Kevin Ruiz is the Senior Advisor for Business Development and Recruitment, and a founding member of the Venture Miami team. He works with new to market and existing founders and funders as their primary touchpoint; covering quality of life considerations, research and data, talent recruitment, connections to key stakeholders, exposure opportunities, and more.

In his role, Kevin has met with thousands of founders, funders, educators, and various technology focused associations. To date, his team has directly recruited and assisted over 150 companies tied to 12,000+ projected jobs to the City of Miami. He is also the author of the incentive programs for the Miami Downtown Development Authority, City of Miami, and co-author of Miami Beach’s and Miami-Dade County’s newest iterations, all of which place an emphasis on Human Capital.

Kevin received a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Florida and Master of Business Administration from the University of Miami. He is a third generation native who loves all things Miami; it’s history, culture, community, food, and sports. Most importantly, he firmly believes in a “Miami Forever” and “Miami For Everyone” and uses this daily as a guiding principal.
We seek to (1) provide concierge support for funders & founders. (2) connect talent to jobs. (3) meaningfully promote diversity, equity & inclusion. (4) bridge connections between new to market entities and the existing innovation ecosystem. (5) support regional collaboration amongst other local governments, economic development agencies & organizations.