Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
LIFE WHISPERER
AI to help patients struggling for children
Life WhispererLife Whisperer uses state-of-the-art AI and computer vision technology to help select healthy embryos for IVF. Using Life Whisperer, a clinician can drag-and-drop microscope images of embryos onto the website for an instant report on the likelihoods that the embryo is genetically healthy, or will lead to a pregnancy....
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,...
INNOVATION Quebec
MEDTECH CANADA
Advocate for Healthcare Innovation
For five decades, Medtech Canada has been a strong advocate for healthcare innovation in Quebec. As the national association representing the medical technology industry, our members provide innovations that are used every day to diagnose, treat, and enhance the quality of life of patients in Canada, and around the world....
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
VARSITY ESPORTS FOUNDATION
YOU CAN DONATE NOW TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION
WHO WE ARE The Varsity Esports Foundation is a global non-profit organization established to offer financial assistance to schools and to provide a pipeline for students to reach their potential through esports. We strive to increase literacy around the esports industry’s positive impact on healthy lifestyles, mental health, community, and...
INNOVATION Quebec
HYDRO-QUÉBEC
L’INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE
LA TRANSITION ÉNERGÉTIQUE EST EN MARCHE. LE SECTEUR DE L’ÉNERGIE CONNAÎT DE PROFONDES TRANSFORMATIONS PROVOQUÉES NOTAMMENT PAR LA RECHERCHE DE SOLUTIONS DURABLES AUX EFFETS DES CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES, AUX NOUVEAUX BESOINS ET HABITUDES DE CONSOMMATION DE NOS CLIENTS, ET PAR LA GRANDE ACCESSIBILITÉ DE NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES. Si l’invention du transport d’électricité...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
ZENUS BANK
Banking beyond borders
We’re on a mission to build a financial institution that gives people and businesses around the world access to the security, freedom and convenience of US banking. And to create a world where physical borders don’t limit the financial services you have access to – taking banking beyond borders. By...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
TRIPLE S
Pushing the boundaries of healthcare
As a leading healthcare company in Puerto Rico, serving 1 in 3 people, Triple-S seeks to connect people to the health solutions they need, when and where they need them. In 2022, Triple-S launched a long-term initiative to address social isolation and loneliness in Puerto Rico. At its first symposium...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
BuildWithin
Potential over Credential
A pioneering company stands tall in the bustling world of tech innovation and workforce development in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. BuildWithin, an emblem of transformative learning and forward thinking solutions, marks a significant shift in how we approach skill development and career growth. This journey of innovation began with...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
KADDEX
IS A PART OF THE KADENA ECOSYSTEM
Kaddex is a decentralized exchange in the Kadena ecosystem. Kadena was founded by two J.P Morgan alumni who felt the biggest challenge with the blockchain and DeFi was scalability. In 2016 they created a new type of blockchain technology that solves the blockchain trilemma of security, scalability, and decentralization. Kadena...
INNOVATION Quebec
CENTRE FOR CIRCUS ARTS RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ( CR!TAC )
THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY
We are a collective of world-class researchers and experts conducting applied research on human potential and movement in the context of the performing arts. Through a cross-disciplinary approach, we strive to solve complex technological, technical or societal challenges. We pool our expertise to find innovative ways to support, enhance and...
INNOVATION Quebec
ZONE AGTECH
STIMULER L’ÉMERGENCE ET PROPULSER LESTECHNOLOGIES AGRICOLES INNOVANTES DU QUÉBEC
Depuis 2020, le Québec fait figure de pionnier dans le domaine des technologies agricoles innovantes et des bioproduits végétaux grâce au développement de la Zone Agtech, un écosystème d’innovation localisé situé près de la Ville de Montréal dans la MRC de L’Assomption. Sa mission ? Intensifier le développement de technologies...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
STARTUP PEOPLE
WIDENING THE GATE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF FOUNDERS
When Stockholm’s startup scene began to thrive in the early 2010s, it was known for producing unicorns – but also for its fragmentation. Founders often worked in isolation, disconnected from the support, partners, and investors that could help them endure the long, difficult middle miles between idea and success. SUP...
