Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ South Africa
THE GOOD THINGS GUY
BEST KNOWN AS A SOURCE OF GOOD NEWS AND INSPIRATIONAL STORIES BY SOUTH AFRICANS FOR SOUTH AFRICANS. SPARKED BY AN ONLINE VIRAL MOVEMENT, THE GOOD THINGS GUY IS NOW A GLOBAL MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA COMPANY DELIVERING GOOD NEWS DAILY TO SOUTH AFRICANS
Kindness is the only thing that mattersSouth Africa’s news feeds are filled with hard news, stories of murder, corruption, robberies, and failing state-owned enterprises. Is there a space for good news – and do South Africans have an appetite for it? Brent Lindeque founded the Good Things Guy on 1...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
TRIBE LABEL
VIDEO GAME FASHION DONE RIGHT. BY GAMERS. FOR GAMERS
Tribe Label is a lifestyle brand with a focus around gaming but with community at its’ core. We’re creating a brand that you can connect with and be proud to wear. When you’re searching through your closet for something to wear and you see a Tribe Label piece, we want...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RETROVIRAL MATCHKIT
Slick & Easy
I TRAVELLED TO ANFIELD JUST BEFORE THE HARD LOCKDOWN. I’M A HUGE LIVERPOOL FAN AND WANTED TO WATCH THE TEAM PLAY AT HOME BEFORE THEY WON THE LEAGUE, WHICH – FORTUNATELY – THEY DID. SO I RETURNED HOME ON A HIGH, BUT THEN GLOBAL AND LOCAL SPORT CAME TO A...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
SENTRY EQUIPMENT
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER, SAFER WORLD
Building the foundation for a better, safer world. For the general public, words such as “innovative” and “dynamic” aren’t commonly used to describe the manufacturing industry. But in an industry criticized for being slow to change, Sentry Equipment—a century-old, Oconomowoc-based manufacturing powerhouse—has solidified its position as a proud outlier driving...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
CSC CORPTAX
MORE THAN 45 YEARS OF TAX TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
CSC Corptax® provides technology-based tax solutions to corporate tax departments worldwide. We transform tax reporting for clients through software, business process expertise, and award-winning support, helping them achieve breakthrough performance using the first and only single system on the market for end-to-end tax. Our unmatched automation aligns tax processes, enhances...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
NEW HOLLAND
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
Global leader in clean energy, New Holland Agriculture, a CNH brand and headquartered in Curitiba, is one of the most innovative companies in the agricultural sector in the world. Investment in new technologies and sustainable solutions is constant – always seeking to improve the experience of its customers. This culture...
INNOVATE® Seattle
Clark Nuber
Dedicated to the Success of our People and our Clients: We are Clark Nuber
Leading the Industry Clark Nuber, the largest locally owned CPA firm in Washington state, proudly stands as a majority women-owned firm. The firm consistently ranks among Accounting Today and Inside Public Accounting’s national lists of “Top 100 Firms.” These lists include the Big 4 and many multi-office, national firms, highlighting...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
THIRD-i MARKETING INTELLIGENCE
NO MORE MYSTERY SHOPPERS – THIRD-i SMART POINT OF SALE DISPLAYS – A RETAIL INNOVATION FROM SOUTH AFRICA
The third eye represents intuition and insight—an inner vision and enlightenment beyond what the physical eye can see. Modern shoppers are increasingly time-starved and brand-agnostic. It is therefore imperative for brands to understand as much as they can about the people who are buying their products and how they feel...
INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo
LABSCUBED
FROM LABS BOTTLENECKS TO AUTOMATED BREAKTHROUGHS: LABSCUBED BUILDS THE FUTURE OF MATERIALS TESTING
Materials shape the world we live in. They make car tires safer on icy winter roads, help batteries run longer in electric vehicles, and enable lighter, stronger, and more sustainable plastics in everyday products. Every breakthrough material begins its life in a laboratory, where it istested, pushed to its limits,...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
POPULAR AND PUERTO RICO
BANKING ON THE ISLAND’S FUTURE
Popular is an intricate part of Puerto Rico’s history. We are the longest serving and the largest financial institution in the Island, and a top 50 U.S. financial institution by assets. We play an important role in Puerto Rico’s economy, and we have supported its communities for over 130 years...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
ENLEDGER
Is a story of fortuitous serendipity and strange coincidence, a random meeting of minds and a coming together of disparate expertise, chasing wild breakthrough ideas in data science and blockchain incentives engineering
Jason Dispenza, an energy exec running a solar energy and building performance company in D.C., meets Ryan Molecke, cryptocurrency exchange technical officer, on a tour bus taking the Icelandic Southern coastal tour, Jan 2016. By the next year, they are paired up with a new blockchain energy applications company, pitching...
