Located at the University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park in Overtown, CIC Miami offers plenty of event space, offices, and co-working areas. There’s even a Venture Café hub on the sixth floor.
An Engine of Innovation
Natalia Martinez-Kalinina, CIC Miami’s general manager, explained the space’s long-term goals in an interview with the Miami Herald: CIC’s track record name-checks many impressive companies, from marketing startup Hubspot, which pulled in a $125 million IPO in 2014, to global energy service Greatpoint Energy, which was founded at CIC and has a 2012 deal to build 34 nuclear reactors in China at a total cost of $1.25 billion. To get a few specifics, I reached out to Martinez-Kalinina myself. Here’s what she had to say:
Building the Miami Ecosystem
The end goal, as Martinez-Kalinina clarifies in another article, is to significantly contribute to Miami’s ecosystem: The companies that joined CIC Miami after its October launch include a strong variety, Martinez-Kalinina explains:
What’s in the Future?
CIC founder and CEO Tim Rowe explained the high expectations that CIC holds for the seaport city: Will CIC Miami’s bet on a coworking space for Miami pay off in a mature, healthy startup ecosystem? Only the best and brightest in Miami’s startup community can make a difference. They’ve begun to show up at CIC Miami to do just that. Image: Wikimedia
