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===Startups=== Greater Gainesville is home to many startups with over 160 high-growth enterprises.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fVxPFPRMQSzoEwjTlAesFSbhyYqlEriJfTfg8Un9XGA/edit?usp=sharing|title = Alachua County Startup Database|website=Docs.google.com}}</ref> Gainesville is also home to dozens of organizations that support startups along their entire continuum of growth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1nrxakgZnTohIb2BE4bLD7n8aNbUphWli&hl=en|title=Alachua County Startup Ecosystem Map|website=Google.com}}</ref> Roughly since the 2006 founding of [[Grooveshark]], a Gainesville-based music [[streaming media|streaming]] service, Gainesville has seen an increase in the number of technology-based [[startup companies]] founded and developed in the city, particularly the downtown area.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Frankel|first1=Ryan|title=An Insider's Perspective: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Gainesville Startups|url=http://businessmagazinegainesville.com/insiders-perspective-good-bad-ugly-gainesville-startups/|website=Business in Greater Gainesville|access-date=November 20, 2017|date=October 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Schweers|first1=Jeff|title=Gainesville's Startup Alley covets UF computer grads|url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20130428/SPORTS/604136091/GS/|website=[[The Gainesville Sun]]|access-date=November 20, 2017|date=April 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Stein|first1=Ron|title=Gainesville has become a tech hub for engineering entrepreneurs|url=http://www.floridatrend.com/article/20489/gainesville-has-become-a-tech-hub-that-helps-engineering-entrepreneurs|website=Florida Trend|access-date=November 20, 2017}}</ref> Among them are Digital Brands, SharpSpring, [[Fracture (company)|Fracture]], [[Optym]], and Feathr. The city celebrates [[Josh Greenberg]] Day annually in April, in honor of the late founder of Grooveshark and his contributions to the community's startup culture.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitely|first1=Richard|title=Gainesville Remembers Grooveshark Co-Founder With 'Josh Greenberg Day'|url=https://www.wuft.org/news/2016/04/20/family-reflects-on-contributions-of-groovesharks-josh-greenberg/|website=[[WUFT (TV)|WUFT]]|access-date=November 20, 2017|date=April 20, 2016}}</ref>
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