United Nations Lesotho
RCO
THE UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR OFFICE
The Office of the Resident Coordinator’s Support to Lesotho Strategic Leadership and Coordination The United Nations Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) plays a pivotal role in supporting the work of the UN Resident Coordinator, who leads the UN Country Team (UNCT) in consultation with the Government of Lesotho. Together, they define...
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™ Estonia
TFTAK
PIONEERING FOOD INNOVATION
The Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies (TFTAK), a multidisciplinary CRO based in Estonia, has been a driving force in the advancement of food science and biotechnology since its establishment in 2004. With a mission to support companies in refining bio processes and developing groundbreaking food products, TFTAK has established...
INNOVATION Quebec
OROT
INCUBATEUR DE SANTÉ CONNECTÉE
L’incubateur de santé connectée – OROT contribue à révolutionner la manière dont on conçoit les technologies médicales et de santé pour améliorer les soins. Les cliniciens, les chercheurs, les usagers et les entrepreneurs sont mis au défi d’utiliser la méthodologie de conception centrée sur l’humain afin de concevoir les technologies...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
DR. PEANUT
WHO SAID THAT HEALTHY FOOD HAS TO BE TASTELESS OR BORING?
Motivated by the unwavering and curious desire to respond to that question, in 2017, Lucas Castro, founder and CMO of DR PEANUT, decided to embark and find an ideal recipe that would bring an unbelievable flavor to people focused on health, sports and whoever require balanced energy. This is the...
INNOVATION Quebec
Université de Sherbrooke
L’innovation fait partie intégrante de l’ADN de l’Université de Sherbrooke. Pour innover, elle ose penser autrement et prendre appui dans sa culture partenariale. Depuis sa création, l’UdeS a développé une étroite collaboration avec les différents milieux, tant celui des affaires, des industries que le monde communautaire. Aujourd’hui, cette proximité en...
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,...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Why Brand Protection Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage for Modern Consumer Brands
For years, brand protection was viewed primarily as a defensive function. Companies invested in trademarks, monitored counterfeit activity, and occasionally addressed unauthorized sellers when issues became impossible to ignore. Most leadership teams considered brand protection a necessary but largely reactive part of doing business. That mindset is changing. As ecommerce...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
WILLIAM BLAIR
INVESTING AT THE NEXUS OF THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Committed to Growth and Innovation Since 1935At William Blair, growth and innovation are in our DNA. As an independent, private partnership, we are committed to providing the world’s leading venture firms with the expert guidance and creative solutions required to unlock value for investors and their portfolio companies. We are...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
PARTSBADGER
ACCELERATING THE INNOVATION OF OTHERS
When Roy and Jimmy needed an enclosure machined for their small airborne electronics company, it took twelve inquiries over the course of weeks just to get a quote. When they finally did get a quote, it was cheaper to buy a CNC mill and make the machined parts themselves. So...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia
DeVal Lifecycle Support
Powering Philadelphia’s Defense Industrial Base
In a city defined by its grit and passion, DeVal Lifecycle Support represents the strength of American manufacturing and the people who built it. Headquartered in the Tacony section of Philadelphia for more than 70 years, the company plays a critical role in supporting the U.S. Department of War, manufacturing...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
VANNADIUM, INC.
