There is a growing startup community and ecosystem in South Florida. Developers, entrepreneurs, investors, incubators are all present, trying to get organized and kickstart the local innovation culture. There’s also the added benefit of the tropical lifestyle and international culture that defines South Florida. Below are some resources to get you started and get you connected to the tech vibe and professional networks in the tropics.

Tech & Professional Groups/Meetings

• Miami Tech Events (http://miamitechevents.com/ )
• MiamiTech.org (http://www.miamitech.org/ )
• Tech Meetups (http://www.meetup.com/ )
• RefreshMiami (http://refreshmiami.com/ )
• Orange Events Calendar (http://agustinaprigoshin.com/oec )
• South Florida Technology Alliance (http://www.southfloridatech.org/ )
• TEDxMIA (http://tedxmia.com/ )
• New Tech Community (http://newtechcommunity.com/ )

Events

• Miami Innovation Week / InnovateMIA (http://www.innovatemia.com/ )
• TekFight (http://www.tekfight.com/ )
• HackDay (http://hackday.co/ )
• The Americas Venture Capital Conference / AVCC (http://avcc.fiu.edu/ )
• Endeavor (http://www.endeavor.org/ )
• Wayra Demo Day (http://wayra.org/globaldemoday2012/ )
• Incubate Miami Demo Day (http://www.incubatemiami.com/2012/03/demo-day-2/ )

Co-working Spaces

• Pipeline (http://www.pipelinebrickell.com/ )
• The Lab Miami (http://thelabmiami.com/ )
• Caffeine Spaces (http://caffeinespaces.com/ )
• Building (http://open.building.co/ )
• Miami Shared (http://www.miamishared.com/ )
• Büro (http://buromiami.com/ )
• Doral Business Lounge (http://doralbusinesslounge.com/ )
• Latitude One (http://www.libcone.com/ )
• KeyWorking (http://www.keyworking.com/web/ )
• The Lab Miami (http://thelabrats.tumblr.com/ )
• RightSpace2meet (http://www.rightspace2meet.com/ )
• Right Space Management (http://www.rightspacemanagement.com/ )
• Quora: South Florida Startups: Co-working Spots (http://www.quora.com/soflastartups/Co-working-spots )

Incubators, Accelerators and Tech Research Parks

• Launch Pad TECH (http://launchpadtech.co/ )
• Incubate Miami (http://www.incubatemiami.com/ )
• C. Scott Ellington Technology Business Incubator (http://www.research-park.org/ )
• UM Life Science & Technology Park (http://umlsp.com/ )

Investors

• AngelList (https://angel.co/miami )
• Quora: South Florida: Angel Investors (http://www.quora.com/Angel-Investors/Who-are-the-active-seed-stage-investors-in-South-Florida )

South Florida Resources

• Startropica (http://startropica.com/ )
• Map Your Startup (http://www.mapyourstartup.com/ )
• Startup Florida (http://fl.s.co/region/Florida )
• SCORE Miami (http://scoremiami.org/ )
• InternetCoast (http://www.internetcoast.com/ )
• Knight Foundation (http://www.knightfoundation.org/communities/miami/ )
• Enterprise Development Corporation (http://www.edc-tech.org/ )
• Quora: South Florida Startups (http://www.quora.com/soflastartups )
• Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research (http://www.florida-institute.com/ )
• U.S. SBA: Miami Office (http://www.sba.gov/content/about-miami-office )

Florida Statewide Resources

• GrowFL (http://www.growfl.com/ )
• Florida Growth Fund (http://www.floridagrowthfund.com/ )
• Florida Opportunity Fund (http://www.floridaopportunityfund.com )
• Florida Venture Forum (http://www.floridaventureforum.org/ )

Florida International University (FIU)

• Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center (http://business.fiu.edu/entrepreneurship/ )
• Collaborative Open Innovation Lab (http://coil.fiu.edu/ )
• Office of Technology Management and Commercialization (http://research.fiu.edu/technologyManagement/technologyManagement.html )
• Walter H. Coulter Collaborative Technology Innovation Program (http://www.bme.fiu.edu/partnership-program/collaborative/ )
• FIU Business (http://business.fiu.edu/ )
• Applied Research Center (http://www.arc.fiu.edu/ )

University of Miami (UM)

• The Launch Pad (http://www.thelaunchpad.org/ )
• UM Innovation (http://med.miami.edu/uminnovation/index.html )
• UM Business Plan Competition (http://www.bus.miami.edu/events/entrep-competition/index.html )
• Wallace H. Coulter Center for Translational Research (http://med.miami.edu/uminnovation/coultercenter/index.html )
• UM School of Business (http://www.bus.miami.edu/ )
• UM Technology Transfer (http://med.miami.edu/uminnovation/technologytransfer/index.html )

Florida Atlantic University (FAU)

• FAU Business Plan Competition (http://business.fau.edu/centers/adams-center/business-plan-competition/index.aspx )
• Adams Center for Entrepreneurship (http://business.fau.edu/centers/adams-center/index.aspx )
• FAU College of Business (http://business.fau.edu/our-college/index.aspx )
• FAU Technology Transfer (http://www.fau.edu/research/techtransfer/ )

Nova Southeastern University (NSU)

• NSU Technology Transfer (http://www.nova.edu/ott/index.html )
• Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship (http://www.huizenga.nova.edu/ )

Chambers of Commerce

• Greater Miami (http://www.miamichamber.com/ )
• Miami-Dade (http://www.m-dcc.org/ )
• Fort Lauderdale (http://www.ftlchamber.com/ )
• Boca Raton (http://www.bocaratonchamber.com/ )
• Downtown Miami & Brickell (http://miamibrickellchamber.com/ )
• Coral Gables (http://coralgableschamber.org/ )
• Miami Beach (http://www.miamibeachchamber.com/ )
• Chamber South (http://www.chambersouth.com/ )

Twitter Accounts

• tekfight (https://twitter.com/tekfight )
• Knight Foundation (https://twitter.com/knightfdn )
• Incubate Miami (https://twitter.com/incubatemiami )
• HackDay Foundation (https://twitter.com/hack_day )
• The LAB Miami (https://twitter.com/thelabmiami )
• Endeavor (https://twitter.com/endeavor_global )
• Wayra (https://twitter.com/Wayra )
• FIU Pino Center (https://twitter.com/FIUEntrepreneur )
• University of Miami Life Science & Technology Park (https://twitter.com/UMLSTP )

However, since this list is just a start (based on past week’s Miami Innovation Week), I created a list that will include every person and entity that participated in South Florida’s startup scene. People Tweet to be included @RobGonda