Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Providence.
CEO and Co-founder of Splitwise, Dropped out of @harvard-university Astrophysics PhD. Forbes 30 Under 30 2011.
http://blog.splitwise.com
I do R&D @sendgrid-1 making developers lives more awesome. Husband to @bethrowan, dad of @demirowan & bred in RI. Helping tech in RI thru @betaspring
http://mikerowan.org
UX designer. Slurpee aficionado.
Marketing and Technology Professional | Marketing Technologist
Software developer at @change-collective. Computer Science student at @brown-university University. Board game/table top geek and edtech enthusiast.
Was largest Blockbuster Franchisee in Northeast before selling in 2008. Been involved in various other businesses. Teach Management classes at Bryant University. Member of the Boulevard Investment Group in Providence RI.
CEO, Co-Founder of @121nexus
http://121nexus.blogspot.com/
DC/LA Superconnector @forbes @MoxieStrategy @StartupGrindDC @ADmapco Creative Strategist, Media2.0Sensei, Political Wonketeer, Entrepreneurial Techie, Neuro PhD
Specializing in doing stuff I've never done before. Dual BS in CS/CompE from The U of K. Former overachiever at @lexmark.
COO at Moo. Mentor at Providence based incubator Betaspring. Previously VP Ops at Ofoto (Acquired by Eastman Kodak)
Co-founder of @121nexus. Software & patent practitioner. Worked at BofA and Goldman. @cornell-university '07.
http://www.albertho.net/blog/
CEO at Gbooking LTD (former XLR Group), MBA (Technion), B.A in Math & CS (Technion)
Brown CS & English; Android Developer; Former intern @foursquare and @animoto.
Wells Fargo Retail Finance- Business Development, VP
Co-founder and mobile development guy at @splitwise • Worked at @zattoo, @mobiata • Studied at @university-of-michigan
Investments for @hvf and @mlevchin.
Co-founder @splitwise. All-around developer and designer. @yale-university '12.
Managing Partner of @betaspring, top 15 accelerator in US. Approaching 100 investments. 2-1-1 record as founder, $20M raised. I like to help.
Co-Founder @tellme (@microsoft), Founder @swipely
Investor in @dijipop, Tracelytics, @infusion-resource, @tunr, @jobzle, @albion-special-care, @aces-technologies, @er-card, @diavibe, @catapult-er, @databraid...
Investor in @cmp-ly, @betaspring, @placester, @golocal-prov, @airkast, @mofuse, @accuradio, @bia-kelsey-group, Mercury Digital Marketing, @livio-radio, iWeb...
Founder: @eddefy, @avacon-inc, @the-vesuvius-group, @deskhappy.
Alumni @singularity-university U. @startupweekend Boston.
Lateral thinker / Creative futurist
Creator of InPerson meetup website + Brown Conversation student organization; all about making ideas happen + bringing people together for dinner + conversation
My clinical practice involves the surgical treatment of liver tumors, pancreas tumors, endocrine tumors, melanoma and sarcoma. Multidisciplinary management is strongly emphasized.
Care Thread – Cofounder, COO; Healthcare IT Entrepreneur
Leader, architect, entrepreneur. Director at Cyber Care, founder of @joinvestor, consultant at @healey-engineering, educated at @northeastern-university.
http://www.healeyengineering.com/thoughts/
Founder @astroprint.
Past founder of FindYogaNow.com, a yoga class search engine with over 4K studios and 20K classes listed daily.
http://blog.3DaGoGo.com
Growth hacker at @splitwise. @venture-for-america fellow. Brown University alumna.
CCO at @sproutel | Co-founder & National Board Advisor at @design-for-america | @Northwestern Alum | "15 Women to watch in Tech 2012" by Inc
Former firefighter, owned multiple sm. biz's, dabbled in politics & non-profits before falling in love with startup. Selling, marketing, biz dev=it's what I do.
Director of Customer Success @swipely. Former first employee @the-resumator.
Founder Consignd • Studied at @rhode-island-school-of-design-1, @brown-university, @harvard-university
BA in Interactive Media. Big Thinker. Expert Live Streaming Video, Video Production, Design, CSS, HTML, and User Interaction. Exp in Game Industry/Higher Ed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLxyUcq71Qc
CEO / Co- Founder @recroup with experience in searching job and hiring people in the most competitive job markets in the world "India" .
http://blog.recroup.com
CEO of @iontera. Experience with startups - Jana, @bandgap-engineering (co-founder); @ecredit (acq. by Fidelity Ventures) and larger co's - P&G. Harvard MBA
http://www.choicehobson.com
Front-End Designer / Developer with 17 years experience. I've worked for: @gamespy @okcupid @crispy-gamer @goldenspear
http://cwbuecheler.com/
Strong experienced business background. Very current on big data mining to unearth sales.
