Tampa Bay Wave proudly presents the 2024 Hall of Fame Gold Awardees! These innovative companies are transforming industries and driving remarkable growth. Join us in celebrating their achievements! We will be cheering them on in all of their continued success! •SEQURETEK •Venteur •TheIncLab •Future Cardia
Tampa Bay Wave
Technology, Information and Internet
Tampa, FL 10,556 followers
Accelerate. Innovate. Collaborate.
About us
Tampa Bay Wave (Wave) is a purpose-driven nonprofit dedicated to accelerating Florida’s innovation economy. Our mission is to help entrepreneurs transform innovative ideas into real-world solutions & scalable businesses, thus fueling positive social & economic change in Tampa Bay and communities everywhere. In the last 10 years, we have supported 460 of the most innovative startups who collectively have raised over $700 million and created more than 4,200 jobs. As Florida’s #1 Accelerator, Wave has built a successful track record that combines best practices of nationally recognized accelerators and incubators with strategic connections to existing regional entrepreneurship resources, mentors, capital, and other expertise in order to foster a highly cohesive innovation ecosystem. WAVE fills an important gap in Tampa Bay’s and Florida’s ecosystem as Florida’s top tech accelerator in terms of startup volume, investment capital raised, and job creation. Wave’s programs provide tech entrepreneurs with the resources they need to scale their startups, including access to our 200+ mentors, 400+ investors, and exclusive events with key stakeholders in the tech community.
- Website
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http://tampabaywave.org
External link for Tampa Bay Wave
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Tampa, FL
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2008
- Specialties
- Web and Mobile
Locations
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Primary
501 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 650
Tampa, FL 33602, US
Employees at Tampa Bay Wave
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Chris Arnold
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Akeelah Kuraishi
Co-Founder at Little Global Citizens
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Michael Dillhyon, MBA
General Partner at Sarasota Growth Ventures | Board Advisor | Founder | Mentor | Strategy | #Healthtech #Medtech #Hardtech
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Chris Tyler
Software and SaaS product leader / evangelist driving vision, design and development towards success
Updates
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Tampa Bay Wave proudly presents the 2024 Hall of Fame Silver Awardees! These innovative companies are transforming industries and driving remarkable growth. Join us in celebrating their achievements! We will be cheering them on in all of their continued success! •DeLorean Artificial Intelligence •Harness •Hook Security Co.•Redactable® •InEvent •Kind Designs •Knack •Medzoomer•Start Left® Security •Trust Stamp
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Tampa Bay Wave proudly presents the 2024 Hall of Fame Bronze Awardees! These innovative companies are transforming industries and driving remarkable growth. Join us in celebrating their achievements! We will be cheering them on in all of their continued success! •Articulate Labs •Bringo Net •DeviceTotal •Finni Health (YC W23)•inbanx •Immertec •Improving Aviation •Keep Aware •Kliken •Kredit Academy •Lazarillo •LunaJoy Health •Maya AI •Paperstack •Phonism by Inlayer •Prosal •Pulse Charter Connect •TSOLife •Seccuri •sensfix •Snowpack •Spontivly •TaxTaker •Tempest Droneworx™ •the*gamehers •Winter Innovations •Zendata
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A special thank you to Company Man Studios, the creator and sponsor of our "Billion Dollar Video," which we were proud to share at Hall of Fame 2024. This sponsorship reflects their commitment to fostering Tampa Bay's technology community, and the video left us all inspired about the future ahead. To the entire team at Company Man Studios: thank you for bringing our "Billion Dollar" story to life!
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Local group wins $14 million for blue tech accelerator-https://lnkd.in/gcmn6cF5 #stpetenews #stpetecatalyst #news
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A special toast to BankUnited, our beverage sponsor for Hall of Fame 2024! Their contribution goes far beyond refreshments - it demonstrates their commitment to fueling Tampa Bay's growing technology ecosystem. To the entire BankUnited team: your support helps power innovation in our community and we're deeply grateful for your sponsorship!
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Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the remarkable growth of our region's tech ecosystem at last night's sold-out Hall of Fame Celebration at Raymond James Stadium! A special shout-out to those who made the evening unforgettable: Keynote Speaker and NFL veteran-turned-entrepreneur Ryan Nece, our exceptional portfolio companies inducted into the Tampa Bay Wave Hall of Fame for their groundbreaking achievements this year, visionary tech pioneer Tony DiBenedetto - our inaugural Tampa Bay Tech Legend, our distinguished Mentors of the Year, and Andy Bennett and Madeline Dent, whose unwavering dedication shapes tomorrow's innovators. We're deeply grateful to our sponsors, silent auction donors, and table sponsors for making this celebration possible. Your support of Tampa Bay Wave's mission is invaluable, and we already can’t wait for Hall of Fame 2025! The incredible turnout and energy reinforces what we've always known: Tampa Bay's tech community is second to none! Here's to continued collaboration, innovation, and growth! For those who couldn't join us, check out this "billion dollar" video that our friends around the Tampa Bay community helped us create! Linda Olson Demelza DePalma Genest Richard Munassi MD MBA Dolores (Dee) Garcia Jennifer Ptack Amit Agrawal Jonathan Truong Mariah R. Mike Lynn Prathyusha Pappi Reddy Matthew Ymiolek Gregory Pierce Laura Davenport https://lnkd.in/gpTQBW4S
Tampa Bay Wave Billion Dollar Video
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Congratulations to our exceptional CEO Linda Olson for being named one of Tampa Bay Business Journal's "25 People to Watch in 2025"! Wave is incredibly proud to have such a visionary leader and founder at our helm. We're excited for all that 2025 has in store! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/ekbWVYxq
25 People to Watch in Tampa Bay business - Tampa Bay Business Journal
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🌊 Tampa Bay Wave is thrilled to announce our participation in "The Continuum" - a transformative $13.9M NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-funded BlueTech initiative! We're joining forces with six other powerhouse organizations to accelerate breakthrough ocean and environmental resilience solutions. This unprecedented collaboration will leverage our proven track record in driving tech innovation to support the next generation of BlueTech entrepreneurs. Wave is proud to partner with: -Braid Theory -Ocean Exchange -St. Pete Innovation District -Seaworthy Collective -University of South Florida -World Ocean Council Together, we'll build on our success in supporting 550+ tech startups who have raised more than $1 billion, now focusing on scaling breakthrough ocean and environmental solutions with these six other amazing organizations. Follow the link below to learn more! 🌊 Linda Olson Demelza DePalma Genest Richard Munassi MD MBA Dolores (Dee) Garcia Jennifer Ptack Jonathan Truong Amit Agrawal Mariah R. Mike Lynn Prathyusha Pappi Reddy Matthew Ymiolek Gregory Pierce Laura Davenport https://lnkd.in/eBvfKQgA
Biden-Harris Administration identifies 4 business 'accelerators' to boost the Blue Economy
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