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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Launching a Successful Funding Round: How Heave Raised $7M with PR Power
As startup builders, we all know raising capital isn’t just about getting the wire transfer, it’s about building momentum. A strong PR and communications strategy can shape how investors see you, attract the right talent, and set your company up for growth long after the announcement. One great example of this is Heave, a startup […]
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Featured Founder: Wesley Roderick of RealHomeProfile
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 Wesley Roderick, founder of Real Home Profile, a social network focused on creating transparency in the home-buying experience. Please provide a brief one-liner about […]
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Recap: Q3 Builder Series Featuring Adam Burden, Global Innovation Lead at Accenture
Building What’s Next: Lessons from Accenture’s Adam Burden At our Q3 Builder Series, Adam Burden, Global Innovation Lead at Accenture, sat down with Tim Moore, CEO & Founder of Vu Technologies, to share how one of the world’s largest organizations thinks about innovation—and what tech startup founders can take away. Accenture’s 800,000-person scale may feel […]
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Recap: Q3 Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup
Exploring Care Delivery Through AI at the Q3 Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup Last week, Embarc Collective partnered with TGH Ventures to host our latest Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup, where we gathered innovators, entrepreneurs, and healthcare leaders for a thoughtful discussion on Care Delivery Through AI. In a discussion moderated by Daniella Diaz, VP of Revenue & […]
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Featured Founders: Scott Rosen & Chris Singh, Founders of NextKourt
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 Rosen & Chris Singh of NextKourt, a self-service automation system for unstaffed public venues, creating digital venue management hubs for recreation facilities managed […]
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Featured Founder: Amanda Cuevas, Founder of GlamNow
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 Amanda Cuevas of GlamNow, a company that redefines beauty services by offering concierge aesthetics— like neurotoxins, dermal fillers, and skin rejuvenation— directly to clients’ homes. […]
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