GO Virginia Region 6 Approves $96,807 in funding to RIoT to support Entrepreneurial efforts in the region
FREDERICKSBURG, VA – The GO Virginia Region 6 Council and GO Virginia State Board reviewed and awarded RIoT $96,807 in GO Virginia funding to expand entrepreneurial programs in the Rappahannock Region. RIoT, in partnership with Stafford County, King George County, the City of Fredericksburg, Cyber Bytes Foundation, University of Mary Washington, Germanna Community College, and [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Jon Buchwald – XGR Technologies
What is your name, title, and role at your company? Jon Buchwald, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at XGR Technologies. I am responsible for global sales and business development for the company. What does your company do? XGR Technologies manufactures custom designed board level EMI shielding solutions. Check out our website here: https://xgrtec.com/ What [...]
RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP) Alumni, Be Global Safety, selected to Techstars Industry of the Future Accelerator
RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP) Alumni, Be Global Safety, is happy to announce that they have been selected to the Techstars Industry of the Future Accelerator to support and advance world-class startups focused on emerging technologies across industries. The internationally acclaimed startup accelerator, Techstars, announced its first Techstars Industries of the Future class featuring Be Global Safety in the company [...]
RIoT Announces RAP X Cohort
RIoT is excited to announce RAP X - the Winter 2022 cohort of the RIoT Accelerator Program (RAP)! RAP X will take place at the Gig East Exchange in Wilson, NC. The RAP X cohort represents a variety of industries and backgrounds hailing across regions of North Carolina, New York, and Atlanta. The startups [...]
A Look Back as RIoT Launches 10th Accelerator Program
When RIoT first came to fruition, the late Larry Steffann had big dreams for the impact that could be made with the organization. This not only holds true to the philosophy of completely free and open to the public events, so that people from all walks of life may attend and participate, but also for [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – David Barnett – Real-Time Innovations (RTI)
What is your name, title, and role at your company? David Barnett, I am the VP of Products and Markets. My responsibilities are managing our product strategy and our plans for advising different vertical markets. These can include medical devices, autonomous and electric vehicles, industrial automation, aerospace, and defense. I assist in making sure all [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Gina Camacho – BlueRecruit
What is your name, title, and role at your company? Gina Camacho, COO of BlueRecruit What does your company do? We connect skilled trade workers throughout the country with companies searching for their talent. What are some neat projects that your company is currently working on? Our new in-app chat and video interview portal is [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Rimon Law – Letao Qin
What is your name, title, and role at your company? Letao Qin, Partner at Rimon Law, I am partner and I manage patent portfolios for technology companies and counsel clients on strategic patent planning. Our firm helps fortune 500 companies, startups, inventors, and Universities in a number of legal fields; I specifically work in [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Instantiations – Seth Berman
What is your name, title, and role at your company? Seth Berman, President and CEO of Instantiations. As a small business owner, I wear quite a few hats in our organization. Outside of obvious strategic roles, I’m still involved in the technology side of the business. I started my tenure at Instantiations as a Senior [...]
RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with Hire Henry
Tell me about yourself: My name is Dr. George Leno Holmes Jr, I am CEO and Co-Founder of Hire Henry. We develop super portable lawn mowers for the next generation of commercial lawn care. My background is in Robotics, my PHD focused on developing medical robots to guide elderly and disabled people. I grew up [...]
RAP Q&A Series: Fifteen Minutes with Be Global Safety
Tell me about yourself: Nilay Parikh, Founder and CEO of Be Global Safety. I am originally from India and moved to the US about 10 years ago. I’m currently living between two cities, Chicago and Raleigh. I founded Be Global Safety 1 year ago. My background is in software product management and advanced manufacturing. [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Axon – Zach Jory
What is your name, title, and role at your company? My name is Zach Jory and I am the Director of Marketing on the Enterprise team at Axon. The Enterprise team is tasked with all markets outside of public safety and law enforcement. For over two decades, Axon has served federal agencies, state and local [...]
Business accelerator program seeks applicants
RIoT is offering an abridged version of its business accelerator as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week from Nov. 8-14. “Each year, Global Entrepreneurship Week amplifies the great work being done to support entrepreneurs across the country while connecting them to more opportunities to start and scale in their own communities,” said Ellen Erickson, director for [...]
Sponsor Spotlight – Field Theory – Younus Uddin
What is your name, title, and role at your company? My name is Younus Uddin, Vice President of Business Development. My role is to introduce Field Theory to clients who may need our RF expertise, consulting, and antenna design services. I build and maintain strategic long-term relations with engineers, product development, and consultants to deliver [...]