Founders of the five startups that comprise Tampa Bay Innovation Center’s third cohort got to make pitches to a panel of experts and audience of potential investors on Wednesday during a virtual Innovation Showcase hosted by TBIC Managing Director Ken Evans.
The event began with an update about TBIC’s new facility in St. Petersburg’s Innovation District that’s scheduled to break ground in July. The 45,000-square-foot facility has been awarded some $12 million in funding from federal and county sources, but is seeking to raise an additional $3.5 million to account for cost increases that have occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic.
