It's that time of year again: no, not the holiday season, but for Forbes' 30 Under 30 list, where the brightest (and youngest) movers and shakers are recognized by the financial magazine each year.
And two local startups are getting some love.
Samyr Qureshi and Dennis Hansen, the co-founders of edtech startup Knack, were honored in the "Education" category. Knack is an online tutoring app that helps both students receive (obviously) tutoring, but also connects tutors with employers. It's also an Inno on Fire winner and was a panelist at our first ever edtech event.
The company was launched in Gainesville in 2015 and has been making major moves: In November 2018, Knack received $1.5 million from Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, along with California-based Precursor Venture's Charles Hudson. Knack is in more than 50 schools with over 5,000 tutors.
Rachel Carpenter, the co-founder and CEO of Intrinio, was honored in the "Finance" category.
While she was building a different app, Carpenter faced a roadblock when trying to access her financial data: a price tag that could cost upwards of $60,000 a mont. In 2012, she pivoted to create Intrinio, a St. Petersburg startup. According to Forbes, the company now has over 850 customers including PayPal, Harvard and Stanford.
