Funded Startups in Sarasota
Among the 12 most recent Sarasota-area entries, TENEX.AI’s $250M Series B on 2026-03-31 is a pronounced outlier: it is the only disclosed round above $100M…
Among the 12 most recent Sarasota-area entries, TENEX.AI’s $250M Series B on 2026-03-31 is a pronounced outlier: it is the only disclosed round above $100M, dwarfing the next-largest disclosed amounts (Pickleball Club at $32M on 2024-01-02 and Nucleus Security at $20M on 2026-02-11). The list also clusters around early 2026, with five rounds between 2026-02-11 and 2026-04-23 (including Omeza’s $9M on 2026-04-21 and Seifert Dynamics’ $13M on 2026-04-05). Sector and stage mix skew toward software/IT and later rounds: Information Technology and Software each appear multiple times (TENEX.AI and Nucleus Security; Seifert Dynamics), while five of the 12 rows use “Series Unknown” and one row is explicitly “undisclosed” (Florida Center for Early Childhood, 2023-10-16). Disclosed rounds span 2021-12-02 (Bushwacker Spirits, $100K) through the most recent 2026-04-23 (Automated Retail Technologies, $80K).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this Sarasota list, and how far above the rest is it?
TENEX.AI’s $250M Series B (2026-03-31) is the only disclosed amount above $100M. The next-largest disclosed entries are Pickleball Club’s $32M (2024-01-02) and Nucleus Security’s $20M (2026-02-11), which sit well below the $250M outlier.
Do multiple rounds cluster within a narrow window of dates?
Yes. Five of the 12 entries were dated between 2026-02-11 and 2026-04-23 (Nucleus Security $20M on 2026-02-11; TENEX.AI $250M on 2026-03-31; Seifert Dynamics $13M on 2026-04-05; Omeza $9M on 2026-04-21; Automated Retail Technologies $80K on 2026-04-23).
How are stage labels distributed, and do unknowns meaningfully affect comparisons?
Five of 12 rows are labeled “Series Unknown” (e.g., Automated Retail Technologies 2026-04-23; Pickleball Club 2024-01-02; Florida Center for Early Childhood 2023-10-16 is “undisclosed” rather than “Series Unknown”). That means later-round vs early-stage conclusions are less certain for those five entries, but the disclosed later-stage labels still appear (e.g., TENEX.AI Series B $250M; Nucleus Security Series C $20M).
Are there sector over-representations in this set?
Information Technology appears at least twice (TENEX.AI, 2026-03-31, $250M; Nucleus Security, 2026-02-11, $20M). Software also appears at least twice via Seifert Dynamics (2026-04-05, $13M) and the broader IT/Software neighborhood around early 2026.
Which entries are most recent, and what does the earliest disclosed datapoint look like?
The most recent dated row is Automated Retail Technologies on 2026-04-23 with $80K (Series Unknown). The earliest disclosed amount in the shown list is Bushwacker Spirits on 2021-12-02 with $100K (Seed), with an in-between small-disclosed datapoint of Digital Earth Network on 2022-07-14 at $1M (Venture - Series Unknown).
Is the smallest disclosed round materially smaller than the rest, or are amounts relatively clustered?
Digital Earth Network’s $1M (2022-07-14) is the smallest disclosed amount, and it sits well below other disclosed entries such as Invo Bioscience’s $5M (2023-08-04) and Property Source USA’s $2M (2024-08-01). The $250M TENEX.AI round also prevents a tight “amount clustering,” creating a wide spread across disclosed sizes.
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