Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
CLINICARX
HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN PHARMACIES: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY OF CLINICARX IN CURITIBA
Clinicarx, a pioneer health-tech company based in Curitiba/Brazil, revolutionizes the drugstores and healthcare market with its innovative platform. Offering services like rapid tests, vaccines, consultations, and chronic patient management, the company enables pharmacies to provide primary healthcare services, connecting patients, pharmacists, and pharmacies through its clinical record system and appointment...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
BUNDLAR
One Intuitive Platform For All Your AR Needs
In the face of the obstacles challenging the augmented reality community, the BUNDLAR platform makes AR simple, affordable, and accessible to the average creator. We accomplish this with our proprietary Content Management System (CMS) and integrated mobile application. Instead of hiring expensive developers to build AR experiences, businesses and institutions...
Global Innovation Spotlight
HILCO CONSUMER - RETAIL
INNOVATING FOR THE RETAIL LIFECYCLE – FROM BEGINNING TO END AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
Can a business founded as a retail liquidation firm innovate to save retail? Hilco Consumer-Retail (HCR) is undoubtedly trying – and succeeding in BIG WAYS! Retail – and the consumer product businesses that feed them inventory – is among the most troubled sectors in the United States and worldwide. This...
INNOVATE® Detroit
M1 Concourse
The Heart of Automotive Passion
Along the legendary Woodward Avenue in Pontiac, Michigan, M1 Concourse is a world-class motorsports and automotive event destination. Spanning an impressive 87 acres, it is a hub for high-speed excitement and unmatched automotive culture. Whether you’re a dedicated car enthusiast, an adrenaline junkie looking for high-speed track adventures, or someone...
INNOVATE® South Florida
LOCALITY BANK
BANKING REINVENTED FOR SOUTH FLORIDA’S ENTREPRENEURS
BANKING REINVENTED FOR SOUTH FLORIDA’S ENTREPRENEURS Empowering Local Businesses to Maximize Their Potential In Fort Lauderdale, a new kind of community bank is reshaping what it means to trust your banker. Locality Bank, founded in 2021 by Keith Costello, Drew Saito, and Corey LeBlanc, is on a mission to serve...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
SA POWER NETWORKS
Flexible energy resources key to a low carbon future
South Australia is going through an exciting energy transition in which it is leading the world in the race to achieve a net-100% renewable energy system – a target that is likely to be achieved before 2030. The State has moved quickly to harness its significant wind and solar resources...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
RFLX
WE’RE A CREATIVE AGENCY DEDICATED TO ESPORTS, SPORTS AND LIFESTYLE MARKETING CONTENT
RFLX is an integrated suite of content marketing expertise, dedicated to the eSports, sports, and lifestyle industries in North America. Our purpose is to create online and offline experiences that are both captivating and exhilarating and allow brands to increase or establish their notoriety. RFLX was born out of a...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
INTERFLEXION
DELIVERS AI-POWERED ROLE-PLAY THAT HELPS ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS IMPROVE THEIR CONVERSATION SKILLS
INTERFLEXION WAS FOUNDED TO IMPROVE WORKPLACE COMMUNICATIONS.Interflexion’s co-founders, successful fintech entrepreneur John Muldoon & tech innovator John Hack, had worked together during the dotcom era and bonded over their interest in emerging technologies and organizational performance. In 2019, we were returning from a meeting with a VR expert when we...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
BITCOIN.COM
Helping to Build and Expose the Works of Africa’s Fintech Innovators to the World
There is no question that the global financial services industry has failed to serve everyone and has for a long time not been for everyone. The fact that more than 1.5 billion people are still without a bank account or have no access to banking services is ample evidence of...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
ESPORTS AFRICA NEWS
Get coverage of the hottest and latest African esports news here!!!
