ConnectWise is a software and services company located in downtown Tampa. It’s been growing since 1982 and has 3,000 employees.
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First Coast Inno: Intercontinental Exchange to buy housing finance analytics company Black Knight in $13.1B deal
Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Jacksonville-based Black Knight Inc. (NYSE: BKI), a housing finance industry software, data and analytics company with 6,500 employees.
Refresh Miami: In the startup spotlight: Slingr leads the low-code revolution, from Miami to Argentina and beyond
With the need for engineering talent at an all-time high, it is more important than ever for companies to develop software as efficiently as possible. Enter no-code and low-code platforms, which aim to either help developers work more quickly or enable non-technical employees to ship products themselves. The market for no-code and low-code software development platforms is large – upwards of $12 billion in 2020 – and growing at a rate of 24% annually.
Orlando Business Journal: Central Florida a finalist in Space Force search for training command center
STARCOM’s commander said it may grow to 1,500 personnel in less than five years.
First Coast Inno: After record-setting 2021, First Coast VC activity off to a strong start in 2022
The $14 million raised by Jacksonville-based Paywallet was the largest investment made on the First Coast in the first quarter of 2022, according to data from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association
Afro Tech: Target Announces The Winners Of Its 2022 HBCU Technology & Future Leaders in Retail Challenge
As a part of its Black History Month celebration, Target highlighted Historically Black College and University (HBCU) students who designed the popular merch available to consumers each year. Compounding on that work, Target hosted the HBCU Technology and Future Leaders in Retail Challenge.
Tampa Bay Business Journal: Exclusive: Tampa hiring tech startup raises $3.7M following Great Resignation wave
A Tampa technology company focused on easing the hiring process has raised over $3 million as the Great Resignation continues to leave many employers at a loss.
Refresh Miami:Step into the #MiamiTech future with South Florida’s HBCU
The inaugural Black Innovation Technology & Entertainment Conference (BITE-CON), hosted at Florida Memorial University, South Florida’s only Historically Black College/University (HBCU), was met with global entrepreneurs, leaders, artists, and investors all advocating for the same thing: the future of tech is not really in the future. It’s now.
Afro Tech: Snoop Dogg And Drake Among Celebrities Who Invested In Crypto Firm MoonPay’s $87M Funding Round
In MoonPay’s recent funding round, celebrities from the worlds of music, sports, and entertainment backed the crypto firm with hefty investments.
Axios Tampa Bay: How advocacy consultant Christine Medonça uses technology
Christine LeViseur Mendonça runs Shore to Shore Advisory, a social impact advisory, and is the founder of Humans on the Move, a consultancy that brings the public, humanitarian and private sectors together in response to global forced displacement.