New St. Pete incubator has August opening

ST. PETERSBURG — The Tampa Bay Innovation Center has announced tentative plans to open its new incubator, TEC Garage, this August.

TEC Garage, which stands for the Technology and Entrepreneurship Center, will house 15 to 30 startups in 6,200 square feet of temporarily space on the ground floor of the St. Petersburg College Downtown Center at 244 Second Ave. N., St. Petersburg.

The TEC Garage will be a mixed-use incubator for science (health care, marine science, environmental or sustainable), technology, engineering, arts and digital media company startups. The center will provide reserved office space for rent as well as co-working space, along with mentors, coaches, educational opportunities, networking and resources to help entrepreneurs develop and execute their business plans.