OUR CULTUREAs an organization, our modus operandi is fashioned around the concept of the Adinkra symbol from Ghana, ‘Nkonsonkonson’ also known as Chain link. A symbol of unity and human relations. A reminder that in unity lies strength. Flows into the Ubuntu philosophy from southern Africa, where the word means...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
AUSLAND
PIONEERING INNOVATION IN THE HEART OF CURITIBA
In the bustling city of Curitiba, renowned for its innovation and forward-thinking ethos, Ausland Consultoria & Informatica has emerged as a trailblazer in the realm of ERP technology and consulting. With a rich history steeped in innovation and over 30-years of expertise, this dynamic firm has become synonymous with customer...
Global Innovation Spotlight
The Vision Behind Soft2Bet:
How Uri Poliavich Built More Than a Platform
Not every founder is a product person. Fewer still are patient. But Uri Poliavich built Soft2Bet by being both. From the start, he wasn’t chasing headlines or hype—he was building an engine for growth. Not the flashy kind. The kind that lasts. He understood something early on that many in...
INNOVATION Quebec
GREENUXLAB
UTILISER UN LABORATOIRE QUI CRÉE UN ENVIRONNEMENT DE VENTE AU DÉTAIL FICTIF POUR PRÉDIRE
Ouvert depuis l’automne 2018, le GreenUXlab est un écosystème d’évaluation des dispositifs, de cocréation, de recherche et d’innovation du point de vente axé sur la consommation à impact positif. Il sert d’infrastructure de recherche principale à l’Observatoire de la consommation responsable de l’ESG UQAM, une cellule d’études et de veille...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
COMBAT READY
TURNING BATTLEFIELD LESSONS INTO EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP
Combat Ready emerged from a simple but urgent realization: while management courses abound, practical leadership training was missing in Northern Europe. Founded by veterans of elite military units, the company set out to close this gap by adapting the rigorous methods of Special Forces training to the realities of business...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Tips for Malaysians to Maximize Wins Using Betting Apps
Practical tips for Malaysian bettors on using betting apps effectively, focusing on discipline, features, and informed decision-making
Tips for Malaysians to Maximize Wins Using Betting Apps These days, plenty of people in Malaysia place bets through smartphone apps while watching football matches. Quick entry from phones means decisions happen faster, yet staying focused matters even more. Success tends to come less from frequent betting and more from...
INNOVATION Quebec
ACCOMPAGNE LES ORGANISATIONS IMPLIQUÉES DANS LE DOMAINE DE LA SANTÉ, EN ADAPTATION, EN RÉADAPTATION
ACCOMPAGNE LES ORGANISATIONS IMPLIQUÉES DANS LE DOMAINE DE LA SANTÉ, EN ADAPTATION, EN RÉADAPTATION ET EN MOBILITÉ PAR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT, LA PERSONNALISATION, L’OPTIMISATION ET LA VALIDATION D’APPAREILLAGES, D’ÉQUIPEMENTS ET DE TECHNOLOGIES POUR LES POPULATIONS VULNÉRABLES ET SPORTIVES. TOPMED élabore et réalise des projets de recherche appliquée axés sur l’innovation et...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
SENSO
TRANSFORMING THE BORROWER EXPERIENCE FROM REACTIVE TO PROACTIVE
Senso is a leading intelligence and engagement platform designed to help mortgage lenders increase interest income growth and lifetime value by proactively engaging borrowers leading up to their next home purchase or refinance transaction. How It All Came Together Founded in the heart of Toronto’s innovation ecosystem in 2017, founders...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
RUTGERS RESEARCH
Complex societal challenges require innovative solutions that transform and improve lives around the world. As a top 20 public research university with more than 300 research centers and institutions, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, offers a wide variety of programs that drive and support diverse and inclusive research,...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
REVOOU
Searching For Product Information On The Internet In Spanish Isn’t Easy, But Revoou Wants To Change That, At Least For Online Shopping
Revoou is a product review and product recommendation content producer and website that provides Spanish-language online shoppers with independent and trustworthy, easy-to-digest information and comparison tables about products and services to make the most informed online purchasing decisions. It’s a model English-speakers have seen dozens of times, but the team...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
THE ECOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEUR
THE PATHWAY TO YOUR CLIMATE NEUTRAL BUSINESS
The “Why” of sustainability is clear for most, the “how” and “what”, unfortunately much less. For many, sustainability remains an utterly vague, complex, and confusing concept. And even without confusion, questions concerning usefulness of actions and impact arise. The Ecological Entrepreneur translates complexity to concrete guidelines, policies, and activities...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
CREATING IT FUTURES
Satisfying, Well-Paying Tech Jobs Abound
The acute shortage of technology workers in the United States has driven up wages significantly. The median annual salary of an entry-level employee working on a help desk is $53,470, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median salary for all tech workers is $81,000. The expected growth...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
TAURUS HELMETS
IS LEADING BRAZILIAN MOTORCYCLE HELMETS INNOVATION
Taurus Helmets is a Brazilian company pioneer in the manufacture of helmets in Brazil. It has been in the market for over 40 years and hasestablished itself as the largest in the segment, with a market share of around 50%. It has national sales coverage with more than 12,000 points...
