Seagate Space takes rocket launches offshore
Seagate Space is rethinking how and where rockets launch as offshore platforms move into focus.
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Serial entrepreneur builds AI platform for marketing decisions
Bill Lederer builds an AI platform designed to help marketers make faster, smarter decisions in real time.
Why Eskuad sees field operations as tech’s next frontier
Tampa-based Eskuad is building technology for the world where work actually happens, far from Wi-Fi, dashboards and boardrooms.
Tampa Bay Wave startups raise $500M and add 1,000 jobs
Tampa Bay Wave startups raised $500M and added more than 1,000 jobs in a record-setting year.
Meet Dieumerci Christel, whose journey from a refugee camp is reshaping student-teacher connections
Born in a Tanzanian refugee camp, Dieumerci Christel is building Enlightapp to help schools strengthen connection and student engagement.
Tampa Bay Wave and USF team up for 2025 FinTech|X Accelerator launch
The Tampa Bay Wave and the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business are launching the fifth annual FinTech|X Accelerator on Aug. 4. The 2025 cohort will bring together a group of startups worldwide. Since its inception, the program’s alumni, including Paperstack, Viva Finance and Ascent, have raised more than $95 million and generated … Read more
Tampa Bay Wave names 15 startups to 2025 Tech|X Accelerator Cohort
A practical update on Tampa’s commercial real estate market with insights on rental rates lease structures and tenant costs.
UK startup raises $7.5M, plans U.S. expansion with Tampa Bay Wave’s support
Definition Health, a UK-based health technology startup and participant in the Tampa Bay Wave HealthTech Accelerator, has raised $7.5 million in pre-seed funding to expand its predictive AI platform in the United States, with Tampa Bay as a primary entry point, the company announced. Definition Health’s platform aims to improve surgical efficiency, reduce complications and … Read more
Tampa Bay Wave surpasses $1 billion in funding for tech startups
The Tampa Bay Wave’s portfolio of more than 550 tech startups has collectively raised over $1 billion in investor capital, marking a significant milestone for the nonprofit accelerator. Founded in 2013, with the support of a $1 million federal grant from the United States Economic Development Administration, the Wave aims to strengthen the region’s startup … Read more
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 … Read more