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Riley Kaminer

Miami

Writer, Researcher, and Content Strategist at Freelance

Contributor at Refresh Miami

Lead Contributing Writer at South Florida Tech Hub

Sharing impactful ideas at scale. Tech writer and content strategist. Contributor @RefreshMiami. LatAm film & food fan.

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  • 3 days ago | refreshmiami.com | Riley Kaminer

    A year ago, launching a U.S.-based crypto exchange focused on perpetual futures would’ve been a non-starter. But a lot has changed… and fast. With a new administration in Washington and shifting regulatory winds, a startup called Rails has decided the time is finally right. And they’re not playing small.

  • 5 days ago | refreshmiami.com | Riley Kaminer

    Just eighteen months ago, Connectd was best known for helping startups find investors. But today, the platform is growing fastest in an unexpected area: helping professionals go fractional. “We’re seeing the biggest shift since we launched,” Roei Samuel, founder and CEO of Connectd, told Refresh Miami. “More and more companies are coming to us not for capital, but for talent: fractional executives, advisors, consultants. That’s what they need now.”The numbers back him up.

  • 1 week ago | refreshmiami.com | Riley Kaminer

    A $3.6 billion crypto stash sat hidden in a Google spreadsheet. Law enforcement had it in hand, but didn’t know it. That kind of miss is exactly what CAT Labs was built to prevent. The Miami-based startup, led by former DEA crypto agent Lili Infante, is developing the tools law enforcement needs to uncover, seize, and secure digital assets before they’re laundered or lost.

  • 1 week ago | refreshmiami.com | Riley Kaminer

    Why is it still so hard and so expensive to send money across borders? That is the question Enrique Perezalonso and his team at Palla are working to solve. Palla, based in Miami, is now embedded in more than 30 financial institutions across Latin America and the Caribbean. With its $14.5 million Series A round led by Revolution Ventures, the company is aiming to push even further – streamlining how money moves between people, countries, and currencies.

  • 2 weeks ago | refreshmiami.com | Riley Kaminer

    When Matthew and Michael Vega-Sanz sold insurtech startup Lula in 2024, they had options. They could have launched their next venture from San Francisco. They could’ve leaned on their track record to secure a big round fast. But they didn’t. Instead, the twin brothers went quiet – and stayed in Miami. Over the past year, the Vega-Sanz brothers have been building Gail, an AI platform designed specifically for the financial services industry.

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24 May 25

Your story is an asset. It can: • Build trust • Attract talent • Close investors Or it can stay locked in your head. Your call.

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Riley Kaminer ✍️ @rileywk
23 May 25

The biggest startup killer isn’t competition. It’s invisibility. Here’s why: Early-stage startups overthink content. They worry about “perfect.” “Perfect” messaging. “Perfect” branding. “Perfect” visuals. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking and the world keeps spinning. The

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Riley Kaminer ✍️ @rileywk
21 May 25

Founders: If you’re scared of repeating yourself… Great. It means you're saying something worth remembering. Say it again. Say it louder. Say it clearer. Brands are built on repetition.