Tampa Bay sits on the Gulf Coast and hosts MacDill Air Force Base, headquarters for U.S. Central Command — a defense anchor most people don't associate with a beach-adjacent metro. The University of South Florida anchors the research side of a region where defense and a growing med-tech sector sit side by side with tourism.
Region Stats
Total firms
5
VC / investors
2
Companies
2
Universities
1
People
0
By Thesis
AI, Software & Cloud
1
Consumer & Retail
1
Known For
Defense
MedTech
Gulf Coast
Tampa Bay