David Etheredge

Tampa Bay Wave (Wave) is a purpose-driven nonprofit dedicated to accelerating Florida’s innovation economy. Our mission is to help entrepreneurs transform innovative ideas into real-world solutions & scalable businesses in Tampa Bay and communities everywhere. Since our accelerator first launched in 2013, we have supported 600 of the most innovative startups who collectively have raised over $1.1 Billion and created more than 7,000 jobs. As Florida’s #1 Accelerator, Wave has built a successful track record that combines best practices of nationally recognized accelerators and incubators with strategic connections to existing regional entrepreneurship resources, mentors, capital, and other expertise in order to foster a highly cohesive innovation ecosystem. WAVE fills an important gap in Tampa Bay’s and Florida’s ecosystem as Florida’s top tech accelerator in terms of startup volume, investment capital raised, and job creation. Wave’s programs provide tech entrepreneurs with the resources they need to scale their startups, including access to our 250+ mentors, 600+ investors, and exclusive events with key stakeholders in the tech community. Our expertise is in working with startups in cybersecurity, defense tech, AI, healthcare, fintech, and bluetech (or ocean economy).

Tampa Bay Wave (Wave) is a purpose-driven nonprofit dedicated to accelerating Florida’s innovation economy. Our mission is to help entrepreneurs transform innovative ideas into real-world solutions & scalable businesses in Tampa Bay and communities everywhere. Since our accelerator first launched in 2013, we have supported 600 of the most innovative startups who collectively have raised over $1.1 Billion and created more than 7,000 jobs. As Florida’s #1 Accelerator, Wave has built a successful track record that combines best practices of nationally recognized accelerators and incubators with strategic connections to existing regional entrepreneurship resources, mentors, capital, and other expertise in order to foster a highly cohesive innovation ecosystem. WAVE fills an important gap in Tampa Bay’s and Florida’s ecosystem as Florida’s top tech accelerator in terms of startup volume, investment capital raised, and job creation. Wave’s programs provide tech entrepreneurs with the resources they need to scale their startups, including access to our 250+ mentors, 600+ investors, and exclusive events with key stakeholders in the tech community. Our expertise is in working with startups in cybersecurity, defense tech, AI, healthcare, fintech, and bluetech (or ocean economy).

The SavvyCard® Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform aggregates client data and automatically generates personalized web applications (called “SavvyCards”) for businesses, products and business professionals. SavvyCards are designed to increase prospect conversions, streamline marketing, and empower referral networking and are currently employed by over 250,000 businesspeople throughout North America. For more information on SavvyCard’s suite of products and services, visit SavvyCard.com.

SavvyDog is marketing & advertising agency that offers a wide range of integrated creative and marketing services including: marketing communications consulting; brand management; SEO/PPC; social media; web design; promotions & advertising; print design & production; copywriting; art direction; tradeshow planning & management; public relations and more. Our team has worked with top national brands like GM, Hasbro, Disney, Real Networks, American Standard, and MGM Mirage to conceptualize, design, execute and manage marketing and advertising initiatives, both on the web and in traditional media. We empower companies with the marketing strategies and tools necessary to achieve and maintain respected leader status in their markets.