Japanese tech giant SoftBank started out as a customer before it became an investor in 5×5 Technologies Inc., a drone support company in St. Petersburg. SoftBank...
Two trade publications are confirming that Japanese technology giant SoftBank was the investor that pumped $4.4 million into 5×5 Technologies Inc. in St. Petersburg in August....
Two veterans of HSN Inc. are out to disrupt the $14 billion lingerie market. Danielle Rushton and Ellery Linder have launched Fruutfull, a Tampa company with...
One of St. Petersburg’s largest craft breweries is feeding the hungry by getting double-duty out of a byproduct of its brewing process. 3 Daughters Brewing is...
Most of the Pinellas County coastline is free of red tide, at least for now. “This is the first time that our entire coastline hasn’t been...
Global Safety Management, a Tampa tech company that aims to make the workplace safer, has filled out its C-suite with well-known local executives and is gearing...
Nielsen Holdings has named David Kenny as its new CEO, effective Dec. 3. Kenny will succeed Mitch Barnes, who is stepping down as CEO at Nielsen...
A big turnover in business ownership is coming in the next five years, as Baby Boomer owners increasingly reach retirement age. But many of the soon-to-be...
Virgin Trains USA LLC quietly filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $100 million. Virgin Trains is the new name for Brightline, the...
Tampa-based educational technology firm Knack has closed a $1.5 million seed round that included several well-known local investors alongside funders from Boston and Silicon Valley. The...