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Featured on stpetecatalyst.com: Florida-Israel Business Accelerator company wins UN business award

September 24, 2018

Published 4 days ago on September 20, 2018By Megan HolmesThe founder of Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA)company ECOncrete has been selected as an awardee of the United Nations’ WE Empower SDG Challenge.Israeli marine biologist and entrepreneur Shimrit Perkol-Finkel of ECOncrete was chosen to represent the Western Europe and Other region. Just four other female entrepreneurs whose businesses seek to advance the Sustainable Development Goals of the […]

Featured on bizjournals.com: From bankers to doctors and everything in between, meet this year’s TBBJ 40 under 40

August 22, 2018

By Pam Huff – Managing Editor, Tampa Bay Business JournalAug 20, 2018, 7:23am EDT Updated Aug 20, 2018, 2:15pmAfter reviewing nomination materials from more than 200 applicants, the Tampa Bay Business Journal has chosen this year’s 40 Under 40 honorees.A panel from the TBBJ identified these up and coming executives, entrepreneurs, sales representatives, teachers, health care professionals, lawyers, bankers and more.Previously Up […]

Featured on spacecenter.org: ASTRORAD VEST ARRIVES AT SPACE CENTER HOUSTON

August 9, 2018

July 24 2018To survive deep space exploration, astronauts will have to weather radiation that is orders of magnitude greater than they’ve faced before. To keep them safe for an eventual trip to Mars and beyond, NASA has to get creative. One of the options currently getting ready for testing is created by StemRad and is […]

Featured on tampabay.com: Jeff Vinik’s innovation hub seeks community ideas to improve Tampa Bay’s startup culture

August 6, 2018

published: August 1, 2018Updated: August 2, 2018 at 05:53 AMTAMPA — Jeff Vinik’s innovation hub-in-the-making introduced itself Wednesday with a new name, news about its future home and the roll-out of a community survey as it aims for a full launch in early 2019.Embarc Collective, a $10 million project, will not be a traditional start-up […]

Featured on jewishpress.com: Israeli firms see Tampa as fertile ground for expansion

June 25, 2018

By RACHEL MINETTI Jewish PressAbout 500 business owners, investors, and others packed into the Bryan Glazer Family JCC’s ballroom for the second annual Florida- Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) Innovation Fusion event to listen to Israeli entrepreneurs pitch their products.FIBA is hoping the Israeli businesses can cultivate local investors, establish a U.S. base in the Tampa […]

Featured on businessobserverfl.com: Wix leader talks up Florida’s tech talent

June 25, 2018

An exec from one of the world’s leading website development tools returned to his roots in Tampa.by: Business Observer StaffDanny Brigido of Wix, an Israeli company that created one of the world’s most popular website design platforms, says Florida — and particularly the Tampa Bay area — has a compelling story to tell to tech firms like […]

Featured on tampabay.com: Here’s why Waze and other Israeli tech companies are keen on Tampa Bay

June 14, 2018

June 14, 2018Hannah DenhamTimes Staff WriterTAMPA — Most people think of Waze as a GPS navigation system.But the Tel Aviv-based tech firm, now owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., is trying to be much more — such as when it partnered with the city of Tampa and the state a few years ago for its […]

Featured on bizjournals.com: Waze exec: From the Olympics to Hurricane Irma, four ways the navigation app has made a difference

June 13, 2018

Jun 13, 2018:2:58pm EDT Updated: Jun 13, 2018, 3:13pm EDT The popular GPS navigation app Waze played a key role in helping Floridians find shelter when Hurricane Irma hit last fall, a top executive with the company told a Tampa audience on Wednesday. Using community-supplied data, Waze also was behind optimizing the traffic during the […]

Featured on bizjournals.com: Tampa accelerator, Florida investment group establish joint venture

June 12, 2018

Updated: Jun 12, 2018, 8:25am EDTIsraeli tech companies participating in the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator could have a better chance to draw local investment backing, under a joint venture between the accelerator and Florida Funders.FIBA companies will be featured in a designated portal on the Florida Funders website, giving accredited investors an opportunity to provide financial […]

Featured on businessobserverfl.com: Early-stage capital firm throws weight behind business accelerator

June 11, 2018

BUSINESS OBSERVER MONDAY, JUN. 11, 2018 5 hours agoEarly-stage capital firm throws weight behind business acceleratorFlorida Funders has partnered with FIBA in Tampa.by: Business Observer StaffTAMPA — Florida Funders, a firm providing early-stage capital to Florida technology companies, has launched a partnership with the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator.FIBA, based in Tampa, supports Israeli growth-stage companies’ entrance […]

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