Blaire Martin

CEO, Activate Florida

Orlando

As the CEO of Activate Florida, the VP of Strategic Partnerships at Florida Funders, and the CEO/co-founder of the Florida Angel Nexus, Blaire has aided investors to deploy capital into early-stage Florida businesses and prepared entrepreneurs to raise capital since 2012. At Everix, she is focused on capitalizing our upcoming critical milestones, managing our spending plan, communicating with investors, supporting the company to create significant returns, and managing internal finances.

Blaire is an Investor-in-Residence at Babson College. She has been recognized by the Orlando Business Journal receiving the 2017 Women Who Mean Business - Woman to Watch Award, by the UCF Alumni Association as a 30 under 30, and the UCF College of Business as a Notable Knight. She graduated with honors from UCF with an MBA and a Bachelor’s degree focused on finance, entrepreneurship, and leadership. As a student at UCF, Blaire was honored twice as a Collegiate Water Polo All-American, earned four Southeast Division First Team Awards, and the UCF Sport Club of the Year Award.