Synapse

Synapse Summit, an annual event that brings people together to connect, educate and celebrate Florida’s innovation, has announced the finalists for its Innovation Awards. Finalists will present, on the main stage, at the Innovation Showcase at Synapse Summit, on February 28. The finalists were hand-selected by a panel of judges of CEOs, innovation leaders and

The sixth annual Synapse Summit, an event that connects, catalyzes and celebrates Florida’s innovation leaders, held February 28, at Amalie Arena, in Downtown Tampa, has released its schedule for the 2024 event. Speakers for this year’s event will include Shirl Penney, chief executive officer of Dynasty Financial Partners, Lauren Weiner, founder of WWC Global, Andrew

► Sal Y Mar Rooftop Bar, located at the top of the dual-branded Aloft and Element Hotel, in Midtown Tampa, launched a new dinner menu, curated by Executive Chef Johnathan Rodriguez.  ► Gordito’s, a fast-casual restaurant, opened in Water Street Tampa, at 615 Channelside Drive.  ► Tampa Bay’s new women’s professional soccer team, Tampa Bay

“Innovate or Die.” This challenge keeps many business leaders up at night. The reality of bringing big ideas to life is often more challenging than anticipated. Despite the best of intentions you may not get to the transformative, groundbreaking idea you were hoping for. Day-to-day responsibilities, the proverbial “firefighting,” not knowing where to start and

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

Two Tampa Bay serial entrepreneurs have launched a new platform designed to support the mental health side of youth athletics. Co-founders Brian Kornfeld, the previous chief executive officer of Synapse, and Dan Greco, CEO and managing partner for Ark Applications and a former board member for Synapse, came up with the idea for MaxU, the

Skyway Capital Markets is back on board as the Synapse VIP sponsor for its 2023 summit. For a company that works in the mergers and acquisitions space, it may seem like a head-scratcher, but really, it’s a form of a brilliant investment from a branding and name recognition perspective. “We want people to know us