INNOVATE® Nashville
ATIBA
TECH IS HARD. BITS, BYTES, ACRONYMS, AND BUZZWORDS— OH MY!
When we started our Nashville-based technology consulting firm Atiba all the way back in 1992, the tech services world was relatively simple. When a business needed tech help, they simply opened The Yellow Pages and looked under “Computer Consultants” to hire any one of the dozen or so Nashville IT...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
NETWORK PERCEPTION
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS DISRUPTED BY CYBER-ATTACKS: NETWORK PERCEPTION DEVELOPS A TECHNOLOGY TO PROACTIVELY VERIFY AND VISUALIZE THEIR CYBER RESILIENCE
OUR MISSIONIn cybersecurity, threat actors are often one step ahead and the average cost of a breach routinely goes beyond seven figures. Most security solutions focus on detection and response, taking a reactive approach to cyber-attacks. The pace and acceleration of network changes create new vulnerabilities every day, decreasing the...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
CLINICARX
HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN PHARMACIES: THE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY OF CLINICARX IN CURITIBA
Clinicarx, a pioneer health-tech company based in Curitiba/Brazil, revolutionizes the drugstores and healthcare market with its innovative platform. Offering services like rapid tests, vaccines, consultations, and chronic patient management, the company enables pharmacies to provide primary healthcare services, connecting patients, pharmacists, and pharmacies through its clinical record system and appointment...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
BUNDLAR
One Intuitive Platform For All Your AR Needs
In the face of the obstacles challenging the augmented reality community, the BUNDLAR platform makes AR simple, affordable, and accessible to the average creator. We accomplish this with our proprietary Content Management System (CMS) and integrated mobile application. Instead of hiring expensive developers to build AR experiences, businesses and institutions...
Global Innovation Spotlight
HILCO CONSUMER - RETAIL
INNOVATING FOR THE RETAIL LIFECYCLE – FROM BEGINNING TO END AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
Can a business founded as a retail liquidation firm innovate to save retail? Hilco Consumer-Retail (HCR) is undoubtedly trying – and succeeding in BIG WAYS! Retail – and the consumer product businesses that feed them inventory – is among the most troubled sectors in the United States and worldwide. This...
INNOVATE® Detroit
M1 Concourse
The Heart of Automotive Passion
Along the legendary Woodward Avenue in Pontiac, Michigan, M1 Concourse is a world-class motorsports and automotive event destination. Spanning an impressive 87 acres, it is a hub for high-speed excitement and unmatched automotive culture. Whether you’re a dedicated car enthusiast, an adrenaline junkie looking for high-speed track adventures, or someone...
