Stories of Innovation
INNOVATION Quebec
FINTECH MONTRÉAL
FINTECH MONTRÉAL « L’INDUSTRIE QUÉBÉCOISE DES FINTECHS EST FLORISSANTE. AVEC LE PLUS IMPORTANT HUB FINTECH AU CANADA ET LE FORUM FINTECH CANADA, LE GRAND RENDEZ-VOUS ANNUEL DE L’INDUSTRIE, LA TABLE EST MISE POUR QUE L’INNOVATION RENCONTRE LES BESOINS RÉELS D’UNE INDUSTRIE EN TRANSFORMATION. » Sebastian Boisjoly, vice-président, FinTech et Innovations...
INNOVATE® Nashville
CELERO COMMERCE
WAS FOUNDED WITH ONE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE: TO HELP SMALL AND MID-SIZED BUSINESSES WIN
We know that we can deliver that by leveraging our investment in FinTech and our commitment to partnerships with community /regional banks. It is this combination that truly empowers local businesses in a way that enables them to compete and win in this ever more complex and competitive market. ...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
Stockholm Stad
Stockholm is Building Tomorrow's Innovation Leaders
Stockholm has firmly established itself as one of the world’s most dynamic innovation and technology hubs. Known for its thriving startup ecosystem, cutting-edge research, and a strong culture of collaboration, the Swedish capital consistently ranks among the top cities for entrepreneurship and technological advancement. With a highly educated workforce, a...
Global Innovation Spotlight
6 TECH TOOLS TO AUTOMATE SCHOOL SPORTS
Six practical tools that take scheduling, uniform orders and gear tracking off an athletic director's desk.
School sports programs are absorbing three compounding pressures at once: rising participation numbers, stricter athlete safety standards, and shrinking administrative budgets. A single small staff often manages all these competing demands. Those administrators currently track schedules across separate group chats, coordinate uniform orders through email chains, and log equipment on...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Is Your Digital Transformation Strategy Merely Digitizing Legacy Organizational Bottlenecks?
Why digitizing old processes often fails and how to update company workflows, mindsets, and systems for real digital transformation.
(https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-person-showing-a-woman-his-tablet-7109176/) Updating technology is a top goal for leadership teams today. Yet, many digital projects end up disappointing everyone involved. Software budgets grow out of control. Fancy new dashboards roll out. Still, daily teamwork remains just as slow as ever. Leaders wonder why big spending on new apps fails to...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
Thrive Health
Making Healthcare Work Better for Everyone
Thrive Health is a digital healthcare platform company, founded in 2016 with a mission to make healthcare work better for everyone. The company provides an interactive patient engagement solution that enables healthcare providers to build custom clinical workflows, and offers patients enhanced access to their health data. Thrive Health’s innovative...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
ALMADESIGN
Design Driven Innovation
Almadesign’s goal is to create innovative products that will enhance people’s lives by contributing to their sustainability and success. We are a design studio with core competencies in the design of products, services and design management, structuring product development methodologies and implementing industrial innovation processes. We drive innovation through design,...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
ROOMII
ROOMII’S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ASPIRATIONAL FURNITURE FOR EVERY ROOM IN YOUR HOME
Roomii is an online marketplace that lets you lease out your furniture to people who don’t want to own it. Our platform lets you earn a return on your furniture investment while helping people furnish their space short-term with quality pre-owned furniture. Roomii’s story began in the spring of 2020....
INNOVATE™ Flanders
The Beacon
Encouraging Collaboration
The Beacon is a leading innovation community of forward-thinking tech companies, most of which focus on the challenges faced by our cities, ports, and industries. Located between the city and the port in Antwerp, The Beacon offers not only flexible office spaces, event- and meeting rooms, but also plenty of...
INNOVATION Quebec
AXELYS
DÉVELOPPEMENT ET TRANSFERT DE L’INNOVATION DU QUÉBEC
UNE MISSION ESSENTIELLE POUR L’AVENIR DU QUÉBECAxelys intègre l’innovation issue de la recherche publique du Québec dans la société. Notre mission se retrouve d’ailleurs au cœur de la Stratégie québécoise de recherche et d’investissement en innovation 2022-2027, lancée en mai 2022 par le gouvernement du Québec. Chez Axelys, notre métier...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
FBBA
THE FLORIDA BLOCKCHAIN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Founded in 2018, the FBBA is a dedicated and diverse network of business leaders who work together to represent and unite the blockchain community in the state of Florida. We bring together regulators, representatives, and industry leaders to create an innovation and technology focused environment, which benefits all Floridians. The...
