Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE™ South Africa
INC.AFRICA
WHY AFRICA’S INNOVATION STORY MUST BE TOLD AND WHY INC.AFRICA IS WRITING THE NARRATIVE
Why are there so many books about Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in online book stores and libraries, but so few of the innovators redefining Africa? “All you have to do is Google an African innovator and almost nothing pops up,” says researcher Nnamdi Oranye, who is also...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
MOLCAJETE FOODS
PASSION FOR CONTRIBUTING TO PUERTO RICO, FOREMOST HONORING, ABUELA DOÑA LOLA
The Rivera brothers returned to their island Puerto Rico decided to honor their grandmother Dolores and her secret recipe for corn tortillas, passed down from generation to generation for more than 100 years. As a Puerto Rican and half-Mexican family, wanted to share the secret of their family gatherings, where...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ROOFIT.SOLAR
INNOVATING FOR A COOLER PLANET
A Global Mission for Sustainability Roofit.Solar, an Estonia-based company, is transforming the global energy landscape with its mission: “For a cooler planet.” Founded on the principles of sustainability and innovation, Roofit.Solar seamlessly combines cutting-edge solar technology with high-quality metal roofing to offer a visually appealing and energy-efficient solution. Global Reach...
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,...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Make the Most of St Lucia with the Ultimate Bucket List!
Many people head to St Lucia for the beautiful views and the unique experiences. The island offers more than just beaches and resorts. You can hike through rainforests, explore volcanic landscapes, and experience cultural traditions that are part of daily life. While the island has become very popular among vacationers,...
INNOVATION Quebec
GERAD
L’INTELLIGENCE NUMÉRIQUE AU SERVICE DE L’INNOVATION
Qui sommes-nousLe GERAD est un centre de recherche interuniversitaire au cœur de l’intelligence numérique. Il se veut un pôle de référence en matière de mathématiques de la décision et de ses applications dans les systèmes complexes, en fédérant des chercheurs universitaires et industriels pour la réalisation de projets de recherche...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
SC Competes | Palmeto AI Corridor
Advancing AI Excellence Through Research, Collaboration, and Infrastructure
Artificial intelligence is one of SC Competes’ priority “critical technologies” for growing South Carolina’s economy and talent base. With the launch of its Palmetto AI Corridor in 2021, SC Competes acts as a connector and catalyst: we convene industry–academic–government partners, map opportunities and gaps, seed pilot programs, and translate AI...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
ITG Technologies
Provides Innovative Data-Driven Technology Solutions
ITG is a digital transformation company providing state of the art technology solutions to fortune 500 enterprises in the greater southeast corridor of the US. With over 100 years of combined experience and a skilled staff of automation & software engineers, ITG is able to provide innovative data-driven technology solutions...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
Econsult Solutions, Inc.
Where Innovation Takes Root: The Economics of What Comes Next
Economic impact has a standard playbook: count jobs, measure spending, calculate activity, and produce a number. Oftentimes this approach defines how cities, institutions, and developers tell their economic story, but it can leave out the most important part—the context of the place and the tangible day-to-day impacts on the community....
INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath
BRL
Hardware Incubator
In addition to its world-leading research and teaching activities, Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) sits at the heart of the region’s thriving robotics sector, offering businesses and entrepreneurs a range of start-up, growth, innovation, training, and talent development solutions. Its Hardware Incubator and Robotics Innovation Facility have hosted and supported some...
Global Innovation Spotlight
What 3D Entertainment Can Teach Us About Digital Experience Design
Clear hierarchy, smart technical choices and real user control turn visual ambition into usable products.
A visually impressive digital product has only a few moments to establish that it is also easy to use. Detailed environments, animated characters, and cinematic transitions can attract attention, but they also introduce practical questions. Can users identify the controls? Does the interface respond quickly? Is essential information still readable...
