As Florida’s most rapidly growing tech hub and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, St. Petersburg has become a center of opportunity, innovation, and culture. Boasting a growing ecosystem of startups, tech companies, and leaders in advancement, St. Pete is truly a hub for tech and innovation.
St. Pete hosts a hotbed of opportunities on an individual and large-scale level. Innovative startups are taking note of the city’s creative culture and ability to access top companies that call St. Pete home, including Jabil and Raymond James.
St. Pete supports new ventures through a strong community. Startup incubators, coworking spaces, and business meetups create a collaborative framework that sets the tone for a forward-thinking community. The St. Pete Greenhouse provides startups a launchpad for high growth with an entrepreneurial center and small business consulting support services.
In partnership with the University of South Florida and the St. Pete Economic Development Corp., Tampa Bay Wave’s FinTech|X Accelerator will again draw innovative and disruptive fintech startups to St. Petersburg for a highly specialized 90-day accelerator program.
The ARK Innovation Center opened in the new Tampa Bay Innovation Center in south St. Pete in 2024. In 2021, ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood chose to relocate the innovation-focused investment firm’s headquarters to St. Pete and to invest in the Innovation Center because of the city’s commitment to technology, science, and innovation.
“ARK is not a traditional Wall Street asset management firm, and we are looking forward to breaking the mold further by relocating to St. Petersburg, a city investing in technology, science, and innovation.” —
ARK Invest CEO/CIO, ARK Invest CEO/CIO
Tampa Bay’s tech scene is growing by leaps and bounds. In 2021, the Tampa Bay region was the #1 region in Florida for tech employee relocation and #6 in the nation. Companies like data analytics fintech startup Intrinio have watched St. Pete’s tech community blossom in the past decade. Organizations like Tampa Bay Tech and Synapse Florida along with Tampa Bay accelerators like the Tampa Bay Innovation Center and Tampa Bay Wave, and startup hub Embarc Collective all support and nurture the entrepreneurial tech community.
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The St. Pete EDC is located at 111 2nd Ave NE, Ste. 610, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Parking is available in the Plaza LAZ lot located next to the building; use GPS for 221 1st St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, which is near the entrance located on 1st Street N. between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
Parking is $5/hour for the first 3 hours and $20 thereafter; it is a card payment facility only (no cash). Visitor parking is on the 1st and 4th floors; please note there is no handicapped access from the parking garage above the first floor.
There is also surrounding street parking; pay with ParkMobile or in the Sundial Garage located 2 blocks away.
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