Tag: annette tonti
Entrepreneurial desert in R.I.? Study suggests it, but leaders say no
A recent study indicates that the rate of businesses being created in Rhode Island is lagging behind most of the country, but those involved...
How the Fastest Growing and Most Innovative Companies Utilize Technology for...
As the Managing Director of RIHub, Rhode Island’s Innovation Hub, I have the privilege of working alongside an innovative group of ‘high growth’ business...
RIHub to host inaugural Newport Investor Summit during Startup Week
PROVIDENCE – As RIHub prepares to kick off its fourth annual Startup Week on Sept. 20, an abundance of in-person events, including a celebratory...
New England Female Founders urges investors to ‘Show Her the Money’
NEWPORT – With local venture capital already in short supply, Melissa Bowley, founder and CEO of Flourish Care, found herself facing a particularly steep...
Funding tough to access for women, minorities
Throughout her more than 30 years as a Rhode Island-based entrepreneur and innovator, Annette Tonti has started multiple businesses and raised tens of millions...
URI students earn funds, recognition at 401 Tech Bridge pitch night
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Three University of Rhode Island student-led ventures won recognition at the 401 Tech Bridge Entrepreneur Pitch Night earlier this month, with...
Third R.I. Startup Week to feature 60 startups, 40-plus events
PROVIDENCE – Around 60 startups plan to take part in the state's third Startup Week, which will this year feature more than 40 events...
RIHub to hold second annual startup week in October
PROVIDENCE – RIHub’s Rhode Island Startup Week is back for a second year with more than 50 organizations and startups and two added partial days...
State of Innovation: R.I.’s ecosystem for entrepreneurs shows resilience
For the developers of Pointz, a navigation app geared toward safer routes for cyclists, Rhode Island offered a wealth of mentoring and networking opportunities,...
RIHub seeing increased demand from startups
PROVIDENCE – When RIHub recently decided to offer monthly office hours for entrepreneurs, the nonprofit was responding to a surge in interest from startups.
“We’re...