Brown University: Mechanical Engineering and Economics. Diverse interests and a broad skill set. Eager to help a young company make the world a better place.
Tech and music enthusiast, Graduate of Founder Institute, Graduate of Betaspring. Built www.Tabber.co, 1st place @angelhack
CEO at @sproutel || @DellSocialInnov Fellow || National Board Advisor @design-for-america || @Northwestern alum
COO cofounder @xactsense Founder @aidg -- 2010 TED Senior Fellow, TED Speaker, background in BOP hardware development, IT, and helping startups. @yale grad
Co-dev education funding formula for RI, integration & analysis @ state department, predictive analytics as Harvard Strategic Data Fellow. Dir of Data @allovue
Mech Eng at Yale, Elec/Mech Eng generalist, Joined two startups <10 employees, developed, managed launch, and oversaw manufacturing of three products
http://ethan-carlson.com/blog.html
Founder of MoFuse
Founder @smc, Experienced starting up and growing profitable sales organizations. Looking for a new Sales and Business Development leadership position.
http://frielich.blogspot.com/
Founder @overhead-fm • Worked at @google • Studied at @brown-university
http://blog.overhead.fm
Founder at @recdesk & @triplefy; Ruby & .NET web developer; Hacker & Dreamer; @university-of-connecticut MBA
http://mikeymo.net
Worked @trilogy, @versata-enterprises • Founder @world-wide-talent-search • Studied MBA @southern-new-hampshire-university
Looking for a freelance
RISD Furniture Design, Interested with what design can accomplish for our cognitive and physical needs - I create work that facilitates specific narratives.
http://www.benjaminkicic.com/Resume.pdf
Managing Director, Swifton CFOs. Member of MA2 and Beacon Angels. Adjunct Instructor, Tufts, WPI. Mentor and advisor to many entrepreneurial companies.
The first online marketplace for global health technologies.
http://maternova.net/blog
Project Manager, Educator, Software Developer. Currently teaching at a local University while overseeing several mobile and web development projects.
Co-founder of Chicdata. MD, MPH from Brown 2006/2011.
TennisHub founder. We help tennis players play more and book tennis online. Check us out at www.tennishub.com
Founder @surprise-ride. Strong experience in business development and execution; worked @jpmorgan-chase in M&A. Completed MBA @harvard-business-school.
Founder and CEO HMSolution. Specialist in Entrepreneurship and Arsenic Water FIltration. Worked at @gerdau. MSc at Brown University.
Two decades of experience at the intersection of healthcare, technology and finance. Sales & Marketing consultant. Angel investor. Startup advocate. Family guy.
http://www.meelia.com
VP of Engineering @sproutel | Former Lead Mobile Developer @zazu: a @masschallenge finalist and PepsiCo10 winner
CEO @shuttercal. Former Sr. Interactive Designer @AMNH, Moey Inc, Nickelodeon, Media Records, sci & children's museums nation wide. Directed $1M+ exhibit builds
Worked at @hcl-technologies, @trianz • Studied at @dharmsinh-desai-institute-of-technology-nadiad @Tolani Institute of Management Studies
Grad student at Brown; Worked at KOTRA and Samsung
Co-founder @crave-food-services
Founder @foodler • Worked at @brown-university-1 • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
Founder @tbdconsulting @startup-street • Worked @stubhub, @napster @mertado @ecast
International Relations student at Brown. Varsity lacrosse player. Proficient in English and Spanish. Marketing: Waveconnex Inc. and Trout and Partners Group.
Business Developer | Entrepreneur | Problem Solver | People Person Hashtag of the moment is #LeBroning
Co-founder of Mingleton • Studied at @harvard-university • Worked at @bain-company
Dir Engineering (Mobile Apps) @ozmott, Sr. PM @pfizer, @merck-and-co, Dir Tech Ops @webct; @dartmouth-college @harvard-graduate-school-of-education
http://NavigatingTheWaters.com
Co-Founder & CMO @locusplay • Worked at @digital-chocolate
Vanderbilt Grad, Venture for America Fellow, ready to do what you need done
Founder of Panoptic Development. Builder of web/mobile software. Com Sci and Mathematics at @university-of-rhode-island.
CEO @revenue-architects. Founder/Investor @revenizer. 20 years management consulting, sales, marketing at IBM, AT&T, Viant, PA Consulting.
http://www.revenuearchitects.com/blog
Brown/RISD Dual Degree '15. CS + Animation.
