Tampa Bay HealthTech Meetup Q2 Recap: Funding for HealthTech Startups
Tampa General Hospital's TGH Ventures and Embarc Collective brought together healthcare industry professionals, startup talent, investors, and community members for an insightful discussion on funding strategies for healthtech startups.
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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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The Mind of a Builder: Ryan Serhant at Embarc Collective
Embarc Collective kicked off the week with a dynamic discussion, bringing together Florida entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and real estate professionals at our Builder Series, supported by Hillsborough County EDi2. Ryan Serhant, Founder and CEO of SERHANT., and Lakshmi Shenoy, CEO of Embarc Collective, took center stage to talk about the rise of tech in real […]
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Recap: 2022 Glaring Gap Summit
This month, Embarc Collective hosted the Glaring Gap Summit, sponsored by ReliaQuest. Now in its third year, the Summit has provided startup investment training to over 150 women across Florida—from college students to mid-level professionals to accredited investors. The Glaring Gap Summit isn’t your typical speaker conference. Instead, the Summit provides an interactive investor education […]
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Recap: 2021 Glaring Gap Summit
Our 2021 Glaring Gap Report outlined the state of tech entrepreneurship for women in Florida. This year’s report noted that the proportion of venture capital funding going to women-founded companies is up nominally year-over-year from 7% to 8%. However, this proportion still trails 3 points behind the national average. We also know from numerous studies […]
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Recap: 2021 Strategy + Leadership Summit
This week Embarc Collective hosted its annual Strategy + Leadership Summit, powered by ReliaQuest, for Embarc Collective member companies. This was a full day of sessions led by executive leaders at ReliaQuest and created to help guide Embarc Collective members with their annual strategic planning. Thank you to the ReliaQuest team for sharing your time and knowledge with […]
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Recap: 2020 Glaring Gap Summit
Summit Recap The Glaring Gap Summit, made possible with support from JPMorgan Chase, culminated last week. Our vision was to create an environment where women have access to the resources, expertise, and network to confidently lead as angel investors and within venture firms in Florida’s technology community. The Summit leveraged learnings from our Glaring Gap Report […]
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The Glaring Gap Summit: Investor Education Day
Just over a year ago, we received data about the gap that exists nationally between what women startup founders raise on average to grow their companies versus what men raise. Less than 20% of global venture deal volume in 2019 went to startups with at least one woman founder. In terms of total dollars raised, […]
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Recap: 2020 Southeast CEO Summit #SECEOSummit
This year our CEO Summit looked a bit different – but in doing it virtually, we were able to partner with 13 venture funds to bring together startups from across the Southeast looking at raising an institutional round of funding in the next year. 50 startups participated in bite-sized sessions over the course of 3 […]
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Top Takeaways from Embarc Collective’s First-Ever Founder Summit
As many know, building a startup is difficult and often lonely. To support Embarc Collective member companies with the ups and downs of the startup journey and to reinforce the strength of the startup community, Embarc Collective hosted its first-ever Founder Summit for current Embarc Collective member companies. We curated a half-day of learning and […]
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