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Track the momentum. Explore a curated list of media coverage, press releases, and announcements, including articles on successful company acquisitions, major investment rounds, and the grand opening of new Florida headquarters of Israeli companies. See how our strategic partnerships and events are generating headlines and actively shaping the future of technology and commerce in the Sunshine State.
RECENT NEWS.
Press Release: The Florida-Israel Business Accelerator & The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation Partner to Support Israeli Startups Expanding to South Florida
Tampa Florida (June 23, 2022) — The Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) is pleased to announce its new strategic collaboration with The Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation (Levan Center), an industry magnet for talent and innovation in technology. FIBA will be expanding its operations into South Florida by becoming a member of…
As seen on The Business of Life Master Class podcast “Getting Inspired by Accelerator Leaders, Pam Miniati and Rakefet Phillips”
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As seen on Axios “FIBA aims to solve Tampa Bay business problems with Israeli tech”
The massive building on North Howard Avenue in Tampa was once a place for history-making men, a former armory stocked for war and full of machismo. Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders camped there before fighting in the Spanish-American War. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy both spoke there. Even Elvis was at the…
As seen on Tampa Bay Inno “Tampa-based FIBA accelerator wants to help restaurants and hotels with the labor crisis”
Like many companies, by the end of 2020, the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator knew there needed to be a change. It’s not to say the accelerator program, which focused on Israeli companies, wasn’t hitting achievements. The program, founded in 2017, had worked with 60 companies, and many had expanded to Tampa Bay. Read the full article…
As seen on Tampa Bay Times “In Israel, the perception is very different from the reality”
Israel may be the Jewish homeland. But it is also a place where a large percentage of its population are non-Jewish Arabs. …I was in Israel at the end of March with a delegation of 12 U.S. mayors as part of a trip from Project Interchange, an institute at the nonpartisan American Jewish Committee. It…
Press Release: ICYMI: Commissioner Nikki Fried and FDACS’s Second Annual Florida-International Agriculture Innovation Summit Concludes
Apr 1, 2022 Tallahassee, Fla. – Thursday concluded the second annual Florida-International Agriculture Innovation Summit hosted by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) in collaboration with the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) and the governments of Florida, Israel, Canada, and the Netherlands. “This year’s summit brought together an all-star team of farmers, ranchers, scientists, investors, and global agriculture powerhouses,” said Commissioner Fried. “I thank…
Press Release: NEXT WEEK: FDACS To Host Second Annual Florida-International Agriculture Innovation Summit
Mar 25, 2022 Tallahassee, Fla. — Next Wednesday and Thursday, March 30-31, Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) will host the second annual Florida-International Agriculture Innovation Summit in collaboration with the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) and supported by the governments of Florida, Israel, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 2022 Florida-International Agriculture Innovation Summit seeks to offer insights on…
As seen on St Pete Catalyst “Valentine’s tech: Entrepreneurs create love app, robot bartenders”
Entrepreneur Tal Zlotnitsky wants to see couples continue their romantic spark and facilitate open dialogues, and he is embracing this goal by creating an app. Zlotnitsky’s AI-powered gamified relationship wellness app, Our.Love, uses machine learning, relationship science and gaming mechanics to create experiences for couples to learn how to better communicate and have a long,…
As seen on Tampa Bay Times “At Tampa’s Synapse Summit, all eyes on Florida’s tech, innovation growth”
Tampa wasn’t exactly a power player on the global tech scene when Pam Miniati was organizing the Florida Israel Business Accelerator five years ago. “We’d say, ‘Come to Florida!’ and they’d know where Florida is; and we’d say ‘Come to Tampa!’ and they’d say, ‘Tampa? Where is Tampa?’” Miniati said Thursday at the fifth annual…
Press Release: StemRad, Inc., Tampa, Florida received the Pro Patria Award from the Department of Defense for its support of the Reserve and National Guard personnel who work for the organization.
Date: 16 January 2022 Contact: Roger Trout For Immediate Release StemRad, Inc., Tampa, Florida received the Pro Patria Award from the Department of Defense for its support of the Reserve and…