Build What’s Next: Support Tampa Bay Wave Through Annual Giving
Great companies need more than a strong idea. They need an ecosystem that gives founders access to the relationships, resources and opportunities that help them grow.
Across Tampa Bay, entrepreneurs are building companies with the potential to shape our region’s economy for years to come. Tampa Bay Wave is helping build the ecosystem around them. Since its inception, Wave has helped more than 675 companies, which have created more than 7,600 jobs. And Wave helps 100 new companies each year, showcasing this region’s assets and attracting relocations.
Investing in Founders Means Investing in the Region
Every founder’s journey is different, but the strength of the ecosystem around them can make a meaningful difference. Supporting Wave helps create opportunities for entrepreneurs to make meaningful connections, access resources and build companies in the Tampa Bay area.
It also strengthens the region’s position as a place where ambitious founders can build, grow and stay.
Annual giving allows individuals and organizations to take part in that work. Your gift helps Wave continue creating opportunities across the entrepreneurial community and connections for the founders building what comes next.
Momentum Is Built by Community
Tampa Bay’s innovation ecosystem continues to grow because people across the region choose to participate in it. Founders bring life-enhancing ideas and ambition. Investors, mentors, partners and supporters bring relationships, perspective and resources.
Together, they create an environment where entrepreneurs and their companies can thrive, creating jobs and opportunities, as well as completing the adult end of the entrepreneurial spirit arc that starts with youth-based programs igniting innovative thinking. Annual giving is another way to contribute to that momentum and support the people helping shape our region’s future.
Support the Next Wave of Innovation
As we look toward another year of building, connecting and creating opportunities for entrepreneurs, we invite you to be part of what comes next. Supporting Wave’s mission offers invitations to network and be an active member of the innovation ecosystem.
Your annual gift is an investment in the people building new companies, new connections, and new possibilities for Tampa Bay. And it may be tax-deductible.
Interested in learning more about supporting Tampa Bay Wave? Contact Dee Garcia, Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships, or Nathan Hendriksen, Development Manager, to explore ways to give and get involved.