Tampa Bay Wave
Tampa Bay Wave is a “for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs” innovation community working to foster a stronger and bigger tech startup ecosystem in Tampa Bay and throughout Florida. Tampa Bay Wave is fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of their organization staff and operations.
Groundswell Startups
Groundswell Startups, Inc. is a privately funded, nonprofit incubator serving high tech founders in Space Coast, FL, a region that offers more engineering talent per capita than any other in the United States. Groundswell’s mission is to create a strong pipeline to capital, resources, and industry expert support for the benefit of high impact startup companies in Space Coast, FL.
UF Innovate
UF Innovate is building business on innovation. It is the umbrella organization uniting the four entities that drive the innovation ecosystem at UF. Based at one of the nation’s leading research institutions, UF Innovate comprises Tech Licensing, Ventures, Pathways, and an Accelerate program, which includes two business incubators, The Hub and Sid Martin Biotech. Together, those organizations move research discoveries from the laboratory to the market. UF Innovate connects innovators with entrepreneurs, investors and industry, incubates startups and growth companies, and fosters a resilient economy — all in an effort to make the world a better place.
The Launch Pad at UM
The Launch Pad at The University of Miami offers career guidance, resources, and advice to entrepreneurs, innovators, and inventors at the University of Miami. Our mission at The Launch Pad is to show University of Miami students and alumni that starting a new venture and being an entrepreneur is a legitimate career path.
Tampa Bay Innovation Center
The Tampa Bay Innovation Center is home to independent workers including solo entrepreneurs, lawyers, investors, accountants, graphic designers, engineers, and other related occupations geared towards tech startups. The space is great for small companies, remote workers, startups and anyone who wants to share ideas, knowledge, space and equipment.
USF Research & Innovation
The Tampa Bay Technology Incubator (TBTI) is one vehicle through which USF CONNECT grows successful companies. As part of USF Research and Innovation's Innovation Enterprise, TBTI supports technology research as a catalyst for economic development and advocates the creation and development of facilities for high-technology companies and related support functions.