Tampa Bay Wave
Richard Munassi MD MBA is a highly experienced professional with a background in medicine and business administration. Currently serving as Co-Founder of Medzoomer, Entrepreneur In Residence at Techstars, and Accelerator Managing Director at Tampa Bay Wave, Richard also holds various advisory, mentorship, and board positions in organizations such as NASA, MIT Solve, SXSW, MassChallenge, and more. With a strong focus on health tech and business development, Richard is dedicated to nurturing startups, fostering relationships with investment partners, and sharing expertise in various capacities within the industry.
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.