Ecosystem Highlight: Natalie Womack
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Natalie Womack, Founder of Clarify, a real-time communication intelligence platform that helps people pause, reflect, and rewrite messages before sending to reduce […]
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Builder Series Recap: Moez Limayem on Leadership, AI, and USF’s Role in Tampa Bay’s Future
At Embarc Collective’s Q3 Builder Series sponsored by Clark Nuber, founders, operators, and community leaders gathered for a fireside chat with University of South Florida President Moez Limayem. Moderated by former USF President Rhea Law, the conversation explored leadership, the future of higher education, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, and USF’s growing role in Tampa Bay’s innovation […]
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Jeremy Fritzhand Joins Embarc Collective as Vice President of Platform & Member Engagement
Embarc Collective is excited to welcome Jeremy Fritzhand as our new Vice President of Platform & Member Engagement, bringing more than two decades of experience in entrepreneurship, founder support, startup acceleration, and ecosystem building to our team. Jeremy joins Embarc Collective after serving as CEO of VentureStudio at Ahmedabad University in India, the university’s innovation […]
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Embarc Collective Welcomes Cogent Bank as Preferred Commercial Banking Partner to Support Florida’s Fastest-Growing Startups
TAMPA, FLORIDA, AUGUST 12, 2026— Embarc Collective today announces a new partnership with Cogent Bank, which joins the organization as a preferred commercial banking partner and newest Shared Services Partner. Embarc Collective’s Shared Services Partner Program gives early-stage technology companies access to best-in-class banking, accounting, tax, legal, cybersecurity, and other strategic service providers that help […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Mike Chahinian
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Mike Chahinian, Founder & CEO of Krew Social, the world’s first enterprise belonging platform that helps members of large organizations find their […]
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Alla Adam Joins Embarc Collective as Fundraising Strategist
Embarc Collective is excited to welcome Alla Adam as our new Fundraising Strategist, bringing founders an experienced investor, three-time founder, negotiator, and global advisor who knows what it takes to navigate the moments that matter most when raising capital. Since 2003, Alla has worked with leaders and teams around the world, including Tesla, Amazon, Google, […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Christina Dills
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Christina Dills, Founder & CEO of Smart Edge Technologies, an AI Transformation platform for SMB featuring SortIQ and SmartPath AI native solutions […]
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Elizabeth Nelson Joins Embarc Collective as SBIR/STTR & Federal Grant Programs Strategist
Embarc Collective is excited to welcome Elizabeth Nelson, Director of the Florida High Tech Corridor at the University of South Florida, as our new SBIR/STTR & Federal Grant Programs Strategist. While in her full-time role with the Florida High Tech Corridor at the University of South Florida, Elizabeth will also serve as an expert coach […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Pierre Aurimond
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Pierre Aurimond, Founder & CEO of Flexmode, an invite-only social platform curating a scalable circle of active professionals in Miami through sport […]
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Ecosystem Highlight: Vanja Todorovic
Welcome to our Ecosystem Highlight series, where you’ll meet the innovators in our vast ecosystem of startup builders from across Florida, who are actively solving some of the world’s greatest challenges. We interviewed Vanja Todorovic, Founder & CEO of MelMat, which runs four frontier AI engines on the same question and synthesizes where they agree, […]
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