Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Phase Eight Theater Company
Pushing The Boundaries Of Performance
WHO WE ARE Phase Eight Theater Company is the latest arts organization to be formed in Jacksonville, Florida. It is recognized as a boundary-pushing and socially progressive theater group. They’ve presented fourteen productions in its first two and a half years of existence having performed for hundreds of audience members....
INNOVATE® Nashville
JULIE LILLISTON COMMUNICATIONS
WHEN INNOVATION MEETS EXPERTISE
Julie Lilliston Communications Shapes the Future of PR. When Julie Lilliston founded Julie Lilliston Communications in 2014, she envisioned more than just another public relations firm. Drawing from more than two decades of corporate communications expertise at global agencies Weber Shandwick and MSL Group, she set out to revolutionize how...
INNOVATE® Nashville
EMIDS
NASHVILLE’S LEADER IN HEALTHCARE INNOVATION FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS
Emids was founded in 1999 and has grown to be the proven leader in digital engineering and transformation innovations to the healthcare and life sciences industry. The company’s evolution has been expertly navigated by Saurabh Sinha, Emids CEO and co founder. And while Emids has experienced tremendous success, its accomplishments...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
AQUATIK ESPORTS
CREATING AND FOSTERING A COMMUNITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER!
With a mantra of ‘Esports for Everyone,’ Aquatik Esports is truly unique and has propelled an abrupt tidal wave of followers, fans, and participants spread across multiple channels and touchpoints across the world. By providing approachable spaces, opportunities, and platforms for amateur competitive gamers, creators, and streamers to launch their...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
MARKNOLOGY
BUILT TO LEAD, WIRED TO INNOVATE
Marknology In the chaotic world of e-commerce, few agencies have not only survived but thrived by rewriting the rules. Marknology is an Amazon brand accelerator that is one of those rare exceptions—a company that didn’t follow the playbook because it wrote a better one. Founded by Andrew Morgans, Marknology is...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
Filament Health
Is a natural psychedelic drug development company. Our mission is to see safe, natural psychedelics in the hands of everyone who needs them, as soon as possible.
Filament Health was founded by experts in botanical extraction and commercialization. We honed our expertise at Mazza Innovation, a natural extraction startup, which our team scaled from pre-seed to an exit in 2018. At Mazza, we developed and commercialized patent-protected extraction technologies at a 35,000 ft2 commercial-scale, GMP facility. After...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
PCG SOFTWARE
THE TRAILBLAZING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS STARTUP DRIVING INNOVATION IN BOTSWANA AND SOON AFRICA!
PCG Software is a multi-award-winning, youth-led software development startup that offers bespoke digital solutions. We offer a diverse range of services including planning and consulting, back-end integrations, application development, testing and maintenance to deliver quality software apps that work across multiple platforms and devices. From left to right: Michael Mavuso –...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia Health
Innovation Hub
Making Healthcare in Nova Scotia Better There is a smarter way to deliver quality healthcare, but achieving it requires fresh thinking, a forward-focused approach, and the courage to move beyond traditional methods. That is exactly what the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is designed to do. Established in 2023, the...
INNOVATE® Detroit
Plug and Play Detroit
Driving the Future of Mobility
A city synonymous with automotive innovation, Plug and Play’s Detroit operation is making waves with its groundbreaking approach to mobility. As a global leader in fostering innovation, Plug and Play has established itself as a critical player in the tech ecosystem. However, in Detroit, the organization is doing more than...
INNOVATE® Georgia
IMPROVING
MODERN DIGITAL SERVICES
The Backstory.Founded in 2005 in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, then Innovative Architects latched on to the maturing Microsoft Gold Partnership Program as the core of our service offerings. We would become known in that technology community for doing the hard stuff: Commerce Server integration, BizTalk implementation, SharePoint before it...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
FRIENDS AND ALLIES, SCALLYWAGS CLIMBING
CLIMBING IS A WELCOMING SPORT AND A UNIQUE AND DIVERSE WAY OF LIFE, WHICH IS A REFLECTION OF THE PEOPLE THAT CHOOSE TO SPEND THEIR TIME HERE
This journey all started with a boo boo. The excitement of climbing and over doing it leads to cuts, scrapes and worn down finger tips. With the psyche high to continue climbing I mixed a concoction of ingredients that I thought would help nourish my tender tips and treat any...
