Nevada has long sought to diversify its tourism-driven economy.

It appears to be on the path towards doing so now that some of the state’s leading entrepreneurs believe Las Vegas has established a true tech startup ecosystem.

“Absolutely. It’s come a long way,” said Piotr Tomasik, a UNLV graduate and co-founder of TensorWave, a Las Vegas-based artificial intelligence cloud platform. It raised a state-record $350 million in Series B funding this year at a post-money valuation of $1.55 billion, earning it unicorn status.

“I really appreciate how our community embraces people that are trying to do big things. I know that’s not the case elsewhere.…