Embarc Collective Welcomes Cooth as Shared Services Partner to Bring Marketing Expertise to Florida Startups
TAMPA, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026— Embarc Collective today announces a new partnership with Cooth, which joins the organization as its newest Shared Services Partner, bringing brand, go-to-market, and growth marketing expertise to Embarc Collective’s community of early-stage technology companies. The three-year partnership is effective September 1, 2026. Embarc Collective’s Shared Services Partner Program gives early-stage […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Evan O’Connell
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Evan O’Connell, Founder of DigiNetics, which provides a non-intrusive operational audit layer that plugs into legacy ERPs to flag job-costing drift and […]
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Mike Simas Joins Embarc Collective’s Board of Directors
Embarc Collective is pleased to welcome Mike Simas, President & CEO of the Florida Council of 100, to our Board of Directors. Michael “Mike” Simas is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Florida Council of 100, an independent, nonpartisan organization of more than 200 of Florida’s leading CEOs. The Council was founded in 1961 […]
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Blake Investment Partners and Embarc Collective Join Forces to Accelerate St. Pete’s Startup Ecosystem
TAMPA & ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. — SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 — Blake Investment Partners and Embarc Collective today announced a new partnership that will expand Embarc Collective’s presence in St. Petersburg, giving founders of early-stage, high-growth tech companies in Pinellas County direct access to Embarc Collective’s internationally recognized platform with the resources, programming, capital connections, and […]
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Genspiration 2026 Recap: Building Tampa Bay’s Next Generation of Startup Talent
As students return to campus for the fall semester, Embarc Collective is celebrating the first year of an expanded partnership with the Genspiration Foundation that is creating more opportunities for University of South Florida and FUSE Program students to experience what it means to build and work inside an early-stage company. What began as a […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Rodolfo Saccoman
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Rodolfo Saccoman, Founder of WildlifeOS™, which builds AI infrastructure for wildlife risk, starting with CrocAlarm™, a sonar-first system designed to detect crocodilians […]
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Recap: Q3 Tampa Bay HealthTech Meetup on Remote Patient Monitoring
The latest Tampa Bay HealthTech Meetup, brought to you by Embarc Collective, TGH Ventures, and the Tampa Medical & Research District, brought together healthcare, technology, and startup leaders to discuss the evolving role of remote patient monitoring (RPM) in improving care delivery beyond the hospital walls. Hosted by Embarc Collective, the discussion featured Dr. Aman […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Andrew Shirer
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Andrew Shirer, Founder of Orchid Healthcare Technologies, an AI-native healthtech company helping providers catch preventable reimbursement issues before claims go out, reducing […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Keegan Zoller
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Keegan Zoller, Founder of VCS, which builds the digital infrastructure local and multi-location businesses need to acquire and keep customers, then runs […]
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Event Recap: 2026 Glaring Gap Summit
The 2026 Glaring Gap Summit brought together current and future women investors at Embarc Collective for two days of candid conversations, practical investing education, founder presentations, and relationship-building designed to help more women confidently participate in startup investing. Throughout the Summit, attendees heard from experienced investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders about building wealth, developing an […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Natalie Womack
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Natalie Womack, Founder of Clarify, a real-time communication intelligence platform that helps people pause, reflect, and rewrite messages before sending to reduce […]
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Builder Series Recap: Moez Limayem on Leadership, AI, and USF’s Role in Tampa Bay’s Future
At Embarc Collective’s Q3 Builder Series sponsored by Clark Nuber, founders, operators, and community leaders gathered for a fireside chat with University of South Florida President Moez Limayem. Moderated by former USF President Rhea Law, the conversation explored leadership, the future of higher education, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and USF’s growing role in Tampa Bay’s innovation […]
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