If you are searching for AI companies in Miami, you will mostly find long directories and ranked lists that are hard to act on. Here is a short, grouped map of the Miami AI ecosystem, written by people who work inside it: who is building AI products here, who helps companies adopt AI, who funds the work, and where to meet the people doing it.
We are Purple Horizons, a practitioner-led AI innovation lab based out of South Miami. Our co-founders, Gianni D'Alerta and Ralph Quintero, work hands-on with company teams on AI training, strategic advisory and managed AI services, and help run community events and buildathons. That ground-level view shapes how this list is organized. Every entry has one factual line and a link to the source, so you can check it yourself.
Why Miami is worth paying attention to
For years, Miami's tech ambitions ran ahead of its infrastructure. The culture leaned more toward deal-making than engineering, and serious technical work often happened somewhere else. That has changed. Today the city has AI product companies with Miami headquarters, Miami-headquartered venture builders founded in 2012, university programs feeding technical talent into local teams, and a community calendar full of builder events.
The conversations have changed too. A couple of years ago, AI at a Miami tech event usually meant chatbot demos and big promises. Now people show up with deployed systems, working pipelines and honest lessons about what it takes to get a team to actually use AI. That shift is the main reason we wrote this guide.
How to use this list
This is not a ranking. Companies are grouped by what they do so you can jump to the part that matches your goal:
- Looking for help adopting AI inside your company? Start with labs, consultancies and venture builders.
- Looking for a job, a partner or a product to buy? Look at companies building AI products from Miami.
- Raising money? See the investors section, then do your own diligence on fit.
- New to the scene? Communities and events are the fastest way in.
- Hiring? Universities and talent pipelines are where the next wave of builders is training.
We only included organizations we could verify from their own sites or from published reporting. If something here has changed, tell us and we will update it.
AI labs, consultancies and venture builders
These are teams that help other companies design, build and launch AI work, or that build new ventures themselves.
- Purple Horizons: practitioner-led AI innovation lab in South Miami offering AI training in Miami for company teams, strategic advisory and managed AI services.
- Rokk3r: venture builder headquartered in Miami, founded in 2012, that describes itself as an AI execution partner.
- Atomic: venture studio founded in 2012, headquartered in Miami, with an office in Wynwood.
Companies building AI products from Miami
These companies build AI-powered software and are headquartered or based in the Miami area. They range from established software firms to younger startups.
- Kaseya: Miami-headquartered maker of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software.
- Togal.AI: Miami company making construction takeoff software, based on Waterford District Drive.
- Comp AI: compliance automation company with its Miami-area headquarters in Aventura.
- TrustedRouter: Miami-based company working on AI model routing.
- doxx.net: Miami-based company building private networks for AI agents.
- Flamingo: Miami Beach company behind OpenFrame, an AI IT operating system for managed service providers.
A pattern worth noticing: several of these companies sell into IT, security and compliance. That says something about where a lot of Miami's AI work is concentrating. It is less about flashy consumer demos and more about software that businesses rely on every day.
Investors
These firms have a verified Miami presence. Check each one's current focus and stage before you reach out.
- H.I.G. Capital: investment firm headquartered in Miami, on Brickell Avenue.
- Blumberg Capital: early and growth stage venture capital firm with offices in Miami, New York, San Francisco and Tel Aviv.
Communities and events
If you only take one thing from this guide, make it this: show up. Many of the useful introductions we have seen in Miami AI happened at a meetup, a buildathon or a hallway conversation, not through a cold email.
- Refresh Miami: tech and startup community that describes itself as Miami's oldest and largest, with 16,000+ members.
- Miami AI Hub: AI community running events and the Miami AI School, powered by eMerge Americas.
- eMerge Americas: global tech conference and expo in Miami, with the next edition set for March 2 to 4, 2027.
- The LAB Miami: Wynwood workspace and community for founders and builders.
We help run parts of the Miami AI community ourselves, including events and buildathons. Our honest advice: come with something you are working on, even if it is rough. The builders here respond to real problems far more than to pitches.
Universities and talent pipelines
Miami's long-term AI story depends on local talent. These programs are where much of it is being trained.
- University of Miami Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing: the University of Miami's institute dedicated to data science and computing.
- FIU School of Computing and Information Sciences: FIU's computing school; the Miami HEAT has tapped its students for AI and tech work.
- Miami Dade College, Artificial Intelligence for All: the college's AI education initiative.
Talent development is not only a university job. Local companies and community groups also run their own training, from student buildathons to workforce programs, and that is where a lot of practical skill gets built.
How to choose an AI partner in Miami
Whether you are hiring a consultancy, picking a vendor or joining a startup, a few questions cut through the noise:
- Can they show work they have shipped with real teams, with named clients or case studies you can read?
- Do they start with your workflows, or with a tool they want to sell you?
- Do they plan for adoption and training, not just the build? The technology is usually the easy part. Getting people to trust and rely on it is where the work happens.
- Are they visible in the local community? People who show up at events and buildathons tend to be the ones still around when you need support.
In our experience, AI adoption works well as progressive augmentation. You do not replace workflows overnight. You find the points with the most friction, extend what people already do, and build from there.
Where Purple Horizons fits
We are a practitioner-led AI innovation lab, which means we build and teach at the same time. Most of our work falls into a few formats:
- Executive AI bootcamps: one-day sessions for leadership teams that need a shared, practical view of AI.
- Team AI workshops: half-day, hands-on workshops built around a team's real tasks.
- Custom corporate AI training: programs designed around a company's tools, roles and goals.
- Strategic advisory and managed AI services for companies that want a partner to plan, build and run AI work with them.
We are trusted by the Miami Marlins, Mastercard and TradeStation. You can read about our prompt workshop with the Miami Marlins and our Mastercard Miami prompt workshop to see how those sessions run.
We also put real time into the next generation of builders. At our Palmer Trinity buildathon, 51 students checked in. With Junior Achievement, we ran AI foundations training for JA Miami with about 15 participants. If your team is elsewhere in the region, we also run AI training across South Florida.
Frequently asked questions
What AI companies are based in Miami?
Verified examples include Kaseya, Togal.AI, Comp AI, TrustedRouter, doxx.net and Flamingo on the product side, plus Rokk3r, Atomic and Purple Horizons among labs, consultancies and venture builders. This list is not exhaustive, so treat it as a starting point.
Where can I meet people working in AI in Miami?
Refresh Miami, Miami AI Hub and eMerge Americas are good places to start, and The LAB Miami in Wynwood is home to a steady stream of founders and builders. Buildathons are especially useful if you want to see what people are actually shipping.
Which Miami universities are training AI talent?
The University of Miami has the Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing, FIU has its School of Computing and Information Sciences, and Miami Dade College runs Artificial Intelligence for All.
How do I choose an AI consultancy or training partner in Miami?
Look for shipped work with named clients, an approach that starts from your workflows, a real plan for adoption and training, and a visible presence in the local community.
What does Purple Horizons do?
Purple Horizons is a practitioner-led AI innovation lab based in South Miami. We run executive AI bootcamps, team AI workshops and custom corporate AI training, offer strategic advisory and managed AI services, and help run Miami AI community events and buildathons.