INNOVATE® Nashville
Polsinelli
What a law firm should be
Companies in Nashville and across the country turn to Polsinelli for more than skilled legal representation. With Polsinelli by their side, they have a strategic partner who brings business-first solutions. Shaped by executive perspective, Polsinelli – a national law firm with over 1,200 attorneys across 25 offices – provides commercially...
INNOVATION Quebec
SHERBROOKE INNOPOLE
An Innovative Organization
Sherbrooke Innopole is the para-municipal economic development organization for the industrial and tertiary-engine sectors mandated and financed by the Ville de Sherbrooke. Our goal is to energize the business environment, ensure the influence of Sherbrooke and its businesses on the local, national, and international scenes, and develop existing and future...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
INFLUITIVE
THE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM OF CHOICE FOR ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY, AND LOYALTY
Influitive helps the world’s leading brands engage with their customers to drive business value across multiple dimensions. Customer referrals, references and reviews are now recognized as the most effective way to drive business growth and Influitive enables this at scale. Since 2010, Influitive has pioneered advocate marketing and built an...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
PRCCI
INNOVATION.INVESTIGATION.WELL BEING
The Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI) is the largest network of top academic and private research sites working in strong partnership with the wider Puerto Rico clinical investigation ecosystem to promote the island’s positioning as a preferred location for clinical investigation. PRCCI is a 501c3 non-profit organization established...
INNOVATION Quebec
NEXT AI
POUR LES ENTREPRENEUR.E.S DÉSIRANT RÉSOUDRE DES PROBLÈMES MONDIAUX EN EXPLOITANT LA PUISSANCE DE L’I
Next AI est un réseau d’accélération de développement d’entrepreneur.e.s et d’entreprises de classe mondiale pour les startups utilisant l’intelligence artificielle. Peu importe leur emplacement au Canada, les fondateur. trice.s ont la possibilité de rejoindre l’écosystème, que ce soit en suivant le programme à distance ou en personne aux sites de...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
ENTREPRENEUR JOE HOLDINGS
Today the founder of Entrepreneur Joe Holdings, LLC, Joe Miller, is currently on a philanthropic mission of deploying new age Bitcoin ATM’s internationally for an assortment of high value Bitcoin ATM companies based throughout the United States. Joe accredits his first hearing about Bitcoin in June 2017 from an...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
GREATER NEWARK ENTERPRISES CORPORATION
A CDFI that Provides Technical ASSISTANCE and Lending capital so NJ Small Businesses Survive and Thrive
Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation (GNEC) is a Newark-based non-profit certified community development financial institution (CDFI) with a proven record of delivering capital and microenterprise services to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs in the northern New Jersey areas of Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Bergen, Middlesex, Union and Monmouth counties of New Jersey. GNEC’s primary purpose...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY & PNC NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Cultivating the Future of HBCU Innovation
Howard University: A Catalyst for Change Howard University is a bastion of excellence and a catalyst for change. This historically Black College and University (HBCU) has long been at the forefront of educating and empowering diverse minds, and its latest venture, the Howard University & PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship,...
INNOVATION Quebec
CINTECH AGROALIMENTAIRE
CCTT EN AGROALIMENTAIRE
Chez Cintech agroalimentaire c’est en collectif que nous entendons bien agir. En misant sur l’association des expertises de nos équipes, mais également en nous appuyant sur les savoirfaire spécifiques de chacun de nos clients, nous cherchons à répondre aux nouvelles attentes des consommateurs, plus généralement de la société en matière...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ENTERPRISE ESTONIA
INNOVATING FOR A FUTURE-PROOF TOMORROW
Known for its vast forests, thousands of islands, and strong traditions, Estonia has, in just thirty years, built a thriving liberal democracy and become one of the world’s most advanced digital societies. As Estonia continues to innovate, Enterprise Estonia plays a key role in supporting the country’s business environment by...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
EOH
DIGITAL CONVERGENCE AND INNOVATION ENABLING GROWTH, EFFICIENCY, AND OPTIMISATION. THE CUTTING EDGE OF DIGITAL CONVERGENCE
Technology is to the world as oxygen is to the blood. The world through its people and systems have become immersed in technology, in some form or other, by virtue of its enablement and efficiency. The path forward is predicated upon greater complexity due to converging technologies and an increased...
