Homegrown Sarasota area tech firm acquired for $437 million

Star2Star was founded in 2006.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 5:00 p.m. January 31, 2021
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File. Star2Star co-founder and CEO Norman Worthington with President Michelle Accardi.
File. Star2Star co-founder and CEO Norman Worthington with President Michelle Accardi.
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MANATEE COUNTY — A Canadian company has acquired Star2Star, a cloud communications services and software firm founded in 2006 in a Sarasota garage and now based in south Manatee County, for $437 million.

 

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