Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® South Carolina
SC Competes | SC Logistics
South Carolina's Logistics Cluster
SC Logistics is South Carolina’s statewide logistics and supply chain cluster initiative managed by South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (SC Competes) alongside its collaborative partners. The cluster operates as an open network built to serve South Carolina’s full logistics ecosystem along rail, across the sea, over the road, and through...
INNOVATE® Nashville
ACQUIRE
The last time we had a technology this versatile, it changed and improved every element of nearly every business
People used to wonder whether blockchain technology would survive. Then the question transitioned to “It’s not a matter of if, but when it will take hold?” Now the key question being asked is “who is using it and how?” To answer that question, you must understand that Web2 and Web3...
INNOVATE® Seattle
Youth Growth Network
Empowering the Next Generation
Founding Story: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Real-World Experience Youth Growth Network (YGN) was founded with a powerful mission: to bridge the gap between academic learning and the real-world skills students need to thrive in their future careers. Recognizing that traditional education often falls short in providing hands-on experiences,...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
SCOUT
INNOVATION OUT OF THIS WORLD
A new era is unfolding in the vast expanse of space. “Space is becoming an incredibly crowded place,” says Eric Ingram, Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of Scout Space, a pioneering company based in Washington, D.C. With this opening, we step into the world of Scout Space, a company committed...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
THE LOURIE CENTER
THE LEADER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAUMA CARE
The Lourie Center exists to help young children and their caregiving adults overcome adversity and live to their fullest potential. The Lourie Center story is reflected in the heroic stories of our families, like Liliana’s story. Listen to Liliana tell her family’s journey and how The Lourie Center changed her...
INNOVATE® Seattle
READ
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF WORKWITH CONNECTED INTELLIGENCE
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF WORKWITH CONNECTED INTELLIGENCE. Founded in 2021 by David Shim, Robert Williams, and Elliott Waldron, Read AI brings together your meetings, emails, and messages and transforms them into collaborative partners, so that they talk to each other, share information, offer updates, find answers, and organize tasks through...
INNOVATE® Nashville
SwitchPoint Ventures
We build companies around pioneering technologies.
Our journey began a decade ago, here in Nashville – a city known for creativity and reinvention. That same spirit shaped how we approach innovation: with collaboration, grit, and a builder’s mindset. At SwitchPoint Ventures, we build companies around pioneering technologies – particularly in AI, data science, and digital innovation...
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® Nashville
CELERO COMMERCE
WAS FOUNDED WITH ONE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE: TO HELP SMALL AND MID-SIZED BUSINESSES WIN
We know that we can deliver that by leveraging our investment in FinTech and our commitment to partnerships with community /regional banks. It is this combination that truly empowers local businesses in a way that enables them to compete and win in this ever more complex and competitive market. ...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
adMare BioInnovations
Un moteur d’innovation en sciences de la vie qui développe des entreprises, des écosystèmes et des talents
Selon la devise nationale du Canada, A Mari Usque Ad Mare (D’un océan à l’autre), adMare est un organisme pancanadien créée en 2019 qui répond au besoin d’harmoniser et d’optimiser le paysage canadien de la commercialisation des sciences de la vie. Depuis sa création, adMare s’est fermement établie comme un...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
Google’s mission is to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful with a firm commitment to improving people’s lives with technology. Africa is a hub of innovation and innovative uses of technology. As a land of opportunity, Africans can shape and solve the challenges they face...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
METRO ESPORTS
IS A BLACK-OWNED GAMING PLATFORM AIMED AT MAKING ESPORTS FOR EVERYBODY
METRO IS A MULTICULTURAL ESPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION AGENCY, CREATING AND PRODUCING DIGITAL, SOCIAL, MOBILE AND LIVE EVENTS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT, ENGAGE AND UPLIFT A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE OF GAMING AND TECHNOLOGY ENTHUSIASTS. A college football player, I don’t come from the world of esports as I only understood...
INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo
VOLTERA
CATALYZING INNOVATION IN ADDITIVE ELECTRONICS
In 2013, Voltera set out to solve a long-standing challenge in the engineering community — creating an easy-to-use desktop PCB printer. By 2015, that vision had come to life with the launch of V-One, a compact PCB printer capable of drilling through-holes, printing conductive materials, dispensing solder paste, and reflowing...
