Featured on JewishPressTampa.com: Business development event in Tampa, May 22 to tackle intersection of sports, tech and Israel
Techies, entrepreneurs, Israel lovers, and sports fanatics are all invited to the third annual Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) Innovation Fusion event, at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC in Tampa. This year’s Innovation Fusion will focus on how technology is changing the sports industry. The event is scheduled for May 22. Attendees should plan to arrive…
Read MoreFeatured on JewishPressTampa.com: Israeli company gets $1M to expand here
UC-Care, an Israeli medical device company that came to Florida last year in hopes of establishing a U.S market, recently landed a $1 million investment from a group known as Florida Funders to help the company grow operations at a new facility in Oldsmar. The company, with products aimed at improving prostate cancer diagnosis and…
Read MoreFeatured on StPeteCatalyst.com: Israeli-based companies show off their tech for investors in Tampa
Tuesday was demo day for 11 companies in the 2019 cohort of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator. Top executives from each of the Israel-based firms made their business cases to a group of investors gathered at Five Labs in Tampa. About 100 investors from Tampa-St. Pete, Orlando and Sarasota attended in person, with a larger audience…
Read MoreFeatured on BusinessObserverFL.com: Overseas firm working with area accelerator nets $1 million investment
TAMPA — Israeli medical device company UC-Care, part of the Tampa-based Florida-Israel Business Accelerator’s 2018 cohort, has landed a $1 million investment from Florida Funders, a group that backs early-stage tech companies in Florida. According to a press release, Tampa-based real estate developer and FIBA board member David Scher led the funding effort. “I’m always…
Read MoreFeatured on BizJournals.com: FIBA company gets $1 million from Florida Funders
After bringing 28 companies to the state over three years, the Florida-Israeli Business Accelerator program in Tampa Bay has gotten another investment success story. UC-Care, a medical technology company that was in FIBA’s 2018 program, received a $1 million investment from Florida Funders through a joint ventureon Wednesday. “We are here to help fund the next…
Read MoreFeatured on StPeteCatalyst.com: Tampa real estate developer sparks USF, FIBA, Tel Aviv University collaboration
Backers of a collaboration between University of South Florida, the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator and Tel Aviv University expect it to lead to an improved quality of life for an aging population. USF, FIBA and TAU signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday. The MOU is designed to ensure the communication and coordination needed to implement so…
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Featured on BusinessObserverFL.com: Silicon Valley exec moves to area to offer advice
Featured on StPeteCatalyst.com Israeli firms focused on food waste, drone detection, construction among the FIBA class of 2019
Featured on BizJournals.com: Exclusive: Meet the 12 Israeli startups looking to make a mark in Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay area will soon play host to a dozen tech companies looking to make their mark not only in their industries but in the region. The Florida-Israel Business Accelerator will be taking 12 Israel-based companies as part of its third cohort. The number is a jump from its usual eight companies per year,…
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