Tampa Bay Wave opens applications for its TechWomen accelerator program

Tampa Bay Wave is accepting applications for its 2021 TechWomen Rising Accelerator program.

The 90-day program was created to help women-owned tech startups.

To apply for the program, the startup must be at least 51 percent owned by a woman, have operations in Florida and a financial runway of at least three months, according to the application at TampaBayWave.org.

Companies in the accelerator program will receive a mentor and one-on-one feedback from notable tech founders.

The program is funded by a philanthropic commitment from JPMorgan Chase.

The application can be found here.

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