VC firm
Tampa Bay Ventures
Also known as Tampa Bay Ventures Seed, Tampa Bay Ventures Seed Fund I, LP
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- Tampa, FL, United States
- Assets under management
- $25MStated by firm, as of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $21.8MSEC amount sold, as of 2021-08-31Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 1
- Legal name
- Tampa Bay Ventures, LLC
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About
A venture capital firm backing Tampa Bay's most promising startups
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We seek out the very best startup teams, who have a passion to develop a bright and prosperous future in our own backyard. We scout for high growth, tech-enabled companies which have developed an initial product, and are ready to scale (post-MVP, pre-significant traction). The founders need to have committed substantial sweat equity into their venture, and need funding to reach the next goal for their startup. We support founding teams of all backgrounds, but tend to look for domain expertise in the field the team is disrupting. Our goal is to work together with our founders, so we prefer teams that are ready to work collaboratively towards the long-term vision for their company. By focusing on companies only in the greater Tampa Bay region, we add clarity and focus to our deal flow. Rather than performing a superficial triage on thousands of pitches per year, we focus on hundreds of equally promising local opportunities across a wide range of sectors. We will primarily source deals through an active “boots on the ground” approach and build a stellar reputation within the tight-knit entrepreneur community in Tampa Bay.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Eligibility
- By focusing on companies only in the greater Tampa Bay region, we add clarity and focus to our deal flow.
- Traction requirement
- We scout for high growth, tech-enabled companies which have developed an initial product, and are ready to scale (post-MVP, pre-significant traction).
- Investing status notes
- We enable founders and their teams to create innovative companies based in Tampa Bay and want to hear from you.
Funds
- Tampa Bay Ventures Seed Fund I, LP
- $21.8MVintage 2021, Main fund, SEC amount sold
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- TAMPA BAY VENTURES, LLC
- CRD number
- 325354 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-127541
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $25.8Mas of 2026-03-16
- Private funds reported
- 1
- Principal office
- TAMPA, FL, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1859570
Locations
- Headquarters
- Tampa, FL, United States
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