Stories of Innovation
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Menuat
Power To Your Menu
THIS IS A GOOD SIGN Menuat started 5 years ago with one goal: to help restaurants manage their menus easier online and in-store. Our flagship product Menuat Go is a low-cost, easy-to-install digital menu board which is completely changeable and beautifully custom-designed. Our restaurant owners enjoy the ability to update...
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® Gaming & Esports
GAMESAFER
SCALING SAFETY AND FAIR PLAY TO MILLIONS OF PLAYERS
GamerSafer’s mission is to scale safety and fair play experiences to millions of players worldwide. Fraud, crime, and toxicity are present in many online interactions, compromising user experience, lifetime value and engagement. The co-founders of GamerSafer, a former executive from the gaming industry and a social impact entrepreneur, both gamers...
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™ Estonia
SENSOWELL
TRANSFORMING SLEEP INTO A LIFE-SAVING SCIENCE
Modern medicine is extraordinary – but it often arrives too late. By the time patients enter a hospital, many health conditions have already compromised their quality of life. Sensowell was created to turn this model on its head, leading a shift from reactive treatments to proactive prevention. The company’s mission...
INNOVATE® Georgia
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA (UNG)
UNG STEPS INTO ITS BRIGHT FUTURE
The University of North Georgia (UNG) is uniquely positioned to help shape the future of higher education thanks to its willingness to think outside the box in crafting experiences that will prepare students to serve as leaders in an ever-changing world. UNG does this in three specific ways: Seeing its...
INNOVATE® Miami
SkyPlanner
We believe in fully integrating ourselves within our clients’ businesses
SkyPlanner is a 5-star-rated, Silver Salesforce Consulting & AppExchange Partner based in Miami, FL with offices in Bogota, Colombia, and Vitoria, Brazil specialized in helping companies of all shapes and sizes leverage the power of Salesforce to do more with their businesses. At SkyPlanner, we believe in fully integrating ourselves...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
BOUNCE HEALTH INNOVATION
AT THE FOREFRONT OF BUILDING THE BURGEONING HEALTH TECH SECTOR IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, NETWORKS, AND SUPPORT TO ENTREPRENEURS AND INNO
The healthtech sector is reflected through Bounce partner companies like: Since its establishment in 2018, Bounce has been working to accelerate the growth of the health innovation sector in Newfoundland and Labrador(NL). Its humble beginnings stem from local “Hacking Health” events that connected frontline healthcare workers with developers, designers, patients,...
INNOVATION Quebec
INNOVATING TOGETHER
THE CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC MODEL
The Centre-du-Québec region consists of 5 territories and a unique regional co-development approach. It promotes innovation, the sharing of expertise, the implementation of common projects, and above all, a complementarity that creates a real leverage effect. This innovative model of collaboration also enables the sharing of responsibilities related to regional...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
Provident Bank
Wants to Create Advocates for Life by Creating an Innovative, First-Class Employee an
Provident Bank, the oldest and second largest financial institution headquartered in NJ, was established in 1839 in a one-room office in Jersey City, New Jersey. Since its inception, it has continually reaffirmed its commitment to the customers and communities it serves, as well as its employees across New Jersey, New...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
AXIOMCPAs
DOUG SMITH AND MELINDA D’ANTOUNO CREATED A PROGRESSIVE CUSTOMER-FOCUSED ACCOUNTING FIRM
DOUG SMITH AND MELINDA D’ANTOUNO CREATED A PROGRESSIVE CUSTOMER-FOCUSED ACCOUNTING FIRM TO UNIQUELY ADDRESS THE FRUSTRATIONS OF SMALL BUSINESSES. In 2011, Doug and Melinda set out to start a new kind of CPA firm. They wanted to take a fresh look at the industry and create a firm that really...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
VIRTUAL MANAGEMENT
IS THE MANAGEMENT OF FREQUENTLY AND WIDELY DISPERSED GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RARELY, IF EVER, MEETING THEM FACE-TO-FACE.
Established in 1995 we have managed more than 50 projects in finding new ways of empowering businesses and people. We are a business facilitator, identifier and coach with the aim to increase sales, increase productivity, and finding new tools for training and access to new cross industry markets and partners....
