Startup supporters have specifically been lauded in recent months for helping companies in their former cohorts either relocate or expand to the region. The shift began in July 2019, with the relocation of New York City-based JustProtect after founder Vikas Bhatia spoke with Tampa’s Embarc Collective CEO Lakshmi Shenoy, who convinced Bhatia to come to Synapse Summit, a local tech conference.
