Embarc Collective & ReliaQuest Host Florida's Premiere Women Investor Program - Glaring Gap Summit

TAMPA, Fla. - Sept. 27, 2022 - PRLog -- Embarc Collective, Florida's fastest-growing startup hub helping founders build bold, scalable, thriving companies, today announced a partnership with ReliaQuest, a force multiplier of security operations. Together, they'll partner on Florida's premiere women investor training program, The Glaring Gap Summit, and create opportunities for its 125+ member startups to work with ReliaQuest's business expertise.

ReliaQuest, one of the few local companies to surpass the coveted $1 billion unicorn valuation, works with Fortune 1000 companies all over the world. Serving as the chair of the Embarc Collective Board, ReliaQuest founder and CEO, Brian Murphy, led the Strategy + Leadership Summit in 2021, an annual event exclusively for Embarc Collective members to plan for the growth of their businesses. Now, ReliaQuest is investing even more into the tech community by sponsoring Embarc Collective's 3rd Annual Glaring Gap Summit.

"The leadership at ReliaQuest has given our membership unparalleled access to their teams and serves as an example for how to build a high-growth technology company in Florida," said Lakshmi Shenoy, CEO of Embarc Collective. "This partnership will be an invaluable resource for Embarc Collective member companies looking to scale and build their businesses in the Tampa Bay area. We're thrilled to offer even more resources to our members from one of Florida's best-known company successes."

The partnership provides Embarc Collective members with the following:

1. ReliaQuest Performance Center @ Embarc Collective: A revamped events space branded by ReliaQuest to showcase the growth and engagement of ReliaQuest with the local startup community. This event space is projected to host over 150 technology and entrepreneurship-focused events in 2022.
2. Glaring Gap Summit: Sponsored by ReliaQuest, the Glaring Gap Summit (https://www.embarccollective.com/glaring-gap-summit/#:~:t...), Florida's premiere women's investor event, will convene 50 women––from college students to accredited investors––for a three-day intensive training on the foundations of startup investing led by Angela Lee, Founder of 37 Angels.

3. Engagement Opportunities for Entrepreneurs: Via Embarc Collective's Corporate Advisory Council.

"Building a company is one of the hardest things to do. Having the world-class resources of Embarc Collective will ensure that more companies can succeed in Florida," said Brian Murphy, CEO and founder of ReliaQuest. "ReliaQuest (http://www.reliaquest.com/) is honored to partner with a founder-focused organization like Embarc Collective that offers top-rated individualized support to facilitate growth and enhance the bustling startup ecosystem in the Tampa Bay region and across Florida."