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About Investor

Maria Derchi Russo is Vice President of Platform & Community at Florida Funders, a hybrid venture capital fund and angel network based in Florida. She invests alongside Florida Funders primarily in early-stage tech companies in sectors like education, AI, digital health, fintech, SaaS, enterprise applications, future of work and gig economy, usually at seed and Series A, with a verified investment range of $250K to $3.0M and a sweet spot around $500K. Her background spans ecosystem-building and operations as Executive Director of Refresh Miami, founder of Women in Miami Tech, Investments Director for US & Canada at TheVentureCity, and earlier a decade leading marketing programs at Travelzoo and ParkJockey (now REEF Technology); she holds a BSc in Business Administration from Boston University and an MBA from Kellogg.