In the coming days, April 20 and 21, the third edition of the Spanish event Startup OLÉ will take place in Miami. Specifically, the James L. Knight Center will witness the “union” between the North American, Latin American, and Spanish ecosystems. This time, it has the support of CDTI-INNVIERTE, the Cybersecurity Agency of the Community of Madrid’s Department of Digitalization, Miami DDA, the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Strive305, The Hub, Mana Tech, Endeavor, Miami Fintech Club, ProChile, ProColombia, FEBICHAM, FIU Business, Kamay Ventures, the Franco-American Chamber of Commerce, Lazo, The Lab Miami, the Mexico–United States Chamber of Commerce, the Circle of Exporters, the City Council of Salamanca, and the University of Salamanca.
Startup OLÉ Miami‘26 is an international tech event organized by Startup OLÉ in the “Magic City.” The objective is to connect entrepreneurs and startups with investors, corporations, public administrations, universities, media, and other ecosystem players in Miami, one of the fastest-growing and most attractive innovation ecosystems in the United States.
Miami is also an increasingly relevant gateway to both the North American and Latin American markets, with the goal of accelerating business growth and facilitating access to investment and customers. In 2026, the event is expected to bring together a large number of investors and corporations, 85 panels, around 1,500 attendees, more than 350 international speakers, and about 250 startups and scaleups.
Activities
Toward this objective, Startup OLÉ Miami‘26 will include a wide variety of forums devoted to topics such as public procurement, investment and international expansion, among others, organized by entities such as Miami-Dade County, CDTI-INNVIERTE, the Consulate General of Brazil in Miami, Women Invest in Women and FEBICHAM. The program also includes panels on the role of public administrations and universities, as well as sessions focused on the value of the media within the ecosystem.
Additionally, the event will feature a startup fair, a pitch competition in which the best startups and scaleups will present their projects to investors, corporations and media, a reverse pitch in which service providers will present their proposals to entrepreneurs, speed-dating meetings, and networking cocktails, making Startup OLÉ Miami not just an event, but a major experience for attendees.
Prominent international speakers have confirmed their participation, including Spain’s Consul General in Miami; Maria Dreyfus-Ulvert, interim director of the Miami-Dade County International Trade Consortium; André Odenbreit Carvalho, ambassador and Consul General of Brazil in Miami; Óscar Fernando Marmolejo, Consul of Colombia; Alejandro Las Heras Vázquez, executive director of the Madrid Community Cybersecurity Agency; Patricio Sepúlveda, president of FEBICHAM; Óscar González Benito, director of the General Foundation of the University of Salamanca; Pilar Carrato, Director of Finance and Innovation at CDTI; Noelle Jackson, CEO of The Hub; Kwamara Thompson, CEO of Women Invest in Women; Luis I. Cortes, head of AI & GSIs, Product Portfolio Marketing and Learning at Red Hat; Chris Thorne, Chief Executive Officer of Broadline Capital; Omar Arab, managing director of the Miami Fintech Club; Claudia Durán, regional director for North America and director of Endeavor Miami; Sandra Valencia, CCO of Smart Network Solutions; Eyal Shats, founder of SimpliRoute; Hernando Barreto, managing partner of Aestro AI; Anna Pietraszek, director of the Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center; Christian Olea, founder of Manutara Ventures; Claudia Serrer, Trade Commissioner for the Southeast United States at ProChile; Ted Yag, partner at Phalanx Ventures; Sandro Murtas, Lead Export Finance Manager at the U.S. Small Business Administration; Natalia Ocampo, CEO of USABiz Consulting Group; Federico Battle, president of the Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador; Julieta Moradei, founder of Overlay Capital; Estela Cahoua, executive director of the Mexico–United States Chamber of Commerce; and Lucy Ponce, president of the Circle of Exporters, among others. Emilio Corchado, CEO and founder of Startup OLÉ, will host the event.
Numerous startups and scaleups will present their projects before a jury formed by investors and corporate representatives during the pitch competition. The three winning companies will receive direct access to Startup OLÉ events, including services such as a booth, access to networking cocktails and the networking app, participation in matchmaking activities, and direct access to the pitch competitions at Startup OLÉ Salamanca’26 (October 13–15) and Startup OLÉ Marbella’26 (June 17–18). Additionally, the ten best finalists will receive all these services except direct access to the pitch competition.
