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Technology

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  • October 12, 2022
Clearwater cybersecurity firm to be acquired for $4.6 billion

KnowBe4 Inc. has accepted an offer made by Austin, Texas-based Vista Equity Partners; the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2023.

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  • September 21, 2022
Electric vehicle subscription service arrives in region

Steer EV, part of Toronto-based Facedrive Inc., has opened an operations hub in Tampa.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • September 20, 2022
Tech firm adds to leadership team with hiring of chief marketing officer

Former Amazon, IBM and Microsoft executive Tomer Zuker has joined OPSWAT, which relocated from Silicon Valley to Tampa last year.

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  • September 19, 2022
Private equity firm makes offer for Clearwater cybersecurity company

Vista Equity Partners says it will pay a 39% premium on all outstanding shares of KnowBe4 Inc.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 26, 2022
Rock-star investor puts stamp of approval on St. Pete

Cathie Wood and her company, ARK Investment Management, have gone all-in on the Sunshine City as the nation's next top tech hub.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 26, 2022
Bot topic: Business accelerator event to focus on robots in restaurants

High turnover rates are nothing new for restaurants and hotels, but pandemic-driven labor shortages have prompted an increased interest in a robotic future for the hospitality industry.

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  • August 2, 2022
Leader of Tampa tech association to step down after 10 years

Virginia Lee will succeed Jill St. Thomas as interim CEO of Tampa Bay Tech.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 1, 2022
Technology challenges how we think about property transactions

The metaverse aims to bring people together in the future. But it's also become a hot market for real estate.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • June 30, 2022
Crypto curious: Academics, bankers, entrepreneurs look to the future of money

When it comes to bitcoin and cryptocurrency, proceed with caution. But there’s no denying its growing economic importance and influence.

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  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 29, 2022
Florida readies itself for a crypto real estate wave

In some ways, the deluge is already here.

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  • By Amanda Postma
  • June 24, 2022
Startup says goodbye bubble-mailers, hello digital tokens

Forward-thinking digital-first company encourages non-fungible token users to learn by doing.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • June 17, 2022
Software firm finds successful new direction

Geographic Solutions, with 450 employees, has enough work to support 100 more staffers. The rub? Finding those people.

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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • June 10, 2022
2022 Innovator: Green Check Verified, Bonita Springs

Company delivers a dose of technology to the tricky side of banking in the marijuana industry.

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  • By Amanda Postma
  • June 10, 2022
2022 Innovator: Stoke Collaboration Room, Sarasota

The company seeks to zoom past competitors in the new world of hybrid meetings that meld the digital and in-person experience.

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  • By Amanda Postma
  • June 10, 2022
2022 Innovator: InstoreScreens, Naples

An entrepreneur delivers a jolt of high-tech immersive technology to brick and mortar retail.

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