A driven 23 year old, I have always pushed myself to reach new heights for ambitiously set goals.
Bain AC | Google Intern | Project Manager Techstyle Haus | Electrical Engineering at @brown-university 2014
http://followthescience.tumblr.com/
Research Analyst at DD of RI
Venture for America Fellow Class of 2013. Cofounder @SocialProv, Pitt BioE 2013. Entrepreneur / Bioengineer / Musician.
Dual Degree: Brown CS, RISD Design. UI/UX design. Worked as game developer for UglySoft. Fluent in Chinese.
Industrial Designer, UI/UX Designer, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) BFA Industrial Design 2013
Co Founder Telescope Health • Studied at @brown-university
Coordinator of Rhode Island Urban Debate League. Balance sheet virtuoso. Extreme familiarity with language. BA Brown 2013
Founder @student-moving-service • Studied at @brown-university
Co-Founder and CEO of BurnFisch. Ex-Googler. Experienced Product Manager.
Current Brown University undergraduate studying Neuroscience. Biological Computer Vision researcher in the Serre Lab. Ex-hacker schooler.
Soon to be Brown University graduate with an interest in media and marketing as well as journalism.
Sucessful HR Professional who loves working with Start-ups. Reciently established the HR department at ROAM Data.
Economics major Brown University. Background in political finance, investment presentations and finance blogging. Concentration: socially responsible investing.
http://theifj.com/?author=50
Product Manager at @bottomline-technologies
Worked at @navigant-consulting, @solidworks-1 • Studied at @dartmouth-college
Startup obsessed, golf addict
Current Operations & Brand Manager for student services start up, experience as copywriter & designer, previous political Campaign Manager, Duke 2010.
Founder Vana • Studied at @worcester-polytechnic-institute
Brown Mech Engineering, design process master, extensive project leading, entrepreneurship, design & problem solving. 1st place RI Elevator Pitch Competition.
Degrees in physics, engineering, and sustainable design; nordic skier, runner, and cyclist.
Brown University Senior passionate about technology; worked as a consultant in KPMG's Advisory Practice; looking for opportunities to get involved in tech.
Senior CS student at Brown. Former Quora and Facebook intern
Brown student & Techstars graduate at 18. When not consulting small businesses, I'm teaching student entrepreneurs or writing my novel.
http://blog.spanishcurls.com
iOS Engineer. Background in machine learning, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, robotics, mathematical modeling...
http://www.fabiancanas.com
Founder of CherryCard and student at Brown.
Master in CS@ Brown, love to learn new stuff.
Undergraduate student at Brown University graduating in December 2014
Brown Philosophy, tried many startups myself but now want to join one, experience in India and Brazil
Brown Sc.B in Social Analysis and Research - Strong background in Marketing and Marketing Analytics
Brown University '14.5; BA in Economics & Psychology; 2+ years experience in research and strong organizational skills.
Brown University Economics; startup & Wall Street experience
Engineer with a Right Brain: Brown MechE student; Design for America Team Lead; Brown CubeSat Power Lead; Worked @Makeable and @loft
Brown CS; Google Intern; Head TA for CS class at Brown; Experience with large datasets, code optimization; Android Developer; International Relations enthusiast
Young & driven marketing professional. Brown '11 grad. Former collegiate & professional athlete.
Brown CS, 1st software startup out of school, economics and business background
Undergrad at Brown University; design enthusiast
Executive director of Beat the Streets Providence. Soon to be graduate of Brown University. Experience in business development and marketing.
http://thebrownbagger.com
Brown University 2015
Technical co-founder and student. Worked in payments, databases, and customized garments.
Brown University Student, Division 1 Hockey Player, Current Brown University Sports Foundation Worker, Former Analyst at Barclays Capital
Cognitive Science and Design student at Brown University, UX and Visual Designer, Varsity Athlete
Copywriter
Founded Essex Street Capital; long time senior executive of a specialty finance company. Especially interested in tech-enabled fin co's
Frontend developer at Advent Software with 4+ years of experience designing and building user interfaces for investment professionals.
Worked at @swipely, @verisign • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
http://logscale.com/blog/
Product Manager at Skyhook. Loves working with people and data. Worked at Google and Kickstarter. First class honours degree from Trinity College Dublin.
Founder of DigiSole. Strong background in interactive product management, worked @gtech & @bluecrossRI, B.S. from Bryant University
I'm a creative mobile architect, focusing on original Android app development as well as porting iOS apps to Android. I love building mobile apps!
http://gyurigrell.com
International Trade Maven
Founder LineSaver
RISD trained industrial designer, swiss-army-knife skillset, thinker, tinkerer, mover, builder, leader, fundraiser, researcher.
