Join the Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup, hosted by Tampa General Hospital’s TGH Ventures x Embarc Collective. Our next meetup on Tuesday, December 10th from 5:30-7:30PM focuses on utilizing sports technology to enhance athlete performance and recovery.
About the Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup
Each quarter, we’ll bring this community together to hear from top healthcare thought leaders and foster connections among industry professionals.
Who Should Join
We welcome all healthcare industry professionals, startup talent, investors, and community members passionate about the trends and technologies driving innovation in healthcare.
5:30PM—Arrival + Networking
5:50PM—Opening Remarks + Community Call Out
Have any special announcements, win, or ask to share with our community? Submit your call out with your RSVP to be selected!
6:00PM—Panel Discussion
Featuring Justin Driscoll, Principal at LEAD VC, and Mercedes Jorge, Events + Marketing Manager at the Tampa Bay Sports.
6:30PM—Networking
Mercedes is responsible for helping with the growth of the Event Development Institute (EDI), in-house event and marketing division that specializes in growing new and existing events and brands nationwide, while also assisting with the creative and marketing materials for TBSC and EDI events and event clients.
As a principal at LEAD, Justin is responsible for early-stage investment activity (sourcing companies to IC execution) and portfolio management (supporting founders to network activation). Since joining as the first U.S. employee, he has contributed to sourcing, executing, and managing transactions.
TGH Ventures serves as Tampa General Hospital’s corporate venture capital arm and innovation team. We seek to identify, partner, and invest in emerging healthcare companies redefining the industry. Our goal is simple: back and support entrepreneurs, financially and strategically, who are improving patients’ lives.
Tampa General Hospital is a private not-for-profit hospital and one of the most comprehensive medical facilities in West Central Florida serving a dozen counties with a population of over 4 million. As one of the largest hospitals in Florida, Tampa General is licensed for 1,040 beds, and with more than 8,000 team members, is one of the region’s largest employers.
Embarc Collective is a nonprofit startup hub helping founders in the Tampa Bay region build bold, scalable, thriving companies. Embarc Collective offers hands-on support driven by the unique goals and needs of each member startup. Member companies receive customized, ongoing coaching and support from startup veterans to help propel member companies’ growth.