Tampa Bay Wave
Amit Agrawal serves as the Director of Investor Relations and Platform Operations at Tampa Bay Wave since June 2021, driving growth for over 500 startups through innovative programs and investor connections. Previous roles include Senior Manager of Mentor and Investor Relations and Investor Relations Manager at Tampa Bay Wave, where Amit developed critical connections for startups and managed investor data integrity. As the Founder and Portfolio Manager of Anant LLC, Amit oversees a portfolio exceeding $10 million in assets under administration, specializing in real estate and startup consulting. Amit's past experience includes roles in digital business management at Highlights for Children, financial planning at Cardinal Health, and operations management at Amazon. Educational qualifications include an MBA in Finance and Strategy from The Ohio State University and a BA in Business Administration from Otterbein University.
Tampa Bay Wave
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, thus fueling positive social & economic change in Tampa Bay and communities everywhere. In the last 10 years, we have supported 460 of the most innovative startups who collectively have raised over $700 million and created more than 4,200 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 200+ mentors, 400+ investors, and exclusive events with key stakeholders in the tech community.