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TampaBay.Ventures

Venture capital

Tampa · Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

Also known as TAMPA BAY VENTURES, LLC

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Investment thesis

TampaBay.Ventures focuses on supporting promising startups in the Tampa Bay area, with the goal of fostering a strong, internationally recognized regional startup ecosystem. The firm positions itself as a local venture capital backer committed to the growth of entrepreneurship in the Tampa Bay region.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
HQ
Tampa, Florida, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
AUM
$25M
VC funds
1
Tracked investments
26
Unicorns
1
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 4 people

from public directories

What they invest in

from 11 of 26 portfolio companies

SaaS ×6Fintech ×4Consumer ×2Cybersecurity ×2Enterprise Software ×2PropTech ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1

HQs:United States×6

Investments · showing 23 of 26

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By year:2023 · 12022 · 22021 · 36 dated

Slideinsuranceslideinsurance.cominNASDAQ: SLDENov 2021

Slide is a home insurance provider offering customizable coverage for homeowners, including homeowners, condominium, landlord, and commercial residential policies with add-ons like additional living expenses, valuables, and hurricane screen enclosure coverage.

FintechInsurTechTampa, US

Bruce Lucas(Bruce Lucas is Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer.)Shannon Lucas(Shannon Lucas is Chief Risk Officer of the Issuer.)inRobert Gries(Director)

Co-investorsTampa Bay Ventures Seed

Bijusbetr.app𝕏

Betr is a real money gaming mobile app offering player-stat pick games, a social sportsbook, a social casino, and skill-based arcade games where users can win cash prizes.

ConsumerGamingSports Tech

Joey Levy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAntiElizabeth Street VenturesFlorida FundersFlucas VenturesFuel Venture CapitalGrit Capital Partners+5 more

Clear phclearph.comin

A creative agency that produces branding, marketing, and web services in-house for Real Estate and Hospitality clients, covering brand strategy, creative direction, website development, and social media management.

Marketing TechPropTech

Enaiaenaia.coin𝕏

Enaia builds an AI-based software platform for commercial real estate brokers, embedding brokerage workflows into the software to serve as an operating system for CRE brokerage.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSTampa, US

David Young(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardNeil Berkman(Director)Mark Accomando(Director)in

Co-investorsHeartland Ventures S7LAB VenturesService Provider CapitalHeartland Ventures

Grifingrifin.comin

Grifin offers a consumer investing app powered by its Adaptive Investing technology, which automatically builds a personalized stock portfolio based on a user's everyday shopping and spending habits.

ConsumerFintech

Aaron Froug(Founder)inBo Starr(Founder)in

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesEvolution VC PartnersFlucas VenturesNava VenturesSand Hill AngelsTappan Hill Ventures+6 more

Hook Securityhooksecurity.coin𝕏May 2023 · $5.5M

Hook Security provides an automated security awareness platform that runs phishing simulations and assigns security training to employees, with multi-tenant management, directory integrations (Azure AD, Google, Okta), and client-ready reporting.

CybersecuritySaaSGreenville, US

Adam Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)inZachary Eikenberry(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)IrishAngelsStout Street CapitalDeepWork CapitalLOI Venture

Procotoprocoto.cominJul 2021Acquired

Procoto is a procurement platform that centralizes vendor management, sourcing requests, and contracts for purchasing teams.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSaint Petersburg, US

Ryan Muckel(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Prosperinfusionprosperinfusion.com𝕏

Prosper Infusion delivers home-based intravenous infusion therapy and specialty pharmacy services to patients with complex chronic and rare diseases.

Digital HealthHealthtechTampa, US

Reptricsreptrics.comMay 2022

Reptrics is a digital platform that enables SaaS businesses to manage customer success through integrated product usage analytics, user guidance, communication, and feedback tools.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechTampa, US

Kevin Goodwin(Chief Executive Officer)David Simon(Vice President of Sales)

BoardAndreas Calabrese(Director)in

Slideslide.techinNov 2021

Slide builds an encrypted backup and disaster recovery (BCDR) platform, including its own hardware appliances, designed for managed service providers (MSPs).

CybersecurityHardwareSaaS

Austin McChord(Co-Founder, Chairman)inMichael Fass(Co-Founder, CEO)inCarlson Choi(COO)inPhil Heckel(Head of Engineering)inAdrienne Hoffmann(Head of Human Resources)inAngie Mecham(Chief of Staff)in

Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsGlynn Capital ManagementOutsidersVine VenturesBenchstrength Partners

Spontivlyspontivly.comin𝕏Jul 2022

Spontivly is a no-code data platform that provides teams with a unified view of their operations without requiring engineering resources to build it.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Anthony Nagendraraj(Founder)inMarissa Huggins(Founder)in

Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedRender CapitalAPEX VenturesDeepWork CapitalLOI Venture

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

555 Bryant StreetArchslateTwosappUnknown Company 1Unknown Company 2Unknown Company 3Unknown Company 4Unknown Company 5Unknown Company 6Unknown Company 7Unknown Company 8Unknown Company 9

Exits · 2

1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1

SlideinsuranceNASDAQ: SLDE

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has TampaBay.Ventures made?
TampaBay.Ventures has 26 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
What stage does TampaBay.Ventures invest at?
TampaBay.Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does TampaBay.Ventures focus on?
TampaBay.Ventures focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, New Materials, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is TampaBay.Ventures located?
TampaBay.Ventures is headquartered in Tampa, US.
Who does TampaBay.Ventures co-invest with?
TampaBay.Ventures most often shares deals with Flucas Ventures, Draper Associates, Florida Funders, among 24 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 3

Grit Capital Partners

Grit Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that leads seed investments in applied AI companies transforming commerce, media, marketing technology, and fintech sectors.

Both backed · 1
Kindred Ventures

Kindred Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups in their earliest financing rounds, often helping form and fund companies before they exist. It has backed 100+ startups.

$250K – $2M
Homebrew

Homebrew is an early-stage venture firm backing mission-driven founders, investing its own capital primarily at the pre-seed and seed stages.

$100K – $500K

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