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™ Alberta
MITACS
BRINGING INNOVATION INTO REACH FOR ALBERTANS
A national not-for-profit organization, Mitacs empowers Canadian innovation through effective partnerships that deliver solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. It assists organizations in reaching their goals, funds cutting-edge innovation, and creates job opportunities for students and postdocs. These achievements are supported by the Government of Alberta, the Government of...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
adMare BioInnovations
Drives Life Sciences Innovation by Building Companies, Ecosystems, and Talent
Drawing its name from Canada’s national motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare (From Sea to Sea), adMare is a pan-Canadian organization created in 2019, answering the need to align and optimize the Canadian life sciences commercialization landscape. Since its creation, adMare has firmly established itself as a national leader that...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
FOUNDER INSTITUTE
Since Its Inception In 2009, The Founder Institute Has Always Maintained One Guiding Principle; “There Are A Lot Of Big Problems In The World, And We Are Here To Help Founders Build Companies That Will Solve Them.”
OriginsFrom its Silicon Valley origins, Co-founders Adeo Ressi and Jonathan Greechan have built an unparalleled global network of over 5,000 Portfolio Companies, across 200 cities with the largest mentor network in the world of 21,000 Mentors, innovators, investors and ecosystem builders. With chapters on every continent except Antarctica and $30B...
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® Gaming & Esports
GALAXIS
Reimagining Content Sharing To Make Monetization Better For Everyone
This is the story about a company with such potential, it could become a top 10 startup. A bold claim? Sure! Backed by facts? Stay tuned. It has adventure, love, death, and much, much more. It’s the story about a company with a concept so innovative, its creator accurately predicted...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
METARENA
BUILDING THE (INCLUSIVE) BRIDGE BETWEEN WHERE ESPORTS IS AND WHERE IT COULD BE
MetArena provides an easy and positive way for communities and companies to engage using gaming and esports. Democratization and education are the driving forces behind our mission to provide the world with an opportunity to experience all the good games can bring. If you’re working in esports, one of the...
INNOVATE® Nashville
NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ADVANCING REGIONAL PROSPERITY THROUGH INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIP
ABOUT PARTNERSHIP 2030 The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Partnership 2030 is the Nashville region’s public-private economic development initiative dedicated to Middle Tennessee’s long-term economic prosperity. The Partnership was formed in 1990 to maintain and grow the Nashville region’s economy by creating jobs through relocating and expanding businesses, attracting and...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
MIFUNDO
THE VERIFIED AND PASSPORTABLE FINANCIAL IDENTITY CONNECTING EUROPE’S CREDIT MARKETS
EUROPE’S FIRST INTEGRATED CREDIT INFRASTRUCTURE Mifundo provides European banks with cross-border credit data that allows consumer credit histories to move between countries. This technology removes one of the last remaining barriers to financial mobility in the European Union: fragmented data locked within national borders. For millions of people who live,...
INNOVATION Quebec
MAIN
IS THE MOVEMENT OF QUEBEC INNOVATION ACCELERATORS
Since 2016, we have firmly embraced the notion that by promoting collaboration and the mutual exchange of practices and resources (movement) among all those involved in accelerating startup growth (accelerators), we can amplify the impact of startups (innovation) from all regions of Quebec. Our goal is to ensure that every...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
ABB - ASEA BROWN BOVERI PORTUGAL
Innovation. We've Been Doing It For Over 100 Years
If there is one thing that characterizes ABB, it is our technological leadership. It has been an intrinsic part of our DNA since we started our journey more than a century ago, and it has been at the heart of everything we have done since then. When everything startedABB results...
INNOVATION Quebec
IRIPII
CCTT IN IMMIGRATION, INTERCULTURAL PRACTICES ANS INCLUSION
The Institut de recherche sur l’immigration et sur les pratiques interculturelles et inclusives (IRIPII) was created in 2009 at Collège de Maisonneuve. As an interface between the research community and the various client communities, our CCTT is one of the few organizations in Quebec that can cover all stages of...
