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About Tampa Bay Wave

Tampa Bay Wave, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2008, is based in Tampa, United States. With a presence in 2 countries, it has supported around 51 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, HealthTech. As of Jul 2026, Tampa Bay Wave has witnessed 11 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Knack, Peerfit and TotalSDS. The program is backed by a team of 38 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in SPHER on May 16, 2019.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2008
Location
Portfolio Companies
Stages of Investment
Seed & Unattributed
Locations of Investment

Tampa Bay Wave's List of Top Investments

Tampa Bay Wave has a portfolio of 51 companies. Their most notable investments are in DirectMail2.0 and SPHER.Their portfolio spans across United States and Czech Republic. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Consumer and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Unattributed stages. Here is the list of top investments by Tampa Bay Wave:
Local marketplace for P2P tutoring. It is an on-demand mobile platform for finding a peer tutor nearby who has taken the same course before for an in-person tutoring session. Students can search for the course and select the tutor they want, schedule sessions on-demand or for later; make payments, and rate or review the teacher. It also provides a platform for students to become tutors through the app by uploading a picture of their transcripts.

Key facts about Knack

Corporate wellbeing solution offering fitness, mental health, and preventative healthcare. This platform provides comprehensive health and wellness benefits, featuring digital fitness content and in-person experiences. It focuses on active living, holistic wellness, and mental well-being, alongside preventative healthcare, weight loss, and rehab programs. The platform delivers fitness experiences, community support, mental health resources, condition management, and nutrition support. It is a hybrid workplace wellbeing program, offering access to a national network of in-person experiences, from local studios to big-box gyms. The solution is designed to drive behavior change and improve employee health through personalized programs addressing fitness, nutrition, mental health, sleep, stress, and care management. It serves employers, health plans, and brokers with custom-built employee wellbeing programs.

Key facts about Peerfit

  • Founded Year: 2011
  • Location: Tampa (United States)
  • Last Known Valuation: $*****
  • Stage: Acquired
  • Total Funding till date: $61.6M
  • Employee Count: 89 as on Dec 31, 2024
  • Investors: Causeway, Engage and 18 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 16, 2020, $*****
  • Highlight: Acquired
TotalSDS provides cloud based safety data sheet management software for chemical manufacturers. It provides a platform to manage and create documents that are compliant with multiple federal agencies. The features include SDS authoring and management, documentation handling, automation of product labeling and classifications, etc.

Key facts about TotalSDS

PikMyKid is a school dismissal system. Provides an Android and iOS based app for parents to manage the dismissal of children from their phones. Provides administrators with a real-time dismissal tracking interface and reduces the amount of times parents wait in pick-up lines. Notifies parents instantly of dismissal status, delays, and emergencies.

Key facts about PikMyKid

Provider of a telehealth services and a platform for employees, patients, and doctors. The company offers a platform for patients to connect with pharmacists via video counseling. It features medication adherence, employee medication support services, payment solutions, and more. The SaaS-based platform allows patients to virtually meet with providers for clinical advice and also providers employee health benefits tools for teleconsultation.

Key facts about RxLive

  • Founded Year: 2017
  • Location: St. Petersburg (United States)
  • Stage: Acquired
  • Total Funding till date: $8.64M
  • Employee Count: 15 as on Jun 30, 2026
  • Investors: CDH Ventures, SpringTide and 8 Others
  • Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 02, 2024, $*****
  • Highlight: Acquired

Tampa Bay Wave's Investments by Stage

Tampa Bay Wave has made 3 investments in Seed stage and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.
Here are Tampa Bay Wave's investments by stage:
Stage of entry
No. of Investments
Seed
3
Unattributed
1
Breakdown of Tampa Bay Wave's investments by stage of entrySeed (3)Unattributed (1)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Tampa Bay Wave's Investments by Sector

Tampa Bay Wave has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Business Services, Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Life Sciences and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 39 Tech companies, 35 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 24 Software companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Saas.
Here are Tampa Bay Wave's investments by sector:
Sector
No. of Investments
Business Services
2
Enterprise Applications
2
HealthTech
2
Life Sciences
1
Vertical SaaS
1
Breakdown of Tampa Bay Wave's investments by sectorsBusiness Services (2)Enterprise Applic... (2)
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Tampa Bay Wave's Investments by Geography

Tampa Bay Wave has made most investments in United States (4).

Tampa Bay Wave's recent investments

Tampa Bay Wave has not made any investment in 2026 so far.
Here are the most recent investments by Tampa Bay Wave:
Date
Company
Location
Round Details
Round Amount
Co-Investors
May 16, 2019
United States
Seed
8398
-
Oct 16, 2018
United States
Unattributed
8556
-
Oct 16, 2018
United States
Seed
5079
-
Aug 11, 2014
United States
Seed
6415
-

Acquired companies in Tampa Bay Wave's Portfolio

11 companies from Tampa Bay Wave's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was PikMyKid in Apr 2026 by CENTEGIX for $*****.
Here are Tampa Bay Wave's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company
Acquisition Date
First Invested on
First Round of Investment
Round Size
Apr 07, 2026
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2569
Oct 30, 2025
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9672
Dec 17, 2024
-
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9491
Sep 16, 2024
-
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2574
Mar 11, 2024
-
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2816

Team profile of Tampa Bay Wave

Tampa Bay Wave has a team of 38 members including 22 Partners, 2 Venture Partners and 8 Principals located in United States and United Kingdom. Tampa Bay Wave's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.
Here is a list of top team members in Tampa Bay Wave:
Name
Designation
Location
Board Memberships
Contact Details
Partner
Tampa
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Partner
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Partner
Tampa
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Partner
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Partner
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Partner
-
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Partner
United Kingdom
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Partner
-
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Partner
St. Petersburg
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Partner
Tampa
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Partner
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