Stories of Innovation

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

THE CIRCLE

FIRST NATIONS ENTREPRENEUR HUB AT THE CENTRE OF SA’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Located within the Lot Fourteen innovation district in the heart of Adelaide, is a vibrant and welcoming First Nations entrepreneur hub called The Circle. A partnership between the Australian and South Australian Governments, and funded by the National Indigenous Australians Agency, The Circle is positioned at the centre of the...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

Caleño

Caleño-The Story SO FAR!

The Story SO FAR!

About UsCaleño is a range of distilled non-alcoholic spirits inspired by the sun-drenched spirit of Colombia that take you seamlessly from day to night. Light & Zesty is a tropical blend of Inca berry, citrus and spice botanicals and Dark & Spicy, a warming infusion of dark tropical pineapple notes...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

MAX MATTHIESSEN

RESHAPING FINANCIAL ADVISORY FOR A MORE HUMAN AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

As Europe faces widening wealth gaps, rising climate pressures, and a demographic shift toward longer retirements, traditional financial advice is no longer enough. Companies today want more than solid pension and investment products — they want to build resilience, protect their people and position themselves as employers of choice in...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

TELUS POLLINATOR FUND FOR GOOD

TELUS POLLINATOR FUND FOR GOOD-INVESTING IN IMPACT

INVESTING IN IMPACT

In the spring of 2020, just as the devastating first wave of the pandemic began to hit businesses, healthcare and our communities, the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good was born. At $100 million, the Pollinator Fund is one of the world’s largest corporate impact funds. The Pollinator Fund invests in...

INNOVATE® Nashville

FoxFuel

Reviving the soul of brands with sophistication & rebellion

FoxFuel Creative is a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense agency, built on the tension between sophistication and rebellion. Because brands need an agency that knows the rules and when to break them. That’s where the magic happens. In the friction between polish and punch. Between the curve in a classical column and the...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

NOTION GAMES

NOTION GAMES

Innovators rarely consider themselves to be pioneers within their own industry. And Andrew Augustin is a prime example of this axiom. Augustin is a graphic designer who, in 2011, founded Notion Games, an Austin-based video gaming company that creates games for people of all ages. But that brief description fails...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

MAGNETRON

STRENGTH, DETERMINATION, AND CHALLENGE

Currently, in Brazil, one in every three cities has more motorcycles than cars, totaling over 32 million registered motorcycles. This scenario reflects a market with significant investment potential, and Magnetron is always at the forefront in seeking the best solutions to serve this sector. Founded in the 1960s, the company...

INNOVATION Quebec

CÉRSÉ

CCTT IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ECO-CITIZENSHIP

The Centre d’étude en responsabilité sociale et écocitoyenneté (CERSE) is a centre for action research that aims to accelerate responsible social innovation in organizations and civil society by making the process accessible and inclusive. Our areas of expertise Our approach and positionOur services are based on collaborative and rigorous research...

INNOVATE® Nashville

BAKER DONELSON

FROM STARTUP TO STANDOUT

Baker Donelson’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Fuels the Future of Emerging Companies. With a deep bench of attorneys who understand the unique challenges and opportunities faced by early-stage companies and rapid-growth ventures, Baker Donelson’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) team is a trusted partner for entrepreneurs and...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

PINATI

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED, SO HAVE THE SNACKS

Not wanting to conform with the snack industry, Waldemiro Pereira founded Pinati Snacks in 2013. But the beginning was not easy. With little financial resources, he would buy healthy homemade cereal bars from a local couple in the metropolitan area in Curitiba and, with personalized packaging, sell them on to...

INNOVATE™ Flanders

NEW VALMAR BV

INNOVATION BY AUTOMATION

Our core business is big distribution of baby items in- and outside the EU in a multi-channel setting. That means a lot of requirements by country legal systems and specific customer demands. Customers in more the 45 countries have different needs and requests. They must be reached to be successful....

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

TEXTUP COPYWRITING

TEXTUP COPYWRITING: Lifting Your Technical Content To A Higher Level

Lifting Your Technical Content To A Higher Level

Copywriters come in all sizes, colours and weights. A technical copywriter that adheres to the principles of SEO is like searching for a needle in a haystack.   TextUp Copywriting specialises in writing technical SEO copy and content revision. TECHNICAL COPYWRITINGLetting the world know about your business isn’t that hard....

INNOVATE® Miami

SnapLeads

SnapLeads - Helps businesses unlock marketing opportunities with big data

Helps businesses unlock marketing opportunities with big data

SnapLeads helps businesses unlock marketing opportunities with big data. The company specializes in building data-driven direct mail and client retention platforms for enterprises in various industries including, automotive, legal, medical, and real estate. SnapLeads began as a way for a group of attorneys to generate more business for their own...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

VALO

VALO, which means great courage, strength and moral worth, is a South Australian business founded in 2012 aiming to reach international markets in premium stadium lighting. With thousands of stadia across the world, the opportunities to place VALO and its South Australian innovations on the map are almost endless. Based...

