Unybrands raises $300M to acquire e-commerce businesses
Miami-based Unybrands will double its employee headcount and acquire brands that sell their goods on platforms like Amazon.com and Shopify after raising $300 million in growth capital from Crayhill...
St. Pete to get a new Defense and Maritime Technology Hub
Thanks to the St. Petersburg Innovation District (SPID), the city will soon boast a Defense and Maritime Technology Hub – which will be known simply as “The Hub” moving...
AI firm Levatas to create 50 new jobs in West Palm Beach
The West Palm Beach City Commission on Tuesday agreed to extend the job creation schedule for Levatas, an artificial intelligence firm that plans to create 50 new jobs that...
SPORTS TECH STARTUP STATUSPRO RAISES $5.2M; ITS TECH IS ALREADY USED IN THE NFL
StatusPRO, a Miami-based sports technology and gaming company, raised $5.2 million to advance its technology that is already being used by NFL teams.
The seed funding...
FORD, ARGO AI TO BRING SELF-DRIVING LYFTS TO MIAMI BY YEAR’S END
Imagine getting ferried from one place to another in a self-driving Lyft. Whether this seems like a dream or a nightmare to you, it will soon become a reality.
Tampa biotech stock soars on first day of public trading
Alzamend Neuro, a Tampa company working to find treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders, made a splashy debut on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
On Monday,...
LASER EYES ARE ON MIAMI: WILL IT BE A HUB FOR ‘THE GOLDEN AGE...
Whether you call it Crypto Week, Bitcoin Week or my favorite, the Basel for Bitcoin, this week will luminate Miami’s emergence as a potential crypto capital and culminate in...
Veru to raise $100M through stock offering to fund cancer pharmaceutical research
A Miami-based company focused on developing new biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of breast and prostate cancers plans to raise $100 million through a common stock offering.
July roundup: The biggest promotions, moves and partnerships in Tampa Bay
Although the year is now more than halfway through, the region's tech organizations show no signs of slowdown. A number of companies made promotions in key C-level roles, while...