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Over 30 Wave Companies Named Startup of the Year Finalists Throughout the Years

The 9th Annual Startup of the Year Summit is taking place in Tampa Bay, January 25th-27th; so far, 10 out of the 100 finalists selected for the competition are Wave portfolio companies. Powered by Established, this prestigious program helps diverse, emerging startups, founder teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level through competition, community, […]

Five Wave Companies Selected to Present at Florida Venture Forum’s 2020 Early Stage Conference

Congratulations to five Wave companies to present at Florida Venture Forum’s 2020 Early Stage Venture Forum Conference. EXIOM, INC., Monticello (www.exiom.com), the company enables Orthopedic Professionals to rapidly scan and measure an injured limb, build a patient-specific splint, and 3D print the brace on-site while the patient waits. The total print time averages only 30 minutes […]

Wave Startup Funding Roundup – October 2020

As we enter into Q4 2020, Wave companies continue to find success fundraising even during these odd times of COVID. Here are a few of the companies that have successfully either raised capital, or are deep in the process of raising capital: Fetefully, who recently completed the 2020 TechDiversity Accelerator cohort, has landed a lead […]

Wave Startup Funding Roundup – August 2020 Edition

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, many startups are still finding early stage capital – including those with diverse founders.  Tampa Bay Wave’s client companies are certainly challenging the assumption that COVID-19 is making it difficult for startups to raise capital these days.  Just since the pandemic hit, our client companies have collectively raised nearly $10 million!! […]

EDA Grant For Florida Startups Yields Lakeland Group Investment

Vikas Bhatia, CEO, Justprotect

Seeds sown by Tampa Bay Wave and Upsurge Florida lead to investment in Wave member technology company, JustProtect. Seeds planted by a federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to promote investor awareness and seed funding activity in Florida have recently blossomed into a significant investment in the Tampa-based technology company, JustProtect. The […]

#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 […]