The Tampa Bay region has seen an influx of technology-focused companies coming from places like Boston, Washington, D.C., New York City and even Israel. The influx over the last six months is not accidental or even coincidental, but due to years of work from both Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg economic development organizations, along with…

Nine Israeli companies will come to Tampa for the 2020 Florida-Israel Business Accelerator launch program. The companies are concentrated in two verticals, health tech and urban tech, that align with the strengths of the Florida economy, FIBA said in a news release. The companies collectively have raised about $38 million and are looking to raise…

The latest Florida Israel Business Accelerator’s class of startups has been vetted by Tampa Bay executives before landing in the bay area. After more than 90 companies applied to be part of FIBA’s LAUNCH program, a final nine startups were selected. This year, FIBA officials wanted to include a network of around 40 advisors that…

The Florida-Israel Business Accelerator has wooed yet another Israeli company to open its headquarters in Tampa. The latest is UC-Care, an Israeli company that was in the Florida-Israeli Business Accelerator 2018 cohort. While its founder Tomer Schatzberger was looking at popular startup cities like Chicago, Boston and Silicon Valley, Tampa ultimately won out due to…

Florida is home to several technology companies and is growing as more programs to help them pop up in the state. Many young entrepreneurs begin looking to the sunshine state for a start where they can establish their company. For Israeli startup companies, this holds true as well. Florida offers a great opportunity for companies…

It seems to be the year of companies making the leap to Tampa, and not just because we’ve got 80 degree weather in December. The latest? UC-Care, an Israeli company that was in the Florida-Israeli Business Accelerator 2018 cohort. The company uses technology to minimize the number of biopsies needed in diagnosing prostate cancer, where…

An Israeli company with Tampa Bay ties has made its way to TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of the Year. ECOncrete, which was in the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator program in 2018, was named one of the best companies in the “Design” category. ECOncrete began in 2012 and aims to replace concrete blocks often seen along shorelines…

Some of the most cutting-edge technology work in the Tampa-St. Pete area is taking place in farm fields in Plant City. Harvest CROO Robotics is developing strawberry-picking robots that use autonomous vehicles, GPS, LIDAR and optics, among other technologies. After several years in development, Harvest CROO expects to prove the commercial viability of its automated…

Oren Milstein, an Israeli entrepreneur, had just given a presentation on his radiation protection start-up when he heard that Jeff Vinik, the investor and owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning ice hockey team, wanted to speak to him. Mr Vinik had been in the audience at an event organised by the Florida Israel Business Accelerator…

Oren Milstein, an Israeli entrepreneur, had just given a presentation on his radiation protection start-up when he heard that Jeff Vinik, the investor and owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning ice hockey team, wanted to speak to him. Mr Vinik had been in the audience at an event organised by the Florida Israel Business Accelerator…