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Linda Olson
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Oracle Health launched Republic crowd-funding campaign, raising nearly $800k in just a few weeks
Read the full story here about this exciting health tech startup from Tampa, Florida. https://republic.co/oracle-health
Linda Olson
Mar 8, 20211 min read
Xeriant Forming Strategic Alliance with Award-Winning AI Company, TheIncLab
Alliance to Accelerate Development and Commercialization of Next-Gen Aerospace Technologies BOCA RATON, Fla., March 08, 2021 (GLOBE...
Linda Olson
Jan 7, 202114 min read
Startup Stories: Peerfit Creates ‘Wake of Success’ in Tampa Bay
Hot off the heels of the (mega) sale of Peerfit’s intellectual property to a publicly traded, global company, Jamie Sewell sat down with...
Linda Olson
Dec 22, 20201 min read
2020 brought a wave of new tech-focused Tampa Bay investment groups
An oft-heard complaint across technology ecosystems, including the Tampa Bay region, is the lack of capital available. But Tampa Bay tech...
Linda Olson
Dec 16, 20203 min read
Tampa Bay Wave - Q4 2020 Funding Roundup - Acquisitions, Liquidity Events, and More!
Things are at full sprint in the Tampa Bay Wave startup scene as 2020 winds down. Multiple Wave companies have either closed rounds or...
StarterStudio
Dec 3, 20205 min read
Orlando Startup Luminar begins public trading on Nasdaq as LAZR.
Luminar raises nearly $600M gross proceeds; begins trading Dec 3rd under ticker “LAZR” Luminar Technologies, Inc. (“Luminar”), the global...
Linda Olson
Dec 3, 20201 min read
Angel investment network in Sarasota wants Florida to be the next Silicon Valley
By Lauren Coffey – TBBJ & Inno Reporter, Tampa Bay Business Journal Nov 30, 2020, 7:32am EST Twenty investors in the Sarasota area are...
StarterStudio
Dec 1, 20203 min read
Local Payments Startup, FattMerchant, receives majority investment.
Greater Sum Ventures (GSV) announced its majority investment in Orlando-based integrated payment technology provider Fattmerchant....
Linda Olson
Oct 27, 20201 min read
Commentary: Tampa Bay business ecosystem thrives in face of economic challenges
While many startups have been negatively impacted by COVID, several have found new markets, customers, funding, and other support.
Linda Olson
Oct 19, 20202 min read
Wave Startup Funding Roundup – October 2020
Several of Wave's startup companies continue to find success raising investment capital even during these odd times of COVID
Jack Pitcher
Oct 18, 20201 min read
SPAC Deal Will Make 25-Year-Old Luminar Founder a Billionaire
Austin Russell, the 25-year-old founder and chief executive officer of Luminar Technologies Inc., is set to become one of the youngest...
Alex Soderstrom
Oct 14, 20201 min read
Home Lending Pal: A Patchwork of Funding
Bryan Young successfully launched four companies before he co-founded Home Lending Pal Inc. in 2017. The Orlando-based tech startup,...
Linda Olson
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Five Wave Companies Selected to Present at Florida Venture Forum's 2020 Early Stage Conference
Congratulations to five Wave companies selected for Florida Venture Forum's 2020 Early Stage Conference: Exiom, ProjectMQ, TSOLife, WedZee,
Linda Olson
Sep 8, 20204 min read
Tampa Bay Wave Announces 13 Women-Led Startups Comprising the Inaugural TechWomen Rising Accelerator
Funded by JPMorgan Chase, Tampa Bay Wave’s new TechWomen Rising Accelerator fosters growth and development for women-led technology startups
Alex Soderstrom
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Orlando's Starter Studio Drive-in Pitch Night
Orlando residents put their cars in park, turned on the radio, and heard founders showcase startups ranging from a space technology...
Linda Olson
Aug 16, 20202 min read
Wave Startup Funding Roundup – August 2020 Edition
Tampa Bay Wave's client companies are certainly challenging the assumption that COVID-19 is making it difficult for startups to raise capita
Linda Olson
Aug 9, 20202 min read
Tampa Bay Wave Companies Have Secured Investments Despite the Pandemic’s Grim Economic Forecast
Excerpt from article originally published on Grit Daily (August 10, 2020) Author: Sarah Marshall is a Columnist at Grit Daily. Based in...
Linda Olson
Aug 2, 20204 min read
EDA Grant For Florida Startups Yields Lakeland Group Investment
Seeds sown by Tampa Bay Wave and Upsurge Florida lead to investment in Wave member technology company, JustProtect. Seeds planted by a...
Linda Olson
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Lakeland investment group introduces itself to the Tampa Bay tech scene with six-figure investment
Lakeland Venture Investments has made its first investment in the region, thanks to a relationship with the Tampa Bay Wave. The...
Linda Olson
Jun 25, 20201 min read
Tampa Bay Waves Leadership Panel on Diversity – An Economic Imperative
Entrepreneurial diversity is not only the right thing to do. It’s an economic imperative, according to Tampa Bay Wave's recent panel discuss
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