Florida is emerging as the next frontier for deep tech innovation—and the Florida Deep Tech Venture Summit on December 11, 2025, is its inaugural flagship. Hosted by Phase Shift Ventures and BackSwing Ventures, this one-day, curated gathering takes place in Orlando’s cutting-edge Lake Nona innovation district at the GuideWell Innovation Center.

The Summit will explore pivotal themes shaping the next decade, including:

• Florida’s ascendancy as a deep tech hub
  
  
• Frontier technologies such as dual-use innovations
  
  
• Capital formation and scaling in deep tech
  
  
• The role of federal innovation capital
  
  
• The importance of university tech transfer
  
  
• Strengthening the fabric of the Florida deep tech community

Speakers include leaders from across industry, research, and investment, such as Kyle Asman (BackSwing Ventures), Greg Autry (UCF, NASA CFO nominee), Daniel Betts (Blue Frontier), Kadi Findling (Stony Lonesome Group), Trisha Fish (Rapta), Clint Graumann (NUVIEW), and more.

As Florida’s first-ever deep tech convening, the Summit is more than an event—it’s a stage for collaboration and transformation. Founders, investors, researchers, and federal partners alike will foster connections, forge new paths in dual-use technologies, and amplify Florida’s role as a rising hub for deep innovation.

Join us at the forefront of Florida’s deep tech future.

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