INNOVATION Quebec
PINQ²
Plateforme d’innovation numérique et quantique
À PROPOS DE NOUSLa Plateforme d’Innovation Numérique et Quantique est un OBNL initié par l’Université´ de Sherbrooke et le ministère de l’Economie, de l’Innovation et de l’Energie en 2020. Positionnement de PINQ² Notre principale vocation est de supporter les entreprises pour accélérer leur transformation numérique de façon simple, efficace etaccessible,...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
AQUÁRIO VASCO DA GAMA
Heart And Science For All Generations/Ciência Com Coração Para Todas As Gerações
Vasco da Gama Aquarium belongs to the extended family of the first public aquariums created around the world, between the late 19th century and the 1st World War. From this first “boom,” most of them were closed or converted into modern aquariums. Built in 1898, the Aquarium celebrates 400 years...
INNOVATION Quebec
PÔLE SUR LA VILLE RÉSILIENTE
ET SON TIERS LIEU MIXCITÉ, UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL
Les villes sont appelées à se transformer profondément dans les prochaines décennies autant pour s’adapter aux importants changements environnementaux qui découlent du mode de développement basé sur la croissance continue que pour atténuer les externalités négatives de l’urbanité. En fait, on peut avoir pour ambition que les villes participent à...
INNOVATION Quebec
INNOVER ENSEMBLE
LE MODÈLE DU CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC
Le Centre-du-Québec, c’est 5 territoires d’appartenance et une démarche régionale de co-développement unique. Elle favorise l’innovation, la mise en commun de l’expertise, la réalisation de projets communs et surtout, une complémentarité quicrée un véritable effet de levier. Ce modèle de concertation innovant permet aussi un partage des responsabilités liées au...
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
LAUNCH PAD JOB CLUB
To Create A Career Networking Community That Provides Professional Resources, Accountability, And Growth For All
COMMUNITY.That is what Launch Pad Job Club offers to the job seeker. We offer a supportive community to bolster the job seeker who may have just been laid off and is experiencing a real “deer in the headlights” moment. Or maybe that job seeker has been off the job market...
Global Innovation Spotlight
How Innovation Hubs Are Using Shared Workspaces to Build Stronger Entrepreneurial Communities
The best hubs are not selling desks. They are engineering collisions.
A shared workspace can easily be a space of just furniture. Desks and chairs, perhaps a fancy coffee machine. That’s a superficial perspective, however. Innovation hubs in recent years have completely transformed the concept of space. They have turned it into a catalyst rather than a container. The mission is...
INNOVATE® Detroit
Consumers Energy
Powering Michigan’s Future with Reliability, Sustainability, and Community
For over a century, Consumers Energy has been the backbone of Michigan’s energy infrastructure, powering homes, businesses, and industries across the Lower Peninsula. Serving 6.8 million residents with electricity and natural gas, the company is more than an energy provider—it is an innovator driving sustainability and community-focused initiatives that ensure...
INNOVATE® Miami
Pitch Night MIA
Monthly pitch competition designed to bring the startup community together
Pitch Night MIA is a monthly pitch competition designed to bring the startup community together for a night of entertainment, education and collaboration. Miami right now is buzzing with an influx of innovative people, businesses, and opportunities. With everything being so new, it can be challenging for founders...
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® Georgia
FEATURE SPACE
MAKING THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE TO TRANSACT
According to the Nilson Report, global losses from card fraud alone are expected to total $397.4 billion over the next 10 years, with $165.1 billion of those losses happening in the U.S.1 “We are dedicated to technology for good – and we know that our AI native technology makes a...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
Madrid Innovation Communities – Madrid’s First Wave Coffee Culture
Madrid Innovation Communities – Madrid has bounced back from the early 2010s with entrepreneurship and innovation, challenging even the most essential traditions including how coffee is processed, consumed, and loved. Only seven years ago, Madrid’s coffee scene was nothing to shout about, but over the last decade, the ‘torrefacto’ norm...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Soft2Bet Combines iGaming Growth with Purpose-Driven Giving
Growth, but with Grounding
Did You Know That Soft2Bet’s Business Model Has a Generous Side? Fast growth and big numbers tend to steal the spotlight in iGaming. But there’s another side to success that doesn’t always make the headlines — the part that gives back. Soft2Bet knows the business of scaling platforms and entering...
