Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
TerraFirma
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...
INNOVATION Quebec
Innofibre
Créé en 1989, Innofibre – Centre d’innovation des produits cellulosiques, est un centre collégial de transfert de technologie qui collabore avec les entreprises, les organismes publics et les institutions de recherche publiques et privées pour le développement et la mise à l’échelle de produits biosourcés et de bioprocédés
Innofibre a pour vision de contribuer au développement de l’économie biosourcée au Québec en accompagnant les PME et les grandes entreprises dans l’innovation. L’équipe d’Innofibre a les habiletés et les aptitudes pour réaliser des projets multidisciplinaires et interordres et réalise chaque année un grand nombre de projets avec plusieurs institutions...
INNOVATION Quebec
Le CMQ
Le Centre de métallurgie du Québec est un centre collégial de transfert technologique (CCTT) rattaché au Cégep de Trois-Rivières. Créé en 1985, le CMQ vise à « Soutenir la compétitivité de l’industrie métallurgique par la recherche et le développement technologique dans une approche collaborative de partenaires privés et publics tout en supportant l’enseignement technique au collégial et le transfert de connaissances en entreprise
L’équipe composée de 60 personnes, incluant 10 à 15 étudiants collégiaux et universitaires par année, met l’accent sur la recherche appliquée et le transfert technologique pour soutenir l’effort de croissance et de positionnement stratégique des entreprises ayant des activités reliées à la transformation métallique. En plus d’assurer des formations de...
INNOVATE® Maryland
ION
Powering the Next Generation of Batteries
Every year, the devices people rely on ask more from the batteries inside them. Smartphones have become more powerful, electric vehicles continue to push for greater range, and defense systems must operate in increasingly demanding environments. Meeting those expectations has forced researchers and manufacturers to rethink technologies many assumed had...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
AppTek
The Deep Scientific Expertise Driving Language Recognition, Cognition, and Generation
In a world racing to adopt artificial intelligence, AppTek has taken a different path. Rather than chasing trends or repackaging third-party tools, this company has spent more than three decades quietly building the scientific foundations of language AI. Today, that commitment places AppTek at the center of how global enterprises,...
INNOVATE® Nashville
STUDIO BANK
How Studio Bank is fueling Nashville’s creative economy with creative financial solutions and human connections
A bank for creators…A Studio is a place where creators do their thing. Studio Bank exists to empower creators. Whether you’re designing a company or creating a better life for your family, crafting a song or writing code, orchestrating social change or enhancing the quality of care, we launched Studio...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
Enployable
Redefining How Talent is Discovered
“The constraint was never capability. It was how capability was being evaluated.” The future of hiring won’t be decided by résumés, but by who can see potential others miss. For decades, employers have relied on job titles, keywords, and pedigree as proxies for capability. Those filters were built for scale,...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
METIQUITY
A FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS, NOT HYPE.
A CHANGE FOR THE SMALLER.Micro, in fact. Rapidly decreasing technology costs, combined with digital innovations such as artificial intelligence, data and analytics, cloud computing, SaaS, and the Internet of Things, are disrupting our existing business and operating models. This means that Alberta’s emerging-technology sector is primed to be a catalyst...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
ROUTEIQUE™
THE GLOBAL OPERATING SYSTEM FOR CONNECTED SUPPLY CHAINS
Creating Connected Supply NetworksSince 2017, Routeique® has developed industry-leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) products, IoT hardware, and apps for businesses in the supply chain space. “We’re building solutions to problems that have traditionally been difficult to solve,” says CEO Mike Allan. Routeique tools enable companies of all...
INNOVATE® Maryland
Athelas
Creating Opportunity Without Limits
Long before innovation becomes a product or a breakthrough technology, it often begins with a different question: What becomes possible when people are given the opportunity to be seen for their abilities rather than their limitations? For more than four decades, Athelas Institute has worked to answer that question. Across...
INNOVATION Quebec
HEC Montreal’s Tech3Lab
The largest public user experience research laboratory in the world
HEC Montreal’s Tech3Lab specializes in the evaluation of user experience in the context of business technologies. The research conducted at the Tech3Lab is characterized by the use of tools derived from neuroscience to develop a rich understanding of the experience actually lived by users, whether they are consumers, employees or...
