The opening of the new Tampa Bay Wave St. Pete office in Thrive DTSP is just the latest manifestation of the Sunshine City’s support for startups. St. Petersburg features spaces …
Tech Puts the Shine in the Sunshine City Economy
Code-X is a cybersecurity company that simplifies how organizations protect the world’s most sensitive information and systems. Powered by proprietary tech, Code-X is the industry’s first platform that applies impermeable …
Data Analytics Enjoying a ‘Golden Age of Innovation’ in St. Petersburg, FL
Rachel Carpenter was one of the early adapters, moving her data analytics startup to St. Petersburg from Chicago in 2013. Back then, there wasn’t much of a tech startup community …
Retail Media Tech Company CitrusAd Expands St. Petersburg, Florida Presence
Global retail media technology company CitrusAd, which opened its headquarters for the Americas in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2021, is expanding its worldwide presence. Since being acquired by the Publicis …
Fintech Flourishes in St. Pete
The financial technology sector continues to flourish in St. Petersburg, most recently with the debut of the Fintech Center at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business. This …
Fintech Accelerator Launches in St. Pete
Tampa Bay Wave and the University of South Florida Muma College of Business announced that St. Petersburg will be the site of the FinTech|X 2022 Accelerator program cohort consisting of …
Female Founders Choose St. Petersburg, Florida
It’s no surprise that women-owned businesses are thriving in St. Petersburg, Florida. Drawn by St. Pete’s business-friendly environment, innovation, and entrepreneurial support, women founders are choosing the collaborative and inclusive …
St. Pete Cybersecurity Firm Partners with AWS
Cybersecurity firm Code-X, which launched last year in St. Petersburg, recently announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services, an Amazon company, to bring increased security capabilities to the full AWS …
AI Career Exploration Platform Shamrck Relocates to St. Pete
Sheffie Robinson’s company Shamrck reflects the real-world problem of preparing students for future careers. Shamrcks’s career exploration platform helps education systems use artificial intelligence to analyze pathways to success for …
Florida’s FinTech Sandbox Provides Innovators with Flexibility
Fintech companies can struggle with the strict regulations surrounding the financial industry as they develop new offerings. Florida offers a fintech sandbox license, which allows exceptions to laws and requirements …