Gazelle Lab | A seed-stage accelerator program

“Getting Tampa Bay’s name on the map.” – TechCrunch

“Best idea incubator.” – Creative Loafing

“Massive economic impact.” – Florida Trend

“Doing the right things for the comunity.” – Tampa Bay Business Journal

“Something to be seriously encouraged.” – Tampa Bay Times

“We couldn’t have built the company and gained the support we have been given without Gazelle Lab and the platform they provided.” – Carvoyant

“Gazelle lab offered excellent mentorship which was invaluable to a young entrepreneur like me. If there was someone I needed to know they put me in touch.” – Kngroo

“Gazelle Lab was an amazing opportunity. We received a great outpouring of support and guidance and the process was extraordinary.” – Teburu

Honors
2013 Tampa Bay Technology Forum Technology Leader of the Year (Daniel James Scott)
2012 Tampa Bay Technology Forum Collaboration Award Finalist (Gazelle Lab)
2011 City of Tampa & City of St. Petersburg proclaimed November as Entrepreneurship Month (Gazelle Lab)

Media

St. Pete 10 years after the recession: Entrepreneurial energy ignites
(St. Pete Catalyst, 7 December 2018)

Founder voices: Terri Willingham of The Eureka! Factory, Roboticon, Gulf Coast Makercon
(83 Degrees Media, 12 December 2016)

How to Find Startup Funding in Tampa Bay
(Tech.co, 12 February 2016)

2016 debuts with better start-ups, smarter mentoring, rising venture capital interest
(Tampa Bay Times, 22 January 2016)

Looking ahead: 10 agents of change raising the bar in Tampa Bay’s economy
(Tampa Bay Times, 11 July 2014)

Let’s Talk Startups In Florida’s Emerging New Economy
(83 Degrees Media, 22 April 2014)

Startup Grind Founder Ignites Entrepreneurial Fever
(83 Degrees Media, 22 April 2014)

Dade City business incubator joins a booming trend
(Tampa Bay Times, 4 April 2014)

Caffeinated collaboration
(Business Observer, 17 January 2014)

Happy Anniversary! Thanks For Reading And Sharing 83 Degrees Media Stories
(83 Degrees Media, 19 November 2013)

TBTF Honors USF Technology Thought Leaders
(The Crow’s Nest, 5 November 2013)

High Honors for Entrepreneurship Professor and Alumnus
(The Crow’s Nest, 4 November 2013)

Later stage capital leads investment in 2013
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 2 August 2013)

Incubators playing key role in nurturing Tampa Bay area startups
(The Tampa Tribune, 30 June 2013)

Tampa Bay at a crossroads in nurturing startup culture
(Tampa Bay Times, 15 June 2013)

Tampa Bay’s startup crossroads: A list of local entrepreneurial efforts
(Tampa Bay Times, 15 June 2013)

A brief history of entrepreneurship in Tampa Bay
(Tampa Bay Times, 15 June 2013)

Entrepreneurship on Display at Startup Weekend Tampa Bay
(WUSF, 7 June 2013)

On Funding Innovation
(Meduim, 3 June 2013)

Tampa’s new accelerator is riding a wave
(Upstart Business Journal, 30 May 2013)

Helping Small Businesses Win
(USF, 30 May 2013)

140 local business Twitter handles
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 17 May 2013)

32 speakers get 5 minutes each to ignite Tampa Bay’s economy, imagination
(Tampa Bay Times, 27 April 2013)

Tampa Founder Institute Final Applications Due Today
(Founder Institute, 24 March 2013)

Great #Startup Mentors Confirmed for the Tampa Founder Institute
(Founder Institute, 21 March 2013)

Startup Weekend Next Kicks Off April 10th in Tampa
(83 Degrees Media, 12 March 2013)

Getting comfortable with tech funding
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 1 March 2013)

Finding Happiness In The Transition From Founder To Programmer
(Dev Bootcamp, 19 February 2013)

Tampa Founder Institute Early Applications Due Sunday
(Founder Institute, 12 February 2013)

The Founder Institute Launches Newest Chapter in Tampa, Florida
(Founder Institute, 6 February 2013)

Entrepreneurship program wins for impact on community
(The Crow’s Nest, 21 January 2013)

USFSP entrepreneurship program wins national recognition
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 16 January 2013)