INNOVATE® Nashville
Frost Brown Todd
National in Scope. Excellence in Practice and Client Service.
Frost Brown Todd isn’t just a law firm—we’re a strategic collaborator and advisor to businesses nationwide. With more than 600 attorneys in key markets across the U.S., we bring solution-driven legal insight to every corner of commerce. Our firm is especially known for its strength in the middle market and...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
DVIRC
FORGING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
In 1988, DVIRC was founded to bolster Southeastern Pennsylvania’s industrial base, a home to more than 6,500 manufacturers. The region’s future as a critical manufacturing hub hinged on its ability to compete in an increasingly global economy. DVIRC was established to accelerate that competitiveness, pioneering the right-sizing of best practices...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
TINDO SOLAR
Australian Made and Proud of it
FOUNDING STORYTindo Solar has been making solar PV modules in South Australia since 2011, producing more than 280,000 panels and even exporting to Asia. The company was aptly named with ‘Tindo’ meaning ‘sun’ in the Kaurna language. Australians are now demanding sovereign capability for high-quality, durable panels that are custom-made...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
PROXY FOODS INC.
Feeding the Future
Washington, D.C., is a bustling food and beverage innovation hub. Proxy Foods Inc. stands out for its groundbreaking technology and profound mission to reshape how we think about and create food. Founded by Panos Kostopoulos, a visionary who migrated from Athens, Greece, with a dream to revolutionize food systems through...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
URBITAL
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...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
DIG SOUTH
BUILDING THE SOUTH’S TECH FUTURE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
In 2012, with two young children at home and a bold vision for the South’s untapped potential, Stanfield Gray and his wife, Sunny Gray, launched DIG SOUTH in Charleston, South Carolina. They were driven by a simple question: Why should a child from the South have fewer opportunities than a...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
ADPO
REVOLUTIONIZING CHEMICAL LOGISTICS IN EUROPE
Future-forward. Future-focused. ADPO is committed to accelerating the energy transition by decarbonizing the supply chain for its customers. “If you want to begin to reduce your environmental footprint, the quickest way to start is to find those suppliers who’ve already reduced theirs,” says Filip De Dijcker, Managing Director at ADPO....
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Fusion Cyber
HUMAN LED, AI POWERED.
HUMAN LED, AI POWERED. Founded in 2021, Fusion Cyber has grown from a small start-up to are cognized leader in cybersecurity education. It has partnerships with fourw ell-known universities: the University of South Carolina, the University of Kentucky, Florida International University, and Denmark Technical College. Fusion Cyber offers cutting-edge courses...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
SMITH GAMBRELL RUSSELL
A FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT ECOSYSTEM
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP’s (SGR) entertainment practice includes legal practitioners specializing in intellectual property protection, technology, corporate transactional, tax, and real estate matters. The Firm’s founders began practicing law more than 125 years ago to commit to excellence and attract a wide array of talent dedicated to serving our...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
iHeartMedia: Built for the Way People Listen
Morning routines often unfold with familiar voices in the background, filling the space between tasks without demanding attention. In those moments, attention settles rather than fragments. iHeartMedia has built its position inside that space, where engagement feels natural and presence does not need to be forced, reshaping how audio fits...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
CITY RIDERS
BRIDGING THE GAP: HOW CITY RIDERS LINKS LIKE-MINDED ENTHUSIASTS
City Riders, born in 2018 from the frustrations of its founder, Thomas McElroy, embodies a passion for community and exploration. Motivated by the inconsistency of his riding companions, McElroy envisioned a solution that would unite like-minded enthusiasts globally. This vision materialized into City Riders, a platform connecting individuals who share...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RED-LINED INTERNATIONAL
MOTORSPORT ADVENTURE
The CEO and founder of Red-Lined International Terence Marsh had a goal of competing on the world stage at Dakar and established the business in 2013. We set out into the international market in search of a race car and returned to South Africa disillusioned at what the market had...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Casino Signup Bonuses vs. Loyalty Programs
Which is Better for Players?
In the online casino space, casino signup bonuses and loyalty programs are among the most attractive offers. These promotional offers have diverse values and purposes that make them different. After reading this guide, you’ll have a more extensive understanding of what casino signup bonuses and loyalty programs entail. Additionally, you’ll...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
TerraFirma
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...
