Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Blockchain
NUMIO
IS BUILDING APPLICATIONS TO MAKE CRYPTO FAST, CHEAP, AND SIMPLE. SIMPLE, SECURE, SWIFT AND SEAMLESS
We do this by integrating the latest in cutting edge Layer 2 technologies that allow you to send, swap, and trade your favorite cryptocurrencies instantly and up to 100x cheaper than on Ethereum. You can also show off your BAYC or Crypto Punk NFTs if you want to. By remaining...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
ScienceLogic
Engineering What Comes Next
Inside a Northern Virginia garage in 2003, ScienceLogic began taking shape at a moment when complexity had already started outpacing the tools designed to manage it. As systems generated more data and alerts multiplied, visibility remained fragmented. For Dave Link, co-founder and CEO, the gap was clear. “We saw early...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
Genesis
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
Poised on a cliffside overlooking historic St. John’s harbor, the oldest city in North America, Genesis is literally, and figuratively, on the cutting edge of creating the world’s best startup community. Founded in 1997, Genesis helps build amazing tech companies, with the higher mission of creating widespread opportunity for Newfoundland...
INNOVATE® Nashville
CONFIRMATION.COM
Helping the Good Guys Catch the Bad Guys
Our Founder Brian Fox’s focus was always to “help the good guys catch the bad guys” through the use of the Confirmation.com service which garnered 7 patents and throughout the years caught billions in financial fraud while processing more than a trillion dollars in confirmation data every year. Suresh, Chris,...
Global Innovation Spotlight
How Soft2Bet Uses Data and Analytics for Product Development
Soft2Bet is an international B2B technology company that develops software solutions and digital platforms for the iGaming industry. Creating in-demand digital services requires effective management of information flows and data. Soft2Bet uses analytical approaches to the collection, processing, and interpretation of information, helping to improve digital products and user experience....
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
NBIF
Established in 2003, NBIF continues to build on New Brunswick's history as a leading innovation hub
At the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, we’re building on a remarkable history of ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit in New Brunswick to propel the development of the next generation of global technology firms. Heading into our third decade of catapulting innovative ideas into thriving enterprises, our organization – better known by...
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™ Curitiba
UNIVERSIDADE POSITIVO
STANDS AS A PILLAR OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITH A RICH HISTORY OF 35-YEARS
Focused on professional excellence, the university has played a pivotal role in shaping over 10 thousand entrepreneurs in the past 20 years, leading to the establishment of 24 thousand businesses nationwide. Committed to sustainable development since 2019, Universidade Positivo incorporates the United Nation’s sustainable development goals into every facet of...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
AISTRA
DEVELOPING AI SKILLS AND DECENTRALIZED AI READINESS ACROSS SECTORS
AISTRA: Building AI Literacy and Decentralized AI Readiness Across Sectors In Estonia’s fast-moving digital ecosystem — where nearly every public service is online and global corporations test future-ready solutions — one consultancy has quietly shaped the national conversation on how artificial intelligence should work: technologically, ethically, and organizationally, while advancing...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
Zentrix.ai
The Founders of Zentrix.ai Turn Their Passion for Stock Trading and Innovation Into an AI-Powered Stock Insights Platform
Founded in 2024 by Wyatt Johnson and Connor Van Crete, Zentrix.ai brings the tools and confidence of institutional trading to retail stock traders. Wyatt and Connor became interested in the stock market throughout high school, and quickly came to understand how cut-throat it can be. Conducting thorough research and data...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
FLAMEHAWK STUDIOS
"PLAY YOUR HOMEWORK” WITH THE MECHANICAL WORLD OF DR. GEARBOX
Flamehawk Studios is a “games for good” startup that focuses on three main themes: e-learning, diversity and inclusion, and charity. Flamehawk’s first effort is The Mechanical World of Dr. Gearbox. Teachers may consider it a remote learning tool but students consider it a fun game that is clearly inspired by...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
Co. Innovation Centre (COIC)
INNOVATION AT THE EDGE:
INNOVATION AT THE EDGE: Located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Co. Innovation Centre (COIC) is redefining how we think about collaboration and innovation in NL. As a globally focused, industry-led hub, COIC is accelerating the province’s journey toward an innovation-driven economy. It’s more than a building—it’s a vision...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
FECOMÉRCIO PR