USF St. Petersburg Entrepreneurship Program wins national honor
(USFSP, 16 January 2013)

Carvoyant Is Ready To Put Your Car In The Cloud
(TechCrunch, 12 January 2013)

enÂ·gine (en-juhn). noun, power to produce force or motion
(Tampa Bay Technology Forum, 12 January 2013)

Institute may aid Bay startups
(Gulf Coast Business Review, 9 January 2013)

Tampa Bay Startup: MamaBear Giving Parents A Piece Of Mind
(Nibletz.com, 27 December 2012)

Teburu Debuts An Android-Based Online & Mobile Ordering Platform For Restaurants
(TechCrunch, 30 November 2012)

Announcing Top 10 Technology Startups 2012
(iStart Jax, 15 November 2012)

2012 Up & Comers: Daniel Scott
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 9 November 2012)

A USFSP professor is challenged in war-weary Iraq to inspire an entrepreneurial culture
(Tampa Bay Times, 26 October 2012)

Mobile App Designers, Developers Do It In Tampa Bay
(83 Degrees Media, 9 October 2012)

TBTF names Industry Achievement Award finalists
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 1 October 2012)

In race for best entrepreneurial ecosystems, other Florida metro areas accelerating their plans
(Tampa Bay Times, 1 October 2012)

Entrepreneurial ecosystem keeps building but trick is to get it to a tipping point
(Tampa Bay Times, 27 September 2012)

Carvoyant Receives Funding from Stage 1 Ventures
(Florida Venture Sourcing, 21 September 2012)

Sykes Entrepreneur Spotlight with John Morrow
(Front Row Tampa Bay, 29 August 2012)

Reporter’s economic notes from wandering the Republican National Convention so far
(Tampa Bay Times, 29 August 2012)

The Other Bay Area: Why You Should Pay Attention To Tampa Bayâ€™s Growing Startup Scene
(Tech.li, 16 August 2012)

‘Camp’ tech events merge, widen scope
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 10 August 2012)

Launch Your Company And Get A Tan: The Best Startup Funding Resources In Florida
(Tech.li, 9 August 2012)

Crowdfunding startup sees opportunity in city projects
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 3 August 2012)

What Happens After Startup Weekend? Accelerate? Incubate?
(Startup Weekend, 30 July 2012)

Should Your Startup Apply To An Accelerator?
(Forbes, 30 July 2012)

Can you ace a baker’s dozen business quiz about Tampa Bay?
(Tampa Bay Times, 29 July 2012)

Creating Your Own Business: Financing Your Business [VIDEO]
(TBCN, 23 July 2012)

Orlando Startup Accelerator venVelo Gets Funding from Oakstone, Launches Investment Program
(Florida Technology Journal, 18 July 2012)

Greg Ross-Munro: â€˜Weâ€™d be crazy to leave Tampa Bayâ€™
(Tampa Bay Wave, 16 July 2012)

CEO Update
(TBTF, 9 July 2012)

Reuben Pressman: St Peteâ€™s First Entrepreneurial Scholar
(Tampa Bay Wave, 5 July 2012)

Tampa Hackathon: Citizen Solvers Code For A Cause
(83 Degrees Media, 29 June 2012)

It’s not Austin or Denver, but Tampa Bay is getting cooler
(Tampa Bay Times, 24 June 2012)

Tampa Bay 6/20 Plan Envisions a Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Tampa Bay
(Tampa Bay Technology Forum, 22 June 2012)

Worry over entrepreneurial stall sparks plan to attract startup talent, capital
(Tampa Bay Times, 20 June 2012)

Carvoyant: Tampa Bayâ€™s Driving Force in Auto Service Innovation
(Tampa Bay Wave, 20 June 2012)

Gazelle Lab’s Daniel Scott and Brent Britton on Front Row Tampa Bay
(Front Row Tampa Bay, 19 June 2012)

John Morrow on what RNC visitors will learn about Tampa Bay
(Front Row Tampa Bay, 19 June 2012)

Entrepreneurs Envision a Stronger Economic Future
(Maddux NewsWire, 19 June 2012)

Group launches plan to boost â€˜entrepreneurial ecosystemâ€™
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 19 June 2012)

Teburu: Feeding a Restauranteurâ€™s Hunger for Online Ordering
(Tampa Bay Wave, 5 June 2012)

Get clicking: Voting starts now for Social Madness
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 1 June 2012)