INNOVATION Quebec
ERAC Gaspésie
SUPPORTÉ PAR UN COMITÉ DE GOUVERNANCE IMPLIQUANT DES REPRÉSENTANTS DE CHAQUE MRC, MINISTÈRES, CRÉNEAUX D’EXCELLENCE DE LA GASPÉSIE ET DES SECTEURS PRIORITAIRES RÉGIONAUX (FORESTIER, TIC, AGRICOLE, TECHNOLOGIES PROPRES ET CELUI DE LA RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT), L’ESPACE RÉGIONAL D’ACCÉLÉRATION ET DE CROISSANCE DE LA GASPÉSIE (ERAC GASPÉSIE) PARTICIPE AU DÉVELOPPEMENT DE LA RÉGION PAR LE SOUTIEN À L’ACCÉLÉRATION ET LA CROISSANCE DES ENTREPRISES MANUFACTURIÈRES ET TRANSFORMATRICES DANS LEUR DÉVELOPPEMENT À LONG TERME
L’équipe de l’ERAC Gaspésie, constituée d’experts en ingénierie et du domaine numérique, accompagne annuellement plus d’une quarantaine d’entreprises sur le territoire gaspésien selon cinq axes d’intervention, soit : L’accompagnement peut être personnalisé en fonction des besoins de l’entreprise. Nous offrons une banque de 40 heures d’accompagnement croissance, suivi, au besoin,...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Phase Eight Theater Company
Pushing The Boundaries Of Performance
WHO WE ARE Phase Eight Theater Company is the latest arts organization to be formed in Jacksonville, Florida. It is recognized as a boundary-pushing and socially progressive theater group. They’ve presented fourteen productions in its first two and a half years of existence having performed for hundreds of audience members....
INNOVATE® Nashville
JULIE LILLISTON COMMUNICATIONS
WHEN INNOVATION MEETS EXPERTISE
Julie Lilliston Communications Shapes the Future of PR. When Julie Lilliston founded Julie Lilliston Communications in 2014, she envisioned more than just another public relations firm. Drawing from more than two decades of corporate communications expertise at global agencies Weber Shandwick and MSL Group, she set out to revolutionize how...
INNOVATE® Nashville
EMIDS
NASHVILLE’S LEADER IN HEALTHCARE INNOVATION FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS
Emids was founded in 1999 and has grown to be the proven leader in digital engineering and transformation innovations to the healthcare and life sciences industry. The company’s evolution has been expertly navigated by Saurabh Sinha, Emids CEO and co founder. And while Emids has experienced tremendous success, its accomplishments...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
AQUATIK ESPORTS
CREATING AND FOSTERING A COMMUNITY UNLIKE ANY OTHER!
With a mantra of ‘Esports for Everyone,’ Aquatik Esports is truly unique and has propelled an abrupt tidal wave of followers, fans, and participants spread across multiple channels and touchpoints across the world. By providing approachable spaces, opportunities, and platforms for amateur competitive gamers, creators, and streamers to launch their...
INNOVATE® Kansas City
MARKNOLOGY
BUILT TO LEAD, WIRED TO INNOVATE
Marknology In the chaotic world of e-commerce, few agencies have not only survived but thrived by rewriting the rules. Marknology is an Amazon brand accelerator that is one of those rare exceptions—a company that didn’t follow the playbook because it wrote a better one. Founded by Andrew Morgans, Marknology is...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
Filament Health
Is a natural psychedelic drug development company. Our mission is to see safe, natural psychedelics in the hands of everyone who needs them, as soon as possible.