THE TRANSFORMATIVE FORCE OF INNOVATION BOOSTS THE HORIZONS OF FECOMÉRCIO PR SYSTEM
In a world in constant evolution, our focus stands out for its ability to reinvent itself, converting challenges into opportunities. Fecomércio PR, Sesc PR and Senac PR reflect our commitment promoting entrepreneurship, the creative economy and innovative education. These are entities that form true innovation ecosystems, seeking not only to...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
PEAC Solutions
Elevating Possibility Through Global Financing Expertise of Technology Innovation
From the dot-com collapse to the regional banking crisis, rising interest rates, the COVID-19 pandemic, and now government shutdowns and trade barrier uncertainty, the twenty-first century has seen its fair share of economic turmoil. It has also been a period of unprecedented growth fueled by technological innovations that have rewritten...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Why Soft2Bet’s MEGA Platform Is Changing the Game
Soft2Bet’s MEGA Platform Redefines iGaming Growth in 2025
Most online casinos follow the same playbook: bright colors, big bonuses, and hope players stick around long enough to lose money. Soft2Bet decided that they were going to change the scene. In 2023, they launched MEGA: a platform that treats players like gamers instead of walking ATMs. Every bet becomes...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE
The True Definition Of Innovation Can Be Found At GiGi’s Playhouse, Where Changing The World Is In The Palm Of Your Hand
What started in 2003 as a mother’s vision to change the world’s perception of individuals with Down syndrome and create opportunities for her daughter, GiGi, evolved into a global movement of acceptance for all. GiGi’s Playhouse started in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and has catapulted to an entrepreneurial network of 60...
Global Innovation Spotlight
YOO Limassol as an Innovation Case Study: Lifestyle, Architecture, and Destination Value
YOO Limassol places Cyprus within the international conversation around branded coastal residences, design-led living, and destination real estate. Developed by Property Gallery with Sarels EPCM, the project combines seafront architecture, resort-level services, and the YOO Inspired by Starck design identity on the Limassol coastline. YOO Limassol as a Luxury Branded...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
ZONES AND ZONE LEARNING
TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY- ( FORMERLY RYERSON UNIVERSITY )
Located at the commercial centre of Canada, Ryerson University’s 10-incubator network provides Toronto’s ecosystem with an accessible first step for early-stage startups and entrepreneurs, as well as support for the growth of their ventures. At any time of year, you’ll find more than 300 startups on campus, and each incubator,...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
ASETS
Reimagine Engineering
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Fredericton-based ASETS is revolutionizing the manufacturing industries through innovative SCANS TO BIM and Rule based Integrated model solutions. Using a combination of advanced patent pending web-browser based sophisticated AI-powered, cloud-based Integrated Design Suite™ (IDS™), helping companies generate their digital twins with six times reduced efforts and with twice...
Global Innovation Spotlight
REPAIRABLY
AS CERTIFICATION BODY
Repairably certification aims to bring repair into the practice of the 21 century. As a third-party independent certification body, we test and verify whether a product fulfills 10 basic rules of the Repairably Manifesto, as the methodology for repairability and product rebirth to enable circularity in business models.“ Alan Suchánek,...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
EDESA BIOTECH, INC
ADVANCES MADE-IN-CANADA THERAPIES FOR COVID AND BEYOND
Edesa Biotech, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on commercializing latestage, research-validated assets. In 2020, the Markham-based company positioned itself on the frontline of the Covid-19 treatment race when one of its leading drug candidates showed great promise as a “rescue therapy” for hospitalized patients with a life-threatening form of...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
WORKWOLF
THE NEXT WAVE OF HIRING SOFTWARE IS ENABLING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AT A COMMERCIAL LEVEL
Owning one of Canada’s most successful Healthcare Recruiting Agencies, Workwolf’s Cofounder and CEO, Erik Simins, spent years working with enterprise companies to help establish more efficient ways to identify, attract and hire talent. Overseeing thousands of hiring cycles, one thing was very clear; resumes were the prominent source of data...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
FinEst Centre
Creating Smarter Cities Through Collaborative Innovation
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities is a research and development centre driven by the passion to enhance the quality of life in urban areas. It brings together cities, researchers and entrepreneurs to co-create scalable, research-based solutions for the most pressing urban challenges. Based in Tallinn, Estonia, the centre serves as...