Tampa Bay Startup Helps Drivers Connect The Dots When It Comes To Car Engine Light Mysteries
(Know Howe, 21 May 2012)

Jeff Baird on Cloud Plumbing
(Cloud Plumbing, 10 May 2012)

Awesomeness finds support in Saint Petersburg
(New Roots News, 8 May 2012)

USF St. Petersburg entrepreneur program is already producing winners
(Tampa Bay Times, 29 April 2012)

How broadly does ‘Tampa Bay’ brand reach?
(Tampa Bay Times, 26 April 2012)

Not Your Average Speakers Talk Talent, 83 Degrees
(83 Degrees Media, 20 April 2012)

Gazelle Lab Tampa Bay Founders Give Update on Accelerator Program
(Florida Technology Journal, 16 April 2012)

Startup Weekend Tampa Schedule
(Startup Weekend Tampa, 14 April 2012)

New research council, better EDC focus, more startup buzz: 5 things to know about Tampa Bay
(Tampa Bay Times, 5 April 2012)

CEO Update
(TBTF, 2 April 2012)

Elevator Pitch: Carvoyant helps car owners spot problems before they happen
(Inc Magazine, 1 April 2012)

Businesses to Watch: Red Hawk Interactive
(Florida Trend, 1 April 2012)

Gazelle Lab Coffee Talk
(TBTF, 30 March 2012)

Carvoyant Tells You What The #@!!% Check Engine Light Means (And Where To Get It Fixed)
(TechCrunch, 28 March 2012)

Gazelle Lab In Year 2 Startup Mode, Tampa Bay
(83 Degrees Media, 20 March 2012)

Bus trip to Austin bolsters startup culture in Tampa Bay
(Tampa Bay Times, 18 March 2012)

Innovation Tampa Bay w/TBTF & Gazelle Lab
(Coffee with Commissioner Mark Sharpe, 16 March 2012)

You Know You Want to Change Your Life. But How?
(Startup Weekend, 14 March 2012)

Buy-local advocate lines up advisers
(Tampa Bay Times, 4 March 2012)

Inspired by Contribute? Want to get involved? Want to learn more? Check it out.
(New Roots News, 22 February 2012)

Agile, Craftsmanship and Exciting News!
(Cory Foy, 15 February 2012)

Gazelle Lab start-up crew puts Tampa Bay program on hold, embraces Orlando this spring
(Tampa Bay Times, 8 February 2012)

Resources & Perspectives
(Florida Trend, 1 February 2012)

Reuben & Hunter: Creative Duo Exude Energy, Ideas
(83 Degrees Media, 31 January 2012)

Third Round of Speakers and Panelists Announced for Social : Mobile : Payments | Conference & Exhibition
(Maddux NewsWire, 18 January 2012)

Gazelle Lab â€“ Bringing Innovation to Tampa Bay
(BABM, 16 January 2012)

St. Pete’s Gazelle Lab Expands To Orlando
(83 Degrees Media, 10 January 2012)

Gazelle Lab opening Orlando tech incubator
(Orlando Business Journal, 6 January 2012)

Predictions: 20 things to watch for in Tampa Bay in 2012
(Tampa Bay Times, 1 January 2012)

TechVenture 2011 Rocked Orlando
(Florida Technology Journal, 1 January 2012)

Gazelle Lab expands to Orlando
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 30 December 2011)

After 2011 start, Gazelle Lab business adding Orlando site
(Tampa Bay Times, 29 December 2011)

Tampaâ€™s TechStars Network Member Gazelle Lab Opens 2nd Location In Orlando
(TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, 29 December 2011)

TechStars Launches Accelerato.rs, A Common App For Startups And A Results Tracker For Accelerators
(TechCrunch, 28 December 2011)

The Top 11 Stories of 2011
(Creative Tampa Bay, 28 December 2011)

Haneke Design Challenges USF Students to Mobile Application Design Competition
(Tampa Bay Technology Forum, 19 December 2011)

Startup culture starts to set down roots in Tampa Bay business community
(St. Petersburg Times, 18 December 2011)

Seeds for growth: Tampa investors out of the shadows
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 16 December 2011)

Video: Not Your Average Speakers, Champions For Change
(83 Degrees Media, 13 December 2011)

A New Twist On Gift Cards: Dropost.it Lets You Leave Money For Friends At Any Location
(TechCrunch, 6 December 2011)