INNOVATION Quebec
In-Sec-M
A source of innovation in cybersecurity
Digital innovation is constantly pushing back the limits of what is possible. At the same time, cybersecurity stands as a bulwark against all the vulnerabilities caused by these technological advances. It protects these innovations so that they can play their role as levers of economic growth. The challenges and issues...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
AIRE
THE TRUST THAT LED ESTONIAN COMPANIES ONTO AI AND ROBOTICS PATHS
In October 2021, AIRE began operations as one of Estonia’s leading AI and robotics innovation centres. The centre was established with the aim of supporting local industrial companies in adopting artificial intelligence and robotics solutions. Today, AIRE plays a central role in accelerating digital transformation, serving as a trustworthy bridge...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
Innovate Calgary
Bridging the gap between discovery and creating economic and societal impact
We are the innovation engine for UCalgary, one of the top research universities in Canada. We support existing business models while nurturing innovative and disruptive thinking through a plethora of services such as providing IP/patent support for University of Calgary (UCalgary) faculty, managing an investment fund, managing unique facilities for...
Global Innovation Spotlight
3 Equipment Innovations That Can Double Your Massage Bookings
3 Equipment Innovations That Can Double Your Massage Bookings Three unbelievable tweaks that can potentially double massage bookings include upgrading to aerospace-grade carbon-fiber equipment for rapid room turnover. Integrating IoT pressure-mapping sensors helps drive data-based client retention significantly. Additionally, adopting advanced ergonomic designs prolongs the therapist’s career longevity. These innovations...
INNOVATION Quebec
CEIM
STIMULER L’ENTREPRENEURIAT ET FAVORISER L’ESSOR D’ENTREPRISES TECHNOLOGIQUES ÉMERGENTES
Au service de l’innovation depuis plus de 25 ans, nous sommes donc particulièrement fiers d’avoir pu accompagner des entreprises qui sont depuis devenues des fleurons de notre écosystème, ou qui constituent aujourd’hui de puissants catalyseurs de progrès et de changement pour notre société. « La créativité et la capacité d’innovation...
INNOVATION Quebec
CDCQ
CCTT IN COMPOSITES DEVELOPMENT
Founded in 1989, the Centre de développement des composites du Québec (CDCQ) is an applied research centre affiliated and integrated with the Cégep de Saint-Jérôme—the only college in Quebec offering a technical program in composite materials engineering. The CDCQ’s research facilities are adjacent to the CEGEP. Our mission and visionThrough...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
GOBOLT
THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE, TECH-ENABLED FULFILLMENT AND LAST-MILE DELIVERY
For the company now known as GoBolt (formerly Bolt Logistics), what originally began in Toronto in 2017 as a small, but mighty team of three focused on providing concierge-esque consumer storage, quickly and organically evolved into a much larger nation-wide operation providing fulfillment and last-mile logistics for local ecommerce merchants...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Avant - Curious Music For Curious Minds
Music is a Passport, allowing travelers to walk into cultures, time periods, and gaining exposure to new ways of thinking. Avant ensures community members access to these windows of culture through diverse, dynamic and eclectic programming. By giving our community access, it encourages innovation by expanding minds, opening new horizons,...
INNOVATE® Detroit
Menace Media
A Movement of Creativity, Community, and Change
Menace Media was born in the heart of Detroit, a city built on resilience, creativity, and cultural revolution. More than just a media company, Menace Media is a movement—a platform designed to uplift, empower, and unite creatives, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. What started as a passion project among friends has grown...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
CDL ROCKIES
ACCELERATES THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF EARLY-STAGE VENTURES
There is an economic transformation underway in Alberta and Creative Destruction Lab – Rockies (“CDL-Rockies”) is playing an important role in that transformation. CDL-Rockies is focused on accelerating the commercial potential of the next generation of promising science- and technology-based ventures across a variety of sectors, including energy and agriculture....
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
BMA GROUP
A GLOBAL WORKFORCE
BMA Group Global is a prominent Human Resources consulting firm with 25 years of experience, serving organizations in 23 countries through innovative business solutions. Founded in Puerto Rico in 1997, the company has evolved with the changing needs of the worldwide marketplace. BMA Group made its entrance into the staffing...
SharpSpring
The company, built in Gainesville, is committed to fueling growth and deepening roots in its hometown
When SharpSpring CEO Rick Carlson gets questions about moving his growing tech company to a larger, more metropolitan city, his answer is always the same. “We have no plans to go anywhere. The talent coming out of the university is fueling the emergence of a true tech center in Gainesville,...
