qualities that make startups attractive to investors.

The initiative continued with a Go-to-Market Strategy Masterclass led by Mana Tech mentor Lakshmi Natarajan, an award-winning Fortune 500 executive, entrepreneur, investor, and advisor. Over 40 attendees joined to learn practical frameworks for product positioning, customer acquisition, and sustainable growth. 

By bringing education and community together around one of the world’s biggest sporting events, the World Cup Initiative demonstrated how Mana Tech continues to create spaces where meaningful connections extend beyond the office.

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While these hubs operate in different markets and contexts, one message emerged consistently across both conversations: innovation grows faster when ecosystems are connected.

Learning from Silicon Valley: The Reality of Building in the U.S.

In mid-May, Charly Esnal, CEO of Mana Tech, traveled to San Francisco to participate in Startup Grind San Francisco, where he moderated a panel titled “VC Perspectives: Building in the U.S. as an International Founder.”

The conversation brought together leading investors, including Eugene Malobrodsky, Managing Partner at One Way Ventures, Audrey Kim, Venture Partner at Oak HC/FT, and Manan Mehta, Founding General Partner at Unshackled Ventures.

The discussion focused on a topic that continues to shape the journey of founders from around the world: what it really takes to build and scale a company in the United States.

One of the strongest themes was the gap between expectations and reality. Many international founders arrive believing that entering the U.S. market automatically unlocks capital, customers, and growth. In practice, the market demands something different: clarity, speed, credibility, and a deep understanding of how the ecosystem operates.

The panel explored what creates conviction for investors, the signals that immediately stand out during fundraising, and why success often depends on how quickly founders can adapt to the market rather than simply gaining access to it.

The event also included pitch reviews with an impressive delegation of Bulgarian founders, highlighting the increasingly global nature of entrepreneurship and the growing ambition of startups entering the U.S. market.

São Paulo’s Growing Global Innovation Role

Just days earlier, from May 13–15, Mana Tech’s COO, Conrado Morais, participated in São Paulo Innovation Week 2026, one of the largest innovation and technology events in Latin America, bringing together startups, investors, corporations, universities, and public sector leaders from across the region.

Invited by Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Itamaraty), Conrado joined the Global Ecosystem Stage to discuss Miami’s role as a bridge between the United States and Latin America, and how innovation hubs can help accelerate international collaboration.

The panel brought together representatives from institutions helping shape Brazil’s innovation agenda, including FAPES, FAPESP, FAPEMIG, and CONFAP.

Throughout the conversations, a common theme emerged: the strongest ecosystems are not built solely through capital or infrastructure. They are built through intentional connections between founders, corporations, governments, universities, investors, and global markets.

During the trip, Conrado also met with key players in Brazil’s startup ecosystem, including Cubo Itaú and MONASHEES, exploring opportunities to strengthen cross-border collaboration and create new pathways for founders looking to access the U.S. market.

These conversations reinforced the growing importance of international partnerships and ecosystem collaboration in helping startups scale beyond their home countries.

Building the Bridges That Matter

Although San Francisco and São Paulo are thousands of miles apart, the discussions happening in both cities pointed toward the same reality: Innovation ecosystems are no longer competing locally, they are connecting globally.

For founders, access to new markets increasingly depends on access to networks, trusted relationships, local context, and the right support systems. For ecosystems, growth comes from building meaningful connections across borders rather than operating in isolation.

At Mana Tech, that belief continues to guide our work every day.

Whether through partnerships, events, founder programs, investor networks, or international delegations, our mission is to help entrepreneurs shorten the distance between opportunity and execution. Because the future of innovation is not built within a single city, it is built through the bridges that connect them. 

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Mana Tech recently welcomed two international cohorts through its Miami Immersion Program (MIP), continuing its mission to connect high-potential startups with the resources, networks, and market insights needed to successfully expand into the United States.

Developed as a bridge between global innovation ecosystems and South Florida’s growing technology landscape, the Miami Immersion Program combines virtual preparation, in-person programming, mentorship, and investor engagement to help founders accelerate their U.S. market entry strategies.

The first cohort was delivered in partnership with INGENIO Incubadora de Empresas from Uruguay. After four weeks of virtual preparation beginning March 17th, participating startups traveled to Miami from April 13th through 17th for an intensive week of mentorship, networking, and market exploration.

The program included meetings with investors, mentors, and industry leaders, as well as a visit to Miami-Dade County to learn more about the region’s business landscape and growth opportunities. 

The cohort included the following startups: Percus, XR Xperiences, MystherAI, LolosAI, B4-RNA, Saluxa, and POLYMERA. 

The program concluded with a Demo Day on April 17th, where founders pitched their ventures to judges and ecosystem stakeholders. Saluxa was named the winning startup of the cohort.