Filament Health was founded by experts in botanical extraction and commercialization. We honed our expertise at Mazza Innovation, a natural extraction startup, which our team scaled from pre-seed to an exit in 2018. At Mazza, we developed and commercialized patent-protected extraction technologies at a 35,000 ft2 commercial-scale, GMP facility. After...
INNOVATE™ Botswana Vol.1
PCG SOFTWARE
THE TRAILBLAZING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS STARTUP DRIVING INNOVATION IN BOTSWANA AND SOON AFRICA!
PCG Software is a multi-award-winning, youth-led software development startup that offers bespoke digital solutions. We offer a diverse range of services including planning and consulting, back-end integrations, application development, testing and maintenance to deliver quality software apps that work across multiple platforms and devices. From left to right: Michael Mavuso –...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia Health
Innovation Hub
Making Healthcare in Nova Scotia Better There is a smarter way to deliver quality healthcare, but achieving it requires fresh thinking, a forward-focused approach, and the courage to move beyond traditional methods. That is exactly what the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub is designed to do. Established in 2023, the...
INNOVATE® Detroit
Plug and Play Detroit
Driving the Future of Mobility
A city synonymous with automotive innovation, Plug and Play’s Detroit operation is making waves with its groundbreaking approach to mobility. As a global leader in fostering innovation, Plug and Play has established itself as a critical player in the tech ecosystem. However, in Detroit, the organization is doing more than...
INNOVATE® Georgia
IMPROVING
MODERN DIGITAL SERVICES
The Backstory.Founded in 2005 in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, then Innovative Architects latched on to the maturing Microsoft Gold Partnership Program as the core of our service offerings. We would become known in that technology community for doing the hard stuff: Commerce Server integration, BizTalk implementation, SharePoint before it...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
FRIENDS AND ALLIES, SCALLYWAGS CLIMBING
CLIMBING IS A WELCOMING SPORT AND A UNIQUE AND DIVERSE WAY OF LIFE, WHICH IS A REFLECTION OF THE PEOPLE THAT CHOOSE TO SPEND THEIR TIME HERE
This journey all started with a boo boo. The excitement of climbing and over doing it leads to cuts, scrapes and worn down finger tips. With the psyche high to continue climbing I mixed a concoction of ingredients that I thought would help nourish my tender tips and treat any...
INNOVATE® Nashville
Polsinelli
What a law firm should be
Companies in Nashville and across the country turn to Polsinelli for more than skilled legal representation. With Polsinelli by their side, they have a strategic partner who brings business-first solutions. Shaped by executive perspective, Polsinelli – a national law firm with over 1,200 attorneys across 25 offices – provides commercially...
INNOVATION Quebec
SHERBROOKE INNOPOLE
An Innovative Organization
Sherbrooke Innopole is the para-municipal economic development organization for the industrial and tertiary-engine sectors mandated and financed by the Ville de Sherbrooke. Our goal is to energize the business environment, ensure the influence of Sherbrooke and its businesses on the local, national, and international scenes, and develop existing and future...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
INFLUITIVE
THE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM OF CHOICE FOR ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY, AND LOYALTY
Influitive helps the world’s leading brands engage with their customers to drive business value across multiple dimensions. Customer referrals, references and reviews are now recognized as the most effective way to drive business growth and Influitive enables this at scale. Since 2010, Influitive has pioneered advocate marketing and built an...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
PRCCI
INNOVATION.INVESTIGATION.WELL BEING
The Puerto Rico Consortium for Clinical Investigation (PRCCI) is the largest network of top academic and private research sites working in strong partnership with the wider Puerto Rico clinical investigation ecosystem to promote the island’s positioning as a preferred location for clinical investigation. PRCCI is a 501c3 non-profit organization established...
