Tag: MassChallenge Rhode Island
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...
ResusciTech CPR smartphone innovation nets $40K accelerator grant
PROVIDENCE – An innovation by Brown University graduate Abigail Kohler, co-founder and CEO of ResusciTech, has won a $40,000 grant in the American Heart...
Six finalists from R.I. cohort competing in 2020 MassChallenge Virtual U.S....
PROVIDENCE – MassChallenge, a global network for innovators that helps entrepreneurs launch and grow new startups, will announce the winners from among its 48...
MassChallenge awards $100K in grants to two R.I. startups
PROVIDENCE – MassChallenge has awarded $100,000 in equity-free prizes to two Rhode Island startups, Graphene Composites USA and Nautilus Defense LLC, the organization announced...
MassChallenge Rhode Island announces 2020 cohort
PROVIDENCE – A new cohort of startup businesses in MassChallenge Rhode Island’s 2020 program was announced Tuesday.
The group consists of 30 early-stage startups selected...
Super sector: Experts say R.I.’s $5B blue economy has oceans of...
Intertwined with Rhode Island’s economy as a source of food, recreation and power, and as a medium for transportation and defense, the ocean has...
MassChallenge startup accelerator seeks R.I. applicants
PROVIDENCE – A global startup accelerator program has opened applications for its third year of programming in Rhode Island, according to a news release.
The...
Many R.I. businesses partner overseas, but state’s trade-zone designation has yet...
Cargo ships carrying components for Block Island Wind Farm’s enormous wind turbines arrived regularly at Providence’s port in 2015 and 2016, when the wind...
MassChallenge awards 3 R.I. startups $100K
PROVIDENCE – MassChallenge awarded $1 million to 12 startups participating in its 10th annual Boston accelerator and second annual Rhode Island accelerator at an...
Slater Technology Fund invests in Providence ‘e-learning’ startup
PROVIDENCE – The Slater Technology Fund, a local nonprofit seed fund for business ventures, has invested $25,000 in GoPeer, a Providence-based “e-learning” startup, as...