Tag: Community Impact
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.
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Let’s Talk About Money: Bridging the Funding Gap for Women Entrepreneurs
Less than 2% of women entrepreneurs secured venture capital investment in 2023. This is not a typo; this is how alarming the disparity in funding for women entrepreneurs is. To address this critical issue, Embarc Collective, with the support of our presenting sponsor, RSM, and program supporter, Hillsborough County EDi2, hosted a special screening of […]
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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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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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Embarc Collective Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary of Supporting Florida Entrepreneurs
Startup building is hard. It takes drive, focus, and resilience to endure the ups and downs when a startup entrepreneur. As Embarc Collective’s coaching and support reaches its fifth anniversary, we are taking the opportunity to celebrate the companies that have survived the 5-year milestone along with us. Read in Inc. why entrepreneurs building at […]
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Attracting the Builders: The Move to Florida
The Twitterverse has highlighted the influx of talent migrating from California and other major tech markets to Florida. While the Twitter chatter has mostly been concentrated on South Florida, over the past few years, we’ve seen a similar influx of talent in other parts of the state, including Tampa and St. Pete. Our team at […]
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