SpARK Labs and the slow work of building Tampa Bay tech

SpARK Labs is rebuilding Tampa Bay’s tech ecosystem through patience, execution and long-term founder support.

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Rebecca Brown, CEO of SpARK Labs by ARK Invest, speaks at the Ark Innovation Center in St. Petersburg during a public event.
How Trustate uses automation to cut estate work for firms

Trustate helps law firms automate estate administration and reduce manual legal work.

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Trustate software dashboard shown on a laptop displaying estate workflows and client projects
Why Eskuad sees field operations as tech’s next frontier

Tampa-based Eskuad is building technology for the world where work actually happens, far from Wi-Fi, dashboards and boardrooms.

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Eskuad field operations platform displayed across desktop and mobile devices, showing offline reporting tools designed for remote industrial environments.
Tampa Bay’s growth is no accident: 2026 outlook

Why Tampa Bay’s economy is entering 2026 with balance, momentum and long-term fundamentals firmly in place.

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Aerial view of downtown Tampa and the Riverwalk, highlighting the city’s skyline, waterways and planned urban development.
Tampa founder Balaji Ramadoss is building human-first AI

After a bootstrapped exit, Tampa founder Balaji Ramadoss is building human-first AI for how teams actually work.

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EXOS logo alongside Balaji Ramadoss, founder of the AI workflow platform
Tampa health tech firm debuts fully cellular thermometer

A Tampa health tech firm is launching a fully cellular thermometer for remote patient monitoring.

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Smart Meter logo displayed beside a lineup of cellular-connected medical devices, including the iDigiTemp thermometer, with “Product Launch” text overlay.
Tampa Bay Wave startups raise $500M and add 1,000 jobs

Tampa Bay Wave startups raised $500M and added more than 1,000 jobs in a record-setting year.

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Aerial view of downtown Tampa along the Hillsborough River with the Tampa Bay Wave logo overlaid.
Embarc Collective expands corporate AI access in Tampa

Embarc Collective and EX3 Labs launch The Digital Suite Tampa to help companies move from AI interest to real world application.

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Leaders and team members cut a ribbon during the launch of The Digital Suite Tampa at Embarc Collective.
White Castle taps Sarasota firm for 1st fully automated airport kiosk

White Castle partnered with a Sarasota tech firm to launch its first fully automated airport kiosk serving hot Sliders around the clock.

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Interior of Boston Logan Airport with travelers at check-in and an inset photo of a White Castle–branded Just Baked automated food kiosk.
Meet Dieumerci Christel, whose journey from a refugee camp is reshaping student-teacher connections

Born in a Tanzanian refugee camp, Dieumerci Christel is building Enlightapp to help schools strengthen connection and student engagement.

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Dieumerci Christel sitting in a conference room wearing an NDSU sweatshirt while working on Enlightapp.
Holiday scams are surging. Here’s how to stay safe this season

The holiday season is here. It’s a time for celebrations, gift giving and year-end deadlines. While you’re juggling office events and covering for colleagues on long vacations, fraudsters are busy too. This is the moment they hope you’re tired, distracted or moving too fast to notice something is off. A holiday scam scenario: when caution

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A smartphone screen displaying a phishing warning with a fishing hook above an SMS alert icon, symbolizing text-message scam attempts.
37,000 surcharge-free ATMs will be available nationwide after rollout

More than 2,500 new Speedway ATMs will expand the surcharge-free Co-op ATM Network to over 37,000 locations nationwide.

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Speedway gas station canopy and fuel pumps at a retail location.