INNOVATION Quebec
NEXT AI
POUR LES ENTREPRENEUR.E.S DÉSIRANT RÉSOUDRE DES PROBLÈMES MONDIAUX EN EXPLOITANT LA PUISSANCE DE L’I
Next AI est un réseau d’accélération de développement d’entrepreneur.e.s et d’entreprises de classe mondiale pour les startups utilisant l’intelligence artificielle. Peu importe leur emplacement au Canada, les fondateur. trice.s ont la possibilité de rejoindre l’écosystème, que ce soit en suivant le programme à distance ou en personne aux sites de...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
ENTREPRENEUR JOE HOLDINGS
Today the founder of Entrepreneur Joe Holdings, LLC, Joe Miller, is currently on a philanthropic mission of deploying new age Bitcoin ATM’s internationally for an assortment of high value Bitcoin ATM companies based throughout the United States. Joe accredits his first hearing about Bitcoin in June 2017 from an...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
GREATER NEWARK ENTERPRISES CORPORATION
A CDFI that Provides Technical ASSISTANCE and Lending capital so NJ Small Businesses Survive and Thrive
Greater Newark Enterprises Corporation (GNEC) is a Newark-based non-profit certified community development financial institution (CDFI) with a proven record of delivering capital and microenterprise services to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs in the northern New Jersey areas of Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Bergen, Middlesex, Union and Monmouth counties of New Jersey. GNEC’s primary purpose...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY & PNC NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Cultivating the Future of HBCU Innovation
Howard University: A Catalyst for Change Howard University is a bastion of excellence and a catalyst for change. This historically Black College and University (HBCU) has long been at the forefront of educating and empowering diverse minds, and its latest venture, the Howard University & PNC National Center for Entrepreneurship,...
INNOVATION Quebec
CINTECH AGROALIMENTAIRE
CCTT EN AGROALIMENTAIRE
Chez Cintech agroalimentaire c’est en collectif que nous entendons bien agir. En misant sur l’association des expertises de nos équipes, mais également en nous appuyant sur les savoirfaire spécifiques de chacun de nos clients, nous cherchons à répondre aux nouvelles attentes des consommateurs, plus généralement de la société en matière...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ENTERPRISE ESTONIA
INNOVATING FOR A FUTURE-PROOF TOMORROW
Known for its vast forests, thousands of islands, and strong traditions, Estonia has, in just thirty years, built a thriving liberal democracy and become one of the world’s most advanced digital societies. As Estonia continues to innovate, Enterprise Estonia plays a key role in supporting the country’s business environment by...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
EOH
DIGITAL CONVERGENCE AND INNOVATION ENABLING GROWTH, EFFICIENCY, AND OPTIMISATION. THE CUTTING EDGE OF DIGITAL CONVERGENCE
Technology is to the world as oxygen is to the blood. The world through its people and systems have become immersed in technology, in some form or other, by virtue of its enablement and efficiency. The path forward is predicated upon greater complexity due to converging technologies and an increased...
INNOVATION Quebec
ERAC Gaspésie
SUPPORTÉ PAR UN COMITÉ DE GOUVERNANCE IMPLIQUANT DES REPRÉSENTANTS DE CHAQUE MRC, MINISTÈRES, CRÉNEAUX D’EXCELLENCE DE LA GASPÉSIE ET DES SECTEURS PRIORITAIRES RÉGIONAUX (FORESTIER, TIC, AGRICOLE, TECHNOLOGIES PROPRES ET CELUI DE LA RECHERCHE ET DÉVELOPPEMENT), L’ESPACE RÉGIONAL D’ACCÉLÉRATION ET DE CROISSANCE DE LA GASPÉSIE (ERAC GASPÉSIE) PARTICIPE AU DÉVELOPPEMENT DE LA RÉGION PAR LE SOUTIEN À L’ACCÉLÉRATION ET LA CROISSANCE DES ENTREPRISES MANUFACTURIÈRES ET TRANSFORMATRICES DANS LEUR DÉVELOPPEMENT À LONG TERME
L’équipe de l’ERAC Gaspésie, constituée d’experts en ingénierie et du domaine numérique, accompagne annuellement plus d’une quarantaine d’entreprises sur le territoire gaspésien selon cinq axes d’intervention, soit : L’accompagnement peut être personnalisé en fonction des besoins de l’entreprise. Nous offrons une banque de 40 heures d’accompagnement croissance, suivi, au besoin,...