# eMerge Americas funding: rounds and investors

> eMerge Americas has raised $1.5M across 2 rounds since 2014. Investors include Florida Funders, John S and James L. Knight. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/emerge-americas (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *eMerge Americas*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Events

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources

- **Latest round:** Venture Jul 2021
- **Biggest round:** $1.5M Grant · Dec 2014
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

**$1.5M** Grant

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Grant, $1.5M
- **Biggest round:** $1.5M
- **Between rounds:** 6.5 years

## The rounds

- **Jul 2021** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Florida Funders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/florida-funders) Source recorded
- **Dec 2014** Grant **$1.5M** *2 new* [John S](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-s) [James L. Knight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-l-knight) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From eMerge Americas's own website: 2 founders, 5 on the team.

**Melissa Medina** CEO & Co-Founder

**Manny Medina** Founder & Chairman

- **Burhan Sebin** Chief AI Officer
- **Diane Vidoni** Chief Operating Officer
- **Claudia Basso** Director of Accelerator Programs
- **James Cross** Director of Partnerships
- **Silvia Clarke** Account Director, Partnerships and Alliances

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Grant** 2014 **Venture** 2021 [Florida Funders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/florida-funders) [John S](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-s) [James L. Knight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-l-knight)

## Everyone who backed them

[Florida Funders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/florida-funders) VC firm **1** round

[John S](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-s) Angel **1** round

[James L. Knight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-l-knight) Investment firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=emerge-americas).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists eMerge Americas as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[A-Rod Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-rod-corp) Family office Per its own site

## Quick answers about eMerge Americas

### Who invested in eMerge Americas?

eMerge Americas's investors include Florida Funders, John S and James L. Knight.

### How much has eMerge Americas raised?

eMerge Americas has raised $1.5M across 2 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did eMerge Americas last raise?

eMerge Americas's most recent round was a Venture in Jul 2021.

### What was eMerge Americas's biggest round?

eMerge Americas's largest round on record is $1.5M (Grant), in Dec 2014.

### Who backed eMerge Americas first?

eMerge Americas's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by John S and James L. Knight.

### What stage is eMerge Americas at?

eMerge Americas's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2021.

### Where is eMerge Americas based?

eMerge Americas is based in the United States.

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