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
LIFE WHISPERER
AI to help patients struggling for children
Life WhispererLife Whisperer uses state-of-the-art AI and computer vision technology to help select healthy embryos for IVF. Using Life Whisperer, a clinician can drag-and-drop microscope images of embryos onto the website for an instant report on the likelihoods that the embryo is genetically healthy, or will lead to a pregnancy....
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,...
INNOVATION Quebec
MEDTECH CANADA
Advocate for Healthcare Innovation
For five decades, Medtech Canada has been a strong advocate for healthcare innovation in Quebec. As the national association representing the medical technology industry, our members provide innovations that are used every day to diagnose, treat, and enhance the quality of life of patients in Canada, and around the world....
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
VARSITY ESPORTS FOUNDATION
YOU CAN DONATE NOW TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION
WHO WE ARE The Varsity Esports Foundation is a global non-profit organization established to offer financial assistance to schools and to provide a pipeline for students to reach their potential through esports. We strive to increase literacy around the esports industry’s positive impact on healthy lifestyles, mental health, community, and...
INNOVATION Quebec
HYDRO-QUÉBEC
L’INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE
LA TRANSITION ÉNERGÉTIQUE EST EN MARCHE. LE SECTEUR DE L’ÉNERGIE CONNAÎT DE PROFONDES TRANSFORMATIONS PROVOQUÉES NOTAMMENT PAR LA RECHERCHE DE SOLUTIONS DURABLES AUX EFFETS DES CHANGEMENTS CLIMATIQUES, AUX NOUVEAUX BESOINS ET HABITUDES DE CONSOMMATION DE NOS CLIENTS, ET PAR LA GRANDE ACCESSIBILITÉ DE NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES. Si l’invention du transport d’électricité...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
ZENUS BANK
Banking beyond borders
We’re on a mission to build a financial institution that gives people and businesses around the world access to the security, freedom and convenience of US banking. And to create a world where physical borders don’t limit the financial services you have access to – taking banking beyond borders. By...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
TRIPLE S
Pushing the boundaries of healthcare
As a leading healthcare company in Puerto Rico, serving 1 in 3 people, Triple-S seeks to connect people to the health solutions they need, when and where they need them. In 2022, Triple-S launched a long-term initiative to address social isolation and loneliness in Puerto Rico. At its first symposium...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
BuildWithin
Potential over Credential
A pioneering company stands tall in the bustling world of tech innovation and workforce development in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. BuildWithin, an emblem of transformative learning and forward thinking solutions, marks a significant shift in how we approach skill development and career growth. This journey of innovation began with...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
KADDEX
IS A PART OF THE KADENA ECOSYSTEM
Kaddex is a decentralized exchange in the Kadena ecosystem. Kadena was founded by two J.P Morgan alumni who felt the biggest challenge with the blockchain and DeFi was scalability. In 2016 they created a new type of blockchain technology that solves the blockchain trilemma of security, scalability, and decentralization. Kadena...
INNOVATION Quebec
CENTRE FOR CIRCUS ARTS RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ( CR!TAC )
THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY
We are a collective of world-class researchers and experts conducting applied research on human potential and movement in the context of the performing arts. Through a cross-disciplinary approach, we strive to solve complex technological, technical or societal challenges. We pool our expertise to find innovative ways to support, enhance and...
INNOVATION Quebec
ZONE AGTECH
STIMULER L’ÉMERGENCE ET PROPULSER LESTECHNOLOGIES AGRICOLES INNOVANTES DU QUÉBEC
Depuis 2020, le Québec fait figure de pionnier dans le domaine des technologies agricoles innovantes et des bioproduits végétaux grâce au développement de la Zone Agtech, un écosystème d’innovation localisé situé près de la Ville de Montréal dans la MRC de L’Assomption. Sa mission ? Intensifier le développement de technologies...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
STARTUP PEOPLE
WIDENING THE GATE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF FOUNDERS
When Stockholm’s startup scene began to thrive in the early 2010s, it was known for producing unicorns – but also for its fragmentation. Founders often worked in isolation, disconnected from the support, partners, and investors that could help them endure the long, difficult middle miles between idea and success. SUP...