INNOVATION Quebec
Innofibre
Créé en 1989, Innofibre – Centre d’innovation des produits cellulosiques, est un centre collégial de transfert de technologie qui collabore avec les entreprises, les organismes publics et les institutions de recherche publiques et privées pour le développement et la mise à l’échelle de produits biosourcés et de bioprocédés
Innofibre a pour vision de contribuer au développement de l’économie biosourcée au Québec en accompagnant les PME et les grandes entreprises dans l’innovation. L’équipe d’Innofibre a les habiletés et les aptitudes pour réaliser des projets multidisciplinaires et interordres et réalise chaque année un grand nombre de projets avec plusieurs institutions...
INNOVATION Quebec
Le CMQ
Le Centre de métallurgie du Québec est un centre collégial de transfert technologique (CCTT) rattaché au Cégep de Trois-Rivières. Créé en 1985, le CMQ vise à « Soutenir la compétitivité de l’industrie métallurgique par la recherche et le développement technologique dans une approche collaborative de partenaires privés et publics tout en supportant l’enseignement technique au collégial et le transfert de connaissances en entreprise
L’équipe composée de 60 personnes, incluant 10 à 15 étudiants collégiaux et universitaires par année, met l’accent sur la recherche appliquée et le transfert technologique pour soutenir l’effort de croissance et de positionnement stratégique des entreprises ayant des activités reliées à la transformation métallique. En plus d’assurer des formations de...
INNOVATE® Maryland
ION
Powering the Next Generation of Batteries
Every year, the devices people rely on ask more from the batteries inside them. Smartphones have become more powerful, electric vehicles continue to push for greater range, and defense systems must operate in increasingly demanding environments. Meeting those expectations has forced researchers and manufacturers to rethink technologies many assumed had...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
AppTek
The Deep Scientific Expertise Driving Language Recognition, Cognition, and Generation
In a world racing to adopt artificial intelligence, AppTek has taken a different path. Rather than chasing trends or repackaging third-party tools, this company has spent more than three decades quietly building the scientific foundations of language AI. Today, that commitment places AppTek at the center of how global enterprises,...
INNOVATE® Nashville
STUDIO BANK
How Studio Bank is fueling Nashville’s creative economy with creative financial solutions and human connections
A bank for creators…A Studio is a place where creators do their thing. Studio Bank exists to empower creators. Whether you’re designing a company or creating a better life for your family, crafting a song or writing code, orchestrating social change or enhancing the quality of care, we launched Studio...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
Enployable
Redefining How Talent is Discovered
“The constraint was never capability. It was how capability was being evaluated.” The future of hiring won’t be decided by résumés, but by who can see potential others miss. For decades, employers have relied on job titles, keywords, and pedigree as proxies for capability. Those filters were built for scale,...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
METIQUITY
A FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS, NOT HYPE.
A CHANGE FOR THE SMALLER.Micro, in fact. Rapidly decreasing technology costs, combined with digital innovations such as artificial intelligence, data and analytics, cloud computing, SaaS, and the Internet of Things, are disrupting our existing business and operating models. This means that Alberta’s emerging-technology sector is primed to be a catalyst...
INNOVATE™ Alberta
ROUTEIQUE™
THE GLOBAL OPERATING SYSTEM FOR CONNECTED SUPPLY CHAINS
Creating Connected Supply NetworksSince 2017, Routeique® has developed industry-leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) products, IoT hardware, and apps for businesses in the supply chain space. “We’re building solutions to problems that have traditionally been difficult to solve,” says CEO Mike Allan. Routeique tools enable companies of all...
INNOVATE® Maryland
Athelas
Creating Opportunity Without Limits
Long before innovation becomes a product or a breakthrough technology, it often begins with a different question: What becomes possible when people are given the opportunity to be seen for their abilities rather than their limitations? For more than four decades, Athelas Institute has worked to answer that question. Across...
INNOVATION Quebec
HEC Montreal’s Tech3Lab
The largest public user experience research laboratory in the world
HEC Montreal’s Tech3Lab specializes in the evaluation of user experience in the context of business technologies. The research conducted at the Tech3Lab is characterized by the use of tools derived from neuroscience to develop a rich understanding of the experience actually lived by users, whether they are consumers, employees or...
