California unicorn tech firm expands to Tampa Bay

San Mateo,California-based tech startup Verkada, has just opened its first office in Tampa Bay and is already in growth mode.

Verkada, a cloud-based security platform solution firm, was founded in 2016 by three Stanford graduates. Verkada reached its unicorn status in 2020 due to an $80 million Series C that brought total funding to about $139 million at a valuation of $1.6 billion.

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Record-breaking crowds watch Scott McLaughlin win the 2022 Grand Prix

The smoke from the 2022 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg has cleared after showcasing the city to a national and international television audience, along with reportedly record-breaking crowds throughout the city’s downtown waterfront.

According to NTT IndyCar officials, Sunday’s crowd was up 49% compared to 2019, when an estimated 140,000 people attended the race over three days. That would put the total number of attendees for this weekend’s signature event at well over 200,000.

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