Paul Harder

Suncoast Studio LLC

Role: Managing Member at Suncoast Venture Studio
Location: Sarasota, FL, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Paul Harder

Accomplished board advisor and leader with track record of accomplishments across…

Experience

Managing Member
Suncoast Venture Studio
Jan 2025 — Present · Sarasota, FL, US

Education

IMD
Annual President Course
1989 — 1998
Canisius University
MBA, Marketing
1970 — 1973
Canisius University
BBS, Economics
1965 — 1970

Skills

Product Management
Management Consulting
New Business Development
Mergers & Acquisitions
Entrepreneurship
Strategy Development
Business Strategy
Strategy
Process Improvement
Product Development
Change Management
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Planning
Healthcare
Business Development
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Manufacturing
Executive Management
Restructuring
Business Planning
Mergers
Competitive Analysis
Start-Ups
International Business
Venture Capital
Leadership
Management

Contact information

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Work email
•••••@suncoast.studio
Personal email
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Current company

Suncoast Venture Studio

Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals · 14 employees · Founded 2025 · Sarasota, Florida, United States

Suncoast Venture Studio is a venture builder focused on launching high-impact companies in Florida’s Gulf Coast. We invest at the pre-seed and seed stages, matched by outside capital, and operate as an institutional co-founder, providing talent, tools, and execution frameworks to build startups from zero. Our model emphasizes speed, validation, process, and scalability, with an in-house team that supports ventures through ideation, product development, and early traction. The goal is not only investor return, but regional economic growth through well-built companies. We concentrate on four verticals where our team brings deep expertise and market tailwinds align: SaaS/AI, FinTech, Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing, and HealthTech. In SaaS/AI, we build intelligent software that automates decision-making and workflow in underserved industries. In FinTech, we focus on tools that modernize legacy systems, democratize access, and leverage Florida’s unique demographics. Our Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing efforts target robotics, machine vision, and automation software that solve industrial labor and efficiency problems, while our HealthTech ventures apply software, AI, data, and connected devices to challenges in care delivery, elder health, and clinical operations. Each of these sectors are capital-efficient and ripe for transformation. By combining our internal venture creation process with access to domain experts, university tech-transfer pipelines, and our own operator experience, we can de-risk early execution and bring high-value startups to market faster. We aim to launch 3-4 ventures per year across these focus areas, positioning Suncoast as a launchpad for practical innovation across industries critical to the region and the future.

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