INNOVATE® Blockchain
NUMIO
IS BUILDING APPLICATIONS TO MAKE CRYPTO FAST, CHEAP, AND SIMPLE. SIMPLE, SECURE, SWIFT AND SEAMLESS
We do this by integrating the latest in cutting edge Layer 2 technologies that allow you to send, swap, and trade your favorite cryptocurrencies instantly and up to 100x cheaper than on Ethereum. You can also show off your BAYC or Crypto Punk NFTs if you want to. By remaining...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
ScienceLogic
Engineering What Comes Next
Inside a Northern Virginia garage in 2003, ScienceLogic began taking shape at a moment when complexity had already started outpacing the tools designed to manage it. As systems generated more data and alerts multiplied, visibility remained fragmented. For Dave Link, co-founder and CEO, the gap was clear. “We saw early...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
Genesis
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
Poised on a cliffside overlooking historic St. John’s harbor, the oldest city in North America, Genesis is literally, and figuratively, on the cutting edge of creating the world’s best startup community. Founded in 1997, Genesis helps build amazing tech companies, with the higher mission of creating widespread opportunity for Newfoundland...
INNOVATE® Nashville
CONFIRMATION.COM
Helping the Good Guys Catch the Bad Guys
Our Founder Brian Fox’s focus was always to “help the good guys catch the bad guys” through the use of the Confirmation.com service which garnered 7 patents and throughout the years caught billions in financial fraud while processing more than a trillion dollars in confirmation data every year. Suresh, Chris,...
Global Innovation Spotlight
How Soft2Bet Uses Data and Analytics for Product Development
Soft2Bet is an international B2B technology company that develops software solutions and digital platforms for the iGaming industry. Creating in-demand digital services requires effective management of information flows and data. Soft2Bet uses analytical approaches to the collection, processing, and interpretation of information, helping to improve digital products and user experience....
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
NBIF
Established in 2003, NBIF continues to build on New Brunswick's history as a leading innovation hub
At the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, we’re building on a remarkable history of ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit in New Brunswick to propel the development of the next generation of global technology firms. Heading into our third decade of catapulting innovative ideas into thriving enterprises, our organization – better known by...
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™ Curitiba
UNIVERSIDADE POSITIVO
STANDS AS A PILLAR OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITH A RICH HISTORY OF 35-YEARS
Focused on professional excellence, the university has played a pivotal role in shaping over 10 thousand entrepreneurs in the past 20 years, leading to the establishment of 24 thousand businesses nationwide. Committed to sustainable development since 2019, Universidade Positivo incorporates the United Nation’s sustainable development goals into every facet of...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
AISTRA
DEVELOPING AI SKILLS AND DECENTRALIZED AI READINESS ACROSS SECTORS
AISTRA: Building AI Literacy and Decentralized AI Readiness Across Sectors In Estonia’s fast-moving digital ecosystem — where nearly every public service is online and global corporations test future-ready solutions — one consultancy has quietly shaped the national conversation on how artificial intelligence should work: technologically, ethically, and organizationally, while advancing...
INNOVATE® Milwaukee
Zentrix.ai
The Founders of Zentrix.ai Turn Their Passion for Stock Trading and Innovation Into an AI-Powered Stock Insights Platform
Founded in 2024 by Wyatt Johnson and Connor Van Crete, Zentrix.ai brings the tools and confidence of institutional trading to retail stock traders. Wyatt and Connor became interested in the stock market throughout high school, and quickly came to understand how cut-throat it can be. Conducting thorough research and data...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
FLAMEHAWK STUDIOS
"PLAY YOUR HOMEWORK” WITH THE MECHANICAL WORLD OF DR. GEARBOX
Flamehawk Studios is a “games for good” startup that focuses on three main themes: e-learning, diversity and inclusion, and charity. Flamehawk’s first effort is The Mechanical World of Dr. Gearbox. Teachers may consider it a remote learning tool but students consider it a fun game that is clearly inspired by...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
Co. Innovation Centre (COIC)
INNOVATION AT THE EDGE:
INNOVATION AT THE EDGE: Located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), Co. Innovation Centre (COIC) is redefining how we think about collaboration and innovation in NL. As a globally focused, industry-led hub, COIC is accelerating the province’s journey toward an innovation-driven economy. It’s more than a building—it’s a vision...
