A joint venture by Tampa Bay Wave and USF, the 2025 cohort of the nationally recognized FinTech|X Accelerator kicked off on August 4th, supporting high-growth fintech startups through an intensive 8-week program. This year’s class includes St. Petersburg-based innovators HappiNest.AI and Congruit Inc. The program leverages USF’s world-class faculty, research, and business networks to help founders scale impactful technologies.
Learn more about the accelerator here.
Do you have an innovative resiliency product, project, or technology to share? The 2026 Regional Resiliency Summit is seeking submissions for its Innovation Showcase
Leaders of the ARK Invest-backed Tampa Bay Innovation Center recently celebrated a new chapter: the accelerator is now officially spARK Labs by ARK Invest
CodeBoxx, a St. Petersburg-based technology company, relocated from downtown St. Petersburg to the ARK Innovation Center