Brown Biostats, Research, Quantitative Analysis, Modeling, Machine Learning
MBA Graduate with a passion for branding
http://brndbl.tumblr.com
Resident Physician, Internal Medicine, Brown University
Investor in Sports Recruits LLC, Founder of ValCourse Inc., VP Marketing at Tuatara Corp, and Biz Dev at Pearson Learning Solutions/Online Learning
http://livecurious.squarespace.com
University of San Diego law grad, admitted to the Massachusetts bar. Hoping to continue working with small businesses/startups in the Greater Boston Area.
Union College, completed MBA at Suffolk. Currently working as an Independent Consultant
Tufts Logic MA; Learning Rails and Javascript at Startup Institute Boston; Worked in genetics lab for 4 years prior
http://davidlaprade.github.io/blog.html
© 1984 • Social Strategy; Social Media Management & Consulting; Community Engagement; Online Marketing; Web & Graphic Design; WordPress Writer for Smashing Magazine; Positive Thinker.
Connecticut College BA English Lit & American Studies, 6+ years of newspaper, online, social media experience. Writer, editor, critical thinker, quick learner.
http://thecollegevoice.org/
Graphic Design and @risdeship at @risd, Previously @kpcb Design Fellow at @flipboard
Aero/mech engineer
RISD Designer
Worked at @university-of-northern-iowa-2, @fiveq • Studied at @auckland-university-of-technology, @university-of-northern-iowa
http://www.dustinrcollins.com
Auditor with deep understanding of accounting and finance best practices, data analytics, process improvement, business risk, and internal controls.
Master's from Karolinska Institut in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Successfully founded and ran a firm developing NLP data-mining technologies. Driven.
Founder & CCO GRIP • Partner at @the-engine-design-studio • Studied at @rhode-island-school-of-design • Excellent design, team, and communication skills.
http://greatimages.tumblr.com
Graphic Designer, RISD, UX/UI Design, AIGA, piano instructor
MA graduate with extensive client facing experience. Seeking Account Management position in a start-up with a keen focus on developing a great company culture.
Industrial Design Student at RISD, Maker, Researcher, Problem-solver
Graduating Industrial Design student at RISD.
Savvy Admin | Detail Oriented | Results Driven | Creative Problemsolver
Mechanical Design Engineer at Sensata Technologies, Tufts University, Sailor
Vassar BA, Mayoral Fellow, Commissioned Public Artist
Driven to improve healthcare. 20yrs. sales/mktg. in HC startups & global giants. Looking for a startup where innovation, creativity, change and teamwork count.
Creative Full Stack Web Developer - Web Dev Immersive General Assembly, BFA RISD
Full stack Software Engineer.
http://zachgibb.com
Background in litigation, contracts (drafting and negotiation), and antitrust.
MBA professional with practical knowledge in strategic innovation with 8 years financial services experience interested in Lean/Six Sigma & Business development
Thrive on Finance and Investing. Always up for a challenge. Eager to learn.
CEO-UnPlanned Events
Author-Terms of Engagement
Producer-Catalytic Communities
entrepreneur writer collaborator optimist student blogger leader adventurer
http://from-seed-to-fruition.blogspot.com/
Research Associate at AaryaAroma. Past: Liberty Mutual Insurance, Standard Chartered Bank, and Carlsberg Group
I'm a designer with a knack for creating websites, brands, and experiences.
Founder BaseRails • Studied at @rutgers-university-new-brunswick
http://www.susieye.com
B.A degree holder in Government and Environmental Studies. Independent Spiritual Guru. Strong Leadership and Communication Skills, Sun Saluter.
http://reallifefacts4u.wordpress.com/
CPA. Master of Accounting. Experience in medical device industry.
Mobile Development, and Audio Engineering degrees; Product Manager at TennisHub; Strong development problem solving skills with a solid design background.
COO - Founder Zazz
Founder of Witsem. Strong open source development background (ADP, Wells Fargo, Domino's). MA, BA CSU, USAF.
I gaduated from Bates College in 2012 with a degree in Economics and a minor in Spanish. I have worked at PharmLogic and Falvey Yacht Insurance.
Founder of @softwareengineers-co, the home of Mobile Copy Paste. MCP is the first (and only) mobile application to enable copy / paste over the internet !
I want to change the world by investing in innovation that helps all of mankind.
