On December 4, 2017, in News Releases, by Staff TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – Today, as part of his ongoing trade mission in Israel, Governor Rick Scott recognized the first class of graduates from the Florida Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA). FIBA is a Florida-based technology accelerator launched in 2016 to establish and grow Israeli and Florida […]
TAMPA — Jeff Vinik made his name as a far-thinking investor — first as the whiz-kid manager of Fidelity’s Magellan mutual fund, then as the proprietor of his own hedge fund and these days as the owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning and a developer of a $3 billion real estate project called Water Street […]
Rachel Marks Feinman, the new Executive Director of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator, believes bringing innovative Israeli ideas and products to Tampa can help set it apart in the competitive entrepreneurial tech scene. “My hope is that people understand that this is not a Jewish cause. This is an economic development effort that the [Tampa Jewish […]
Tampa native offers blend of corporate and community experience to bring Israeli innovation to city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem TAMPA – October 18, 2017 – The Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) is pleased to announce that Rachel Marks Feinman has been appointed as the organization’s new executive director. In this capacity, Ms. Feinman will be responsible for driving the […]
A mentor — or multiple mentors — are key to a business’ success, but they are not always easy to come by. “You can’t just go to a couple events,” explains Linda Olson, President of Tampa Bay WaVE, a grassroots nonprofit supporting tech startups. “You really need to take it seriously. You really need to invest […]
Israeli company executives pitched their businesses at the first-ever Florida Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) Collaborative Exchange, an event which included a speech by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, who is redeveloping a large sector of downtown Tampa’s Channelside District, and to hear from a panel of local business experts. Israeli company executives pitched their […]
The Tampa Bay Area’s growing innovation culture may not be as well known as those in some other cities, but it has the talent, ideas and raw materials to succeed like none other, says Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Jeff Vinik. “It’s up to us in this community to work together…to really achieve that vision,” he […]
Whether in agricultural, health, fitness, defense or in the corporate world – a group of entrepreneurs representing eight high-tech Israeli businesses have come to Tampa seeking to make their mark and change how the world lives and interacts. The Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) brought the companies to their facilities within the Bryan Glazer Family JCC […]
The second wave of Israeli companies that have been successfully inducted into the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator program and will be working with the FIBA team until the end of June, 2017. Here is a brief summary of the companies: Blazepod Blazepod is a whole new attitude towards exercise. The problem with most exercises is that […]
FIBA is pleased to announce its inaugural cohort of Israeli startups accepted to accelerator program on March 1st 2017. The three companies were selected for the innovation in their fields, the maturity and experience of the founders and most important the interest within the business community in their solutions. The companies are working remotely with […]