Investors backing Tampa startups

321 investors have backed a company based in Tampa: 275 funds and 46 angels. Florida Funders, DeepWork Capital and Right Side Capital Management lead by local deal count, and most of them sit outside Tampa.

321investors who have backed a Tampa company
275VC firms
46Angel investors
Active at stage
Pre-seed217
Seed297
Series A299
Series B+273
By investor type
VC firms171
Angels46
Family offices2
Private equity93
Other9
Investors with at least one portfolio company based in Tampa, one recent deal and a reachable contact. Funds headquartered in Tampa are too few to build a page on, so this page counts by portfolio, not by address. In the table, deals are the investor's investments into Tampa companies, while Last 12 mo counts all of its deals in the past year. Source: Fundraisly investor database, September 2026.

The most active investors in Tampa

InvestorTypeDeals in TampaLast 12 moLeadsHQ
Florida Fundersfloridafunders.com
Syndicate26
5
YesTampa, FL
DeepWork Capitaldeepworkcapital.com
VC13
7
YesOrlando, FL
Right Side Capital Managementrightsidecapital.com
VC8
53
NoSan Francisco, CA
FTV Capitalftvcapital.com
PE7
5
YesSan Francisco, CA
BioAdvancebioadvance.com
VC6
1
NoPhiladelphia, PA
Micro VC6
1
NoBoca Raton, FL
Dreamit Venturesdreamit.com
VC5
12
YesPhiladelphia, PA
Evolution VC Partnersevolutionvcp.com
VC4
19
NoNew York, NY
Big Brain Holdingsbigbrain.holdings
VC4
17
YesWeston, FL
Florida Opportunity Fundfloridaopportunityfund.com
VC4
8
NoOrlando, FL

What the numbers say about Tampa

321 investors have backed a Tampa company. 275 funds and 46 angels

Family offices are rare here. 2 against 93 private-equity firms

Florida Funders leads by deal count. 26 investments in Tampa

112 of the 275 funds have led at least one Tampa round. The rest only follow

How a founder raised from investors like these

Frequently asked

Q1

Are there venture funds based in Tampa?

A handful, which is why this page counts investors by portfolio instead. The 321 investors here have already written a cheque into a Tampa company from wherever they sit, and that is the list that matters for outreach.

Q2

How many investors do founders contact to get meetings?

Founders in our Raise Benchmarks reached 45 to 900 investors per round. Besample closed $1.5M from 24 investors after 55 first meetings. A wide, well-targeted list beats ten warm names.

Q3

How do I get a warm intro to these investors?

Fundraisly's Warm Intro maps your team's LinkedIn connections against every investor in this database and shows which of these funds and angels a colleague can introduce you to.

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