INNOVATION Quebec
LE « RÉSEAU SDG INNOVATION™ NETWORK »
Under the leadership of eight Quebec academic institutions, the Smart-Digital-Green Innovation™ Network (SDG Innov), a first in Canada, was created on January 16, 2019, with a view to meeting industrial needs requiring inter-university collaboration in research and development (R&D), as well as the training of highly qualified personnel to accompany...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia
FSH Technologies
People need to believe their government can meet their needs, and trust that it will happen.
Philadelphia served as the catalyst city for dreaming about a new form of government during the American Revolution. The status quo was monarchs. People were being taxed to fund foreign wars, not public services. Philadelphians believed, and built, a better government for the people. 250 years later, FSH Technologies and...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
LYONS & ASSOCIATES, PC
WE STRIVE TOWARD EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE, PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT
LYONS & ASSOCIATES, PC-WE STRIVE TOWARD EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE, PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STAFF AND CLIENTS. Defining the Legal Landscape: A Lighthouse in the Storm“We’re a lighthouse in the storm,” Theresa A. Lyons describes her law firm, Lyons & Associates, P.C. Under the vision of this powerhouse attorney...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
KEVANE GRANT THORTON
Accounting Experts, Kevane Grant Thornton Continues to Lead the Industry
Kevane Grant Thornton (KGT) continues to grow successfully and provide the community with accounting and tax-related needs. Through the years, KGT continues to support numerous businesses and personal goals for many. We have steadily become the leading professional service firm in Puerto Rico to provide accounting, audits, tax, and advisory...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
JLABS @ Toronto
Not by Chance – By Choice
At Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS (JLABS), our goal is to provide the optimal environment for emerging life science companies to catalyze growth by exposing them to vital industry connections, delivering entrepreneurial programs, and providing a capital-efficient, flexible platform where they can transform the scientific discoveries of today into...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
KOGOD
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
The Kogod School of Business at American University stands as a beacon of innovation shaping the next generation of business leaders. With a commitment to sustainability, unparalleled faculty expertise, and a robust experiential learning framework, Kogod ensures that its students graduate well-equipped to take on a career in business that...
INNOVATE® Nashville
STUDIO BANK
How Studio Bank is fueling Nashville’s creative economy with creative financial solutions and human connections
A bank for creators…A Studio is a place where creators do their thing. Studio Bank exists to empower creators. Whether you’re designing a company or creating a better life for your family, crafting a song or writing code, orchestrating social change or enhancing the quality of care, we launched Studio...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
SAM
SENSORY - FRIENDLY CLOTHING THAT LOWERS STRESS
Every day we experience an overload of sensory stimuli: we see, hear, feel, smell, and taste a lot. Whenever our brain has a hard time filtering and processing all those stimuli, this can lead to overstimulation. Children who are highly sensitive, have ASD, ADHD, mental limitations, or brain injuries are...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
INDIE CLUSTER
Inspiring The Untargeted, Promoting The Unseen, And Supporting The Unfunded!
The Indie Cluster is a platform providing opportunities, resources, and services centered around supporting indie game developers. We focus on quality assurance testing, discoverability, hands-on production, and curating a traveling booth for our games. As our digital future demands more interactive experiences, sustainability is crucial for these small businesses. We’ve...
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...
INNOVATION Quebec
MYCÉLIUM
Is Quebec City’s incubator-accelerator dedicated to food manufacturing companies looking to improve the existing food supply with an innovative product or process that has a positive and lasting impact on health, the economy, society or on the environment
MYCÉLIUM boasts an innovative incubation model enhanced by the involvement of the regional business network, stakeholders’ expertise and access to the talent of several scientists from the Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels de l’Université Laval (INAF), the largest research centre in Canada dedicated to food and nutrition....
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
TAV SYSTEMS
EXPORTING HIGH-QUALITY E-BIKE TECHNOLOGIES TO THE WORLD
TAV is an E-Bike startup based in Adelaide, Australia, that was incorporated in April 2020. Supported by the Government of South Australia and Flinders University under the program called Supporting innovation in South Australia, TAV’s mission is to export Australian-built E-Bike technologies to global brands, foster local innovation, and deliver...
INNOVATE® Jacksonville
Menuat
Power To Your Menu
THIS IS A GOOD SIGN Menuat started 5 years ago with one goal: to help restaurants manage their menus easier online and in-store. Our flagship product Menuat Go is a low-cost, easy-to-install digital menu board which is completely changeable and beautifully custom-designed. Our restaurant owners enjoy the ability to update...
