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Ark Invest’s spARK Labs to debut early-stage venture fund, angel network – Tampa Bay Business Journal

DroidDepot joins spARK Labs by ARK Invest incubator – St Pete Catalyst

DroidDepot, founded by Sef Mutari in the Tampa Bay area, is focused on renting, demoing, leasing, or selling commercial robots while providing deployment support.

American Circular joins spARK Labs by ARK Invest incubator – St Pete Catalyst

Adam Hohlt and Kevin Smith, founders of American Circular, launched an artificial intelligence-supported recycling and refurbishment company earlier this year, focusing on proper local electronic asset disposal.

20+ New Local AEO Insights Highlighted as Part of “Cairrot 2.0” Preview at spARK Labs by ARK Invest – Business Insider

Cairrot, a local-to-global AEO/GEO platform, previewed its "Cairrot 2.0" product upgrade at the ARK Innovation Center this week ahead of its September 1, 2026 launch.

CivicReach joins spARK Labs by ARK Invest incubator – St Pete Catalyst

Chief strategy officer Jocelyn Howard is a St. Petersburg native and the company's representative in the area. She began working out of spARK Labs by ...

How a St. Pete ‘venture factory’ landed Cathie Wood, Ark Invest’s backing – Tampa Bay Business Journal

Plato, a St. Petersburg-based venture factory and member of spARK Labs, raised $3.5 million in seed funding led by Ark Invest to build AI-native software companies alongside industry experts.

Iron Meadow joins spARK Labs by ARK Invest incubator – St Pete Catalyst

Iron Meadow founder and CEO Steve McGarry has found a home for his company at St. Petersburg-based incubator spARK Labs by ARK Invest.

Eli Lilly acquisition payday fuels $1M seed round for St. Petersburg biotech startup – Tampa Bay Business Journal

ARTAN Bio, a biotech startup and member of spARK Labs by ARK Invest, raised $1 million in seed funding to advance its genetic medicine platform toward first-in-human clinical studies.

St. Pete-based startup partners with Space Florida – St Pete Catalyst

Seagate Space, a St. Petersburg-based aerospace startup, has partnered with Space Florida through Project Manta to accelerate the development of its modular offshore rocket launch platform.

Autonomous robot company begins pilot with BayCare – St Pete Catalyst

Rovex Technologies, a member of spARK Labs by ARK Invest, launched a pilot program with BayCare Health System to test its autonomous hospital transport robot, Rovi, at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater.

Speros by Moffitt sets up shop at spARK Labs in regional expansion push – St Pete Catalyst

Moffitt Cancer Center established Speros by Moffitt at St. Pete within spARK Labs by ARK Invest, creating its first presence in St. Petersburg as part of a regional AI and life sciences collaboration.

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