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Florida Opportunity Fund

Florida Opportunity Fund

Orlando, Florida, US

Florida Opportunity Fund is Florida's private nonprofit venture-investment platform, supporting emerging businesses and venture managers connected to the state. Its programmes cover direct venture investments, fund-of-funds commitments and clean-energy investment. The official site identifies technology and software, life sciences and medical devices, aerospace and defence, advanced manufacturing and other emerging technologies as investment areas. The Fund of Funds programme launched in2008. Published state capitalization figures are programme allocations, not company investment tickets or private fund closing amounts. DeepWork Capital is separately identified as the investment manager in primary state records; its staff are not automatically Fund employees. The official leadership page publishes five directors and two corporate officers. Circuitry.ai's2025 seed announcement names the Fund as a participant; the issuer owns that event record. Private allocations and deployment dates remain undisclosed.

Founded
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Type
Venture capital

Funds3

  • Florida Opportunity Fund — Clean Energy Investment Program—

    Energy-efficiency and renewable-energy investment programme initially capitalized with approximately36MUSD from Florida Energy and Climate Commission ARRA funding. State capitalization is not a private subscription close. Paid company allocations and exact closing date are unverified.

  • Florida Opportunity Fund — Florida Venture Capital Program—

    Direct venture-investment programme funded with approximately42MUSD in connection with the2010 Small Business Jobs Act and State Small Business Credit Initiative. Programme allocation is not a company check or closed private fund amount; exact deployment and closing date are unpublished.

  • Florida Opportunity Fund — Fund of Funds Program—

    Public programme launched2008 with29.5MUSD initial state capitalization. This represents state programme capital, not a final private LP subscription close. Current commitments support venture managers with Florida investment obligations; deployment/paid commitments and finalclose date remain unverified.

Team

Operations and support

A.J. RipinA.J. RipinChair, Board of Directors
Brandon DetweilerBrandon DetweilerBoard Member
Garrett W. JohnsonGarrett W. JohnsonBoard Member
Lorna DustiLorna DustiSecretary and Interim Treasurer
Matt SwansonMatt SwansonInterim President and Executive Director
Susan AmatSusan AmatBoard Member
Tom IarossiTom IarossiBoard Member

Co-investing

Lasagna

Investments