Embarc Collective’s 2025 Impact Report: Supporting Founders, Strengthening Florida’s Startup Ecosystem
Our newly released 2025 Impact Report highlights the continued growth of Tampa Bay’s tech ecosystem and the founders building the region’s next generation of companies. Since launching in 2019, Embarc Collective has focused on helping early-stage tech founders scale their companies through coaching, programming, and a collaborative community designed specifically for startup builders. A Growing […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
Strengthening Our Foundation: Welcoming Three Exceptional Leaders to the Embarc Collective Board
We’re thrilled to announce that Embarc Collective is deepening its roots in the Tampa Bay community with the addition of three outstanding leaders to our Board of Directors: Drew Weatherford of Weatherford Capital, Dr. Rhea Law, President of the University of South Florida, and Kim Hill, Chief of Staff at ReliaQuest. These strategic additions reflect […]
Read More
From Foundation to Scale: A Look at Embarc Collective’s 2024 Impact & What’s Ahead
Embarc Collective CEO Tim Holcomb shares how Tampa Bay startups are achieving a 96% survival rate—double the national average—and outlines his vision for transforming regional success into lasting economic impact through enhanced coaching, community building, and strategic connections.
Read More
Embarc Collective Welcomes Holly N. O’Driscoll to the Coaching Team
We are excited to share our recent interview with Holly N. O’Driscoll, our Human-Centered Innovation & Design Thinking Expert. What sparked your passion for Design Thinking?Putting people first has always been a passion of mine, and when I got trained in Design Thinking in 2008, it was a game changer. Finally, human-centeredness was legitimized as […]
Read More
Embarc Collective Expands Support for Growth-Stage Companies with Three New Coaches
At Embarc Collective, we know that building a company is not a one-size-fits-all journey. Since 2019, we’ve delivered over 9,300+ hours of coaching to Florida’s most promising startups, driving unprecedented success rates: 96% of our original member companies are still in business today, with seven reaching Series A or beyond and three achieving successful exits. […]
Read More
Featured Founder: Dr. Sera Lavelle of Bea Better Eating
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 Dr. Sera Lavelle of Bea Better Eating, an app that rewires your mind to stop using food for emotional comfort and end the cycle of guilt […]
Read More
A Sincere Thank You Through a Semi-Brief History of Embarc Collective
As I wrap nearly seven years leading Embarc Collective, I want to express my gratitude to all who helped turn this from an idea into a globally recognized startup hub where the most focused, driven tech founders in Florida build bold, scalable, thriving companies. In September 2017, Jeff Vinik reached out to gauge my interest […]
Read More
Featured Founder: John Licato of Actualization.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 John Licato of Actualization.AI, which makes AI follow the rules by developing cutting-edge tools that ensure artificial intelligence systems align with human ethics, rules, and regulations. […]
Read More