INNOVATE™ South Africa
INC.AFRICA
WHY AFRICA’S INNOVATION STORY MUST BE TOLD AND WHY INC.AFRICA IS WRITING THE NARRATIVE
Why are there so many books about Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in online book stores and libraries, but so few of the innovators redefining Africa? “All you have to do is Google an African innovator and almost nothing pops up,” says researcher Nnamdi Oranye, who is also...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
MOLCAJETE FOODS
PASSION FOR CONTRIBUTING TO PUERTO RICO, FOREMOST HONORING, ABUELA DOÑA LOLA
The Rivera brothers returned to their island Puerto Rico decided to honor their grandmother Dolores and her secret recipe for corn tortillas, passed down from generation to generation for more than 100 years. As a Puerto Rican and half-Mexican family, wanted to share the secret of their family gatherings, where...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
ROOFIT.SOLAR
INNOVATING FOR A COOLER PLANET
A Global Mission for Sustainability Roofit.Solar, an Estonia-based company, is transforming the global energy landscape with its mission: “For a cooler planet.” Founded on the principles of sustainability and innovation, Roofit.Solar seamlessly combines cutting-edge solar technology with high-quality metal roofing to offer a visually appealing and energy-efficient solution. Global Reach...
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,...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Make the Most of St Lucia with the Ultimate Bucket List!
Many people head to St Lucia for the beautiful views and the unique experiences. The island offers more than just beaches and resorts. You can hike through rainforests, explore volcanic landscapes, and experience cultural traditions that are part of daily life. While the island has become very popular among vacationers,...
INNOVATION Quebec
GERAD
L’INTELLIGENCE NUMÉRIQUE AU SERVICE DE L’INNOVATION
Qui sommes-nousLe GERAD est un centre de recherche interuniversitaire au cœur de l’intelligence numérique. Il se veut un pôle de référence en matière de mathématiques de la décision et de ses applications dans les systèmes complexes, en fédérant des chercheurs universitaires et industriels pour la réalisation de projets de recherche...
INNOVATE® South Carolina
SC Competes | Palmeto AI Corridor
Advancing AI Excellence Through Research, Collaboration, and Infrastructure
Artificial intelligence is one of SC Competes’ priority “critical technologies” for growing South Carolina’s economy and talent base. With the launch of its Palmetto AI Corridor in 2021, SC Competes acts as a connector and catalyst: we convene industry–academic–government partners, map opportunities and gaps, seed pilot programs, and translate AI...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
ITG Technologies
Provides Innovative Data-Driven Technology Solutions
ITG is a digital transformation company providing state of the art technology solutions to fortune 500 enterprises in the greater southeast corridor of the US. With over 100 years of combined experience and a skilled staff of automation & software engineers, ITG is able to provide innovative data-driven technology solutions...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia: 250 Years of Innovation
Econsult Solutions, Inc.
Where Innovation Takes Root: The Economics of What Comes Next
Economic impact has a standard playbook: count jobs, measure spending, calculate activity, and produce a number. Oftentimes this approach defines how cities, institutions, and developers tell their economic story, but it can leave out the most important part—the context of the place and the tangible day-to-day impacts on the community....
INNOVATE™ Bristol & Bath
BRL
Hardware Incubator
In addition to its world-leading research and teaching activities, Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) sits at the heart of the region’s thriving robotics sector, offering businesses and entrepreneurs a range of start-up, growth, innovation, training, and talent development solutions. Its Hardware Incubator and Robotics Innovation Facility have hosted and supported some...
Global Innovation Spotlight
What 3D Entertainment Can Teach Us About Digital Experience Design
Clear hierarchy, smart technical choices and real user control turn visual ambition into usable products.
A visually impressive digital product has only a few moments to establish that it is also easy to use. Detailed environments, animated characters, and cinematic transitions can attract attention, but they also introduce practical questions. Can users identify the controls? Does the interface respond quickly? Is essential information still readable...
