Serial entrepreneur builds AI platform for marketing decisions

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MADTECH.AI branding graphic highlighting faster marketing decisions through AI

Bill Lederer builds an AI platform designed to help marketers make faster, smarter decisions in real time.

spARK Labs and the slow work of building Tampa Bay tech

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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.

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

Why Eskuad sees field operations as tech’s next frontier

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Eskuad field operations platform displayed across desktop and mobile devices, showing offline reporting tools designed for remote industrial environments.

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

White Castle taps Sarasota firm for 1st fully automated airport kiosk

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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.

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

Meet Dieumerci Christel, whose journey from a refugee camp is reshaping student-teacher connections

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Dieumerci Christel sitting in a conference room wearing an NDSU sweatshirt while working on Enlightapp.

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