Tim R. Holcomb

@EmbarcCollectiv CEO | Ecosystem Builder | Venture Builder | Board Director

[Tim R. Holcomb @TimRayHolcomb]

@USF_Pres So very impressive. Congratulations Moez.

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Join us next month for @EmbarcCollectiv's final Builder Series program of 2026, featuring featuring Jennifer Crabtree, President of the Tampa Medical & Research District and Senior Vice President at @TGHCares, in a fireside chat with Jennifer Burrington, Vice President of Research and Strategy at the @TampaEDC.

The Q4 2026 Builder Series will be held on Wednesday, November 18 in the @ReliaQuest Auditorium at Embarc Collective. Doors open at 8:30 am ET.

SPACE IS LIMITED. Register for the event HERE: https://t.co/FNnD63gKle.

Jennifer will explore leadership, innovation, and the continued growth of Tampa Bay's healthcare and life sciences ecosystem and highlight exciting plans for the continued growth of TMRD.

As arguably the most cohesive, innovation-forward, and research-anchored healthcare ecosystems in the state, the Tampa Medical & Research District offers a nationally ranked academic medical center anchored by Tampa General Hospital, the top-ranked hospital in Tampa Bay for 10 consecutive years, with 11 specialties ranked by the U.S. News & World Report set in one of the nation's ten fastest-growing markets for healthcare and life sciences talent led by the #1-ranked medical school in the nation, @USFHealth's Morsani College of Medicine.

The Builder Series by Embarc Collective is a quarterly educational program that provides unparalleled access to business icons and thought leaders in Tampa Bay and across the state of Florida — each sharing the innovative leadership lessons and frameworks that led them to success in their respective careers.

For more information about Embarc Collective or to explore membership, visit https://t.co/PbfehqKRVF.

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Mark your calendars for Embarc Collective's Q4 Builder Series!
Join us for a conversation featuring Jennifer Crabtree of Tampa Medical & Research District and TGH, moderated by Jennifer Burrington of Tampa Bay EDC.

🎟️ Register: https://t.co/I1cOShlthk

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🚀 Congratulations to Embarc Collective member company Cope Notes and Founder & CEO Johnny Crowder on winning the CTIA @WirelessFdn 's 2026 Catalyst and @TMobile Innovator Award!

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/4LUP7wyI1t

[Tim R. Holcomb @TimRayHolcomb]

@melmedina305 Congrats @melmedina305 !

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We’re excited to share this week’s #EcosystemHighlight, a series that features founders and leaders from our vast community of innovators!

This week, we’re highlighting Mathis, Co-Founder of syp!

🔗Learn more about Mathis: https://t.co/M3i4LKPJvY

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🚀 Meet the @AmbitionAccel cohort!

Introducing Krishan Punia, founder of SisaTech AI, whose AI-powered platform, SIVIA Medical, simplifies complex patient records so cardiologists can spend more time caring for patients.

Learn more: https://t.co/mQMHIOeiOF

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Congratulations to @EmbarcCollectiv member-company @CopeNotes®, founded and led by Johnny Crowder, CRPS, CEO. Cope Notes was one of four tech companies to be named winners of the Catalyst 2026 Innovator Award from the @CTIA @WirelessFdn and @TMobile.

Catalyst is a competitive grants program for social entrepreneurs using wireless technology to deliver solutions to the challenges impacting American communities.

“CTIA Wireless Foundation’s Catalyst program highlights exceptional entrepreneurs who are demonstrating what’s possible when we leverage wireless innovation and American ingenuity,” said Ajit Pai, President of CTIA Wireless Foundation and President & CEO of CTIA. “We are excited to celebrate the Catalyst 2026 winners, a group of dynamic innovators using mobile-first solutions to improve access to workforce training and development, healthcare, and counseling in their communities.”

The first-place grant of $100,000 was awarded to Austin-based FreeWorld, an app that trains and places formerly incarcerated individuals into jobs in the trucking industry, helping to ease unemployment and driver shortages. San Francisco-based Oben Health, an app that trains barbers and hairstylists as certified Community Health Workers to screen clients for hypertension and connect them with ongoing care, was awarded the second-place grant of $50,000, and Empower Work, an SMS and RCS platform that provides peer counseling to vulnerable and low-income workers struggling in the workplace, and Tampa-based Cope Notes® were awarded third-place grants of $25,000 each.

