196. Embarc Collective: Lakshmi Shenoy on Helping Build Tampa into America’s #1 Emerging Tech City

For this episode, Logan arranged an interview with a key player in Tampa’s tech community during his visit during CommerceLex's Leadership Visit. Forbes recently named Tampa the #1 Emerging Tech Ecosystem and we wanted to dig into why that is. Lakshmi Shenoy is the CEO of Embarc Collective, a Tampa-based organization that supports the city’s entrepreneurs by curating the experiences, resources, and environment that helps forward-thinking founders and their teams thrive. Embarc believes that each company is different and measures success in different ways, and therefore works with companies to provide individualized support based on their defined milestones. Prior to leading Embarc, Lakshmi attended University of Chicago and Harvard Business School, and worked to build Chicago’s startup ecosystem through her role at 1871. Our conversation covers the approach that Embarc takes to support Tampa’s entrepreneurs, the catalysts that have allowed their ecosystem to thrive, and their areas of focus as they look to establish Tampa as a major player in America’s tech scene. Learn more about Embarc Collective at EmbarcCollective.com Visit us at MiddleTech.com  Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Evan's Twitter Logan's Twitter Middle Tech is proud to be supported by: Our presenting sponsor, KY Innovation Bolt Marketing The Johnson Law Group Render Capital