INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

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INNOVATE® Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico for many people is associated with the idyllic island located in the heart of the Caribbean basin. An adventure seekers paradise, a tourist hotspot and a must visit destination for enthusiastic travellers, but it is so much more than that. The island, a U.S jurisdiction, is becoming increasingly well known for its innovation and entrepreneurship attracting investment, talent and providing a perfect backdrop for business growth.  With a supportive ecosystem empowering entrepreneurs the island offers a spectrum of assets, including smart tax incentives, a highly skilled bilingual workforce, U.S. legal & financial frameworks, and an advanced network infrastructure.

The island has recently become a global center of the blockchain space and continues to attract a cross section of industries. INNOVATE® Puerto Rico, in partnership with Invest Puerto Rico, showcases the innovators, thought leaders and organizations shaping the future of this vibrant island.

Ecosystem Champions

WHY PUERTO RICO?

Featured Thought Leaders

Featured Thought Leaders

Featured Innovators

Featured Innovators

MONLLOR CAPITAL PARTNERS

MONLLOR CAPITAL PARTNERS-INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF PUERTO

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF PUERTO RICO

With over 27 years of global private equity and investment banking experience, Jose A. Torres returns to Puerto Rico to bring innovation to the alternative assets and private equity industry. INNOVATION IN ALTERNATIVE ASSETSMonllor Capital Partners LLC (“MCP”) was founded in 2018 by Jose A. Torres, as a minority-owned alternative...

POPULAR

THE HEART OF THE GOLDEN MILE

To create a corporate campus that would redefine Hato Rey as a center of urban movement. That is the vision that Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico’s leading financial institution dreamt up years ago for Popular Campus, a $300 million expansion project that will centralize a significant portion of...

SUNBEAT ENERGY

WE PROVIDE THE FUTURE OF ENERGY

SunBeat Energy provides energy storage products for solar energy residential and commercial energy customers. It provides customers, through distributors and partners, a resilience energy solution to save money, prepare for power outages and help protect the environment. Our strategic relations provide access to industry-leading distributors, installers, and sales companies. Our...

PUERTO RICO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH TRUST

PUERTO RICO SCIENCE

ADVANCING INNOVATION AGENDA

The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (www.prsciencetrust.org) was established in 2004 under Public Law 214 as a private non-profit organization to encourage, promote innovation, transfer, and commercialization of technology, and the creation of high tech jobs in the technology sector. The PRSTRT© invest, facilitate and build capacity to...

TerraFirma

TerraFirma- Is a SaaS company developing digital solutions to mitigate environmental risk using big data

Is a SaaS company developing digital solutions to mitigate environmental risk using big data, physics simulations, and AI

We provide a one-stop digital solution for companies that need to visualize and simulate the risks of climate change and environmental hazards. Map of Coamo River, depicting height maps, river depths and North-West-South-East orientation. According to NOAA, climate disasters alone cost $145 billion during 2021 in the US. In proportion...

Holberton School

Holberton School

CHANGING THE FACE OF TECH IN PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico’s technology scene has been a prominent driver of economic growth over the last few years. The changes driven by the global pandemic have made it evident that we rely on technology for our everyday lives. These conditions are creating a higher-than-ever demand for tech skilled professionals. For Puerto...

CASA GRANDE

A PROBLEM, SOLUTION, OUTCOME APPROACH TO EDUCATION

For close to three decades, Casa Grande has focused its efforts on the design and development of innovative and motivational educational programs and platforms. The organization has been at the forefront of the region’s educational space with programs, such as One-on-One and platforms like: The New Virtual School and OE...

GLADIUS STUDIOS

TRANSFORMING IDEAS INTO A WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT AND INNOVATION

Gladius Studios is an Emmy Award Winner animation studio located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The innovation and emerging technologies company is committed to develop superior quality projects such as content for advertising, educational purposes and entertainment. To support and retain local talent in the industry of animation and technology,...

MORRO VENTURES

MORRO VENTURES-Is Puerto Rico’s leading early-stage technology investment firm that provides the driving capital behind the young companies and founders that are spearheading innovation on the island.

Is Puerto Rico’s leading early-stage technology investment firm that provides the driving capital behind the young companies and founders that are spearheading innovation on the island.

Launched in 2018, Morro Ventures is Puerto Rico’s first early-stage technology-focused VC fund that invests across Latin America and the Caribbean to capitalize on the robust opportunity set while promoting entrepreneurship on the island. Morro Ventures was founded under the auspices of Advent-Morro Equity Partners, the long-standing premier private equity...

PRITS

PRITS is Innovation: A Path to Puerto Rico’s Digital Government

A Path to Puerto Rico’s Digital Government

The Puerto Rico Innovation & Technology Service, created by Act 75- 2019, is the government office in charge of overseeing and implementing technology across the Executive Branch. The office’s mission is to create a new and innovative government framework, consistent with the demands of the 21st century, and capable of...

MUUAAA DESIGN AGENCY

MUUAAA DESIGN AGENCY-A superfresh design and branding agency

A superfresh design and branding agency

Muuaaa Design Agency is an award-winning #FreshDesign and branding agency with over 10 years of experience offering design as a solution to increase market share. With a lean mentality, we work with established and emerging businesses to build brands that effectively communicate your message and stay in the mind of...

KEVANE GRANT THORTON

KEVANE GRANT THORTON

Accounting Experts, Kevane Grant Thornton Continues to Lead the Industry

Kevane Grant Thornton (KGT) continues to grow successfully and provide the community with accounting and tax-related needs. Through the years, KGT continues to support numerous businesses and personal goals for many. We have steadily become the leading professional service firm in Puerto Rico to provide accounting, audits, tax, and advisory...

