Cenfluence

Big wins for Florida innovation. 🚀🏆

Last week, our team was proud to attend and support the 2026 Florida Early Stage Venture Conference, joining founders, investors, ecosystem partners, and innovation leaders from across the state for two days of networking, learning, and startup pitches.

We were especially excited to cheer on six Cenfluence companies that were selected to pitch at one of Florida’s premier venture capital conferences:

🔹 Aloft Biotechnologies

🔹 Depth AI

🔹 E&P Technologies

🔹 Imaginostics

🔹 KeeperSpace

🔹 Ziptek LLC

Representing industries ranging from life sciences and AI to advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies, these companies showcased the incredible innovation being developed across our region.

And the results were outstanding.

🎉 Congratulations to Aloft Biotechnologies and E&P Technologies, both of which were named winners of the conference’s top prize, receiving the $50,000 Accelerating Innovation Award through the Space Florida investment competition.

To see two Cenfluence companies take home the conference’s largest awards is a testament not only to their groundbreaking technologies and leadership, but also to the strength of Florida’s growing innovation ecosystem.

Throughout the event, we were proud to be on-site connecting with founders, investors, partners, and supporters while celebrating the achievements of our companies. Events like this create critical opportunities for startups to gain visibility, build strategic relationships, and access the resources needed to scale.

Congratulations to all of the companies that pitched, the Florida Venture Forum team, Space Florida, and the many partners helping make Florida one of the best places in the country to build and grow a technology company.

The future is bright, and our companies are helping lead the way. 🌎✨

Big ideas need places to grow. Today, the Space Coast gained another one. 🚀

Cenfluence was proud to attend the ribbon cutting for Groundswell’s new Concept Lab in Melbourne, Florida alongside the Space Coast Chamber of Commerce, founders, innovators, ecosystem leaders, and community partners all committed to strengthening the region’s innovation economy.

Spaces like this matter. They create the environment where entrepreneurs can test ideas, build connections, access support, and turn early-stage concepts into scalable companies that drive long-term regional impact.

Congratulations to the Groundswell team, their first cohort, and everyone helping shape the next chapter of the Space Coast startup ecosystem. We’re excited to see the ideas, companies, and collaborations that grow from this community.

Florida’s innovation momentum continues to build — one founder, one partnership, and one bold idea at a time. 🌎✨