INNOVATION Quebec
The Society for Arts and Technology [SAT]
Merging science, art and technology
The Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] is a research and creation laboratory that multiplies technological possibilities and the hybridization of realities and artistic disciplines. For over 25 years, it has been a place of discovery, collective learning and immersive experimentation where generations of artists meet and new trends are...
INNOVATION Quebec
Centre ACER
Centre de recherche, de développement et de transfert technologique en acériculture, est un leader mondial en innovation pour l’industrie acéricole depuis 1998
C’est en effet depuis près de 25 ans que le Centre ACER stimule l’excellence, soutient la qualité et la rentabilité de la filière acéricole. En conjuguant savoir et vision, ce véritable réseau d’innovation promeut le rayonnement, le développement international et assure la pérennité de l’industrie de l’érable au Québec. ...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
ÁLVAREZ-DÍAZ & VILLALÓN
THE ART OF THE PIVOT
Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón® (AD&V®) is the largest Architecture and Interior Design Firm in Puerto Rico. The firm is dedicated to sustainable design that enhances people’s experience and improves their lives. Cristina Villalón, Co-Founder | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz, Co-Founder | Monique Lugo López, President Throughout AD&V’s ® history, they have been reinventing...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
Desafio Global Events & Activation Experience
The Most Awarded Portuguese Events Agency And One Of The Most Awarded In The Corporate Events Sector In Europe.
Desafio Global – Events & Activation Experience is an event organisation company that combines creativity with high production capacity, organising an average of 200 events per year and brand activation campaigns for the main Portuguese brands. Desafio Global has been operating for 20 years and has won 128 awards to...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
CLEANTECH
ESTONIA’S CLEAN TECHNOLOGY POWERHOUSE
The Estonian Cleantech Association (Cleantech Estonia) is the driving force behind Estonia’s clean technology sector. Founded in 2016, the organization has been supporting clean technology innovation and entrepreneurship since its early days. Over the years, Cleantech Estonia has accompanied a growing number of companies in building a key economic sector...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
Optical Academy
Has been pioneering the change in the delivery of eye care
Optical Academy- Has been pioneering the change in the delivery of eye care by making eye care the most convenient, affordable, and accessible it has ever been. The company came to life 14 years ago after CEO, Abby Ayoub, crossed paths with a 15-year-old girl who was desperate for an...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
KNAPP
MAKING COMPLEXITY SIMPLE INNOVATION AND KNAPP ARE INSEPARABLY LINKED
In a world where everything is constantly changing, strong values and trust matter. Partnerships matter. The KNAPP Group provides intelligent logistics solutions for data-driven value chains, uniting technological know-how with its long-established experience in diverse industries. KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse logistics, working with its customers globally to develop...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
BLUE SEA
JOY OF THE KITCHEN®
Headquartered in New Jersey, Blue Sea Products was established with humble beginnings in 2005 and has since developed into a world-class vertically integrated seafood company. With over 41 years of experience in the global seafood and international transportation industries, Blue Sea is led by seafood veteran and CEO, Thomas Jacob....
INNOVATE™ Estonia
FIENTA
REDEFINING TICKETING FOR THE RELATIONSHIP ERA
When Fienta first launched, it was built to solve a deeper problem: how can event organisers build stronger relationships with their audiences – not just sell tickets? A decade later, the Estonia-based company has grown from a grassroots solution into a global platform, helping event organisers in more than 50...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
IMBY
NUTRITION THAT DELIGHTS YOUR PET & HEALS THE PLANET TURNING THE CONVENTIONAL PETFOOD INDUSTRY UPSIDE DOWN
Did you know that 20% of the global meat production is consumed by dogs and cats? And that meat is the number one cause of pet allergies? The meat industry has an enormous negative impact on greenhouse gas emissions and thereby contributes to numerous unwanted climate effects. Moreover, it harms...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
SC Competes | SC Logistics
South Carolina's Logistics Cluster
SC Logistics is South Carolina’s statewide logistics and supply chain cluster initiative managed by South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (SC Competes) alongside its collaborative partners. The cluster operates as an open network built to serve South Carolina’s full logistics ecosystem along rail, across the sea, over the road, and through...