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™ Alberta
MITACS
BRINGING INNOVATION INTO REACH FOR ALBERTANS
A national not-for-profit organization, Mitacs empowers Canadian innovation through effective partnerships that deliver solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. It assists organizations in reaching their goals, funds cutting-edge innovation, and creates job opportunities for students and postdocs. These achievements are supported by the Government of Alberta, the Government of...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
adMare BioInnovations
Drives Life Sciences Innovation by Building Companies, Ecosystems, and Talent
Drawing its name from Canada’s national motto, A Mari Usque Ad Mare (From Sea to Sea), adMare is a pan-Canadian organization created in 2019, answering the need to align and optimize the Canadian life sciences commercialization landscape. Since its creation, adMare has firmly established itself as a national leader that...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
FOUNDER INSTITUTE
Since Its Inception In 2009, The Founder Institute Has Always Maintained One Guiding Principle; “There Are A Lot Of Big Problems In The World, And We Are Here To Help Founders Build Companies That Will Solve Them.”
OriginsFrom its Silicon Valley origins, Co-founders Adeo Ressi and Jonathan Greechan have built an unparalleled global network of over 5,000 Portfolio Companies, across 200 cities with the largest mentor network in the world of 21,000 Mentors, innovators, investors and ecosystem builders. With chapters on every continent except Antarctica and $30B...
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® Gaming & Esports
GALAXIS
Reimagining Content Sharing To Make Monetization Better For Everyone
This is the story about a company with such potential, it could become a top 10 startup. A bold claim? Sure! Backed by facts? Stay tuned. It has adventure, love, death, and much, much more. It’s the story about a company with a concept so innovative, its creator accurately predicted...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
METARENA
BUILDING THE (INCLUSIVE) BRIDGE BETWEEN WHERE ESPORTS IS AND WHERE IT COULD BE
MetArena provides an easy and positive way for communities and companies to engage using gaming and esports. Democratization and education are the driving forces behind our mission to provide the world with an opportunity to experience all the good games can bring. If you’re working in esports, one of the...
INNOVATE® Nashville
NASHVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ADVANCING REGIONAL PROSPERITY THROUGH INNOVATION AND PARTNERSHIP
ABOUT PARTNERSHIP 2030 The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Partnership 2030 is the Nashville region’s public-private economic development initiative dedicated to Middle Tennessee’s long-term economic prosperity. The Partnership was formed in 1990 to maintain and grow the Nashville region’s economy by creating jobs through relocating and expanding businesses, attracting and...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
MIFUNDO
THE VERIFIED AND PASSPORTABLE FINANCIAL IDENTITY CONNECTING EUROPE’S CREDIT MARKETS
EUROPE’S FIRST INTEGRATED CREDIT INFRASTRUCTURE Mifundo provides European banks with cross-border credit data that allows consumer credit histories to move between countries. This technology removes one of the last remaining barriers to financial mobility in the European Union: fragmented data locked within national borders. For millions of people who live,...
INNOVATION Quebec
MAIN
IS THE MOVEMENT OF QUEBEC INNOVATION ACCELERATORS
Since 2016, we have firmly embraced the notion that by promoting collaboration and the mutual exchange of practices and resources (movement) among all those involved in accelerating startup growth (accelerators), we can amplify the impact of startups (innovation) from all regions of Quebec. Our goal is to ensure that every...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
ABB - ASEA BROWN BOVERI PORTUGAL
Innovation. We've Been Doing It For Over 100 Years
If there is one thing that characterizes ABB, it is our technological leadership. It has been an intrinsic part of our DNA since we started our journey more than a century ago, and it has been at the heart of everything we have done since then. When everything startedABB results...
INNOVATION Quebec
IRIPII
CCTT IN IMMIGRATION, INTERCULTURAL PRACTICES ANS INCLUSION
The Institut de recherche sur l’immigration et sur les pratiques interculturelles et inclusives (IRIPII) was created in 2009 at Collège de Maisonneuve. As an interface between the research community and the various client communities, our CCTT is one of the few organizations in Quebec that can cover all stages of...