Donald T. Welsh served in the United States Marine Corps for nearly a quarter of a century, and maintains relationships with a number of military organizations.
http://donaldtwelsh.tumblr.com/
Designer & Developer. Founder of @pear-buzz & @pear-printing in Providence. Worked with several startups including @orkiv . @bryant-university IT 2014
Medical Marketing, Communications and Events
Furniture industry veteran. Strong design and marketing background. RISD ID.
http://www.shawngargiulo.com
Currently I help young 'treps accelerate the materialization of their start-up companies. I facilitate conversation to consult upon existing business models.
http://BryantVentures.org
Digital Branding Specialist. Marketing experience with tech start-up, global travel firm, and online newspaper. Passion for video editing and production. Adobe Creative Suite guru.
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An observer and world-creator.
Experienced Wall Street Strategist with proven track record in Sales, Brokerage, Business Development, Risk Management, and Product Development
Founder @obzerved - Creative Director / Editor. I like making something out of nothing; Art. Strong skills in Branding, Marketing and Social Media. Positivity!
http://www.youtube.com/armenadamian
A real estate investor based in New England, Robert Campellone works to facilitate opportunities for clients in conjunction with Realty Associates
http://robertcampellone.tumblr.com/
Left the corporate world to work and learn on an organic veggie and chicken farm. Most likely to continue farming, but I am always looking for new opportunities
Highly motivated technical professional with experience in Informational Technology.
From education to entrepreneurship, all squarely ground in arts integration.
Human Resources professional actively seeking ambitious, dedicated, and fun technical and sales leaders!
Telecommunications Switch Technician. Product Management for Wireless Application Protocol 1.0
http://facebook.com/jianina.pagliarini
Straight out of high school to my father's sign and tint business. I have been working there since middle school.
Customer Service Professional, Strong Environmental Education Background, B.A Sociology/Environmental Studies
Our fund invests softwareware development startups. I have awesome dealflow in this fund - everyone knows to send the BitCoin software startups my way.
Student at URI; Freelance JavaScript developer.
Accomplished Facilities Manager with 15+ years of logistical, operations and project management expertise.
Biology Sc.B. at Brown University
Browsing
I build things that get users' attention and help them complete their task.
http://amazingwebapplications.blogspot.com/
Developer/hacker of back-end systems slowly pushing towards native apps. Some front-end experience.
Worked at ABC Co.
CS Junior at Brown University
Econ student willing to do anything for a cool startup.
Worked at @united-states-marine-corps
newbie, I've never venture funded, just getting started
Start Up Consulting; Legal Research and Advising in IP, Copyright, Trademark, Trade Secret, Business, and HR/Labor Law.
Part time student looking for a full time position
Brown University Economics Student
Marketing Coordinator for luxury jewelry and accessories designer. Avidly seeking a career with room for growth in Marketing, Public Relations, and Events.
Solutions-oriented advisor, strategic thinker
Masters in Entrepreneurship and Teaching Assistant at Brown; Worked in Real Estate and Construction industry; Undergraduate major in Electronics and Communications Engineering
Programmer, writer and editor, artist (musician and actor).
Startup Advisor , Network Administrator , Web Developer , Business Conultant & Fan of FCBarcelona
Not completed
CEO of @revenizer - supercharge business growth. Digital / conversion optimization, product management, business development background. MBA.
http://blog.revenizer.com
Senior at Brown University Interested in Contemporary Art, Marketing, and PR
Cherrystone Angel Group Executive Director, Startup Enthusiast, Kayaker, Hiker, Photographer, Foodie
Founder @healthid-profile • Studied at @university-of-rhode-island, @johnson-wales-university
Designer of DanielleCicero bridal and Special Occasions www.daniellecicero.com, custom clothing designer and fashion consultant/aspiring personality.
http://daniellecicero.tumblr.com
Founder and Managing Partner of startup accelerator @betaspring, top 15 accelerator in US.
Worked at @testa-hurwitz-thibeault • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania, @boston-university
Founder JumpOffCampus • Worked at @factset-research-systems, @tra • Studied at @tufts-university
Design Head / Co-founder @recroup full stack programmer and a designer. 3 years of experience in web development.
Co-Founder Thryve • Studied at Rhode Island School of Design
Founder @surprise-ride • Worked at @jwt, @omnicom Media Group • Studied at @pc
I'm a Co-Founder and Partner at Betaspring, Providence-based accelerator
CEO of Care Thread. 10 years background enterprise/mobile software consultant (HP, Palm, Autodesk); MD from Dartmouth and Brown.
I think data, content, analytics, and insight.
UX/UI Visual Designer. Co-Founder & CCO @rootless. Studied at @university-of-cincinnati.
EdTech specialist, business professional, 12+ yrs global exp; productizing, scaling K-12 EdTech solutions that have impacted more than 1M+ kids & educators.
Business Administration Professor and Social Entrepreneur (in training)