INNOVATE® Nashville
ACQUIRE
The last time we had a technology this versatile, it changed and improved every element of nearly every business
People used to wonder whether blockchain technology would survive. Then the question transitioned to “It’s not a matter of if, but when it will take hold?” Now the key question being asked is “who is using it and how?” To answer that question, you must understand that Web2 and Web3...
INNOVATE® Seattle
Youth Growth Network
Empowering the Next Generation
Founding Story: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Real-World Experience Youth Growth Network (YGN) was founded with a powerful mission: to bridge the gap between academic learning and the real-world skills students need to thrive in their future careers. Recognizing that traditional education often falls short in providing hands-on experiences,...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
SCOUT
INNOVATION OUT OF THIS WORLD
A new era is unfolding in the vast expanse of space. “Space is becoming an incredibly crowded place,” says Eric Ingram, Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer of Scout Space, a pioneering company based in Washington, D.C. With this opening, we step into the world of Scout Space, a company committed...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
THE LOURIE CENTER
THE LEADER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD TRAUMA CARE
The Lourie Center exists to help young children and their caregiving adults overcome adversity and live to their fullest potential. The Lourie Center story is reflected in the heroic stories of our families, like Liliana’s story. Listen to Liliana tell her family’s journey and how The Lourie Center changed her...
INNOVATE® Seattle
READ
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF WORKWITH CONNECTED INTELLIGENCE
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF WORKWITH CONNECTED INTELLIGENCE. Founded in 2021 by David Shim, Robert Williams, and Elliott Waldron, Read AI brings together your meetings, emails, and messages and transforms them into collaborative partners, so that they talk to each other, share information, offer updates, find answers, and organize tasks through...
INNOVATE® Nashville
SwitchPoint Ventures
We build companies around pioneering technologies.
Our journey began a decade ago, here in Nashville – a city known for creativity and reinvention. That same spirit shaped how we approach innovation: with collaboration, grit, and a builder’s mindset. At SwitchPoint Ventures, we build companies around pioneering technologies – particularly in AI, data science, and digital innovation...
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® Nashville
CELERO COMMERCE
WAS FOUNDED WITH ONE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE: TO HELP SMALL AND MID-SIZED BUSINESSES WIN
We know that we can deliver that by leveraging our investment in FinTech and our commitment to partnerships with community /regional banks. It is this combination that truly empowers local businesses in a way that enables them to compete and win in this ever more complex and competitive market. ...
INNOVATE™ Vancouver Vol.2
adMare BioInnovations
Un moteur d’innovation en sciences de la vie qui développe des entreprises, des écosystèmes et des talents
Selon la devise nationale du Canada, A Mari Usque Ad Mare (D’un océan à l’autre), adMare est un organisme pancanadien créée en 2019 qui répond au besoin d’harmoniser et d’optimiser le paysage canadien de la commercialisation des sciences de la vie. Depuis sa création, adMare s’est fermement établie comme un...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
Google’s mission is to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful with a firm commitment to improving people’s lives with technology. Africa is a hub of innovation and innovative uses of technology. As a land of opportunity, Africans can shape and solve the challenges they face...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
METRO ESPORTS
IS A BLACK-OWNED GAMING PLATFORM AIMED AT MAKING ESPORTS FOR EVERYBODY
METRO IS A MULTICULTURAL ESPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION AGENCY, CREATING AND PRODUCING DIGITAL, SOCIAL, MOBILE AND LIVE EVENTS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT, ENGAGE AND UPLIFT A BROAD AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE OF GAMING AND TECHNOLOGY ENTHUSIASTS. A college football player, I don’t come from the world of esports as I only understood...
INNOVATE™ Kitchener Waterloo
VOLTERA
CATALYZING INNOVATION IN ADDITIVE ELECTRONICS
In 2013, Voltera set out to solve a long-standing challenge in the engineering community — creating an easy-to-use desktop PCB printer. By 2015, that vision had come to life with the launch of V-One, a compact PCB printer capable of drilling through-holes, printing conductive materials, dispensing solder paste, and reflowing...
