The Tampa Bay Innovation Center, a technology incubator, accelerator and coworking office, has announced the startups that will participate in its spring accelerator program. Throughout the program, founders of these companies will receive specific training and mentoring in customer discovery, product strategy, investor readiness and market validation. The startups selected for this program include: •
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Tampa Bay Wave, supported by a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, has opened the applications portal for its inaugural 2024 HealthTech|X Accelerator program. Set to officially launch in Tampa on July 22, 2024, this program aims to fuel innovation and support high-potential healthtech startups in Tampa and beyond. The HealthTech|X Accelerator, a non-profit
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The University of South Florida plans to create a college focused on the rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and computing. USF is the first university in Florida, and among the first in the nation, to announce plans to create a college dedicated to AI and cybersecurity. The vision for the college would be
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GuardianSat, a Tampa-based space safety technology company, has been accepted into the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, a part of USF Research and Innovation. The Tampa Bay Technology Incubator offers access to mentors, networking events, educational webinars, state-of-the-art facilities and critical research equipment. Co-founded by Rob Briskman, the “Godfather of Space Communications,” and Chris Rohe, GuardianSat
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The Tampa Bay Innovation Center, an early-stage tech incubator and accelerator, will kick off 2024 with a program catering to early-stage companies building emerging technologies for climate tech and sustainability. TBIC’s first climate tech program was conducted in early 2023. The inaugural program ended in April, with an Innovation Showcase featuring a keynote from Cathie
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Tampa Bay Wave, a nonprofit technology accelerator, has selected 16 cybersecurity startups for its CyberTech|X 2024 Accelerator program. This year’s cohort includes startups from Florida, California, New York and Virginia, plus international regions like Spain, Chile and Canada. The CyberTech|X 2024 Accelerator program is supported by a $2 million federal grant from the U.S. Economic
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Artificial intelligence technology has already had a profound impact on lives, despite still being in its infancy. While the technology is controversial in nature, due to its incredible capabilities, there are key benefits to utilizing artificial intelligence. St. Petersburg-based Deceptio.AI is one such company that has implemented AI, in a powerful way, for the
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The Tampa Bay Wave has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the United States Economic Development Administration to start a seed fund to focus on cybersecurity, fintech and healthtech startups. This three-year grant, awarded as a part of the U.S. EDA’s 2023 “Build to Scale” program, will help to launch the Tampa Bay Innovation Seed
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By James Neely, Senior Vice President of Sales, KUDUCOM Following the pandemic, people everywhere have been flooded with the message to #supportlocal, an endeavor that kept many vital local businesses alive in such a transient economy. Despite these efforts to keep the cities’ mainstay businesses afloat, Tampa Bay is no stranger to turnover. The city
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OneSixOne Ventures will hold its inaugural Gainesville Innovation Summit, on October 5, leading into the University of Florida’s homecoming weekend. The summit will have more than 20 speakers, many of whom are UF alumni, including Marcus Adolfsson, founding partner at Tampa Bay Ventures, Ryan Whittemore, partner at Florida Funders, Randy Glein, partner at DFJ Growth
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By Ryan Yaldor, chief technology officer for KUDUCOM™ Communication has undergone a revolutionary shift driven by customer expectations for seamless and personalized interactions with businesses. The way we connect, collaborate and create has, fundamentally, transformed becoming more flexible, inclusive and mobile. The Rise of the Unified Platform The swift transition to remote working triggered a
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Tampa Bay Wave has appointed Jay Powers as chief operating officer. In this newly created position, Powers will spearhead the execution of strategic initiatives, including the HealthTech|X Accelerator and LatinTech Accelerator, both funded through recent federal grants. He will also oversee all operational, functional and administrative aspects of the organization, according to a statement. “I
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