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TAMPA — Tampa Bay Lightning owner and developer Jeff Vinik is investing $12 million in Dreamit, an early-stage venture fund and startup accelerator with offices in New York, Philadelphia and — in the foreseeable future — Tampa.

Vinik, 58, will become a partner in the company and a member of Dreamit’s board of directors, he and the company announced Monday.

Image: Tampa Bay Lightning owner and Water Street Tampa developer Jeff Vinik speaks during the Building Cities of the Future Summit by Bisnow and Dreamit at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina in Tampa on Dec. 5. On Monday, Dreamit and Vinik announced that he is investing $12 million in the startup accelerator. ALESSANDRA DA PRA | Times (2017)