Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.HEADQUARTERED IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA, TAMPA BAY WAVE IS A BY ENTREPRENEUR, FOR ENTREPRENEUR 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT FOUNDED IN FEBRUARY 2011 WITH A MISSION TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS TURN IDEAS INTO THRIVING TECH VENTURES IN TAMPA BAY. THROUGH ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, WAVE CURRENTLY SUPPORTS OVER 120 LOCAL TECH ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE BUILDING THE TECHNOLOGY-BASED COMPANIES THAT WILL BE THE FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE TAMPA BAY REGION. BASED ON ITS 50 & 5 IN 5 VISION STATEMENT, TAMPA BAY WAVE HAS A GOAL TO WORK WITH OVER 200 LOCAL TECH STARTUPS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS, HELPING AT LEAST 50 OF THESE STARTUPS FIND EARLY STAGES OF CAPITAL OF AT LEAST $100,000 AND HELPING AT LEAST FIVE OF THOSE COMPANIES GET ON THE PATH TO BREAK-OUT SUCCESS. THIS VISION STATEMENT HAS BECOME THE FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY WAVE'S OWN BUILD-LAUNCH-GROW FRAMEWORK THAT IS USED TO DRIVE ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.