Tampa Bay Waves Leadership Panel on Diversity – An Economic Imperative
Entrepreneurial diversity is not only the right thing to do. It’s an economic imperative, according to a leadership panel at the launch of Tampa Bay Wave’s TechDiversity Accelerator. The panel was the centerpiece of an hour long virtual kickoff for the accelerator program. Fifteen tech companies from around the United States and Latin America, including […]
Wave Steps Up to Support Local Startups with New Emergency Relief Loan Fund in Response to COVID19
In early April 2020, Tampa Bay Wave was so moved by the economic stress on our founders that we were among the first in the Tampa Bay community to establish an emergency loan fund, called the Rising Tide Relief Fund. We were moved to do so watching the stress our startup founders were experiencing. Like […]
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 […]
#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 […]
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 […]
TheIncLab Expands to Tampa with second AI+X Lab
TheIncLab, headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metro area, is pleased to announce it has opened a new human-centered Artificial Intelligence Experience (AI+X) lab in Tampa, Fla. to serve existing and new clients. This will be TheIncLab’s third U.S. location after expanding to Nashville, Tenn. in spring 2019 to expand the commercial business operations. “We are very proud […]
Knack Technologies makes Forbes 30 Under 30
The leaders at Intrinio and Knack are included in the new Forbes 30 Under 30. The list, which includes 600 “revolutionaries” in 20 industries, is made up of people who are changing the course, and the face, of business and society, said Forbes. The list-makers were chosen from more than 15,000 nominees. Dennis Hansen, 27, and Samyr Qureshi, […]
Neuroflow listed as one of CNBC’s Top 100 Startups
Every year, CNBC scans the globe looking for the 100 venture-backed start-ups that have the potential to transform industries and become tomorrow’s household names. Our 2019 Upstart 100 list showcases young start-ups that are building and scaling businesses addressing the rapidly changing technological era we live in. Selected from more than 600 nominees globally, each one was scored on […]
Immertec Takes 2nd Place At The 7th Annual Startup Of The Year Competition
Here is a closer look at the Top 5 Finalists that pitched live to an All-Star Panel of Judges and the #SOTYSummit audience. 2019 Startup of the Year™ Winner re:3D (Houston & Austin, TX; San Juan, PR) – Committed to decimating the coast and scale barriers to industrial 3D printing. After pioneering the world’s first […]
