Seeing and listening to coworkers and clients speaking from inside a Zoom box or Microsoft Teams room can provide a new perspective on their lives. That’s...
Dozens of startups in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area regularly turn to outside investors for early-stage capital. Amended rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission would expand...
A lot has changed in the Florida technology ecosystem in the three-and-a-half years since Florida Funders launched its Fund 1. There’s more capital and operational support...
Florida has more early-stage investment firms than any other state in the southeast United States, according to the newly released 2020 Southeast Capital Landscape. The report,...
Thirteen startups made their pitch for investor interest Thursday night, as Tampa Bay Wave hosted its first virtual Pitch Night. The fast-paced, 40-minute online event gave...
XiByte, a Tampa-based startup, is gearing up to release Maya 2.0, an updated version of its artificial intelligence-powered advisor and a virtual assistant for entrepreneurs. The...
Area startups founded or co-founded by women entrepreneurs received more than half of the total early-stage funding for local companies in the second quarter of 2020....
Applications will be accepted until July 21 for TechWomen Rising, an accelerator program focused on women-led technology startups in the Tampa Bay region. The accelerator is...
Seedfunders, a St. Petersburg-based early stage investment firm, has launched the Seedfunders Opportunity Fund, to make pre-seed investments in Black-owned startups throughout Florida. “Black entrepreneurs matter,”...
As the world continues to grapple with changes from the COVID-19 pandemic, early-stage investors are open for business. “There is capital coming into the market and...