Gazelle Lab’s Demo Day Celebrates Entrepreneurship
(Florida High Tech Corridor, 1 December 2011)

Gazelle Lab
(USF Magazine, 1 December 2011)

Champions For Change: Not Your Average Speakers
(83 Degrees Media, 29 November 2011)

Getting Seed Capital in Florida for Startups
(Karen Rands on Blog Talk Radio, 23 November 2011)

USFSP entrepreneurs compete for start-up funding
(The Crow’s Nest, 22 November 2011)

90 Days In a Startup Accelerator
(SeanDavis.me, 22 November 2011)

Gazelle Lab’s Demo Day
(Florida Venture Sourcing, 20 November 2011)

Gazelle Lab Pitch
(Leading Entrepreneurship, 19 November 2011)

Forget six tenors. Try six founders on Mahaffey Theater stage for Demo Day pitching start-ups
(Tampa Bay Times, 18 November 2011)

On Demo Day, celebrating entrepreneurs but feeling we’ve only started a long journey
(St. Petersburg Times, 18 November 2011)

Gazelle Lab Demo Day Showcased Work of Start-Ups and Students
(USFSP, 18 November 2011)

Tampaâ€™s New TechStars Network Incubator, Gazelle Lab, Launches 6 Companies
(TechCrunch, 17 November 2011)

Have a new business idea? Here’s 8 minutes to pitch it
(WTSP 10 News, 17 November 2011)

Demo Day: Gazelle Lab At USFSP Tests StartUps
(83 Degrees Media, 15 November 2011)

Two Startups Out Of Startup Weekend Tampa To Pitch This Thursday
(Startup Weekend, 14 November 2011)

For six Tampa Bay startups, it comes down to an 8-minute pitch for investors on Nov. 17
(Tampa Bay Times, 13 November 2011)

Startup Florida Kicks Off With Five Events Across the State During Global Entrepreneurship Week
(Startup America Partnership, MarketWatch & MSNBC, 11 November 2011)

Gazelle Lab Demo Day November 17th
(Tampa Bay Technology Forum, 11 November 2011)

St. Peteâ€™s Gazelles prepare to leap
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 10 November 2011)

Tampa Bay’s Entrepreneurship Events in November
(Maddux NewsWire, 9 November 2011)

Startup America Partnership Chooses Tampa Bay to Launch Florida Initiative
(Tampa Bay Wave, 9 November 2011)

Not Your Average Speakers: Champions For Change
(83 Degrees Media, 8 November 2011)

Gazelle Lab Demo Day Showcases Work of Start-Ups and Students
(USFSP, 8 November 2011)

Not Your Average Speaker Series Pt. 2
(83 Degrees Media, 8 November 2011)

Tampa Bay Chosen for Startup America Partnershipâ€™s Florida Initiative Launch
(Maddux NewsWire, 8 November 2011)

Two Weeks to Demo Day
(Aubrey Goodman’s More Than You Wanted To Know Blog, 6 November 2011)

Spot the Gazelles (print only)
(Gulf Coast Business Review, 4 November 2011)

Tampa Bay participates in Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 14 â€“ 20
(Creative Tampa Bay, 2 November 2011)

City of Tampa Declares November as Entrepreneurship Month
(Maddux NewsWire, 2 November 2011)

The Stars of Gazelle Lab Demo Day
(Maddux NewsWire, 1 November 2011)

5 Startup Incubators Rocking Our World
(CashToStart.com, 31 October 2011)

Mentors prepping six Gazelle Lab start-ups for stage debuts
(Tampa Bay Times, 25 October 2011)

What’s Working In Tampa Bay: Not Your Average Speakers
(83 Degrees Media, 21 October 2011)

Predicting Market Forces and Trends
(Joseph Warren, 21 October 2011)

Meet Tampa Bayâ€™s Top Startups at Gazelle Lab Demo Day
(Maddux NewsWire, 20 October 2011)

TechStars – Episode 5
(Bloomberg.com, 11 October 2011 – Check out Marvin Scaff and Brad Feld!)

