WHERE INNOVATION
MEETS EXECUTION
WELCOME TO SILICON BEACH
Sales are the least expensive funds. They fuel growth without dilution.
We’re thrilled that Carter Mudgett of the Jacksonville Business Journal joined us at a recent Silicon Beach Pitch Event, and we’re truly honored by his thoughtful coverage of what we’re building here in Jacksonville.
His article, “Former Wall Street executive launches Silicon Beach to connect Jacksonville startups with capital,” captures the spirit of our mission: bringing founders, investors, and the broader innovation community together to help First Coast startups grow, raise capital, and scale.
Thank you, Carter, for shining a spotlight on the momentum of our entrepreneurs and the expanding opportunities in Jacksonville. We’re excited to keep welcoming new founders and investors into the Silicon Beach community—and to continue showing the world why Jacksonville is a city worth building in and investing in.
Upcoming Events
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2025 DisruptIT
Our Venture Story
Silicon Beach is a hybrid accelerator-venture studio where commercialization is the priority, focused on building validation for founders of technology-based, disruptive startups who are ready to move from promise to performance.
We partner with companies at the moment commercialization becomes the priority — when validation needs to be rigorous, go-to-market must be repeatable, and scale is the next true milestone.
Our mission is to co-build alongside founders and executive teams with a hands-on platform that blends accelerator-grade momentum with studio-level leverage.
That means sharpening product strategy, installing real business development and distribution, and preparing companies to raise growth capital with confidence. We believe the least expensive funding is sales, and that pipeline and revenue are the clearest proof of market acceptance — exactly what investors want to see on the path to Series A and beyond.
By fostering a culture of innovation, execution, and deep collaboration, Silicon Beach helps startups reach product-market fit faster, scale sustainably, and build enduring companies that create meaningful impact.
Speaking with the Creative Entrepreneurship students at UF - Gainesville
Silicon Beach Pitch Event Hosted by the
UNF Coggin College of Business
Presenting at the "Business Advisors" Jax Event
Partners
Silicon Beach is proud to partner with the North Florida innovation community and beyond to grow disruptive, technology-based companies.
We’re grateful to the University of North Florida, the Coggin College of Business, and UNF MedNexus for their collaboration and shared commitment to entrepreneurship support that enables platforms such as the Silicon Beach Pitch Event and deeper connections with regional founders, talent, and leaders.
We believe a strong venture ecosystem doesn’t happen by accident. It requires studios, institutions, and operators to sponsor, mentor, and actively participate in the local innovation engine.
By doing that work alongside our partners, we strengthen the community flywheel of talent, pilots, capital, and founders, while also expanding Silicon Beach’s venture studio presence and ability to consistently validate, launch, and scale new companies across the Southeast.
Our Approach
As a hybrid accelerator and venture studio, Silicon Beach partners with founders when commercialization becomes the priority.
We don’t just advise: We co-build.
Our platform is designed to compress the path from validation to scalable growth by combining studio expertise with hands-on execution across product, go-to-market, and capital readiness.
Pitch Development
In a venture studio, the pitch isn’t a deck—it’s the venture’s operating narrative.
We help founders distill the problem, wedge, buyer urgency, and AI or tech advantage into a clear story that investors and customers
immediately understand.
From positioning to proof points to deck design, we build pitches that reflect real traction and a credible path to scale, not just vision.
Product Strategy
Studio product strategy starts with market truth.
We work alongside founders to validate the right problem, define the highest-leverage use case, and shape a roadmap that earns adoption and revenue fast.
Our team helps prioritize what will move the commercial needle—shipping products that solve urgent customer pain points, create a defensible advantage, and drive repeatable demand.
Go-To-Market Support
We build go-to-market engines, not launch plans.
Silicon Beach helps founders lock in ICP, messaging, pricing, sales motion, and channel strategy—then pressure-test it in the wild.
Because pipeline is proof, we focus on creating measurable traction early, turning pilots into repeatable revenue and giving the company a real foundation for scale.
Business Development
Studios win by accelerating access to customers and distribution.
We bring active partnerships, a national sales and distributor network, and operator-level Business Development to help open doors and close loops.
The goal is simple: shorten the path to market acceptance and embed the company where buying already happens.
Fundraising Support
We prepare ventures for growth capital by building what investors actually underwrite: a credible narrative, sharp metrics, and a repeatable sales engine.
We support the full raise—from story and materials to strategy and introductions—so founders reach Series A and beyond with momentum, clarity, and the diligence readiness that capital expects.
Scalable Growth
Once sales begin to work, growth becomes a system.
We help founders install the infrastructure for scaling: acquisition loops, retention strategy, team structure, operational cadence, and performance dashboards.
Our studio mindset keeps growth intentional and data-driven—so ventures don’t just grow fast, they grow right.