INNOVATE® South Florida
LOCALITY BANK
BANKING REINVENTED FOR SOUTH FLORIDA’S ENTREPRENEURS
BANKING REINVENTED FOR SOUTH FLORIDA’S ENTREPRENEURS Empowering Local Businesses to Maximize Their Potential In Fort Lauderdale, a new kind of community bank is reshaping what it means to trust your banker. Locality Bank, founded in 2021 by Keith Costello, Drew Saito, and Corey LeBlanc, is on a mission to serve...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
SA POWER NETWORKS
Flexible energy resources key to a low carbon future
South Australia is going through an exciting energy transition in which it is leading the world in the race to achieve a net-100% renewable energy system – a target that is likely to be achieved before 2030. The State has moved quickly to harness its significant wind and solar resources...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
RFLX
WE’RE A CREATIVE AGENCY DEDICATED TO ESPORTS, SPORTS AND LIFESTYLE MARKETING CONTENT
RFLX is an integrated suite of content marketing expertise, dedicated to the eSports, sports, and lifestyle industries in North America. Our purpose is to create online and offline experiences that are both captivating and exhilarating and allow brands to increase or establish their notoriety. RFLX was born out of a...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
INTERFLEXION
DELIVERS AI-POWERED ROLE-PLAY THAT HELPS ASPIRING PROFESSIONALS IMPROVE THEIR CONVERSATION SKILLS
INTERFLEXION WAS FOUNDED TO IMPROVE WORKPLACE COMMUNICATIONS.Interflexion’s co-founders, successful fintech entrepreneur John Muldoon & tech innovator John Hack, had worked together during the dotcom era and bonded over their interest in emerging technologies and organizational performance. In 2019, we were returning from a meeting with a VR expert when we...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
BITCOIN.COM
Helping to Build and Expose the Works of Africa’s Fintech Innovators to the World
There is no question that the global financial services industry has failed to serve everyone and has for a long time not been for everyone. The fact that more than 1.5 billion people are still without a bank account or have no access to banking services is ample evidence of...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
ESPORTS AFRICA NEWS
Get coverage of the hottest and latest African esports news here!!!
OUR CULTUREAs an organization, our modus operandi is fashioned around the concept of the Adinkra symbol from Ghana, ‘Nkonsonkonson’ also known as Chain link. A symbol of unity and human relations. A reminder that in unity lies strength. Flows into the Ubuntu philosophy from southern Africa, where the word means...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
AUSLAND
PIONEERING INNOVATION IN THE HEART OF CURITIBA
In the bustling city of Curitiba, renowned for its innovation and forward-thinking ethos, Ausland Consultoria & Informatica has emerged as a trailblazer in the realm of ERP technology and consulting. With a rich history steeped in innovation and over 30-years of expertise, this dynamic firm has become synonymous with customer...
Global Innovation Spotlight
The Vision Behind Soft2Bet:
How Uri Poliavich Built More Than a Platform
Not every founder is a product person. Fewer still are patient. But Uri Poliavich built Soft2Bet by being both. From the start, he wasn’t chasing headlines or hype—he was building an engine for growth. Not the flashy kind. The kind that lasts. He understood something early on that many in...
INNOVATION Quebec
GREENUXLAB
UTILISER UN LABORATOIRE QUI CRÉE UN ENVIRONNEMENT DE VENTE AU DÉTAIL FICTIF POUR PRÉDIRE
Ouvert depuis l’automne 2018, le GreenUXlab est un écosystème d’évaluation des dispositifs, de cocréation, de recherche et d’innovation du point de vente axé sur la consommation à impact positif. Il sert d’infrastructure de recherche principale à l’Observatoire de la consommation responsable de l’ESG UQAM, une cellule d’études et de veille...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
COMBAT READY
TURNING BATTLEFIELD LESSONS INTO EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP
Combat Ready emerged from a simple but urgent realization: while management courses abound, practical leadership training was missing in Northern Europe. Founded by veterans of elite military units, the company set out to close this gap by adapting the rigorous methods of Special Forces training to the realities of business...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Tips for Malaysians to Maximize Wins Using Betting Apps
Practical tips for Malaysian bettors on using betting apps effectively, focusing on discipline, features, and informed decision-making
Tips for Malaysians to Maximize Wins Using Betting Apps These days, plenty of people in Malaysia place bets through smartphone apps while watching football matches. Quick entry from phones means decisions happen faster, yet staying focused matters even more. Success tends to come less from frequent betting and more from...
