Tim Holcomb, Startup, Ecosystem Builder, Venture Capital
CEO
Embarc Collective
Silver Member
Original Join Date: 2026
Professional Bio
CEO at Embarc Collective, a 501c3 tech startup platform and Florida’s fastest-growing startup hub.
Embarc Collective is a central landing zone for Florida’s most driven and focused startup builders and provides curated programming; on-demand coaching and mentorship; access to talent; connectivity to corporates, universities and investors; workspace, offices, conference rooms, and event space; and a peer community of 330+ founding team members of 140+ early-stage tech startups and growth-stage companies in healthcare and life sciences, cybersecurity and data analytics, AI and deep tech, financial and legal services, education, renewable energy and climate tech, and defense and national security, among sixty sectors. Embarc Collective member-companies have created 1,400+ Florida-based tech jobs, driving $100+M annually in economic returns to the state, and have raised $800M in funding, including $130M in venture funding invested in Florida-based startups in 2025, while also enabling member-companies to achieve a remarkable 96% survival rate.
4x founder. 2x exits. 40+ years of strategy, leadership, and startup experience, including work in 25+ countries. Thirteen years at Accenture. Founder/CEO of Telcom Global Solutions, a $30M services firm with 250 employees named to the “50 US High Tech Ventures to Watch” in 2000. Acquired by Flextronics (Flex) in 2001. Led Flextronics' Network Services Division with $800M in revenues and 6,500 employees.
Co-Founder/Investment Committee at 1809 Capital. Investor with QCA Ventures. Advisor to more than a dozen high growth tech companies that have raised $1+B in funding, including ReliaQuest (Tampa), Gravity Diagnostics (Covington), Solarcore® (Portland), CERKL (Melbourne), Gotcha (Charleston), and Homeshake (Cincinnati).
Board Director for the Florida Chamber Foundation, USF Research Foundation, JA Tampa Bay, and Tampa Medical and Research District.
Embarc Collective is a central landing zone for Florida’s most driven and focused startup builders and provides curated programming; on-demand coaching and mentorship; access to talent; connectivity to corporates, universities and investors; workspace, offices, conference rooms, and event space; and a peer community of 330+ founding team members of 140+ early-stage tech startups and growth-stage companies in healthcare and life sciences, cybersecurity and data analytics, AI and deep tech, financial and legal services, education, renewable energy and climate tech, and defense and national security, among sixty sectors. Embarc Collective member-companies have created 1,400+ Florida-based tech jobs, driving $100+M annually in economic returns to the state, and have raised $800M in funding, including $130M in venture funding invested in Florida-based startups in 2025, while also enabling member-companies to achieve a remarkable 96% survival rate.
4x founder. 2x exits. 40+ years of strategy, leadership, and startup experience, including work in 25+ countries. Thirteen years at Accenture. Founder/CEO of Telcom Global Solutions, a $30M services firm with 250 employees named to the “50 US High Tech Ventures to Watch” in 2000. Acquired by Flextronics (Flex) in 2001. Led Flextronics' Network Services Division with $800M in revenues and 6,500 employees.
Co-Founder/Investment Committee at 1809 Capital. Investor with QCA Ventures. Advisor to more than a dozen high growth tech companies that have raised $1+B in funding, including ReliaQuest (Tampa), Gravity Diagnostics (Covington), Solarcore® (Portland), CERKL (Melbourne), Gotcha (Charleston), and Homeshake (Cincinnati).
Board Director for the Florida Chamber Foundation, USF Research Foundation, JA Tampa Bay, and Tampa Medical and Research District.
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