ABARTYS HEALTH

Healthcare Data, Simplified

What we do: AbartysHealth focuses on improving healthcare by creating patient centric solutions that streamline data, communication, and services for the healthcare industry. The healthcare industry confronts several difficulties in developing interoperable solutions that reliably and accurately collect and communicate data in a complex, dispersed, and unconnected healthcare environment. Founded...

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...

JOIN A JOIN

JOIN A JOIN - FIND YOUR UNIQUE PLACE TO STAY

FIND YOUR UNIQUE PLACE TO STAY

ABOUT US:Join a Join (JAJ) www.joinajoin.com was founded in 2014 and today endures its start-up and entrepreneurial spirit. Local company with presence in the emerging short-term rental segment of the hospitality industry. It has developed solid brand awareness and equity in the Puerto Rico (PR) market, representing a trusted option for hosts...

BLUHAUS CAPITAL

EMPOWERING BUSINESSES TO ACCELERATE THEIR FUTURE

The one-stop shop for local businesses on the move. Whether the business is looking to expand, diversify, restructure, acquire, or a sale, Bluhaus provides the financial advice and capital solutions to execute its plans. Founded in 2014 by Eduardo Inclán, Alberto Toro and Waldemar González, Bluhaus Capital is a Puerto...

PILOTO 151

PILOTO 151-PUERTO RICO’S LAUNCHPAD FOR INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION

PUERTO RICO’S LAUNCHPAD FOR INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION

The year was 2012. Stolberg siblings, Sofia and Juan Carlos, had just moved back to their native Puerto Rico, ran their own businesses, and were searching for a coworking space to network with like-minded individuals. Noticing that coworking was not a thing on the Island, they took it upon themselves...

INVEST PUERTO RICO

WHY PUERTO RICO?

“ARMED WITH AN AMBITIOUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, PUERTO RICO IS GIVING GAME-CHANGERS FROM MYRIAD FIELDS THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MAKE “IT” HAPPEN.” – ELLA WOGER-NIEVES – CEO, INVEST PUERTO RICO The day began like any other: a morning power-walk along the beach under a rising 7:00 a.m....

FORWARD LEARNING

FORWARD LEARNING-EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR A BETTER PUERTO RICO

EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY FOR A BETTER PUERTO RICO

ABOUT FORWARD LEARNINGForward Learning was founded in 1993 with the vision of promoting the effective use of technology for the development of individuals, companies, and society. Over the years they have worked with enthusiastic professionals to promote innovation through technology, creativity, personal and professional development. Their services include in-person and...

RON ARTESANO

RON ARTESANO

Artesano is the product of inspiration, perspiration, hard work and perseverance

This is what we call Ron Artesano. This craft rum brand is hand-made in small batches in the mountains of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. The founders are a solid team of professionals that handle the different aspects of the business: Commercial Operations & Business Development, Distillation, Production & Aging and Rum...

PILOTOMAIL

PILOTOMAIL-REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY WE ALL ACCESS AND MANAGE OUR POSTAL MAIL

REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY WE ALL ACCESS AND MANAGE OUR POSTAL MAIL

PilotoMail was born in a high traffic mailroom at Piloto 151 coworking spaces in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Stolberg siblings, Sofia and Juan Carlos, had been running the first and largest coworking operation on the Island for 6 years, and, as more entrepreneurs, freelancers, professionals and corporates joined their membership...

COOPERATIVA HIDROELECTRICA DE LA MONTAÑA

COOPERATIVA HIDROELECTRICA DE LA MONTAÑA-Puerto Rico’s first electric power cooperative brings 21st century innovation to the rural center of the island

Puerto Rico’s first electric power cooperative brings 21st century innovation to the rural center of the island

THE COOPERATIVA HIDROELÉCTRICA DE LA MONTAÑAThe Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña (the Hydroelectric Cooperative of the Mountain, in English) is Puerto Rico’s first electric power cooperative. The Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña is organized with the purpose of providing business owners and residents in the municipalities of Adjuntas, Jayuya, Lares...

URBITAL

URBITAL-PROVIDES A “FIRST OF ITS KIND” APP TO SERVE THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN PUERTO RICO

PROVIDES A “FIRST OF ITS KIND” APP TO SERVE THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN PUERTO RICO

We deliver a digital tool that enables a better experience for homeowners, potential buyers, and real estate brokers. Homeowners can know a price estimate based on comparable and listing market data. Potential buyers can look at a neighborhood and stay up to date on prices and listing .Real estate agents...

INDUNIV

PUERTO RICO'S CLUSTER: GLOBAL LEADER IN BIOSCIENCES

Puerto Rico offers a top-rated bioscience ecosystem, that for 60 years has successfully developed, transfer and manufacture biopharmaceutical, medical devices and bio-agricultural products that are distributed to over 120 countries with proven quality and business continuity. The Caribbean Island with a surface area of 9,104 km2 has the highest density...

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The Publisher

Glen Edwards

Glen Edwards was born and raised in Philadelphia. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University and served in the United States Marine Corps Services. For the next 10 years, Glen worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer in Philadelphia, counseling underprivileged children in North and West Philadelphia. In 1983, Glen left the court and went to work... click to read more

The Publisher

Glen Edwards

Glen Edwards was born and raised in Philadelphia. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University and served in the United States Marine Corps Services. For the next 10 years, Glen worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer in Philadelphia, counseling underprivileged children in North and West Philadelphia. In 1983, Glen left the court and went to work... click to read more

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