Tampa Bay Wave Selects 15 New Tech Startups for the 2020 TechDiversity Accelerator Cohort
Tampa Bay Wave is proud to announce their 21st accelerator cohort for the 2020 TechDiversity Accelerator. Tampa Bay Wave has selected fifteen tech companies to join their cohort for the TechDiversity Accelerator, a program that has been supported by the Nielsen Foundation since 2018. This is an international program designed for early-stage tech companies that […]
Safe & Productive Coworking – Wave’s Plans for Reopening Our Innovation Center in Response to COVID
UPDATED as of June 1, 2020 (Check back frequently for updates) As we continue to monitor the situation at hand, we have your health and safety top of mind. Since closing to the public in mid March, we have been steadily planning for the eventual reopening of our downtown Tampa location, including some changes you […]
Businesses recover from COVID-19 financial setbacks with the help of Tampa Bay Wave
When Vikas Bhatia moved his cyber security firm from New York to Tampa earlier this year, he was at the top of his game. He relocated to take advantage of lower taxes that come with running a business in the Sunshine State. But like so many other companies, he was unable to avoid the financial […]
Growing the tech industry: How a Wave entrepreneur played role in funding for video conferencing startup
It took veteran entrepreneur Steve MacDonald about a half-hour to see the potential in Vizetto, a technology company with a video conferencing platform to enable remote teamwork. Steve MacDonald After that meeting in March 2019 in a conference room at Tampa Bay Wave, an enthusiastic MacDonald, executive entrepreneur-in-residence at Wave and a partner and member […]
#GivingTuesdayNow
Over the past several weeks, we have seen how fast things change on both a global and individual human level. While the full impact of the COVID-19 crisis is still unknown, the stories of human resilience, love, and generosity continue to flood in. On #GivingTuesdayNow, Tampa Bay Wave asks you to continue to keep good […]
PikMyKid proposes using its technology to speed drive-thru Covid-19 testing
PikMyKid has proposed using the technology behind its school safety systems to make drive-thru testing for Covid-19 faster, safer and more efficient. Drive-thru testing (Credit: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Amouris Coss) Testing is key to flattening the Covid-19 curve and stemming the spread of coronavirus, according to a project summary from PikMyKid. […]
TechDiversity Accelerator Fosters Innovation By Underrepresented
Tampa Bay Wave, an “entrepreneurial hub” dedicated to helping tech startups become scalable businesses, is currently accepting applications for their TechDiversity Accelerator program. The program, funded by The Nielsen Foundation, focuses on accelerating startups that are at least 51% owned by women, minorities, veterans, LGBTQ+, or persons with disabilities. The 90-day program began accepting applications […]
Innovation at Work COVID-19
Truly, the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is making on the lives of families around the world, not to mention here at home, is unprecedented. Beyond the fact that people around the globe are ill or dying, we are all dealing with some kind of “new normal”, for at least the foreseeable future, thanks to […]
Investing in Women-Owned Startups, a Better ROI
JPMorgan Chase recently announced a strategic partnership with Tampa Bay Wave and Embarc Collective to invest in women-owned tech startups. The partnership, called TechWomenFL, will receive $500,000 of investment from JPMorgan Chase over the course of two years to focus exclusively on women-owned tech startups in the Tampa Bay region. Linda Olson (Tampa Bay Wave) […]
We Craft Box Named Best Craft Box in WIRED
Crafting is the worst part of parenting. My 5-year-old delights in sparkles, spangles, and gluing tiny pipe cleaners together. But purchasing, storing, and cleaning up after her various messes is a nightmare. We Craft’s subscription boxes have themes, but they are not as STEM-oriented as some of our other picks. Still, they offer a tremendous […]
