Tag: Rihub
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...
Restaurant and bar robotics startup wins ‘Calamari Tank’ pitch competition
PROVIDENCE – Avendly, a startup focused on robotic automation of restaurant and bar jobs, took top prize in Rhode Island Startup Week’s “Calamari Tank”...
Everybody’s Business: Fashioning an enterprise that’s a perfect fit
When Toyin Omisore was ramping up her workouts around 2017, she didn’t give much thought to what she was wearing.
“But I knew that I...
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...
Third annual R.I. Startup Week to begin with ‘Innovation Crawl’
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Startup Week will kick off its third annual series of programming at the end of the month, beginning with an “Innovation Crawl” on Sept. 29.
The...
RIHub launches new database to map ‘Innovation Ecosystem’
PROVIDENCE – A new database powered by RIHub recently launched to provide entrepreneurs with a lay of the land in the state’s innovation economy.
The startup service’s “Rhode...
Venture Café Providence to host panel, debate on AI’s societal impacts
PROVIDENCE – As artificial intelligence dominates headlines across industries, an upcoming panel held by Venture Café Providence in partnership with RIHub will explore potential benefits and...
TOO SMALL TO FAIL? R.I.’s low-profile tech sector avoiding carnage felt...
After John MacKrell launched an app-based laundry pickup and delivery service more than three years ago, a question sometimes came up during his search...
Five Questions With: David Altounian
Though David Altounian is relatively new to Rhode Island, he brings decades of experience from Texas’ innovation and university landscape with him to the Ocean State....
RIHub to host open house in Providence, add weekly Newport programming
PROVIDENCE – The RIHub startup service is kicking off the new year with an open house at the organization’s 225 Dyer St. headquarters later this week, as well...