Creative Business
(Gulf Coast Business Review, 7 October 2011)

83 Degrees Media: Not Your Average Speakers Series
(83 Degrees, 6 October 2011)

Creating a Hot Startup Accelerator
(Joseph Warren, 28 September 2011)

Customers will be hopping into your store with Kngroo
(Kickoff Labs Blog, 27 September 2011)

BarCamp Tampa Bay 2011
(Jon Adair’s Pseudorandom Blog, 26 September 2011)

Best of the Bay 2011 – Best Idea Incubator
(Creative Loafing Tampa, 22 September 2011)

Dropost.it changes the way you share gifts
(Kickoff Labs Blog, 21 September 2011)

BarCamp Tampa Bay: a haven for creatives, techies and more
(Creative Tampa Bay, 14 September 2011)

Geeks And Drinks: Creating A Technology WaVE In Tampa Bay
(83 Degrees, 13 September 2011)

Six Entrepreneurs Begin Gazelle Lab Initiative
(USFSP Harbor Notes, 1 September 2011)

Mad Mobile provides co-working space to Gazelle Lab companies
(Creative Tampa Bay, 30 August 2011)

Sneak Peak At Gazelle Lab’s Startups, St. Petersburg
(83 Degrees, 30 August 2011)

Mad Mobile Hosts Gazelle Lab
(Maddux NewsWire, 28 August 2011)

A funny thing happened on the way to the Valleyâ€¦
(autoiqblog.tumblr.com, 24 August 2011)

Final six startups make cut in Gazelle Lab’s 90-day crash course in launching a business
(Tampa Bay Times, 23 August 2011)

And theyâ€™re offâ€¦ Gazelle Lab springs into action
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 23 August 2011)

What’s Next For Tampa? Technology Hub Plus
(83 Degrees, 23 August 2011)

From Mobile Games to Connected Cars: Sneak Peek at Gazelle Labâ€™s First 6 Startups
(TechCrunch, The Washington Post, 22 August 2011)

New TechStars Network Member Gazelle Lab Launches in Tampa Bay
(TechCrunch, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, 22 August 2011)

Tampa Bay Leaders Spur Economic Recovery
(83 Degrees, 16 August 2011)

Top 15 Business Accelerator Programs
(Sales Development, 16 August 2011)

Teburu Disrupts Restaurant World, Wins USF Business Plan Competition
(83 Degrees, 16 August 2011)

10 who make Tampa Bay area’s economic outlook brighter
(Tampa Bay Times, 7 August 2011)

Gazelle Lab Application Lessons â€“ Part 2
(Leading Entrepreneurship, 5 August 2011)

Incubatorsâ€¦ Acceleratorsâ€¦ and now Gazelles
(KnowHowe, 31 July 2011)

Gazelle Lab Application Lessons â€“ Part 1
(Leading Entrepreneurship, 29 July 2011)

Startup Weekend Tampa: Synergy = Real Outcomes
(83 Degrees, 19 July 2011)

Are you smarter than a business executive? Try these 10 questions
(Tampa Bay Times, 10 July 2011)

Tampa Bay’s Plan To Start
(Maddux NewsWire, 4 July 2011)

Tampa Bay Entrepreneur’s Dilemma: Launch It, Love It And Then What?
(83 Degrees, 28 June 2011)

U.S. must create 21M jobs by 2020; Tampa Bay innovators are doing their part
How Gazelle Lab may help bring grass roots job growth
Innovators pierce dark job forecast
(Tampa Bay Times, 26 June 2011)

Gazelle Lab Helps Tampa Bay Entrepreneurs Do More Faster
(Creative Tampa Bay, 22 June 2011)

Daniel James Scott of Gazelle Lab
(Florida Technology Journal, 20 June 2011)

Gazelle Lab Offers Training, Funding for Local Business Start-ups
(USFSP, 13 June 2011)

Introducing Gazelle Lab
(Maddux NewsWire, 13 June 2011)

Introducing Gazelle Lab
(Examiner.com, 10 June 2011)

Gazelle Lab Targets Young Companies With Need For Speed
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 10 June 2011)

Gazelle Lab Founding Board Members
(Tampa Bay Business Journal, 10 June 2011)

The Gazelle Lab
(Leading Entrepreneurship, 15 April 2011)

Tampa Bay Economic Yearbook 2011
(Florida Trend, 1 April 2011)

Entrepreneur: Day 0
(SeanDavis.me, 17 March 2011)

CEO Amanda Frazier from SynergyHub to join to Quorumm
(Quorumm Digital Venture Partners, 5 March 2011)