Shaping the Future of Data Sovereignty
“We believe in data sovereignty for everybody and that data should be in the control of those originating it.” At the forefront of technological innovation, Vannadium, Inc. is a pioneering DeepTech solution provider committed to redefining data security and sovereignty. Through groundbreaking advancements in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT),...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
ALIS - MEDTELLIGENT
Life-Changing Software For Assisted Living Facilities
ALIS is the primary offering of Medtelligent, a health-tech company serving the senior housing industry. Built from the ground up to match the needs of assisted living operators and providers, ALIS is the preferred software choice for fast-growing portfolios in the sector. Medtelligent was founded in 2005 with an original...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
THE GOOD THINGS GUY
BEST KNOWN AS A SOURCE OF GOOD NEWS AND INSPIRATIONAL STORIES BY SOUTH AFRICANS FOR SOUTH AFRICANS. SPARKED BY AN ONLINE VIRAL MOVEMENT, THE GOOD THINGS GUY IS NOW A GLOBAL MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA COMPANY DELIVERING GOOD NEWS DAILY TO SOUTH AFRICANS
Kindness is the only thing that mattersSouth Africa’s news feeds are filled with hard news, stories of murder, corruption, robberies, and failing state-owned enterprises. Is there a space for good news – and do South Africans have an appetite for it? Brent Lindeque founded the Good Things Guy on 1...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
TRIBE LABEL
VIDEO GAME FASHION DONE RIGHT. BY GAMERS. FOR GAMERS
Tribe Label is a lifestyle brand with a focus around gaming but with community at its’ core. We’re creating a brand that you can connect with and be proud to wear. When you’re searching through your closet for something to wear and you see a Tribe Label piece, we want...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
RETROVIRAL MATCHKIT
Slick & Easy
I TRAVELLED TO ANFIELD JUST BEFORE THE HARD LOCKDOWN. I’M A HUGE LIVERPOOL FAN AND WANTED TO WATCH THE TEAM PLAY AT HOME BEFORE THEY WON THE LEAGUE, WHICH – FORTUNATELY – THEY DID. SO I RETURNED HOME ON A HIGH, BUT THEN GLOBAL AND LOCAL SPORT CAME TO A...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
SENTRY EQUIPMENT
BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR A BETTER, SAFER WORLD
Building the foundation for a better, safer world. For the general public, words such as “innovative” and “dynamic” aren’t commonly used to describe the manufacturing industry. But in an industry criticized for being slow to change, Sentry Equipment—a century-old, Oconomowoc-based manufacturing powerhouse—has solidified its position as a proud outlier driving...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
CSC CORPTAX
MORE THAN 45 YEARS OF TAX TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
CSC Corptax® provides technology-based tax solutions to corporate tax departments worldwide. We transform tax reporting for clients through software, business process expertise, and award-winning support, helping them achieve breakthrough performance using the first and only single system on the market for end-to-end tax. Our unmatched automation aligns tax processes, enhances...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
NEW HOLLAND
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION
Global leader in clean energy, New Holland Agriculture, a CNH brand and headquartered in Curitiba, is one of the most innovative companies in the agricultural sector in the world. Investment in new technologies and sustainable solutions is constant – always seeking to improve the experience of its customers. This culture...
INNOVATE® Seattle
Clark Nuber
Dedicated to the Success of our People and our Clients: We are Clark Nuber
Leading the Industry Clark Nuber, the largest locally owned CPA firm in Washington state, proudly stands as a majority women-owned firm. The firm consistently ranks among Accounting Today and Inside Public Accounting’s national lists of “Top 100 Firms.” These lists include the Big 4 and many multi-office, national firms, highlighting...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
THIRD-i MARKETING INTELLIGENCE
NO MORE MYSTERY SHOPPERS – THIRD-i SMART POINT OF SALE DISPLAYS – A RETAIL INNOVATION FROM SOUTH AFRICA
The third eye represents intuition and insight—an inner vision and enlightenment beyond what the physical eye can see. Modern shoppers are increasingly time-starved and brand-agnostic. It is therefore imperative for brands to understand as much as they can about the people who are buying their products and how they feel...
INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo
LABSCUBED
FROM LABS BOTTLENECKS TO AUTOMATED BREAKTHROUGHS: LABSCUBED BUILDS THE FUTURE OF MATERIALS TESTING
Materials shape the world we live in. They make car tires safer on icy winter roads, help batteries run longer in electric vehicles, and enable lighter, stronger, and more sustainable plastics in everyday products. Every breakthrough material begins its life in a laboratory, where it istested, pushed to its limits,...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
POPULAR AND PUERTO RICO
BANKING ON THE ISLAND’S FUTURE
Popular is an intricate part of Puerto Rico’s history. We are the longest serving and the largest financial institution in the Island, and a top 50 U.S. financial institution by assets. We play an important role in Puerto Rico’s economy, and we have supported its communities for over 130 years...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
ENLEDGER
Is a story of fortuitous serendipity and strange coincidence, a random meeting of minds and a coming together of disparate expertise, chasing wild breakthrough ideas in data science and blockchain incentives engineering
Jason Dispenza, an energy exec running a solar energy and building performance company in D.C., meets Ryan Molecke, cryptocurrency exchange technical officer, on a tour bus taking the Icelandic Southern coastal tour, Jan 2016. By the next year, they are paired up with a new blockchain energy applications company, pitching...
