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Mentor Network

Make a Difference
as a Mentor

Fueled by the vibrant energy of our community, mentors offer startups the same invaluable resources they would find within a corporate environment.

Our mentors engage in local events, host speaking sessions, connect during pitch nights, and coach founders at mentor surge to immerse themselves in the Tampa Bay region. They also meet with founders virtually offering point-to-point mentorship on critical topics such as pitch practice, financial modeling, proposal reviews, and sales strategy.

How Tampa Bay Wave Mentors Help

Mentors provide transformative solutions to founders’ most pressing challenges—the ones that keep them up at night and require years of experience to overcome. Our globally dispersed mentor community shares decades of wisdom, acting as catalysts for innovation. 220+ mentors represent serial entrepreneurs, investors, directors of innovation at corporations, and more.

Imagine shaping the future of technology and driving progress for the world’s best innovation-driven enterprises.

Help Shape The Best Tech

Get involved with Wave portfolio companies and their brilliant founders early on through mentorship and sneak peek events of selected companies.

Share Your Expertise

Share your skills and thought leadership with revolutionary companies at programming sessions and community events.

Like-minded Community

Join and engage with a community of like-minded individuals and innovators brainstorming solutions to change the world.

220+ Mentors Cover a Wide Range of Backgrounds

Here are just a few of our experienced and well connected mentors supporting startups in the Wave community.

Our Mentor Network Impact

220+

Mentor Network Members

Over 500

Startups Supported

Startup Spotlight

Taylor Johnston

COO, USF Institute of applied engineering

“Not only have I been able to provide startups with practical support and industry insights to enhance their strategic growth, but I have also gained invaluable perspectives myself. This journey has led me to serve on the advisory board of a startup with a groundbreaking drone product that aids governmental and private sectors, blending my current role in academics with my past experience as Chief of Innovation in the US Air Force.” 

Pillars of Innovation Sponsors