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Tampa Bay Innovation Week is Coming!
Tampa Bay Innovation Week will take place from February 10 through February 17. During this week, Tampa Bay will showcase the different technologies, people, and organizations focused on innovation from across the region. Anchored by the Synapse Summit, Tampa Bay Innovation Week brings those close to the innovation economy and those new to the space […]
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Embarc Collective Ranked as a Top Program by UBI Global
Today UBI Global recognized Embarc Collective as a top incubation program in the world. Now serving over 125 tech and tech-enabled startups across Florida, Embarc Collective launched in 2020 and quickly began delivering results. Within just three years, Embarc Collective has achieved the level of impact to merit this global recognition and now gains […]
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Embarc Collective Welcomes Jason Putorti to Coaching Team
We’re excited to welcome Jason Putorti, UX Strategist, to the Embarc Collective coaching team—here to deliver customized, consistent, and high-quality strategic guidance to our members. Read on to learn more about Jason’s unique background and perspective on startup building. What fostered your passion for product? I’ve been building software and websites since I was 8, […]
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Embarc Collective Receives Grant from the Florida Blue Foundation to Prevent Burnout, Promote Mental Well-Being for Startups
The grant will provide founders with resources to avoid burnout and continue to build thriving companies Embarc Collective, the startup hub helping founders in the Tampa Bay region build bold, scalable, thriving companies, today announced it received a $20,000 grant from the Florida Blue Foundation. This grant, its third from the Florida Blue Foundation, will […]
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Featured Founder: Jake Dyal of Certus Core
Welcome to our Featured Founder series, where you’ll meet startup founders from Tampa-St. Petersburg who are building and scaling their ventures to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Jake Dyal of Certus Core, which enables rapid decisions through knowledge systems. What were you doing previously and what inspired you to launch your […]
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Featured Founder: Elezar Tonev of EaseAlert
Welcome to our Featured Founder series, where you’ll meet startup founders from Tampa-St. Petersburg who are building and scaling their ventures to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Elezar Tonev of EaseAlert, a company that delivers less stressful and more efficient alerts directly to emergency responders to help them live longer, healthier […]
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Introducing Our Newest Engineering and UX Strategy Coaches at Embarc Collective
Product sits at the core of the 125+ technology startups building at Embarc Collective. That’s why we’re excited to welcome two new product-focused experts to the Embarc Collective coaching team—here to deliver customized, consistent, and high-quality strategic guidance to our members. [siteorigin_widget class=”WP_Widget_Media_Image”][/siteorigin_widget] Alex Callihan is our Engineering Strategist, helping our community build ironclad […]
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Featured Founder: Scott Minniear of NeuX Technologies
Welcome to our Featured Founder series, where you’ll meet startup founders from Tampa-St. Petersburg who are building and scaling their ventures to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Scott Minniear of NeuX Technologies, which develops life-changing technology that helps people feel, move, and live better. What were you doing previously and what […]
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Recap: 2022 Glaring Gap Summit
This month, Embarc Collective hosted the Glaring Gap Summit, sponsored by ReliaQuest. Now in its third year, the Summit has provided startup investment training to over 150 women across Florida—from college students to mid-level professionals to accredited investors. The Glaring Gap Summit isn’t your typical speaker conference. Instead, the Summit provides an interactive investor education […]
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Featured Founder: Alex Kraft of Heave
Welcome to our Featured Founder series, where you’ll meet startup founders from Tampa-St. Petersburg who are building and scaling their ventures to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Alex Kraft of Heave, which is a Heavy Construction equipment marketplace. What were you doing previously and what inspired you to launch your company? […]
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Embarc Collective Accelerates Startup Programs With $100K from the Florida Business Development Corporation
The grant will support Embarc Collective’s mission to train and develop Tampa Bay’s Tech Talent Embarc Collective, the startup hub helping founders in the Tampa Bay region build bold, scalable, thriving companies, today announced it received a $100,000 grant from the Florida Business Development Corporation (FBDC). This grant, its fourth from FBDC, will equip Embarc […]
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Your Startup Guide to Strategic Planning
Use this outline to guide your annual planning process As we dive deeper into Q4, it’s an opportune time to reflect on your startup’s past year of growth and plan for what comes next. This is a critical practice for startups—to zoom out of day-to-day execution and make a deliberate effort to work on the […]
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