The Miami Tech Pod

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in America, yet millions of people never receive the annual skin exam doctors recommend. So what if your primary care physician could detect suspicious moles in seconds using AI? In this episode of the Miami Tech Pod, Maria sits down with Cody Simmons, Co-Founder and CEO of DermaSensor, the company behind America's first FDA-authorized AI-powered skin cancer detection device. Cody shares the incredible eight-year journey from research project to commer

In this episode of the Miami Tech Pod, Maria sits down with Ricky Rosa, founder of Miami-based Oasis, the startup building what it believes is the next computer interface. Ricky shares how years of work led to a product that caught the attention of Marc Andreessen, generated millions of views worldwide, and is rethinking how we interact with AI. In this episode, you'll learn: Why Oasis says it's not building a smart ring — it's building the next computer interface The long-term vision for

As AI-generated content floods the internet, one question is becoming increasingly important: How do we know what's real? In this episode of Miami Tech Pod, I sit down with Zach Meltzer, Founder & CEO of VeryAI, a Miami-based startup building technology that helps prove you're a real human online using nothing more than a scan of your palm. Zach shares how his experience scaling Galxe to more than 32 million users exposed a growing problem with bots, fake accounts, and digital identity—an...

A Top VC’s Brutally Honest Advice for Founders (And Why Miami’s Just Getting Started) Should founders raise venture capital? What actually makes someone fundable? And what does a top investor really look for in a founder? In this episode of the Miami Tech Pod, Maria sits down with Ed Sim, founder of Boldstart Ventures and one of the most respected seed investors in tech, to unpack what separates great founders from everyone else — and why the future of AI (and Miami) is moving faster than mos...

Seawalls haven’t changed in over 100 years… until now. In this episode, Anya Freeman shares how she left a legal career to build Kind Designs, a Miami-based startup using 3D printing to reinvent coastal infrastructure—making seawalls cheaper, stronger, and alive. We get into: - Why traditional seawalls are failing (and costing homeowners $300K+) - How “living seawalls” repair themselves and improve water quality - The unexpected path from lawyer → climate tech founder - How she naviga