INNOVATION Quebec
PINQ²
Plateforme d’innovation numérique et quantique
À PROPOS DE NOUSLa Plateforme d’Innovation Numérique et Quantique est un OBNL initié par l’Université´ de Sherbrooke et le ministère de l’Economie, de l’Innovation et de l’Energie en 2020. Positionnement de PINQ² Notre principale vocation est de supporter les entreprises pour accélérer leur transformation numérique de façon simple, efficace etaccessible,...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
AQUÁRIO VASCO DA GAMA
Heart And Science For All Generations/Ciência Com Coração Para Todas As Gerações
Vasco da Gama Aquarium belongs to the extended family of the first public aquariums created around the world, between the late 19th century and the 1st World War. From this first “boom,” most of them were closed or converted into modern aquariums. Built in 1898, the Aquarium celebrates 400 years...
INNOVATION Quebec
PÔLE SUR LA VILLE RÉSILIENTE
ET SON TIERS LIEU MIXCITÉ, UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL
Les villes sont appelées à se transformer profondément dans les prochaines décennies autant pour s’adapter aux importants changements environnementaux qui découlent du mode de développement basé sur la croissance continue que pour atténuer les externalités négatives de l’urbanité. En fait, on peut avoir pour ambition que les villes participent à...
INNOVATION Quebec
INNOVER ENSEMBLE
LE MODÈLE DU CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC
Le Centre-du-Québec, c’est 5 territoires d’appartenance et une démarche régionale de co-développement unique. Elle favorise l’innovation, la mise en commun de l’expertise, la réalisation de projets communs et surtout, une complémentarité quicrée un véritable effet de levier. Ce modèle de concertation innovant permet aussi un partage des responsabilités liées au...
INNOVATE® Austin Volume 2
LAUNCH PAD JOB CLUB
To Create A Career Networking Community That Provides Professional Resources, Accountability, And Growth For All
COMMUNITY.That is what Launch Pad Job Club offers to the job seeker. We offer a supportive community to bolster the job seeker who may have just been laid off and is experiencing a real “deer in the headlights” moment. Or maybe that job seeker has been off the job market...
Global Innovation Spotlight
How Innovation Hubs Are Using Shared Workspaces to Build Stronger Entrepreneurial Communities
The best hubs are not selling desks. They are engineering collisions.
A shared workspace can easily be a space of just furniture. Desks and chairs, perhaps a fancy coffee machine. That’s a superficial perspective, however. Innovation hubs in recent years have completely transformed the concept of space. They have turned it into a catalyst rather than a container. The mission is...
INNOVATE® Detroit
Consumers Energy
Powering Michigan’s Future with Reliability, Sustainability, and Community
For over a century, Consumers Energy has been the backbone of Michigan’s energy infrastructure, powering homes, businesses, and industries across the Lower Peninsula. Serving 6.8 million residents with electricity and natural gas, the company is more than an energy provider—it is an innovator driving sustainability and community-focused initiatives that ensure...
INNOVATE® Miami
Pitch Night MIA
Monthly pitch competition designed to bring the startup community together
Pitch Night MIA is a monthly pitch competition designed to bring the startup community together for a night of entertainment, education and collaboration. Miami right now is buzzing with an influx of innovative people, businesses, and opportunities. With everything being so new, it can be challenging for founders...
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® Georgia
FEATURE SPACE
MAKING THE WORLD A SAFER PLACE TO TRANSACT
According to the Nilson Report, global losses from card fraud alone are expected to total $397.4 billion over the next 10 years, with $165.1 billion of those losses happening in the U.S.1 “We are dedicated to technology for good – and we know that our AI native technology makes a...
INNOVATE™ Oeiras
Madrid Innovation Communities – Madrid’s First Wave Coffee Culture
Madrid Innovation Communities – Madrid has bounced back from the early 2010s with entrepreneurship and innovation, challenging even the most essential traditions including how coffee is processed, consumed, and loved. Only seven years ago, Madrid’s coffee scene was nothing to shout about, but over the last decade, the ‘torrefacto’ norm...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Soft2Bet Combines iGaming Growth with Purpose-Driven Giving
Growth, but with Grounding
Did You Know That Soft2Bet’s Business Model Has a Generous Side? Fast growth and big numbers tend to steal the spotlight in iGaming. But there’s another side to success that doesn’t always make the headlines — the part that gives back. Soft2Bet knows the business of scaling platforms and entering...