Embarc Collective and EX3 Labs Partner to Expand Corporate Access to Innovation, Emerging Technology and Talent in Florida
Embarc Collective, Florida’s fastest-growing startup hub with a peer community of 300 founders and cofounders of 135+ early-stage tech startups and growth companies, has partnered with EX3 Labs, a leading-edge, multi-disciplinary professional services firm at the intersection of strategy, design and technology. Together, we unveiled The Digital Suite Tampa, a new state-of-the-art space for organizations […]
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Featured Founder: Khylir Patton
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 Khylir Patton of IYA Inc., an on-demand maternal wellness platform giving moms instant access to vetted birth workers and AI-powered support throughout pregnancy and […]
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2025 Southeast Capital Landscape Report
Southeast Capital Landscape Report 2025 Introduction The Southeast Capital Landscape is a database first launched in 2019 to bring visibility and clarity to the venture ecosystem across the Southeastern United States. By cataloging the region’s active venture firms and pairing that database with analysis of major trends, our reports help investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders […]
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Featured Founder: Tyler Clark of Clarky AI
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 Tyler Clark of Clarky AI, a company that transforms how businesses interact with their customers through AI chatbots and voice assistants, built with enterprise-grade precision […]
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Embarc Collective Expands Partnership with the Genspiration Foundation
Embarc Collective Expands Partnership with the Genspiration Foundation to Extend Paid Internship Opportunities for Collegiate Talent The expansion of our partnership with the Genspiration Foundation – the family foundation of USF President Emerita Dr. Judy Genshaft, her husband, Steve Greenbaum, and their sons Joel and Bryan – marks an important milestone for Embarc Collective and […]
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Featured Founders: Brent Hobson & Jason Goddard from Wytebox
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 Brent Hobson and Jason Goddard from Wytebox, an AI-native project management platform built for the future of software development and project management. What were […]
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Builder Series Recap: Turning Vision into Action with Josh Carpenter
At our Q4 Builder Series, Josh Carpenter, President of SPEROS FL and Chief Integration Officer at Moffitt Cancer Center, joined Ian Anderson, Market President & Publisher of the Tampa Bay Business Journal, for a candid fireside chat on what’s next for health innovation in Florida. The Builder Series is Embarc Collective’s quarterly program designed to […]
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Event Recap: 2025 Venture Capital & Growth Equity Summit
Florida’s tech ecosystem took the spotlight as Embarc Collective hosted its first-ever Venture Capital & Growth Equity Summit, powered by KKR and FTV Capital. The event convened more than 40 growth-stage tech companies from across Florida alongside 30+ venture capital and growth equity firms representing hubs from California to New York, Tennessee, Georgia, and beyond. […]
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Embarc Collective Companies Contribute $100M Annually in Direct Economic Impact to Florida, Have raised more than $600M in Funding Ahead of Florida’s Premier VC and Growth Equity Summit
TAMPA, FL — OCTOBER 23, 2025 — Embarc Collective, the startup hub that’s elevating technological innovation across Florida and driving the future forward with startups, has announced that since its inception five years ago, its member companies have created more than 1,200 high-paying, Florida-based tech and tech-enabled jobs with average salaries between $70,000 and $80,000, […]
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Embarc Collective Partners with Cybersecurity & Compliance Firm A-LIGN
Embarc Collective is excited to announce a new partnership with A-LIGN , a leading cybersecurity and compliance firm, to drive innovation and tackle key technology and cybersecurity challenges facing startups and enterprises across Florida. This innovative collaboration will unite leaders from corporates, startups, and academia through a design thinking engagement focused on developing actionable solutions […]
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Fueling What’s Next at Embarc Collective: A Look at Our Refreshed Brand
At Embarc Collective, we’ve always believed in Florida’s potential—not just as a place where startups exist, but where they thrive. Since launching our platform in 2019, we’ve supported a generation of ambitious founders who are proving that world-class companies can start—and scale—right here. And the results speak for themselves: These numbers aren’t just milestones. They’re […]
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Featured Founders: Angelica M. Bermudez & Mauricio Grisales
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 Angelica M. Bermudez & Mauricio Grisales, founders of Esencia Property Maintenance System, a technology-driven platform transforming how multifamily property managers and service providers connect, […]
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