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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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Featured Founder: Matthew Basile of Naya Software
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 Matthew Basile of Naya Software, which is a contract management platform that enables parties to leverage data to automate all aspects of commercial real […]
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Embarc Collective Receives Truist Foundation Grant to Further Strengthen Tampa Bay’s Thriving Tech Startup Community
The grant will support early-stage startups through Embarc’s customized coaching program Embarc Collective, Florida’s fastest-growing startup hub, today announced a $50,000 grant from Truist Foundation, a purpose-driven financial services company, to support Embarc Collective’s customized coaching for startup founders. Embarc Collective’s professional and management training provides technical support, education, and network access for entrepreneurs – […]
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Embarc Collective and ReliaQuest Team Up to Host Florida’s Premier Women Investor Program, The Glaring Gap Summit
Embarc launches partnership with ReliaQuest to set a new standard for supporting startups in Florida’s booming entrepreneurial community Embarc Collective partners with ReliaQuest this November to set a new standard for supporting Florida’s booming startup community. As part of the partnership, we will host Florida’s premier women investor training program, The Glaring Gap Summit. Read more […]
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Tactical Guidance to Level Up Your Leadership
Featuring: Derrick Brooks, EVP Corporate & Community Business Development, VSG and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Allie Felix, VP Platform for Embarc Collective, Heather Rivas, GM of Boulon Brasserie, Allison Casper Adams, Owner/Operator, Oxford Commons Hospitality Company, Brian Murphy, Founder and CEO of ReliaQuest, Punit Shah, CEO of Liberty Group and Co-Owner of Miami Marlins MLB, Lakshmi […]
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Featured Founder: Azza Diasti-Kennedy of Pet Harmony
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 Azza Diasti-Kennedy of Pet Harmony, a telehealth veterinary services app for pets & pet owners. What were you doing previously and what inspired you […]
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Lessons Learned From An Early-Stage Tech Community
I was fresh out of my first year of graduate school when I applied to Embarc Collective a little over a year ago. Like many, remote learning left me craving community, especially after years of working closely with community issues alongside passionate people looking for a challenge and solutions. My desire for community-centered work is […]
Read MoreLaunching Growth Marketing Strategy Coaching at Embarc Collective
Our community of over 120 technology startups continues to make exciting progress on their businesses every day. Founders and their teams crossing through the gates of early product/market-fit need to quickly shift their focus to growth strategies that build repeatable revenue, hit upcoming KPIs, and position their business for scale. That’s why we’re excited to […]
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