INNOVATION Quebec
The Society for Arts and Technology [SAT]
Merging science, art and technology
The Society for Arts and Technology [SAT] is a research and creation laboratory that multiplies technological possibilities and the hybridization of realities and artistic disciplines. For over 25 years, it has been a place of discovery, collective learning and immersive experimentation where generations of artists meet and new trends are...
INNOVATION Quebec
Centre ACER
Centre de recherche, de développement et de transfert technologique en acériculture, est un leader mondial en innovation pour l’industrie acéricole depuis 1998
C’est en effet depuis près de 25 ans que le Centre ACER stimule l’excellence, soutient la qualité et la rentabilité de la filière acéricole. En conjuguant savoir et vision, ce véritable réseau d’innovation promeut le rayonnement, le développement international et assure la pérennité de l’industrie de l’érable au Québec. ...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
ÁLVAREZ-DÍAZ & VILLALÓN
THE ART OF THE PIVOT
Álvarez-Díaz & Villalón® (AD&V®) is the largest Architecture and Interior Design Firm in Puerto Rico. The firm is dedicated to sustainable design that enhances people’s experience and improves their lives. Cristina Villalón, Co-Founder | Ricardo Álvarez-Díaz, Co-Founder | Monique Lugo López, President Throughout AD&V’s ® history, they have been reinventing...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
Desafio Global Events & Activation Experience
The Most Awarded Portuguese Events Agency And One Of The Most Awarded In The Corporate Events Sector In Europe.
Desafio Global – Events & Activation Experience is an event organisation company that combines creativity with high production capacity, organising an average of 200 events per year and brand activation campaigns for the main Portuguese brands. Desafio Global has been operating for 20 years and has won 128 awards to...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
CLEANTECH
ESTONIA’S CLEAN TECHNOLOGY POWERHOUSE
The Estonian Cleantech Association (Cleantech Estonia) is the driving force behind Estonia’s clean technology sector. Founded in 2016, the organization has been supporting clean technology innovation and entrepreneurship since its early days. Over the years, Cleantech Estonia has accompanied a growing number of companies in building a key economic sector...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
Optical Academy
Has been pioneering the change in the delivery of eye care
Optical Academy- Has been pioneering the change in the delivery of eye care by making eye care the most convenient, affordable, and accessible it has ever been. The company came to life 14 years ago after CEO, Abby Ayoub, crossed paths with a 15-year-old girl who was desperate for an...
INNOVATE™ Flanders
KNAPP
MAKING COMPLEXITY SIMPLE INNOVATION AND KNAPP ARE INSEPARABLY LINKED
In a world where everything is constantly changing, strong values and trust matter. Partnerships matter. The KNAPP Group provides intelligent logistics solutions for data-driven value chains, uniting technological know-how with its long-established experience in diverse industries. KNAPP brings new technology to warehouse logistics, working with its customers globally to develop...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
BLUE SEA
JOY OF THE KITCHEN®
Headquartered in New Jersey, Blue Sea Products was established with humble beginnings in 2005 and has since developed into a world-class vertically integrated seafood company. With over 41 years of experience in the global seafood and international transportation industries, Blue Sea is led by seafood veteran and CEO, Thomas Jacob....
INNOVATE™ Estonia
FIENTA
REDEFINING TICKETING FOR THE RELATIONSHIP ERA
When Fienta first launched, it was built to solve a deeper problem: how can event organisers build stronger relationships with their audiences – not just sell tickets? A decade later, the Estonia-based company has grown from a grassroots solution into a global platform, helping event organisers in more than 50...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
IMBY
NUTRITION THAT DELIGHTS YOUR PET & HEALS THE PLANET TURNING THE CONVENTIONAL PETFOOD INDUSTRY UPSIDE DOWN
Did you know that 20% of the global meat production is consumed by dogs and cats? And that meat is the number one cause of pet allergies? The meat industry has an enormous negative impact on greenhouse gas emissions and thereby contributes to numerous unwanted climate effects. Moreover, it harms...