Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2024

i2E Vice President of Operations Darcy Wilborn reflected on the outcomes of the program and its initial cohort of companies. Founder – Sam DuRegger) baristabot.app More information about the Bridge2 program, visit i2e.org/bridge2. The post i2E Celebrates Success of Inaugural Bridge2 Demo Day appeared first on i2E.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 23, 2021

i2E and Oklahoma scored another first in innovation and entrepreneurship in April when Alkami Technology, our state’s and our firm’s first “unicorn” debuted on the Nasdaq (ALKT). Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., By Scott Meacham. It has been a blockbuster year.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 18, 2019

About Greg Main. His strategic leadership skills would be tapped once again to serve as CEO of i2E, later as President and CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and finally as President of St. Available for Scholarship Interview on February 7, 2020 in the i2E, OKC location. Application. Gregory’s University.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 24, 2021

That is how the Oklahoma Innovation Model (OIM) came about. i2E provides venture advisory services and a continuum of capital to help entrepreneurs assess product-market fit, determine optimal go-to-market-strategies, and to achieve the critical milestones that position startups for funding.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 21, 2020

For entrepreneurs in Oklahoma — even those with the tiniest drop of market interest and the smallest seed of an idea — i2E is the place to call first. All kinds of entrepreneurs reach out to i2E for various reasons, and we encourage that. We want to hear about every potential Oklahoma deal. What are you thinking about?

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 22, 2021

iMCI is a private for-profit investment and fund management firm operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of i2E. Justin grew up in Wright City in McCurtain County, about as far southeast as you can go and not be in Arkansas. “I This is no different than my belief about the aptitude of rural youth. Scott Meacham CEO of i2E Inc.,

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 30, 2021

Those of us who invest in very early stage advanced technology businesses talk about “patient” capital. At the time, Oklahoma didn’t have the range of investment funds that we have today (with i2E Management Company Inc. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc. , Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc. ,

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 19, 2020

Millennials (those born between about 1982 and 1996) have overtaken Baby Boomers as the largest generation in the U.S. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., i2E receives state appropriations from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. By Scott Meacham.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

They are engaged because they have to be — entrepreneurship does not come with days off — but also the special thing about entrepreneurs is that they want to be engaged. I know that first hand, because the staff at i2E and iMCI worked right alongside them (and virtually over Zoom). Stephen Prescott, the long-time leader of OMRF.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

i2E Receives 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Bronze Award from the International Economic Development Council IEDC’s annual Excellence Awards honor the economic development organizations, government entities, initiatives, and programs that have demonstrated consistent, exemplary performance in the profession i2E, Inc.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 2, 2020

Our conversations have been about how the last six months will change the next six years and beyond. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., i2E receives state appropriations from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. For Oklahoma, that says it all.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

More than half of our TBFP Concept Fund investments and about 44 percent of investments from the Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund have been in IT, software, telecommunication, and internet firms, Brett Kolomyjec, Oklahoma entrepreneur and CEO of Happily, is upbeat about post-pandemic opportunities for businesses in these industries.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Conversations about the effects of the pandemic with more than a dozen of Oklahoma’s thought leaders really brought that home for me. Regardless of industry or type or size of organization, whether business or non-profit, the first pandemic effect that everyone wanted to talk about was the change from working at work to working from home.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 1, 2020

Managed by i2E, Inc., Argus pitched a concept to collect information on a person’s physical health using motion capture technology and through bio-mechanical analysis software provide vital biofeedback about their movement and physical health. the competition presented itself as #LovesCupIsUnstoppable. Advisor was Seth Reiter.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Corporate innovation is easy to talk about and difficult to achieve — especially as innovative young companies succeed and grow. I will admit that as in favor as I am of innovation, when I first read the words “employees do their own payroll,” I thought, hmm, I’m not so sure about that. Scott Meacham CEO of i2E Inc.,

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

by Stacey Brandhorst , Director, Business Development and Venture Advisor, i2E. At i2E, we are often work with a single founder or a small founding team who is seeking to grow their team as part of their funding round. Hire someone who is passionate about the role and who brings different and complimentary talents to the team.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 18, 2023

“Creative Spark Industries” student team from Pryor High School wins highest honor Leaders from MidAmerica Industrial Park and i2E announce a team of three Pryor High School seniors are the top winners of the inaugural high school entrepreneurship program called the MidAmerica Cup. MidAmerica Cup Award Winners Best Overall 1.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Most everyone knows what capital is, but just what do investors mean when they talk about deal flow? Before we can chart the course, we have to be realistic about the journey we are on. Scott Meacham CEO of i2E Inc. , Scott Meacham CEO of i2E Inc. , Contact Meacham at i2E_Comments@i2E.org.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Most everything about building a new company is a heavy lift. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., i2E receives state support from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology and is an integral part of Oklahoma’s Innovation Model. By Scott Meacham. Entrepreneurship is hard. Most certainly.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

i2E, along with The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) and OU’s Presbyterian Health Foundation, put together the first institutional money and helped attract the right management team to find a successful path to market. i2E was the company’s first investor with a pre-seed TBFP fund investment.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 1, 2021

