Tampa Bay Wave Names Alex Sink as Board Chair Elect
TAMPA, FL (March 21, 2018) – Tampa Bay Wave, Inc. (Wave), a local nonprofit dedicated to helping entrepreneurs build, launch, and grow breakout tech businesses in Tampa Bay, welcomes Alex Sink, American politician, and financier, as their newest Board Chair-Elect. Alex Sink brings a variety of executive leadership skills to the Wave board that will […]
Seven Wave Companies Relocate from Gainesville to Tampa Bay
Tampa is working towards becoming the next entrepreneurial hub on the East Coast. We have endless talent in this city, a healthy growing startup ecosystem, and plenty of talent moving to Tampa from all around the country. Tampa Bay offers a world-class airport, access to a seasoned pool of talent, local investment dollars and greater […]
Wave companies receive funding from non-traditional investors
Two Wave companies received funding from non traditional investors, which was very unique. It has been a goal in mind for a long time for startup investing in Tampa, and to access investors beyond the usual investors, said Allen Clary, an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Wave. Phonism is a cloud service that provides easy to use tools […]
EatMobile Launching at Startup Week with 10 Food Trucks!
Tampa Bay Startup Week is less than 2 weeks away and we hope everyone is as excited as we are! Startup Week is a for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs event February 13th till the 17th in both Tampa and St. Pete. This is Tampa Bay’s largest entrepreneurial event and backed on the Tampa side by our […]
Torchfi Serves up Success at Moxie’s Cafe
TorchFi’s revolutionary “Wifi Waiter” recently went live in Moxie’s Cafe. The Wifi Waiter delivers speed and simplicity to the food scene–allowing the customer to use the restaurant’s existing internet connection to place their orders without the hassle of waiting in line. Wifi Waiter has also been featured and received rave reviews at the Attic Cafe […]
December Job Postings
The Wave would like to keep its community informed about the new jobs posted on the Wave’s job board. These include an account executive (M-ize), sales intern (Holdsum), marketing communications manager (Skylearn), and software QA tester (Priatek). Skylearn is looking for a full time marketing manager that has several years experience managing people, experience in […]
Trucks on Demand and Metropolitan Ministries Team Up This Holiday Season
This holiday season, Trucks on Demand and Metropolitan Ministries are changing how you donate to those in need. Wave is proud to have Trucks on Demand onboard as one of our Launch phase companies. Their TODXL app connects consumers to a pay-for-truck service, providing access to a large pickup truck driven by an approved Trucks […]
Startup Surge Mentor – Jim Gossett
Known throughout the business community for his ability to rebuild and reorganize challenged companies into efficient, high-performance organizations, Jim Gossett is the next mentor we will be featuring for our upcoming Startup Surge. Gossett has received an undergraduate degree in Information Systems and Finance from the University of Wisconsin as well as an MBA from […]
Startup Surge Mentor – Tom Panaggio
An entrepreneur for over 30 years, Tom Panaggio has a proven track record of creating and leading businesses to the peak of their field. Starting in 1983, Tom and his siblings founded his first company, Direct Mail Express and developed the company to be on the leading edge of marketing technology. As a lead up […]
Florida Startup has a Knack for Tutoring
Where do you go for 3000 level chemistry tutoring? After realizing there’s no way you can make it to you Professor’s office hours, many college students find there are few options for helpful resources in upper-level collegiate courses. In comes Samyr Qureshi and his startup Knack, an online-to-offline app that connects college students with peers […]
