Helping founders find community and connections
A comprehensive 12‑week entrepreneurship program providing structured coaching, resource navigation, and mentorship for business owners at any stage — from concept through strategy and scaling — including tailored growth plans and partner referrals.
A 15‑month in‑person innovation hub powered by Florida Power & Light Company (NextEra Energy), designed to help startups grow and scale through tailored programming, mentorship, leadership coaching, rent‑free workspace, and access to subject matter experts and investor networks. Participants receive a $100,000 no‑equity cash grant and are connected to funding, ecosystem partners, and commercialization opportunities.
Learn more →A sector‑specific accelerator aimed at startups innovating in marine, environmental, and coastal technologies, pairing founders with mentors and pilots in Blue Economy sectors.
Learn more →A 12‑week digital growth accelerator designed to help selected entrepreneurs strengthen business operations, receive expert‑led education, mentorship, and peer support — with opportunities for grant funding. Access is through initiatives like the Allstate Main Street Grants and similar business challenge programs listed on BizLink.
Learn more →An intermediate accelerator designed to help founders transform validated ideas into sustainable businesses with early customer traction, including customer acquisition, business model refinement, and operational planning.
Learn more →A pre‑accelerator program designed to help early‑stage founders validate ideas and gain entrepreneurial fundamentals through structured workshops, mentorship, and ecosystem engagement.
Learn more →Burnout Game Ventures (BGV) is a video game industry accelerator and venture builder that helps independent game studios transform game ideas into sustainable, high‑growth businesses, shortening the typical development timeline and providing entrepreneurial and project management education, mentoring, revenue‑sharing publishing support, and strategic resources for game developers.
Learn more →A zero‑equity startup accelerator supporting early‑stage cybersecurity companies with mentorship, customer discovery, go‑to‑market strategies, and investor readiness.
Learn more →A cohort‑based early growth accelerator (typically ~2 months) aimed at early‑stage, high‑growth companies that have achieved initial product traction and seek tactical support to strengthen foundational operations, launch structured growth strategies, and connect with mentors and ecosystem partners.
Learn more →A central hub for entrepreneurial support, collaboration, and training established by the Hillsborough County Economic Development Department to give founders easy access to business service providers, consulting, mentorship, workshops, and specialty training. The ECC is hosted in historic Ybor City and serves as a community ecosystem space for entrepreneurs at various stages of development.
Learn more →A structured accelerator program operated through USF CONNECT that helps technology startups scale through expert mentoring, business development guidance, and commercialization support. It is part of USF’s innovation ecosystem aimed at accelerating emergence of high‑growth ventures.
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