Enhancing Mental Health Support With Digital Solutions: Reflections From the Q3 Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup
TGH Ventures and Embarc Collective partnered to create the Tampa Bay Healthtech Meetup with a mission to gather seasoned industry leaders, startup builders, investors, and community members for in-depth conversations on major healthtech trends. Our Q3 Healthtech Meetup was focused on advancements in mental and behavioral healthcare, featuring Johnny Crowder, Founder & CEO of Cope […]
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Leadership transition at Embarc Collective ushers in a new phase of growth
Globally recognized startup incubator will build on its successful foundation to become the leading organization for entrepreneurship in the Southeast U.S. TAMPA, Fla. – Aug. 29, 2024– Embarc Collective today announced the appointment of its next CEO, Dr. Tim R. Holcomb, an experienced entrepreneur and educator with over 35 years spent building and supporting high-growth […]
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Featured Founder: Ethan Reistad of Boats and Buyers
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 Ethan Reistad of Boats and Buyers, the first auction-style marketplace for boats. What were you doing previously, and what inspired you to launch your company? Growing up […]
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Insights From Joe Lopano, CEO of TPA, on Delighting Your Customers
As Joe Lopano, CEO of Tampa International Airport heads into retirement, he revealed key insights on creating exceptional customer experiences at TPA at the Embarc Collective’s Q3 Builder Series event, powered by Hillsborough County EDi2. Joe joined Lakshmi Shenoy, CEO of Embarc Collective, to discuss strategies driving TPA’s exceptional customer experience. Here are a few […]
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Inaugural Ganay Thompson Community Award Honors Melissa Glossup, Founder and CEO of Safety Biometrics
Since its inception, Embarc Collective has been dedicated to fostering a vibrant and supportive startup community. What began with 25 member companies in 2019, has now flourished to over 100+ thriving startup companies. At the Summer Party 2024, Embarc Collective members and their closest supporters came together to celebrate milestones of startup builders of our […]
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Featured Founder: Rocio Frej Vitalle of SkyTL
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 Rocio Frej Vitalle of SkyTL, a multi-hazard platform that fuses sensor data, AI, and physics models to deliver real-time intelligence, helping decision-makers act faster and safer […]
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Featured Founder: Mart Vainu of Cashy
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 Mart Vainu of Cashy, an application that helps banks and credit unions reach Gen Z through games and financial education through a plug-and-play platform that makes […]
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Embarc Collective and TiE Tampa Bay Elevate Tampa Bay’s Startup Scene
Since 2021, Embarc Collective has partnered with TiE Tampa Bay, the local chapter of TiE Global, a nonprofit organization devoted to entrepreneurs in the Greater Tampa Bay area. Supported by Embarc Collective’s commitment to serving Florida’s most driven and focused entrepreneurs, this collaboration offers invaluable opportunities for our member community. Today, we are furthering the […]
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From Surviving to Thriving: Cultivating the ‘Outlast’ Mindset in Entrepreneurship
Startup building is an endurance sport with highs, lows, and everything in between. Our community of 100+ startups recently hit a major milestone: an impressive 96% survival rate over five years, soaring past the national average of just 50%. Talk about beating the odds! Embarc Collective’s annual Leadership Summit, powered by The First Bank, was […]
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Boosting Entrepreneur Wellness: Embarc Collective Strengthens Its Partnership With the Florida Blue Foundation
According to Startup Snapshot, 72% of startup founders say being an entrepreneur takes a toll on their mental health, and 81% say they are “not open about their stress, fears, and challenges.” This underscores that building a startup is not only difficult and lonely, but it can also impact an entrepreneur’s mental health. That is why we are excited […]
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