For almost a year, our Triad Inno platform has focused daily on identifying promising startups, tracking fundraising and raising awareness of the ecosystem that unites innovators across the region.
Along the way, we’ve rolled out several features, from our Inno Under 25 to our Inno to Watch to our Inno Madness bracket challenge.
Today, we reveal our Inno Fire selections, five companies that stand out based on their success in raising money, achieving key milestones and growing their operations and workforces.
Encouraging for the Triad is that these companies represent a diversity of industries and sectors. While three are connected to health care, they represent different segments — clinical research, manufacturing and the delivery of care.
Another honoree is leveraging the high promise of lithium research and its applicability to manufacturing, with plans for a $200 million joint venture. And our fifth company serves the retail and food industry, delivering healthier smoothies through a better blender.
Innovation is happening across the region, and it’s encouraging to see collaboration across county and municipal boundaries. As we highlight this inaugural group, we can’t wait to see what startups emerge to add fuel to the fire igniting the Triad’s inno economy of the future.
Click on the links below to read their stories.
UpStream Care growing rapidly, aiming for 1,000 employees, 1,200 physician partners
Soelect develops lithium anode batteries, plans to build $204M manufacturing plant
smoodi sweeps local pitch competitions with customizable, on-the-go smoothies
Novex Innovations secures capacity for rapid growth by adding 145,000 square feet
Javara aims to revolutionize clinical research with help of $47 million Series B funding
