Report: venture capital showers region with cash

Private equity and venture capital funding, in Florida, are going in opposite directions.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. June 7, 2019
Clearwater-based KnowBe4, run by Stu Sjouwerman, recently announced a “sizable minority investment” from global private equity icon KKR.
Clearwater-based KnowBe4, run by Stu Sjouwerman, recently announced a “sizable minority investment” from global private equity icon KKR.
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Private equity money — despite some outsized opposite examples — has been staying away from Florida, according to a new report from the Florida Council of 100, a Tampa-based, statewide nonprofit that promotes economic development.  

 

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