Anyone who has visited a laundromat knows the drill: bring coins to operate dryers and washing machines. But in a laundromat in Tampa's Carrollwood neighborhood, there is a more streamlined method of paying for laundry services: through a smartphone application, Washlava. Read More
"The only way to describe it is intense. It's probably the most intense 3 days, 72 hours of your life," says Justin Davis, an web-product designer and developer in Tampa talking about a rather unique road trip experience. Read More
Virtual reality will be at the forefront at the annual Gasparilla Interactive this year, with several panels discussing the direction that the new technologies are taking in the media landscape. Absolute Mobile Solutions’ President Alfred Goldberg will be speaking in a panel on Thursday, March 10th discussing the effects it… Read More
Located in Tampa and Miami, the Florida Venture Forum, a statewide support organization for equity investors and entrepreneurs, today announced eight new appointments to its Board of Directors. The new Board members are: Ryan Cortner of Clearwell Group, Frank DiBello of Space Florida, Carl Erhardt of Morris Manning & Martin,… Read More
Last week, the WeVue team was in Redwood, CA just outside of San Francisco at the Startup Grind 2016 Global Conference sharing their insights on company culture. Read More
We’ve decided to shift our focus from a Startup Studio to helping entrepreneurs start their businesses instead. Read More
University of South Florida will establish a program to help undergraduates prepare to launch successful and sustaining businesses, through a $2.9 million gift from a pair of Naples entrepreneurs. Read More
There’s a shift in leadership at an investment firm that oversees a multimillion-dollar fund injecting capital into tech companies in Florida. Greg Baty, who led the team that manages the Florida Growth Fund, has left Hamilton Lane, the Philadelphia-based investment firm hired by the Florida State Board of Administration to… Read More
TEC Garage, an incubator and coworking entrepreneurial center operated by Tampa Bay Innovation Center, has added seven new clients. “We’re pleased these companies have joined our community of startups and entrepreneurs.  This is a continuing affirmation of the growing strength of our local entrepreneurial climate,” says Tonya Elmore, president of… Read More
Did you attend Tampa Bay Startup Week? What was the highlight of the week’s more than 80 events, spread across five days in mid-February? Was it the moment at Monday night’s kickoff party when Mayor Bob Buckhorn joined DJ Dayve on stage behind the booth at District 3, a re-imagined brick… Read More