INNOVATE® Kansas City

ICORIUM

Revolutionizing Refrigerant Reclamation for a Cooler Planet

The 50-Billion Pound Gorilla in the Room Hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants (HFCs) are the backbone of society’s most critical industries and infrastructure. Not just in air conditioners and fridges, refrigerants make food production and preservation, cloud computing, pharmaceuticals, silicon chip manufacturing, medical and scientific research, all possible at unprecedented efficiency and scale....

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

GEORGETOWN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Harnessing the Power of Innovation to Serve the Common Good

Create the FutureIn order to help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges — nationally and globally — Georgetown Entrepreneurship is dedicated to championing common good entrepreneurship across its programming, teachings, and networks. Serving all of Georgetown University from the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown Entrepreneurship uses the power...

INNOVATION Quebec

IRDQ

IRDQ-Une porte d’entrée gratuite vers les infrastructures R-D du Québec

A free gateway to Quebec’s R&D infrastructures

In an effort to facilitate its use when developing new applications, the Infrastructure en recherche et développement du Québec (IRDQ) [Quebec research and development infrastructure] portal brings together worldclass facilities and state-of-the-art equipment from universities, college technology transfer centres (CTTC), and public research centres. The IRDQ’s objective is to provide...

INNOVATE® Georgia

DAUGHERTY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

WE PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL VALUE TO OUR CLIENTS, AN INCREDIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY.

Ranked 5th in the nation by USA Today’s Top Workplaces USA, Daugherty Business Solutions is a leading advisory services and technology consulting firm. Founded by Ron and Jan Daugherty, the company currently employs over 1,500 consultants worldwide with a focus on AI, tech modernization, and business agility. For over 40...

INNOVATE® Nashville

PAT SUMMITT

LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF CHANGE

The workplace is evolving at record speed. Artificial intelligence, hybrid schedules, and multiple generations sharing the same office are reshaping how we work, creating challenges even seasoned leaders haven’t faced before. We all know that “the only constant is change.” During Pat Summitt’s 40 years of championship-level coaching, she worked...

INNOVATION Quebec

2 DEGRÉS

EST UN INCUBATEUR SPÉCIALISÉ EN TECHNOLOGIES PROPRES AU QUÉBEC

2 Degrés accompagne des startups au stade de pré-démarrage, jusqu’au démarrage, qui proposent une solution innovante démontrant un fort potentiel de croissance et d’impact dans les secteurs des énergies, des matières résiduelles et de l’eau. Basé dans la Ville de Québec, 2 Degrés est né d’un rassemblement de jeunes gens...

INNOVATION Quebec

LE CREATIVE DESTRUCTION LAB (CDL)

UN PROGRAMME D’ACCOMPAGNEMENT ET DE VALORISATION DE START-UPS TECH À HAUT POTENTIEL DE CROISSANCE.

Le programme soutien des entreprises de partout à travers le monde ayant le potentiel de transformer les milieux sociaux, industriels et économiques. Les entreprises rencontrent des mentors lors de quatre sessions afin d’établir des objectifs à court terme sur une période de neuf mois. Ces mentors sont des entrepreneurs à...

INNOVATE® Blockchain

FUTUREVAULT

Believes that INFORMATION IS AN ASSET CLASS and should be treated as such. The company’s B2C blockchain endeavor is creating a novel utility token that will not only benefit consumers by having more control over their personal information, but by being able to MONETIZE it as they choose

Founded in 2015 by one of Canada’s most prolific finance, media, and technology financiers, G Scott Paterson, along with marketing ace, Michael Bradley, FutureVault has been at the forefront of innovation by providing modern and sophisticated document management solutions via white-labeled Digital Vaults to financial institutions, wealth management firms, and...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY

FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY-Every Single Degree That We Have Is Touching Esports In Some Capacity. We’re Seeing It Everywhere

Every Single Degree That We Have Is Touching Esports In Some Capacity. We’re Seeing It Everywhere

For Full Sail University, esports came naturally. Since the school has offered gaming degrees for over 25 years, it came as no surprise when esports culture became widespread among Full Sail’s students. The wildly popular degree programs have made gaming just as prevalent on campus as music or film. And...

INNOVATE® Detroit

CommuniTee

Your New Favorite Way to Golf with Friends

CommuniTee Golf began with a simple revelation during a college football game:a room full of friends and acquaintances who never realized they shared a love for golf and had never played together. This moment sparked the creation of CommuniTee Golf, a platform designed to help golfers easily connect, find playing...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

THE CIRCLE

FIRST NATIONS ENTREPRENEUR HUB AT THE CENTRE OF SA’S INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Located within the Lot Fourteen innovation district in the heart of Adelaide, is a vibrant and welcoming First Nations entrepreneur hub called The Circle. A partnership between the Australian and South Australian Governments, and funded by the National Indigenous Australians Agency, The Circle is positioned at the centre of the...

INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath

Caleño

Caleño-The Story SO FAR!

The Story SO FAR!

About UsCaleño is a range of distilled non-alcoholic spirits inspired by the sun-drenched spirit of Colombia that take you seamlessly from day to night. Light & Zesty is a tropical blend of Inca berry, citrus and spice botanicals and Dark & Spicy, a warming infusion of dark tropical pineapple notes...

INNOVATE™ Stockholm

MAX MATTHIESSEN

RESHAPING FINANCIAL ADVISORY FOR A MORE HUMAN AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

As Europe faces widening wealth gaps, rising climate pressures, and a demographic shift toward longer retirements, traditional financial advice is no longer enough. Companies today want more than solid pension and investment products — they want to build resilience, protect their people and position themselves as employers of choice in...

INNOVATE™ Toronto

TELUS POLLINATOR FUND FOR GOOD

TELUS POLLINATOR FUND FOR GOOD-INVESTING IN IMPACT

INVESTING IN IMPACT

In the spring of 2020, just as the devastating first wave of the pandemic began to hit businesses, healthcare and our communities, the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good was born. At $100 million, the Pollinator Fund is one of the world’s largest corporate impact funds. The Pollinator Fund invests in...

INNOVATE® Nashville

FoxFuel

Reviving the soul of brands with sophistication & rebellion

FoxFuel Creative is a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense agency, built on the tension between sophistication and rebellion. Because brands need an agency that knows the rules and when to break them. That’s where the magic happens. In the friction between polish and punch. Between the curve in a classical column and the...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

NOTION GAMES

NOTION GAMES

Innovators rarely consider themselves to be pioneers within their own industry. And Andrew Augustin is a prime example of this axiom. Augustin is a graphic designer who, in 2011, founded Notion Games, an Austin-based video gaming company that creates games for people of all ages. But that brief description fails...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

MAGNETRON

STRENGTH, DETERMINATION, AND CHALLENGE

Currently, in Brazil, one in every three cities has more motorcycles than cars, totaling over 32 million registered motorcycles. This scenario reflects a market with significant investment potential, and Magnetron is always at the forefront in seeking the best solutions to serve this sector. Founded in the 1960s, the company...

INNOVATION Quebec

CÉRSÉ

CCTT IN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ECO-CITIZENSHIP

The Centre d’étude en responsabilité sociale et écocitoyenneté (CERSE) is a centre for action research that aims to accelerate responsible social innovation in organizations and civil society by making the process accessible and inclusive. Our areas of expertise Our approach and positionOur services are based on collaborative and rigorous research...

INNOVATE® Nashville

BAKER DONELSON

FROM STARTUP TO STANDOUT

Baker Donelson’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Fuels the Future of Emerging Companies. With a deep bench of attorneys who understand the unique challenges and opportunities faced by early-stage companies and rapid-growth ventures, Baker Donelson’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) team is a trusted partner for entrepreneurs and...

INNOVATE™ Curitiba

PINATI

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED, SO HAVE THE SNACKS

Not wanting to conform with the snack industry, Waldemiro Pereira founded Pinati Snacks in 2013. But the beginning was not easy. With little financial resources, he would buy healthy homemade cereal bars from a local couple in the metropolitan area in Curitiba and, with personalized packaging, sell them on to...

INNOVATE™ Flanders

NEW VALMAR BV

INNOVATION BY AUTOMATION

Our core business is big distribution of baby items in- and outside the EU in a multi-channel setting. That means a lot of requirements by country legal systems and specific customer demands. Customers in more the 45 countries have different needs and requests. They must be reached to be successful....

INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2

TEXTUP COPYWRITING

TEXTUP COPYWRITING: Lifting Your Technical Content To A Higher Level

Lifting Your Technical Content To A Higher Level

Copywriters come in all sizes, colours and weights. A technical copywriter that adheres to the principles of SEO is like searching for a needle in a haystack.   TextUp Copywriting specialises in writing technical SEO copy and content revision. TECHNICAL COPYWRITINGLetting the world know about your business isn’t that hard....

INNOVATE® Miami

SnapLeads

SnapLeads - Helps businesses unlock marketing opportunities with big data

Helps businesses unlock marketing opportunities with big data

SnapLeads helps businesses unlock marketing opportunities with big data. The company specializes in building data-driven direct mail and client retention platforms for enterprises in various industries including, automotive, legal, medical, and real estate. SnapLeads began as a way for a group of attorneys to generate more business for their own...