For more information about the CTIA Wireless Foundation Catalyst 2026 Award Winners, visit https://t.co/YTABqq8skv.

Cope Notes® uses daily text messages that combine peer support, positive psychology, and digital journaling to send positive thoughts and affirmations, enabling subscribers to combat depression and anxiety and help improve mental and emotional health. As a suicide/abuse survivor, Johnny Crowder spent his formative years searching for resources to help him cope with his mental health conditions, ranging from OCD and bipolar disorder to schizophrenia. After studying psychology at the @UCF and volunteering with NAMI, Johnny wanted to combine the neuroscience principles he learned about in school with the power of peer support that changed his life in treatment. In 2017, he began sending unsolicited psychology facts, journaling prompts, and exercises to friends via text message. The response was so positive that he opened it up to the public, and the rest is history.

For more information about Cope Notes, visit https://t.co/uF4UUdUVgo.

For more info about Embarc Collective or to explore membership, visit https://t.co/PbfehqKRVF.

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@kenbabby Congrats @kenbabby. Such a fun team to watch and an exciting one to experience in competition. You and your team have deserve credit for instilling a positive “can do” performance mentality. One more series … #ForTampaBay

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Next stop? World Series. Let’s go @RaysBaseball ! #ForTampaBay

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YOUR TAMPA BAY RAYS ARE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

#ForTampaBay | #Postseason

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WE ARE HIRING. @EmbarcCollectiv invites applications for the Member Operations & Systems Associate position.

The Member Operations & Systems Associate supports the day-to-day operations of Embarc Collective's membership: monthly onboarding for every new company, member agreements and licensing, subscriptions and invoicing, roster and access changes across our platforms, office move-ins and move-outs, and the member helpdesk. This is the work that makes our member companies and the hundreds of individual members inside them feel like a community rather than an administrative burden — and it is judged by whether founders notice it at all.

A significant and growing part of this role is investor relations operations. This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who is energized by mission-driven work, who takes real satisfaction in a complicated operation running cleanly, and who is eager to play a hands-on role in Florida's fastest-growing startup community.

For more info about the position, please visit https://t.co/FEmrCmm0Oq.

To apply, submit your resume to [email protected] with subject line: “Member Operations & Systems Associate.” The deadline to apply is October 30, 2026. Please contact Jeremy Fritzhand, VP of Platform & Member Engagement, at [email protected] with questions about the position.

Embarc Collective, a 501c3 not-for-profit and Florida’s largest and fastest growing startup hub, provides founders curated programming, on-demand coaching and mentorship, access to tech and tech-enabled talent, connectivity to corporates, universities, and investors, workspace, assigned offices, conference rooms and event space in our 32,000 sq ft hub in downtown Tampa, and engagement with a peer community of 300+ founders and founding team members that lead 150+ Florida-based early-stage tech startups and growth-stage companies in sixty sectors, including healthcare and life sciences, medical devices and robotics, cybersecurity and data analytics, AI and frontier tech, fintech and legaltech, edtech, renewable energy and climate tech, and defense and national security, among others. Member-companies have created 1,400+ Florida-based tech jobs, driving $100+M annually in direct economic returns to the state, and have raised more than $800M in funding, including $130M in seed, venture, and growth equity funding invested in Florida-based startups in 2025.

For more info about Embarc Collective or to explore membership, visit https://t.co/FEmrCmm0Oq.

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🏆 Congratulations to the Speros FORGE coalition on receiving BioFlorida's 2026 Most Significant Innovation Award!

We're proud to collaborate on advancing oncology innovation and strengthening Florida's life sciences ecosystem.

🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/OpezZ7tUCI

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Honored to be a member of the @Speros_Florida FORGE (Florida Oncology and Radiopharmaceutical Growth Engine) coalition that received the 2026 Most Significant Innovation Award during the Annual Awards Celebration at @BioFlorida's Annual Innovation Conference in Orlando last week.

Lawrence Range II, CPA, MBA, CHFP, Business Development Director at Speros, and Jay Lebsack, Vice President of Clinical Research Operations at Moffitt Cancer Center, accepted the award on behalf of the team.

