Ecosystem Highlight: Kamal Moumneh
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 Kamal Moumneh , Chief Innovation Officer & Managing Partner of Electus Global Education Co., a hybrid edtech/fintech social enterprise. Life Hub Infiniti […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Mathis Haugen
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 Mathis Haugen, Co-Founder of syp, which turns any water bottle into a smart hydration platform. What were you doing previously, and what […]
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Ambition Accelerated Kicks Off Statewide Accelerator with Embarc Collective as HealthTech Anchor
The Florida Council of 100 and its Foundation today brought Florida’s business leadership together around a shared ambition: build the next generation of great American companies in Florida. The statewide orientation and kickoff of the 2026 accelerator program within Ambition Accelerated Florida launches eight weeks of direct connections between founders of 46 early-stage tech companies […]
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Embarc Collective Welcomes Baker Tilly as Newest Shared Services Partner
TAMPA & ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. — [October 6, 2026] — Embarc Collective welcomes Baker Tilly as its newest Shared Services Partner, providing member companies with access to multidisciplinary accounting, tax, HR, and payroll specialization. Through the program, Embarc Collective founders will have opportunities to engage with Baker Tilly professionals through educational programming, office hours, onboarding, […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Majiye Uchibeke
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 Majiye Uchibeke, Founder of Ingenee, which super-automates the repetitive, time-consuming work behind media and streaming operations. What were you doing previously, and […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Bradley Wilson
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 Bradley Wilson, Founder of Aetheria Intelligence Inc, the independent control layer between AI and real-world action, governing what AI can do, requiring […]
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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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