We’re still the same i2E that has served Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial community for the past 22 years, providing business advice to nearly 800 startups and investing $79 million in 187 companies. Read more about our managed funds. was added to the i2E staff as programs manager for ACT Tulsa. In addition, Taleya Mayberry.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Last spring when the pandemic hit, about one in four Oklahoma students did not have internet access at home. About 200 of 540 school districts in Oklahoma already had an established virtual academy. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., By Scott Meacham. Students did not have devices.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

I wanted to know more about that. i2E was the lead investor in Linear Health’s first two capital rounds. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., i2E receives state appropriations from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman. We focused on risk and return.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As Life Sciences Venture Advisor and OKBio Director at i2E, Meredith Wilkerson applies her training in academic and clinical research, as well as her insights for protecting and commercializing intellectual property, to provide tailored consulting services to entrepreneurs in the life sciences and biotech space.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 7, 2020

Ten-Nine Technologies to onboard engineering and management talent, develop prototypes, and build production facilities to supply a leading battery manufacturer – major funding provided by i2E Management Company, Inc., TULSA – i2E Management Company, Inc. i2E Management Company, Inc. Since 2007, iMCI and i2E, Inc.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 30, 2022

One of the great things about being an entrepreneur is that there are always so many people and organizations who want to help. At i2E, we are an organization of people whose sole mission is to serve scalable technology-based businesses that have the potential to grow into larger companies and create quality jobs. By Scott Meacham.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

I started Life Squire about twelve years ago. About five years ago, we developed a technology for our assistants and clients to communicate. I had originally spoken with i2E when I was seeking to franchise Life Squire,” Riley said. i2E connected me with an advisor who had 25 years of sales experience.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 4, 2021

I would highly recommend i2E for their assistance and guidance with startup companies and would further recommend the cohort classes.” The staff at i2E looks forward to assisting these startups grow into successful Oklahoma businesses. Click here to learn more about e3.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 10, 2023

At i2E, it is our job and our passion to help innovators and entrepreneurs build, launch and grow great ideas. Rick Rainey, an i2E Senior Venture Advisor, has worked with pharmaceutical companies on FDA regulatory issues for many years. The post Stories of Oklahoma Innovation: Building a Startup appeared first on i2E.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

At i2E, we are in the business of commercializing new technologies. Spiers New Technologies (SNT) became an i2E client company in 2015. As the startup grew, i2E assisted SNT in evaluating the business concept, in gathering and analyzing market data, and in preparing the company for other capital sources. SNT founder Dirk Spiers.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

MAY 2, 2021

Oklahoma’s Love’s Cup teams are making history that future generations will read about. I really enjoy reading about the events of our state and our country from years ago. More than 38 business plans have turned into scalable businesses and became i2E clients. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc.,

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 20, 2020

When the world is running along in normal ways at normal speeds, we tend not to think as much about connections between disconnected things. When we started up the business plan competition about seventeen years ago, there were few college and university entrepreneurship programs or degrees.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JUNE 6, 2021

Since its creation in the late 1990s, i2E has had an exponential impact upon the state’s startup economy. i2E is now in our 23rd year of operations and client services. The $938 million represents a 19X return measuring only private capital attracted by i2E client companies. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc.,

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

DECEMBER 5, 2021

Amazing — that is the word that Program Manager Taleya Mayberry uses to describe the launch speed of ACT Tulsa, the joint venture between i2E and ACT House that is laser-focused on cultivating underestimated founders in Tulsa and beyond. It has been amazing,” said Malachi Blankenship, i2E venture advisor and director.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

AUGUST 1, 2021

There is something happening in Tulsa that everyone in this state who cares about job creation and innovation in Oklahoma needs to know about. About two years ago one of our venture advisors in Tulsa, Malachi Blankenship , approached the i2E management team. ACT Tulsa is a joint venture between i2E and ACT House.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 25, 2020

About three months ago, I embarked on a crowdsourcing approach with more than a dozen of Oklahoma’s thought leaders. Scott Meacham is president and CEO of i2E Inc., i2E receives state support from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology and is an integral part of Oklahoma’s Innovation Model.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

JANUARY 16, 2022

i2E first wrote a column about Crossroads LED back in 2011. and abroad, the company learned a hard but welcome lesson about market validation. ‘We made that new company mistake,’ Dana said, ‘making assumptions about customers and what they wanted. Scott Meacham is CEO of i2E Inc.,

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