Tampa Bay Wave announces 2024 FinTech|X Accelerator cohort of startups

Tampa Bay Wave, in collaboration with the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business, has launched the 2024 FinTech|X Accelerator, featuring a cohort of 10 startups.

Powered by support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Encore Bank, Smiley Technologies and Shumaker Loop & Kendrick, the program is now in its third year.

The FinTech|X Accelerator will span 90 days and include two in-person sessions at USF’s St. Petersburg campus.

The founders selected for the program have backgrounds at companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Ernst & Young and Microsoft.

The selected companies for the 2024 FinTech|X Accelerator are:

Finotta (Overland Park, Kansas)

Website: finotta.com

Finvix (Santiago, Chile)

Website: gofinvix.com

Identifee (Walnut, California)

Website: identifee.com

im Financial (Miami)

Website: im.financial

KuliPay (New York)

Website: clientpaydirect.com

Muse (New York)

Website: musetax.com

Notice Ninja (New Smyrna Beach, Florida)

Website: noticeninja.com

Revio Insight (Austin)

Website: getrevio.ai

Stello AI (Tampa)

Website: getstello.ai

Viva Benefits (Austin)

Website: vivabenefits.com

To learn more about the 2024 FinTech|X Accelerator Program, visit:

https://www.tampabaywave.org/fintech

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