2021 Southeast Capital Landscape
Over the past three years, Build In SE and Embarc Collective have produced an annual report on investor growth trends taking place throughout the Southeast region (defined as Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, & West Virginia). Since the report’s inception, our data-led observations have indicated that over the past […]
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Milestone Moment: 100 Startups at Embarc Collective
Embarc Collective has hit one of its most exciting milestones to date. As of last month, we grew to 100 active member companies that are a part of this thriving startup community. This makes Embarc Collective the fastest-growing startup hub in Florida. Building a startup is one of life’s hardest pursuits, and it’s not for […]
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Featured Founder: Will Sitton of SlipSeat
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 Will Sitton of SlipSeat, which supplies truck drivers and owner-operators to motor carriers using a freelance marketplace. What were you doing previously and what […]
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Launching Dedicated Sales Strategy Coaching at Embarc Collective
As Peter Thiel remarks in Zero to One, “poor sales rather than bad product is the most common cause of [startup] failure.” At Embarc Collective, we know sound sales strategy is a critical component of startup success — whether a company is just beginning to map their customer personas or executing a repeatable sales process […]
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Featured Founder: Trevor Clark of Shyftoff
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 Trevor Clark, Co-Founder of ShyftOff, which provides flexible customer support outsourcing for businesses. What were you doing previously and what inspired you to launch […]
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Launching Wellness & Burnout Prevention Coaching at Embarc Collective
Those of us working in the startup space often experience moments of burnout — in fact, research shows that founders are 50% more likely to report having a mental health issue, 10 times more likely to suffer from bipolar disorder, and 2 times more likely to suffer depression. That is why Embarc Collective has decided to prioritize […]
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Celebrating Ideal Agent
Ideal Agent is a real estate technology platform selling homes for as little as 2% commission via a referral network of top real estate agents. They’ve been a part of the Embarc Collective community since the very beginning—March 2019, to be exact. This team has grown tremendously and will be moving to alumni company status at the […]
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International Women’s Day: Women in Tech Tampa Bay
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Embarc Collective is excited to introduce you to Women in Tech Tampa Bay — a content series profiling the women who are building at Embarc Collective and how they’ve scaled their careers. We all know the woeful stats of women in the technology field: in 2020, women […]
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Women in Tech Tampa Bay: SaLisa Berrien, CEO of COI Energy
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Embarc Collective is excited to introduce you to Women in Tech Tampa Bay — a content series profiling women who are building at Embarc Collective and how they’ve built their careers. Meet more women tech founders and investors across the state of Florida here. Meet SaLisa Berrien, […]
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Women in Tech Tampa Bay: April Caldwell, CEO of fayVen
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Embarc Collective is excited to introduce you to Women in Tech Tampa Bay — a content series profiling women who are building at Embarc Collective and how they’ve built their careers. Meet more women tech founders and investors across the state of Florida here. Meet April Caldwell, […]
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Meet the Inaugural Embarc Collective Young Professionals Board
As part of our work at Embarc Collective, we get to connect with talented professionals across industries from startups to large corporates. In meeting with so many talented individuals, we saw an opportunity to create a bridge between the established business world and the emerging startup world. And with that, we launched the Embarc Collective […]
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Tampa Bay’s Start Up Guide For Founders and Entrepreneurs
If you’re running a company based in Tampa Bay, this guide includes everything you’ll need to succeed—investment funds, companies to watch, and more.
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