Where
Possibility
Becomes Reality
spARK Labs by ARK Invest strives to be Florida’s leading hub for disruptive innovation, where visionary founders and startups gain access to the Capital, Customers, and Community they need to build transformative companies.
A place for entrepreneurs, founders, and startups defining a new era of innovation
Capital to spur growth
and sustain it
Powered by ARK Invest, founders gain access to research-driven insights, venture connections, and a deep network of investors, turning potential into performance.
Customer pipeline
powered by a regional ecosystem
At the heart of St. Pete’s Innovation District and an expanding regional ecosystem, we connect entrepreneurs to a launchpad of customers, partners, and opportunities.
Creative spaces for
tangible innovation
We remove the barriers between concept and creation, equipping doers and makers with the tools, technology, and infrastructure to move innovation beyond screens and services.
Community built on
sharing collective intelligence
Through curated programming, purposeful collisions, and a curated community, we foster learning and idea evolution through every conversation and connection.
For Members
Turn your big ideas into reality
spARK Labs by ARK Invest is a nonprofit innovation hub in St. Petersburg, FL, where founders and entrepreneurs gather to shape what the world has yet to imagine. Backed by ARK Invest’s expertise in disruptive innovation, we help ideas take form with insights, intelligence, and resources that no other innovation hub can match.
Transforming
innovation into
impact
Spark and scale your next idea
The spARK Labs incubator connects founders of all types at all stages with everything they need to build category-defining companies. This isn’t a 12-week sprint or weekend bootcamp; this is sustained support for sustainable success.
Master the tools of disruption
Whether you’re developing cutting-edge AI, revolutionizing robotics, or building the future of defense systems, spARK Labs provides programming, events, and workshops to help founders turn their deep tech ideas into world-changing solutions.
A space for creation, a place for growth
The ARK Innovation Center is more than a place to work, it’s a 45,000-square-foot incubator in St. Pete’s Innovation District where ideas collide and prototypes come to life. Featuring flexible workspaces, private offices, meeting rooms, and event spaces, the center is designed to move founders from concept to creation.
Fuel innovation through connection
Innovation does not exist in isolation, and it cannot create transformation when practiced alone. At spARK Labs, we treat every interaction and introduction as meaningful connections that move both your business and our ecosystem forward.