United Nations Lesotho
RCO
THE UNITED NATIONS RESIDENT COORDINATOR OFFICE
The Office of the Resident Coordinator’s Support to Lesotho Strategic Leadership and Coordination The United Nations Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) plays a pivotal role in supporting the work of the UN Resident Coordinator, who leads the UN Country Team (UNCT) in consultation with the Government of Lesotho. Together, they define...
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™ Estonia
TFTAK
PIONEERING FOOD INNOVATION
The Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies (TFTAK), a multidisciplinary CRO based in Estonia, has been a driving force in the advancement of food science and biotechnology since its establishment in 2004. With a mission to support companies in refining bio processes and developing groundbreaking food products, TFTAK has established...
INNOVATION Quebec
OROT
INCUBATEUR DE SANTÉ CONNECTÉE
L’incubateur de santé connectée – OROT contribue à révolutionner la manière dont on conçoit les technologies médicales et de santé pour améliorer les soins. Les cliniciens, les chercheurs, les usagers et les entrepreneurs sont mis au défi d’utiliser la méthodologie de conception centrée sur l’humain afin de concevoir les technologies...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
DR. PEANUT
WHO SAID THAT HEALTHY FOOD HAS TO BE TASTELESS OR BORING?
Motivated by the unwavering and curious desire to respond to that question, in 2017, Lucas Castro, founder and CMO of DR PEANUT, decided to embark and find an ideal recipe that would bring an unbelievable flavor to people focused on health, sports and whoever require balanced energy. This is the...
INNOVATION Quebec
Université de Sherbrooke
L’innovation fait partie intégrante de l’ADN de l’Université de Sherbrooke. Pour innover, elle ose penser autrement et prendre appui dans sa culture partenariale. Depuis sa création, l’UdeS a développé une étroite collaboration avec les différents milieux, tant celui des affaires, des industries que le monde communautaire. Aujourd’hui, cette proximité en...
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,...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Why Brand Protection Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage for Modern Consumer Brands
For years, brand protection was viewed primarily as a defensive function. Companies invested in trademarks, monitored counterfeit activity, and occasionally addressed unauthorized sellers when issues became impossible to ignore. Most leadership teams considered brand protection a necessary but largely reactive part of doing business. That mindset is changing. As ecommerce...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
WILLIAM BLAIR
INVESTING AT THE NEXUS OF THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Committed to Growth and Innovation Since 1935At William Blair, growth and innovation are in our DNA. As an independent, private partnership, we are committed to providing the world’s leading venture firms with the expert guidance and creative solutions required to unlock value for investors and their portfolio companies. We are...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
PARTSBADGER
ACCELERATING THE INNOVATION OF OTHERS
When Roy and Jimmy needed an enclosure machined for their small airborne electronics company, it took twelve inquiries over the course of weeks just to get a quote. When they finally did get a quote, it was cheaper to buy a CNC mill and make the machined parts themselves. So...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia
DeVal Lifecycle Support
Powering Philadelphia’s Defense Industrial Base
In a city defined by its grit and passion, DeVal Lifecycle Support represents the strength of American manufacturing and the people who built it. Headquartered in the Tacony section of Philadelphia for more than 70 years, the company plays a critical role in supporting the U.S. Department of War, manufacturing...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
VANNADIUM, INC.
Shaping the Future of Data Sovereignty
“We believe in data sovereignty for everybody and that data should be in the control of those originating it.” At the forefront of technological innovation, Vannadium, Inc. is a pioneering DeepTech solution provider committed to redefining data security and sovereignty. Through groundbreaking advancements in Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT),...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
ALIS - MEDTELLIGENT
Life-Changing Software For Assisted Living Facilities
ALIS is the primary offering of Medtelligent, a health-tech company serving the senior housing industry. Built from the ground up to match the needs of assisted living operators and providers, ALIS is the preferred software choice for fast-growing portfolios in the sector. Medtelligent was founded in 2005 with an original...