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® Gaming & Esports
GAMESAFER
SCALING SAFETY AND FAIR PLAY TO MILLIONS OF PLAYERS
GamerSafer’s mission is to scale safety and fair play experiences to millions of players worldwide. Fraud, crime, and toxicity are present in many online interactions, compromising user experience, lifetime value and engagement. The co-founders of GamerSafer, a former executive from the gaming industry and a social impact entrepreneur, both gamers...
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™ Estonia
SENSOWELL
TRANSFORMING SLEEP INTO A LIFE-SAVING SCIENCE
Modern medicine is extraordinary – but it often arrives too late. By the time patients enter a hospital, many health conditions have already compromised their quality of life. Sensowell was created to turn this model on its head, leading a shift from reactive treatments to proactive prevention. The company’s mission...
INNOVATE® Georgia
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA (UNG)
UNG STEPS INTO ITS BRIGHT FUTURE
The University of North Georgia (UNG) is uniquely positioned to help shape the future of higher education thanks to its willingness to think outside the box in crafting experiences that will prepare students to serve as leaders in an ever-changing world. UNG does this in three specific ways: Seeing its...
INNOVATE® Miami
SkyPlanner
We believe in fully integrating ourselves within our clients’ businesses
SkyPlanner is a 5-star-rated, Silver Salesforce Consulting & AppExchange Partner based in Miami, FL with offices in Bogota, Colombia, and Vitoria, Brazil specialized in helping companies of all shapes and sizes leverage the power of Salesforce to do more with their businesses. At SkyPlanner, we believe in fully integrating ourselves...
INNOVATE™ Atlantic Canada
BOUNCE HEALTH INNOVATION
AT THE FOREFRONT OF BUILDING THE BURGEONING HEALTH TECH SECTOR IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR BY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, NETWORKS, AND SUPPORT TO ENTREPRENEURS AND INNO
The healthtech sector is reflected through Bounce partner companies like: Since its establishment in 2018, Bounce has been working to accelerate the growth of the health innovation sector in Newfoundland and Labrador(NL). Its humble beginnings stem from local “Hacking Health” events that connected frontline healthcare workers with developers, designers, patients,...
INNOVATION Quebec
INNOVATING TOGETHER
THE CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC MODEL
The Centre-du-Québec region consists of 5 territories and a unique regional co-development approach. It promotes innovation, the sharing of expertise, the implementation of common projects, and above all, a complementarity that creates a real leverage effect. This innovative model of collaboration also enables the sharing of responsibilities related to regional...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
Provident Bank
Wants to Create Advocates for Life by Creating an Innovative, First-Class Employee an
Provident Bank, the oldest and second largest financial institution headquartered in NJ, was established in 1839 in a one-room office in Jersey City, New Jersey. Since its inception, it has continually reaffirmed its commitment to the customers and communities it serves, as well as its employees across New Jersey, New...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
AXIOMCPAs
DOUG SMITH AND MELINDA D’ANTOUNO CREATED A PROGRESSIVE CUSTOMER-FOCUSED ACCOUNTING FIRM
DOUG SMITH AND MELINDA D’ANTOUNO CREATED A PROGRESSIVE CUSTOMER-FOCUSED ACCOUNTING FIRM TO UNIQUELY ADDRESS THE FRUSTRATIONS OF SMALL BUSINESSES. In 2011, Doug and Melinda set out to start a new kind of CPA firm. They wanted to take a fresh look at the industry and create a firm that really...
INNOVATE™ Stockholm
VIRTUAL MANAGEMENT
IS THE MANAGEMENT OF FREQUENTLY AND WIDELY DISPERSED GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH RARELY, IF EVER, MEETING THEM FACE-TO-FACE.
Established in 1995 we have managed more than 50 projects in finding new ways of empowering businesses and people. We are a business facilitator, identifier and coach with the aim to increase sales, increase productivity, and finding new tools for training and access to new cross industry markets and partners....
INNOVATION Quebec
LE « RÉSEAU SDG INNOVATION™ NETWORK »
Under the leadership of eight Quebec academic institutions, the Smart-Digital-Green Innovation™ Network (SDG Innov), a first in Canada, was created on January 16, 2019, with a view to meeting industrial needs requiring inter-university collaboration in research and development (R&D), as well as the training of highly qualified personnel to accompany...