INNOVATION Quebec
FINTECH MONTRÉAL
FINTECH MONTRÉAL « L’INDUSTRIE QUÉBÉCOISE DES FINTECHS EST FLORISSANTE. AVEC LE PLUS IMPORTANT HUB FINTECH AU CANADA ET LE FORUM FINTECH CANADA, LE GRAND RENDEZ-VOUS ANNUEL DE L’INDUSTRIE, LA TABLE EST MISE POUR QUE L’INNOVATION RENCONTRE LES BESOINS RÉELS D’UNE INDUSTRIE EN TRANSFORMATION. » Sebastian Boisjoly, vice-président, FinTech et Innovations...
INNOVATE® Nashville
CELERO COMMERCE
WAS FOUNDED WITH ONE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE: TO HELP SMALL AND MID-SIZED BUSINESSES WIN
We know that we can deliver that by leveraging our investment in FinTech and our commitment to partnerships with community /regional banks. It is this combination that truly empowers local businesses in a way that enables them to compete and win in this ever more complex and competitive market. ...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
Stockholm Stad
Stockholm is Building Tomorrow's Innovation Leaders
Stockholm has firmly established itself as one of the world’s most dynamic innovation and technology hubs. Known for its thriving startup ecosystem, cutting-edge research, and a strong culture of collaboration, the Swedish capital consistently ranks among the top cities for entrepreneurship and technological advancement. With a highly educated workforce, a...
Global Innovation Spotlight
6 TECH TOOLS TO AUTOMATE SCHOOL SPORTS
Six practical tools that take scheduling, uniform orders and gear tracking off an athletic director's desk.
School sports programs are absorbing three compounding pressures at once: rising participation numbers, stricter athlete safety standards, and shrinking administrative budgets. A single small staff often manages all these competing demands. Those administrators currently track schedules across separate group chats, coordinate uniform orders through email chains, and log equipment on...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Is Your Digital Transformation Strategy Merely Digitizing Legacy Organizational Bottlenecks?
Why digitizing old processes often fails and how to update company workflows, mindsets, and systems for real digital transformation.
(https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-person-showing-a-woman-his-tablet-7109176/) Updating technology is a top goal for leadership teams today. Yet, many digital projects end up disappointing everyone involved. Software budgets grow out of control. Fancy new dashboards roll out. Still, daily teamwork remains just as slow as ever. Leaders wonder why big spending on new apps fails to...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
Thrive Health
Making Healthcare Work Better for Everyone
Thrive Health is a digital healthcare platform company, founded in 2016 with a mission to make healthcare work better for everyone. The company provides an interactive patient engagement solution that enables healthcare providers to build custom clinical workflows, and offers patients enhanced access to their health data. Thrive Health’s innovative...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
ALMADESIGN
Design Driven Innovation
Almadesign’s goal is to create innovative products that will enhance people’s lives by contributing to their sustainability and success. We are a design studio with core competencies in the design of products, services and design management, structuring product development methodologies and implementing industrial innovation processes. We drive innovation through design,...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
ROOMII
ROOMII’S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ASPIRATIONAL FURNITURE FOR EVERY ROOM IN YOUR HOME
Roomii is an online marketplace that lets you lease out your furniture to people who don’t want to own it. Our platform lets you earn a return on your furniture investment while helping people furnish their space short-term with quality pre-owned furniture. Roomii’s story began in the spring of 2020....
INNOVATE™ Flanders
The Beacon
Encouraging Collaboration
The Beacon is a leading innovation community of forward-thinking tech companies, most of which focus on the challenges faced by our cities, ports, and industries. Located between the city and the port in Antwerp, The Beacon offers not only flexible office spaces, event- and meeting rooms, but also plenty of...
INNOVATION Quebec
AXELYS
DÉVELOPPEMENT ET TRANSFERT DE L’INNOVATION DU QUÉBEC
UNE MISSION ESSENTIELLE POUR L’AVENIR DU QUÉBECAxelys intègre l’innovation issue de la recherche publique du Québec dans la société. Notre mission se retrouve d’ailleurs au cœur de la Stratégie québécoise de recherche et d’investissement en innovation 2022-2027, lancée en mai 2022 par le gouvernement du Québec. Chez Axelys, notre métier...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
FBBA
THE FLORIDA BLOCKCHAIN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Founded in 2018, the FBBA is a dedicated and diverse network of business leaders who work together to represent and unite the blockchain community in the state of Florida. We bring together regulators, representatives, and industry leaders to create an innovation and technology focused environment, which benefits all Floridians. The...