A BIG shout out to Josh Carpenter, President at Speros and Chief Integration Officer at Moffitt, and Hannah Mae Merten, Chief of Staff and Executive Director of Strategy at Speros, and the entire team at Speros for their efforts to unite a group of leading Tampa Bay institutions -- @MoffittNews and @Speros_Florida, @EmbarcCollectiv, the @USouthFlorida, and Pasco-Hernando State College. The goal is “… to build an end-to-end radiopharmaceutical ecosystem on the massive $1.5 billion, 775-acre Speros campus in Pasco Countyr, along with imaging technologist training at PHSC and nuclear pharmacy opportunities at USF.

The effort is expected to generate 4,000 jobs and $2.6 billion in statewide economic impact over the next decade” and establish the Tampa Bay region as a preeminent life sciences and healthcare hub for next-generation modalities that deliver best-in-class precision medicine. Longer-term, the coalition plans to recruit top early-stage precision medicine companies across different modalities to FORGE and help them move from drug discovery through production and clinical use to full-scale launch and growth at Speros.

For more information about the coalition, check out @anjelicamrubin's article earlier this summer in the @TBBJnewsroom here: https://t.co/G1rBFGi7fC.

“FORGE represents a transformational opportunity to position the Tampa Bay region at the forefront of one of the most promising advances in cancer care,” Speros President and Moffitt Chief Integration Officer Josh Carpenter said. “By bringing together these regional partners, we are building the talent, infrastructure and innovation ecosystem needed to accelerate next-generation radiopharmaceutical therapies.

For more info about Embarc Collective or to explore membership, visit https://t.co/PbfehqKRVF.

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@AmbitionAccel, a first-of-its-kind statewide platform that aligns Florida’s regional strengths into a unified system for innovation and startups, launch earlier this week.

Led by The @FloridaC100 with leadership from @EmbarcCollectiv, @eMergeAmericas, @babcockranchfl, and CEOs of more than 75 of Florida's largest corporations, AMBITION ACCELERATED welcomed forty-six (46) early-stage tech startups in healthcare, financial services, resilience, and dual-use defense from across Florida, seven other states across the nation, and three countries around the world for an eight-week program that will directly connect founding teams from each startup to real market demand, enterprise partners, customers, and capital to catalyze and advance the startup and venture ecosystem across the state of Florida.

Six Embarc Collective Member-Companies were selected to participate, including @GroupCertus (Jake Dyal, cofounder and CEO) in the Dual-Use DefenseTech cohort led by eMerge Americas; CaresLink (Siddu Kadi, cofounder and CEO, and Ramya Rajakumar, cofounder and Chief Strategist), and Ravel Genetics Rachel Montel Hayes, founder and CEO) in the HealthTech cohort led by Embarc Collective, and WildlifeOS™ (Rodolfo Saccoman, cofounder and CEO) and AIroraSense Jeffrey Sullivan (founder and CEO) in the Resilience cohort led by Babcock Ranch. @Thrive25Labs, cofounded and led by longtime Embarc Collective coach Ryan Schneider, was also selected as a member of the HealthTech cohort.

“Florida’s next chapter will be defined by the companies we help build here,” The @FloridaC100 CEO and President Michael Simas said. “Ambition Accelerated puts that strategy to work, mobilizing our business community to help founders win customers, attract investment and build companies that strengthen Florida’s economy for the long term.”

Embarc is anchoring the HealthTech track and is providing startup programming and coaching to startups in all four cohorts. Founders will participate in executive coaching, customer discovery sessions and meetings with investors, corporate leaders and prospective partners. At the conclusion of the eight weeks, all forty-six companies will be provided membership into Embarc Collective's peer community of 300+ founders that lead 150+ Florida-based early-stage tech startups and growth-stage companies in sixty sectors, including healthcare and life sciences, medical devices and robotics, cybersecurity and data analytics, AI and frontier tech, fintech and legaltech, edtech, renewable energy and climate tech, and defense and national security, among others.

For more information about the statewide Ambition Accelerated Program, visit https://t.co/4ikHUe7qOR.

For more info about Embarc Collective or to explore membership, visit https://t.co/PbfehqKRVF.