INNOVATE™ Adelaide

VALO

VALO, which means great courage, strength and moral worth, is a South Australian business founded in 2012 aiming to reach international markets in premium stadium lighting. With thousands of stadia across the world, the opportunities to place VALO and its South Australian innovations on the map are almost endless. Based...

INNOVATE® Kansas City

ICORIUM

Revolutionizing Refrigerant Reclamation for a Cooler Planet

The 50-Billion Pound Gorilla in the Room Hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants (HFCs) are the backbone of society’s most critical industries and infrastructure. Not just in air conditioners and fridges, refrigerants make food production and preservation, cloud computing, pharmaceuticals, silicon chip manufacturing, medical and scientific research, all possible at unprecedented efficiency and scale....

INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition

GEORGETOWN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Harnessing the Power of Innovation to Serve the Common Good

Create the FutureIn order to help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges — nationally and globally — Georgetown Entrepreneurship is dedicated to championing common good entrepreneurship across its programming, teachings, and networks. Serving all of Georgetown University from the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown Entrepreneurship uses the power...

INNOVATION Quebec

IRDQ

IRDQ-Une porte d’entrée gratuite vers les infrastructures R-D du Québec

A free gateway to Quebec’s R&D infrastructures

In an effort to facilitate its use when developing new applications, the Infrastructure en recherche et développement du Québec (IRDQ) [Quebec research and development infrastructure] portal brings together worldclass facilities and state-of-the-art equipment from universities, college technology transfer centres (CTTC), and public research centres. The IRDQ’s objective is to provide...

INNOVATE® Georgia

DAUGHERTY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS

WE PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL VALUE TO OUR CLIENTS, AN INCREDIBLE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY.

Ranked 5th in the nation by USA Today’s Top Workplaces USA, Daugherty Business Solutions is a leading advisory services and technology consulting firm. Founded by Ron and Jan Daugherty, the company currently employs over 1,500 consultants worldwide with a focus on AI, tech modernization, and business agility. For over 40...

INNOVATE® Nashville

PAT SUMMITT

LEADERSHIP IN A TIME OF CHANGE

The workplace is evolving at record speed. Artificial intelligence, hybrid schedules, and multiple generations sharing the same office are reshaping how we work, creating challenges even seasoned leaders haven’t faced before. We all know that “the only constant is change.” During Pat Summitt’s 40 years of championship-level coaching, she worked...

INNOVATION Quebec

2 DEGRÉS

EST UN INCUBATEUR SPÉCIALISÉ EN TECHNOLOGIES PROPRES AU QUÉBEC

2 Degrés accompagne des startups au stade de pré-démarrage, jusqu’au démarrage, qui proposent une solution innovante démontrant un fort potentiel de croissance et d’impact dans les secteurs des énergies, des matières résiduelles et de l’eau. Basé dans la Ville de Québec, 2 Degrés est né d’un rassemblement de jeunes gens...

INNOVATION Quebec

LE CREATIVE DESTRUCTION LAB (CDL)

UN PROGRAMME D’ACCOMPAGNEMENT ET DE VALORISATION DE START-UPS TECH À HAUT POTENTIEL DE CROISSANCE.

Le programme soutien des entreprises de partout à travers le monde ayant le potentiel de transformer les milieux sociaux, industriels et économiques. Les entreprises rencontrent des mentors lors de quatre sessions afin d’établir des objectifs à court terme sur une période de neuf mois. Ces mentors sont des entrepreneurs à...

INNOVATE® Blockchain

FUTUREVAULT

Believes that INFORMATION IS AN ASSET CLASS and should be treated as such. The company’s B2C blockchain endeavor is creating a novel utility token that will not only benefit consumers by having more control over their personal information, but by being able to MONETIZE it as they choose

Founded in 2015 by one of Canada’s most prolific finance, media, and technology financiers, G Scott Paterson, along with marketing ace, Michael Bradley, FutureVault has been at the forefront of innovation by providing modern and sophisticated document management solutions via white-labeled Digital Vaults to financial institutions, wealth management firms, and...

INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports

FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY

FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY-Every Single Degree That We Have Is Touching Esports In Some Capacity. We’re Seeing It Everywhere

Every Single Degree That We Have Is Touching Esports In Some Capacity. We’re Seeing It Everywhere

For Full Sail University, esports came naturally. Since the school has offered gaming degrees for over 25 years, it came as no surprise when esports culture became widespread among Full Sail’s students. The wildly popular degree programs have made gaming just as prevalent on campus as music or film. And...

INNOVATE® Detroit

CommuniTee

Your New Favorite Way to Golf with Friends

CommuniTee Golf began with a simple revelation during a college football game:a room full of friends and acquaintances who never realized they shared a love for golf and had never played together. This moment sparked the creation of CommuniTee Golf, a platform designed to help golfers easily connect, find playing...

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