INNOVATE™ Curitiba
FECOMÉRCIO PR
THE TRANSFORMATIVE FORCE OF INNOVATION BOOSTS THE HORIZONS OF FECOMÉRCIO PR SYSTEM
In a world in constant evolution, our focus stands out for its ability to reinvent itself, converting challenges into opportunities. Fecomércio PR, Sesc PR and Senac PR reflect our commitment promoting entrepreneurship, the creative economy and innovative education. These are entities that form true innovation ecosystems, seeking not only to...
INNOVATE® Northern Virginia
PEAC Solutions
Elevating Possibility Through Global Financing Expertise of Technology Innovation
From the dot-com collapse to the regional banking crisis, rising interest rates, the COVID-19 pandemic, and now government shutdowns and trade barrier uncertainty, the twenty-first century has seen its fair share of economic turmoil. It has also been a period of unprecedented growth fueled by technological innovations that have rewritten...
Global Innovation Spotlight
Why Soft2Bet’s MEGA Platform Is Changing the Game
Soft2Bet’s MEGA Platform Redefines iGaming Growth in 2025
Most online casinos follow the same playbook: bright colors, big bonuses, and hope players stick around long enough to lose money. Soft2Bet decided that they were going to change the scene. In 2023, they launched MEGA: a platform that treats players like gamers instead of walking ATMs. Every bet becomes...
INNOVATE® Chicago Vol.1
GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE
The True Definition Of Innovation Can Be Found At GiGi’s Playhouse, Where Changing The World Is In The Palm Of Your Hand
What started in 2003 as a mother’s vision to change the world’s perception of individuals with Down syndrome and create opportunities for her daughter, GiGi, evolved into a global movement of acceptance for all. GiGi’s Playhouse started in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and has catapulted to an entrepreneurial network of 60...
Global Innovation Spotlight
YOO Limassol as an Innovation Case Study: Lifestyle, Architecture, and Destination Value
YOO Limassol places Cyprus within the international conversation around branded coastal residences, design-led living, and destination real estate. Developed by Property Gallery with Sarels EPCM, the project combines seafront architecture, resort-level services, and the YOO Inspired by Starck design identity on the Limassol coastline. YOO Limassol as a Luxury Branded...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
ZONES AND ZONE LEARNING
TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY- ( FORMERLY RYERSON UNIVERSITY )
Located at the commercial centre of Canada, Ryerson University’s 10-incubator network provides Toronto’s ecosystem with an accessible first step for early-stage startups and entrepreneurs, as well as support for the growth of their ventures. At any time of year, you’ll find more than 300 startups on campus, and each incubator,...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
ASETS
Reimagine Engineering
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Fredericton-based ASETS is revolutionizing the manufacturing industries through innovative SCANS TO BIM and Rule based Integrated model solutions. Using a combination of advanced patent pending web-browser based sophisticated AI-powered, cloud-based Integrated Design Suite™ (IDS™), helping companies generate their digital twins with six times reduced efforts and with twice...
Global Innovation Spotlight
REPAIRABLY
AS CERTIFICATION BODY
Repairably certification aims to bring repair into the practice of the 21 century. As a third-party independent certification body, we test and verify whether a product fulfills 10 basic rules of the Repairably Manifesto, as the methodology for repairability and product rebirth to enable circularity in business models.“ Alan Suchánek,...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
EDESA BIOTECH, INC
ADVANCES MADE-IN-CANADA THERAPIES FOR COVID AND BEYOND
Edesa Biotech, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on commercializing latestage, research-validated assets. In 2020, the Markham-based company positioned itself on the frontline of the Covid-19 treatment race when one of its leading drug candidates showed great promise as a “rescue therapy” for hospitalized patients with a life-threatening form of...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
WORKWOLF
THE NEXT WAVE OF HIRING SOFTWARE IS ENABLING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AT A COMMERCIAL LEVEL
Owning one of Canada’s most successful Healthcare Recruiting Agencies, Workwolf’s Cofounder and CEO, Erik Simins, spent years working with enterprise companies to help establish more efficient ways to identify, attract and hire talent. Overseeing thousands of hiring cycles, one thing was very clear; resumes were the prominent source of data...
INNOVATE™ Estonia
FinEst Centre
Creating Smarter Cities Through Collaborative Innovation
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities is a research and development centre driven by the passion to enhance the quality of life in urban areas. It brings together cities, researchers and entrepreneurs to co-create scalable, research-based solutions for the most pressing urban challenges. Based in Tallinn, Estonia, the centre serves as...