ST PETERSBURG, FL, Monday, June 14, 2021 – Seedfunders St. Petersburg, an investment firm focused on early-stage technology companies, has added CodeBoxx to its portfolio.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA February 11, 2021– Seedfunders, the early-stage investment firm headquartered in St Petersburg, Florida has announced an investment of $50,000 in weRise through
Seedfunders Opportunity Fund adds two new board members ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA (July 8, 2020) — Seedfunders, the early-stage investment firm headquartered in St Petersburg has
WIRE Seedfunders, the early-stage investment firm headquartered in St Petersburg, Florida, believes Black entrepreneurs matter. To that end, Seedfunders has announced the launch of the
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Dave Chitester and Irv Cohen today announced the launch of Seedfunders Miami, joining the previous Seedfunders locations they founded in St. Petersburg and Orlando. The
Tampa-founded IT services giant AgileThought Inc., which is planning to go into the private market, has entered a partnership with local project management software firm Iteright. “As a small company, partnering with a large publicly traded firm gives us significant credibility of our product and capabilities,” Iteright CEO Alex Brodsky said. “In Tampa, companies like The post AgileThought partners with Tampa startup first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post AgileThought partners with Tampa startup appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.
St. Petersburg-based tech giant Jabil, the largest publicly traded company in the Tampa Bay region, will work with hardware and software company Calix in a new manufacturing deal to expand broadband internet service in rural America. As part of the Biden Administration’s $42.45 billion Build America, Buy America (BABA) effort for the Broadband Equity, Access, The post Calix taps Jabil as part of $42B+ broadband manufacturing plan first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post Calix taps Jabil as part of $42B+ broadband manufacturing plan appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.
Gert-Jan de Vreede, interim dean of the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business, believes Tampa Bay needs a moniker that embodies the region’s transformation into a technology hub. He noted that California has Silicon Valley, and people refer to Omaha, Nebraska, as Silicon Prairie. After dismissing Silicon Swamp and suggesting Silicon Bay, de The post Local business leaders welcome fintech entreprenuers first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post Local business leaders welcome fintech entreprenuers appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.
Lady Natasha Fines believes clothing is more than just fabric as it provides a platform for self-expression and individuality; however, she noticed one oft-overlooked demographic. The Tampa native and Pinellas Park resident launched her eponymous apparel brand in August. She will unveil her niche – disability-inclusive adaptive clothing – Sept. 29 at Tampa Bay Fashion The post Local designer launches disability-inclusive fashion line first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post Local designer launches disability-inclusive fashion line appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.
Huntington Bancshares Inc., a $189 billion asset regional bank holding company, has invested nearly $5 million into Tampa startup Veuu. Veuu, created by local entrepreneur Terence Mills, uses artificial intelligence to streamline and improve insurance claims coding, and provide health care providers adjudication of payment immediately upon patient discharge. It uses advanced AI technology in The post Tampa AI fintech company receives new investment first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post Tampa AI fintech company receives new investment appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.
Tampa-based startup Nickelytics, a venture-backed advertising tech firm initially known as The Nickel Ride, has been acquired in a deal north of seven figures. Texas-based venture capital group T72 Club Inc., which has backed over $5 billion in investments and more than 150 acquisitions, purchased Nickelytics after months of discussions and negotiations. “We weren’t looking to The post Firm acquires Nickelytics in multi-million-dollar deal first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post Firm acquires Nickelytics in multi-million-dollar deal appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.
A veteran-owned, St. Petersburg-based technology startup utilizes an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent to detect deception in written or spoken statements, emails and text messages. Mark Carson, one of Deceptio’s three founders, said the platform could analyze 5,000 words and provide a truth probability score and the reasoning behind its findings in under one second. The post St. Pete startup uses AI to detect lies first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post St. Pete startup uses AI to detect lies appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.
Agritech company Phospholutions, a sustainable fertilizer startup that recently opened a hub in St. Petersburg, has closed a $10.15 million oversubscribed funding round. New Orleans-based financing firm Advantage Capital lead the round. Previous leading global fertilizer companies and investors also participated in the round, including Conti Ventures (a division of Continental Grain Company), Tekfen Ventures, The post St. Pete company closes $10M+ funding round first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post St. Pete company closes $10M+ funding round appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.
Serial investor Gary Cardone, the co-founder and former CEO of Clearwater-based fraud mitigation company Chargebacks 911, is doubling his investment into a blockchain nodes management startup. Earlier this year, Cardone injected $4 million into New York-based startup Node 40 through his Card1Ventures venture capital company. He has now pumped $8 million into the company as The post Gary Cardone doubles down on blockchain startup first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post Gary Cardone doubles down on blockchain startup appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.
Burgeoning entrepreneurs needing assistance with idea exploration and business basics now have a new local resource. The St. Pete Greenhouse, in partnership with the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, will welcome its first Startup Academy cohort Aug. 7. The application deadline is Friday, July 28. Lauren Frawley, business marketing and events coordinator for the The post Startup Academy set to launch first cohort first appeared on St Pete Catalyst. The post Startup Academy set to launch first cohort appeared first on St Pete Catalyst.