Embarc Collective helps Tampa Bay’s startup talent build bold, scalable, thriving companies. Our staff of executive advisors and function-specific experts deliver individualized support to startups inside of Embarc Collective’s state-of-the-art 32,000 square foot hub.
Your goals guide how we support you. Say goodbye to a cookie-cutter startup curriculum. Instead, work one-on-one with our coaching staff to push progress on the specific milestones that matter most to your business's growth.
Our coaching staff is made up of vetted startup operators who helped high-growth tech companies grow. Their job is to help you unearth blind spots in your own business, push your assumptions, and share best practices. Not being volunteers, our coaching staff is experienced, consistent, and can help you stay accountable to your goals.
Embarc Collective takes no equity in the companies that it supports—instead, companies pay a highly subsidized monthly fee to access the support and space of Embarc Collective.
Choose from one of our 3 membership offerings.
This is the most flexible membership option at Embarc Collective. Get complete access to Embarc Collective's individualized support delivered by our staff of executive advisors and function-specific experts as well as access to the many community workspaces and conference rooms inside of Embarc Collective. Special membership options available to paid members of partner organizations or larger startups with 15+ employees.
This membership offers the full benefits of Embarc Collective and allows our team to help you with your company's growth. Get complete access to Embarc Collective's individualized support delivered by our staff of executive advisors and function-specific experts as well as a dedicated private suite or office for your team and all conference rooms to advance your business within a focused community.
This membership is dedicated to freelance digital designers and developers who have participated in the Freelancer Program at Embarc Collective as a way to continue working amongst the startup community. You will receive the resources and events at Embarc Collective as well as access to the many community workspaces and conference rooms inside of Embarc Collective. Learn more about our Freelancer Program here.
We are not a co-working space, accelerator or incubator. We are a new kind of support model, one where your company's experience at Embarc Collective is customized around your priorities to help your growth.
Experience the Embarc Collective community—take a tour.
Founders meet with on-staff Embarc Collective Executive Advisors to work on their business.
When building a business, teams spend most of their time dealing with whatever fire drills emerge that day. We call this “working in the business.” When constantly battling these urgent tasks, it’s easy to lose sight of the team's progression towards its growth milestones.
Startup founders are paired with an on-staff Executive Advisor for regular strategy sessions to review the foundation and scalability of their business - what we call “working on the business.”
Embarc Collective coaches fill in the gaps that exist amongst early-stage startup teams.
Technology moves too fast for a team to not have gaps. The on-staff Embarc Collective specialists fill the gaps that exist amongst early-stage startup teams.
The Embarc Collective team is experienced in the different job functions within the startup world, and their role is to be at the disposal of every company we support.
We've vetted a community of local and national experts to provide tactical, problem-solving workshops with the startups we support.
A vetted community makes it easier to learn best practices that help companies to grow smarter.
When we see a common pain point amongst several members of the Embarc Collective community, we bring in an expert for a tactical, problem-solving session with the startups we support.
A physical central landing zone for the tech startup community.
The 32,000 square foot space, which opened in 2020, creates the right environments for the Tampa Bay tech community to build, learn and collaborate together. And because of the deliberateness of the layout and the quality of the resources and amenities, it delivers a wow factor for any visitor to the space - reinforcing the focus and drive for excellence of the startups we serve.
Surround yourself with others who share the willingness to learn what is new and untested.
Building a startup requires a continuous learning environment. Teams operate best when in close proximity to other builders.
Push progress, iterate with others and explore your venture's potential with other founders and teams who are fearless like you.