Mana Tech then partnered with SOFTEX to welcome a second cohort of 15 Brazilian startups. Following online sessions that began March 30th, founders arrived in Miami from April 27th through May 1st for a week focused on U.S. market entry and expansion.

Participants attended workshops and mentorship sessions covering go-to-market strategy, sales, partnerships, legal and tax considerations, cybersecurity, and storytelling, while also refining their pitches through feedback from industry experts.

The cohort included: Auralize Brasil, Brantheo, CAST, InnSpire, Numen North America, MarketView AI, Orange Testing – Test Automation Platform, OGI, Platform Builders, Square City, Supria Agency, Súpera, SysManager, Teltec Data, and TRINCA.

The program concluded with a Demo Day on May 1st, where startups presented before a panel of judges, investors, and community members. SysManager earned top honors as the winning startup of the SOFTEX cohort.

Together, the two programs brought more than 20 startups from Uruguay and Brazil to Miami, further strengthening the city’s position as a gateway for international companies seeking to expand into the U.S. market.

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• Miami continues to strengthen its position as a startup and venture capital hub, attracting more than $900M in VC investment in 2025 and becoming one of the fastest-growing tech ecosystems in the U.S.
• Scale2Miami combines international startup scouting, direct access to investors, mentorship, and a live Demo Day to help global founders validate and scale in the U.S. market.
• Winning startups receive up to $300,000 in potential funding through Mana Tech’s angel investor network, plus 12 months of ongoing support and ecosystem access in Miami.

Building on the success of the first cohort, which culminated in an initial five-figure investment in the winning startup, Kresko RNA Tech, the second edition brought together founders from across Latin America, Europe, and Asia for a highly competitive program focused on market validation, investor readiness, and U.S. expansion.

A launchpad for international founders

Scale2Miami was created to address one of the biggest challenges international founders face: gaining real access to capital, strategic relationships, and market insights in the United States.

The program combines:

• A curated international scouting process.
• An online validation phase for just 20 startups.
• Direct mentorship from operators and investors.
• A Miami immersion week for the top 6 selected startups.
• A live Demo Day in front of Mana Tech’s angel investor network, both live and online (+150 investors).

This year’s participating startups represented a broad range of industries, including AI software, B2B SaaS, supply chain technology, construction tech, PropTech, blockchain, and consumer platforms.

The startups participating in the final phase of Scale2Miami Cohort #2 were:

• Bildin
• Unify AMS
• Pala Blockchain
• Supply Veins
• Hello City
• pre.dev

Demo Day Winners

After an intensive evaluation process, two companies were selected as winners of Scale2Miami Cohort #2:

Bildin

Led by Matías Calmet Arana-Cisneros and Daniel Veran, Bildin is transforming the construction industry in Latin America through a digital platform that streamlines procurement and connects builders with suppliers more efficiently.

The company enters the U.S. market with a strong operational foundation, impressive traction in Peru, and a clear expansion opportunity in Florida’s construction ecosystem. Bildin has already achieved approximately $240,000 ARR while maintaining strong growth and exceptionally low churn.

Unify AMS

Led by Arpit Mehta, PhD, Deepak Jain, and Karishma Aggarwal, Unify AMS is an AI-native operating system that integrates association and event management into one unified platform.

The company has already secured 11 enterprise clients, generates more than $700,000 ARR, and operates with zero customer churn. Its AI-driven infrastructure is designed to streamline enterprise operations while unlocking new revenue opportunities for organizations globally.

What comes next: Miami unlocked.

As Miami continues to emerge as a gateway for international entrepreneurship, initiatives like Scale2Miami are helping connect global founders with local capital and strategic networks.

“One of the projects I’m most proud to lead at Mana Tech is Scale2Miami, because it constantly reminds me of how many doors can open when the right founders enter the right ecosystem at the right moment,” said Etienne Gillard.

“What makes this initiative special is that it goes far beyond mentorship or workshops. The goal is to create real access to networks, capital, strategic relationships, and the kind of ecosystem support that can truly accelerate a company’s trajectory.”

The winning startups will now enter the next phase of the initiative, which includes:

• Up to 12 months of ongoing support from Mana Tech and Scale2Miami
• Continued mentorship and strategic guidance
• Introductions to investors and ecosystem partners
• Potential access to up to $300,000 in funding through Mana Tech’s angel investor network and syndicated SPV structure, depending on final investor participation

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About Mana Tech

At Mana Tech, we are executing on Moishe Mana’s vision to position Miami as the gateway between Latin America, North America, and the rest of the world. From Downtown Miami, Mana Tech builds the infrastructure of innovation that connects global entrepreneurs with capital, mentorship, and market access.

About Scale2Miami

Scale2Miami connects international startups with Miami’s innovation ecosystem, providing founders with a structured pathway to validate, enter, and scale in the U.S. market.

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Rosario Estruga — rosario@manatech.com

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