INNOVATION Quebec
In-Sec-M
A source of innovation in cybersecurity
Digital innovation is constantly pushing back the limits of what is possible. At the same time, cybersecurity stands as a bulwark against all the vulnerabilities caused by these technological advances. It protects these innovations so that they can play their role as levers of economic growth. The challenges and issues...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
AIRE
THE TRUST THAT LED ESTONIAN COMPANIES ONTO AI AND ROBOTICS PATHS
In October 2021, AIRE began operations as one of Estonia’s leading AI and robotics innovation centres. The centre was established with the aim of supporting local industrial companies in adopting artificial intelligence and robotics solutions. Today, AIRE plays a central role in accelerating digital transformation, serving as a trustworthy bridge...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
Innovate Calgary
Bridging the gap between discovery and creating economic and societal impact
We are the innovation engine for UCalgary, one of the top research universities in Canada. We support existing business models while nurturing innovative and disruptive thinking through a plethora of services such as providing IP/patent support for University of Calgary (UCalgary) faculty, managing an investment fund, managing unique facilities for...
Global Innovation Spotlight
3 Equipment Innovations That Can Double Your Massage Bookings
3 Equipment Innovations That Can Double Your Massage Bookings Three unbelievable tweaks that can potentially double massage bookings include upgrading to aerospace-grade carbon-fiber equipment for rapid room turnover. Integrating IoT pressure-mapping sensors helps drive data-based client retention significantly. Additionally, adopting advanced ergonomic designs prolongs the therapist’s career longevity. These innovations...
INNOVATION Quebec
CEIM
STIMULER L’ENTREPRENEURIAT ET FAVORISER L’ESSOR D’ENTREPRISES TECHNOLOGIQUES ÉMERGENTES
Au service de l’innovation depuis plus de 25 ans, nous sommes donc particulièrement fiers d’avoir pu accompagner des entreprises qui sont depuis devenues des fleurons de notre écosystème, ou qui constituent aujourd’hui de puissants catalyseurs de progrès et de changement pour notre société. « La créativité et la capacité d’innovation...
INNOVATION Quebec
CDCQ
CCTT IN COMPOSITES DEVELOPMENT
Founded in 1989, the Centre de développement des composites du Québec (CDCQ) is an applied research centre affiliated and integrated with the Cégep de Saint-Jérôme—the only college in Quebec offering a technical program in composite materials engineering. The CDCQ’s research facilities are adjacent to the CEGEP. Our mission and visionThrough...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
GOBOLT
THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE, TECH-ENABLED FULFILLMENT AND LAST-MILE DELIVERY
For the company now known as GoBolt (formerly Bolt Logistics), what originally began in Toronto in 2017 as a small, but mighty team of three focused on providing concierge-esque consumer storage, quickly and organically evolved into a much larger nation-wide operation providing fulfillment and last-mile logistics for local ecommerce merchants...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Avant - Curious Music For Curious Minds
Music is a Passport, allowing travelers to walk into cultures, time periods, and gaining exposure to new ways of thinking. Avant ensures community members access to these windows of culture through diverse, dynamic and eclectic programming. By giving our community access, it encourages innovation by expanding minds, opening new horizons,...
INNOVATE® Detroit
Menace Media
A Movement of Creativity, Community, and Change
Menace Media was born in the heart of Detroit, a city built on resilience, creativity, and cultural revolution. More than just a media company, Menace Media is a movement—a platform designed to uplift, empower, and unite creatives, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. What started as a passion project among friends has grown...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
CDL ROCKIES
ACCELERATES THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF EARLY-STAGE VENTURES
There is an economic transformation underway in Alberta and Creative Destruction Lab – Rockies (“CDL-Rockies”) is playing an important role in that transformation. CDL-Rockies is focused on accelerating the commercial potential of the next generation of promising science- and technology-based ventures across a variety of sectors, including energy and agriculture....
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
BMA GROUP
A GLOBAL WORKFORCE
BMA Group Global is a prominent Human Resources consulting firm with 25 years of experience, serving organizations in 23 countries through innovative business solutions. Founded in Puerto Rico in 1997, the company has evolved with the changing needs of the worldwide marketplace. BMA Group made its entrance into the staffing...
SharpSpring
The company, built in Gainesville, is committed to fueling growth and deepening roots in its hometown
When SharpSpring CEO Rick Carlson gets questions about moving his growing tech company to a larger, more metropolitan city, his answer is always the same. “We have no plans to go anywhere. The talent coming out of the university is fueling the emergence of a true tech center in Gainesville,...