Numbers Dollars and Sense 

Gainesville Innovation District: 

1. There are over 80 companies in Gainesville’s Innovation District 

1. There are also 59 restaurants and 9 coffee shops within 1 mile of the Innovation District 

https://innovationdistrictgainesville.com/why-innovation-district 

UF Innovate | Accelerate 

1. UF Innovate | Accelerate Tech Licensing receives more than 300 invention disclosures, executes more than 100 commercial transactions and launches nearly 20 companies each year 

1. 650 students received an admissions offer from UF Innovate | Accelerate for the 2022-2023 school year 

https://news.ufl.edu/media/newsufledu/documents/2023-3-UF-Facts.pdf 

https://admissions.blog/university-of-florida-shares-2022-2023-admissions-statistics/ 

Cade Museum: 

1. The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention currently features 6 exhibits 

1. Since its opening in 2018, the Cade Museum has had over 100,000 visitors 

https://cademuseum.org/explore/exhibits/ 

https://cademuseum.org/about/history/ 

Economy: 

1. According to the UF Innovate | Accelerate Incubator, $6.4 billion is generated in private investment 

1. UF Innovate projects more than 7,600 jobs with startups in their innovation ecosystem 

https://innovationdistrictgainesville.com/why-innovation-district 

Innovation-Related Rankings: 

1. Gainesville is ranked as the 14th Smartest City in America 

1. Florida is ranked #3 for High-Tech Employment Growth 

https://innovationdistrictgainesville.com/why-gainesville 

Businesses: 

1. Florida has the second-highest density of start-up businesses in the United States, with more than 100 start-ups per 1,000 firms 

1. In Florida, there are 361,923 small businesses in the professional, scientific and technical service industries  

https://lbg-online.net/small-business-statistics/florida/#:~:text=There%20are%20currently%202.8%20million,businesses%20in%20the%20United%20States. 

https://innovate.research.ufl.edu/