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[AMBITION ACCELERATED @AmbitionAccel]

Florida isn't just attracting the next generation of great companies. We're helping build them.

We brought together 46 innovative companies from across the country and around the world to launch the 2026 Ambition Accelerated accelerator program.

Over the next eight weeks, these founders will connect directly with expert coaching and more than 75 of Florida's leading CEOs, potential customers, investors and strategic partners to help turn innovative ideas into companies that can scale.

Four industry-focused accelerators. One statewide platform. A shared commitment to building Florida's future.

This is Ambition Accelerated.

Learn more: https://t.co/yJC4Yt55KD

#AmbitionAccelerated #BuildInFlorida

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Florida’s tech ecosystem is growing. The Florida Council of 100 launched its 2026 Ambition Accelerated program, connecting 46 startups with business leaders, investors and potential customers

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46 companies. Four industry-focused accelerators. One shared ambition: Build the next generation of great American companies in Florida.

Yesterday, we officially kicked off the 2026 Ambition Accelerated accelerator program, bringing together founders from eight states and five countries with Florida's leading CEOs, investors, coaches, and strategic partners.

From FinTech and Dual-Use & Defense Technology to HealthTech and Resilience, these founders are building solutions to some of the world's toughest challenges.

And we're just getting started.

Learn more: https://t.co/05r1vbi5jU

#AmbitionAccelerated #BuildInFlorida

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@mikemarkesbery, Co-Founder and CEO @EmbarcCollectiv member-company Solarcore®, joined Patrick Shipp and Jennifer Weir Edwards on "From the Dive Shop" podcast powered by @ADSTactical, a leading provider of products, technology, and logistics solutions for the U.S. Military, to share how a college idea while an undergraduate at @miamiuniversity in Oxford OH evolved into insulation solutions for apparel, aerospace, tactical shelters, and more.

Solarcore® is an advanced thermal materials company that pioneered development of @NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)-licensed aerogel-based technologies that has transformed temperature control and redefined thermal energy management. Using the same technology used to insulate spacecraft in the -450F environment of space, Solarcore® infuses NASA-licensed silica aerogel into a polymer matrix. The platform provides ultra-thin, high-efficiency insulation for consumer apparel and footwear (such as @HellyHansen, @Cabelas, @LLBean, Merrell, Skadi Gloves, others), commercial energy storage, vans and EVs (such as Remote Vans®), industrial piping, equipment, cold chain logistics, space exploration, and defense equipment (tactical shelters, extreme-cold weather gear, etc.).

The company has raised more than $75M to date from top-tier investors like @Airbus Ventures, Enlightenment Capital, @Elizabeth_St_VC, @1809Capital, IQT (In-Q-Tel), @AlumniVentures, Ridgeline Ventures, Listen Ventures, IronGate Capital Advisors, Rock Gate Partners, @RedHawkVentures, and @REI’s Path Ahead Ventures, among others.

To access the full podcast, visit https://t.co/1mz8vihhtN.

Embarc Collective, a 501c3 not-for-profit and Florida’s largest and fastest growing startup hub, provides founders curated programming, on-demand coaching and mentorship, access to tech and tech-enabled talent, connectivity to corporates, universities, and investors, workspace, assigned offices, conference rooms and event space in our 32,000 sq ft hub in downtown Tampa, and engagement with a peer community of 300+ founders and founding team members that lead 150+ Florida-based early-stage tech startups and growth-stage companies in sixty sectors, including healthcare and life sciences, medical devices and robotics, cybersecurity and data analytics, AI and frontier tech, fintech and legaltech, edtech, renewable energy and climate tech, and defense and national security, among others. Member-companies have created 1,400+ Florida-based tech jobs, driving $100+M annually in direct economic returns to the state, and have raised more than $800M in funding, including $130M in seed, venture, and growth equity funding invested in Florida-based startups in 2025.

For more info about Embarc Collective or to explore membership, visit https://t.co/PbfehqKRVF.

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Founders from across Florida gathered in West Palm Beach for the official kickoff of Ambition Accelerated 2026

🔗 Learn more about who is participating in Ambition Accelerated and how the program is bringing Florida’s regions and industries together: https://t.co/EwfpVvutSm