INNOVATE® Philadelphia
FSH Technologies
People need to believe their government can meet their needs, and trust that it will happen.
Philadelphia served as the catalyst city for dreaming about a new form of government during the American Revolution. The status quo was monarchs. People were being taxed to fund foreign wars, not public services. Philadelphians believed, and built, a better government for the people. 250 years later, FSH Technologies and...
INNOVATE® New Jersey Vol.2
LYONS & ASSOCIATES, PC
WE STRIVE TOWARD EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE, PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT
LYONS & ASSOCIATES, PC-WE STRIVE TOWARD EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE, PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STAFF AND CLIENTS. Defining the Legal Landscape: A Lighthouse in the Storm“We’re a lighthouse in the storm,” Theresa A. Lyons describes her law firm, Lyons & Associates, P.C. Under the vision of this powerhouse attorney...
INNOVATE® Puerto Rico
KEVANE GRANT THORTON
Accounting Experts, Kevane Grant Thornton Continues to Lead the Industry
Kevane Grant Thornton (KGT) continues to grow successfully and provide the community with accounting and tax-related needs. Through the years, KGT continues to support numerous businesses and personal goals for many. We have steadily become the leading professional service firm in Puerto Rico to provide accounting, audits, tax, and advisory...
INNOVATE™ Toronto
JLABS @ Toronto
Not by Chance – By Choice
At Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS (JLABS), our goal is to provide the optimal environment for emerging life science companies to catalyze growth by exposing them to vital industry connections, delivering entrepreneurial programs, and providing a capital-efficient, flexible platform where they can transform the scientific discoveries of today into...
INNOVATE® Washington DMV Edition
KOGOD
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
The Kogod School of Business at American University stands as a beacon of innovation shaping the next generation of business leaders. With a commitment to sustainability, unparalleled faculty expertise, and a robust experiential learning framework, Kogod ensures that its students graduate well-equipped to take on a career in business that...
INNOVATE® Nashville
STUDIO BANK
How Studio Bank is fueling Nashville’s creative economy with creative financial solutions and human connections
A bank for creators…A Studio is a place where creators do their thing. Studio Bank exists to empower creators. Whether you’re designing a company or creating a better life for your family, crafting a song or writing code, orchestrating social change or enhancing the quality of care, we launched Studio...
INNOVATE™ Antwerp Vol.2
SAM
SENSORY - FRIENDLY CLOTHING THAT LOWERS STRESS
Every day we experience an overload of sensory stimuli: we see, hear, feel, smell, and taste a lot. Whenever our brain has a hard time filtering and processing all those stimuli, this can lead to overstimulation. Children who are highly sensitive, have ASD, ADHD, mental limitations, or brain injuries are...
INNOVATE® Gaming & Esports
INDIE CLUSTER
Inspiring The Untargeted, Promoting The Unseen, And Supporting The Unfunded!
The Indie Cluster is a platform providing opportunities, resources, and services centered around supporting indie game developers. We focus on quality assurance testing, discoverability, hands-on production, and curating a traveling booth for our games. As our digital future demands more interactive experiences, sustainability is crucial for these small businesses. We’ve...
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...
INNOVATION Quebec
MYCÉLIUM
Is Quebec City’s incubator-accelerator dedicated to food manufacturing companies looking to improve the existing food supply with an innovative product or process that has a positive and lasting impact on health, the economy, society or on the environment
MYCÉLIUM boasts an innovative incubation model enhanced by the involvement of the regional business network, stakeholders’ expertise and access to the talent of several scientists from the Institut sur la nutrition et les aliments fonctionnels de l’Université Laval (INAF), the largest research centre in Canada dedicated to food and nutrition....
INNOVATE™ Adelaide
TAV SYSTEMS
EXPORTING HIGH-QUALITY E-BIKE TECHNOLOGIES TO THE WORLD
TAV is an E-Bike startup based in Adelaide, Australia, that was incorporated in April 2020. Supported by the Government of South Australia and Flinders University under the program called Supporting innovation in South Australia, TAV’s mission is to export Australian-built E-Bike technologies to global brands, foster local innovation, and deliver...