St. Pete, Tampa rank high among startup cities
October 25, 2019 - St. Petersburg and Tampa are both among the 50 cities nationwide on a new list of "best untapped cities for startups in 2020." The list, compiled by Fundera, an online small business financial resource, ranked cities based on their access to a talented labor pool, average labor cost, office space cost, average cost of living and proximity to a larger startup ecosystem. Tampa was No. 22 and St. Petersburg was No. 26. Each city had 52 venture capital deals between Q2 2016 and Q2 2019, according to Fundera.