Tampa Education Startup Raises $2 Million to Expand Special Education Platform
Scholar Education will use the seed round to expand evaluations, family support and classroom tools.
Tampa Startup Raises $22.1 Million to Expand AI for Car Dealerships
The funding will help STELLA expand technology that handles dealership calls and customer outreach.
Tampa General’s AI Assistants Handle 2 Million Calls, Cut Wait Times 58%
Agentic AI assistants in Tampa General Hospital’s call centers have answered more than 2 million calls since September 2025, cutting wait times by 58% while increasing appointment capacity by 21%, according to figures the health system released this month. Tampa General is making that push on several fronts at once, with a corporate venture fund … Read more
Food-Delivery Robots Could Be Coming to St. Petersburg
City Council could begin examining how autonomous delivery robots would operate on St. Pete sidewalks.
Webull CEO: ‘AI Is Going to Redefine’ Brokerage Accounts
Webull is giving AI assistants access to account data and, with customer approval, trades.
Tampa investor leads $9.25M investment in warehouse automation
The funding will help Takt connect workers, robots and data as warehouses become more automated.
Tampa Bay Wave brings five BlueTech startups to Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Wave has launched the second cohort of its BlueTech|X Accelerator, bringing five startups from the United States and Europe to the Tampa Bay region for a six-week program designed to help early-stage companies commercialize technologies serving coastal communities, maritime industries and the broader Blue Economy. Running from Aug. 3 through Sept. 17, the … Read more
CENTCOM goes all-in on AI with first bilateral UAE task force
U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, the Tampa-based military command responsible for U.S. operations across the Middle East, Central Asia and parts of South Asia, will establish its first bilateral task force with the United Arab Emirates to accelerate military artificial intelligence applications. The Abu Dhabi-based team, Task Force Talon Synapse, is expected to launch in … Read more
Tesla launches Robotaxi service in Tampa
Tesla launched Robotaxi in Tampa but has not disclosed fleet size or public availability.
ConnectWise launches AI platform for managed service providers
Tampa-based ConnectWise announced the general availability of an artificial intelligence platform that combines its software for managed service providers into a single system. The ConnectWise Platform connects the company’s professional services automation, remote monitoring and management, ScreenConnect remote access, ConnectWise SIEM, cybersecurity, billing, documentation and backup products with third-party integrations. ConnectWise said AI agents built … Read more