INNOVATION Quebec
ACCOMPAGNE LES ORGANISATIONS IMPLIQUÉES DANS LE DOMAINE DE LA SANTÉ, EN ADAPTATION, EN RÉADAPTATION
ACCOMPAGNE LES ORGANISATIONS IMPLIQUÉES DANS LE DOMAINE DE LA SANTÉ, EN ADAPTATION, EN RÉADAPTATION ET EN MOBILITÉ PAR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT, LA PERSONNALISATION, L’OPTIMISATION ET LA VALIDATION D’APPAREILLAGES, D’ÉQUIPEMENTS ET DE TECHNOLOGIES POUR LES POPULATIONS VULNÉRABLES ET SPORTIVES. TOPMED élabore et réalise des projets de recherche appliquée axés sur l’innovation et...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
SENSO
TRANSFORMING THE BORROWER EXPERIENCE FROM REACTIVE TO PROACTIVE
Senso is a leading intelligence and engagement platform designed to help mortgage lenders increase interest income growth and lifetime value by proactively engaging borrowers leading up to their next home purchase or refinance transaction. How It All Came Together Founded in the heart of Toronto’s innovation ecosystem in 2017, founders...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
RUTGERS RESEARCH
Complex societal challenges require innovative solutions that transform and improve lives around the world. As a top 20 public research university with more than 300 research centers and institutions, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, offers a wide variety of programs that drive and support diverse and inclusive research,...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
REVOOU
Searching For Product Information On The Internet In Spanish Isn’t Easy, But Revoou Wants To Change That, At Least For Online Shopping
Revoou is a product review and product recommendation content producer and website that provides Spanish-language online shoppers with independent and trustworthy, easy-to-digest information and comparison tables about products and services to make the most informed online purchasing decisions. It’s a model English-speakers have seen dozens of times, but the team...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
THE ECOLOGICAL ENTREPRENEUR
THE PATHWAY TO YOUR CLIMATE NEUTRAL BUSINESS
The “Why” of sustainability is clear for most, the “how” and “what”, unfortunately much less. For many, sustainability remains an utterly vague, complex, and confusing concept. And even without confusion, questions concerning usefulness of actions and impact arise. The Ecological Entrepreneur translates complexity to concrete guidelines, policies, and activities...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
CREATING IT FUTURES
Satisfying, Well-Paying Tech Jobs Abound
The acute shortage of technology workers in the United States has driven up wages significantly. The median annual salary of an entry-level employee working on a help desk is $53,470, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median salary for all tech workers is $81,000. The expected growth...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
TAURUS HELMETS
IS LEADING BRAZILIAN MOTORCYCLE HELMETS INNOVATION
Taurus Helmets is a Brazilian company pioneer in the manufacture of helmets in Brazil. It has been in the market for over 40 years and hasestablished itself as the largest in the segment, with a market share of around 50%. It has national sales coverage with more than 12,000 points...
INNOVATE® Nashville
ATIBA
TECH IS HARD. BITS, BYTES, ACRONYMS, AND BUZZWORDS— OH MY!
When we started our Nashville-based technology consulting firm Atiba all the way back in 1992, the tech services world was relatively simple. When a business needed tech help, they simply opened The Yellow Pages and looked under “Computer Consultants” to hire any one of the dozen or so Nashville IT...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
NETWORK PERCEPTION
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS DISRUPTED BY CYBER-ATTACKS: NETWORK PERCEPTION DEVELOPS A TECHNOLOGY TO PROACTIVELY VERIFY AND VISUALIZE THEIR CYBER RESILIENCE
OUR MISSIONIn cybersecurity, threat actors are often one step ahead and the average cost of a breach routinely goes beyond seven figures. Most security solutions focus on detection and response, taking a reactive approach to cyber-attacks. The pace and acceleration of network changes create new vulnerabilities every day, decreasing the...