INNOVATE® Nashville
Frost Brown Todd
National in Scope. Excellence in Practice and Client Service.
Frost Brown Todd isn’t just a law firm—we’re a strategic collaborator and advisor to businesses nationwide. With more than 600 attorneys in key markets across the U.S., we bring solution-driven legal insight to every corner of commerce. Our firm is especially known for its strength in the middle market and...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
DVIRC
FORGING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
In 1988, DVIRC was founded to bolster Southeastern Pennsylvania’s industrial base, a home to more than 6,500 manufacturers. The region’s future as a critical manufacturing hub hinged on its ability to compete in an increasingly global economy. DVIRC was established to accelerate that competitiveness, pioneering the right-sizing of best practices...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
TINDO SOLAR
Australian Made and Proud of it
FOUNDING STORYTindo Solar has been making solar PV modules in South Australia since 2011, producing more than 280,000 panels and even exporting to Asia. The company was aptly named with ‘Tindo’ meaning ‘sun’ in the Kaurna language. Australians are now demanding sovereign capability for high-quality, durable panels that are custom-made...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
PROXY FOODS INC.
Feeding the Future
Washington, D.C., is a bustling food and beverage innovation hub. Proxy Foods Inc. stands out for its groundbreaking technology and profound mission to reshape how we think about and create food. Founded by Panos Kostopoulos, a visionary who migrated from Athens, Greece, with a dream to revolutionize food systems through...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
URBITAL
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...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
DIG SOUTH
BUILDING THE SOUTH’S TECH FUTURE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
In 2012, with two young children at home and a bold vision for the South’s untapped potential, Stanfield Gray and his wife, Sunny Gray, launched DIG SOUTH in Charleston, South Carolina. They were driven by a simple question: Why should a child from the South have fewer opportunities than a...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
ADPO
REVOLUTIONIZING CHEMICAL LOGISTICS IN EUROPE
Future-forward. Future-focused. ADPO is committed to accelerating the energy transition by decarbonizing the supply chain for its customers. “If you want to begin to reduce your environmental footprint, the quickest way to start is to find those suppliers who’ve already reduced theirs,” says Filip De Dijcker, Managing Director at ADPO....
INNOVATE® South Carolina
Fusion Cyber
HUMAN LED, AI POWERED.
HUMAN LED, AI POWERED. Founded in 2021, Fusion Cyber has grown from a small start-up to are cognized leader in cybersecurity education. It has partnerships with fourw ell-known universities: the University of South Carolina, the University of Kentucky, Florida International University, and Denmark Technical College. Fusion Cyber offers cutting-edge courses...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
SMITH GAMBRELL RUSSELL
A FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT ECOSYSTEM
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP’s (SGR) entertainment practice includes legal practitioners specializing in intellectual property protection, technology, corporate transactional, tax, and real estate matters. The Firm’s founders began practicing law more than 125 years ago to commit to excellence and attract a wide array of talent dedicated to serving our...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
iHeartMedia: Built for the Way People Listen
Morning routines often unfold with familiar voices in the background, filling the space between tasks without demanding attention. In those moments, attention settles rather than fragments. iHeartMedia has built its position inside that space, where engagement feels natural and presence does not need to be forced, reshaping how audio fits...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
CITY RIDERS
BRIDGING THE GAP: HOW CITY RIDERS LINKS LIKE-MINDED ENTHUSIASTS
City Riders, born in 2018 from the frustrations of its founder, Thomas McElroy, embodies a passion for community and exploration. Motivated by the inconsistency of his riding companions, McElroy envisioned a solution that would unite like-minded enthusiasts globally. This vision materialized into City Riders, a platform connecting individuals who share...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RED-LINED INTERNATIONAL
MOTORSPORT ADVENTURE
The CEO and founder of Red-Lined International Terence Marsh had a goal of competing on the world stage at Dakar and established the business in 2013. We set out into the international market in search of a race car and returned to South Africa disillusioned at what the market had...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Casino Signup Bonuses vs. Loyalty Programs
Which is Better for Players?
In the online casino space, casino signup bonuses and loyalty programs are among the most attractive offers. These promotional offers have diverse values and purposes that make them different. After reading this guide, you’ll have a more extensive understanding of what casino signup bonuses and loyalty programs entail. Additionally, you’ll...