When you’re surrounded by other motivated professionals across a variety of industries, sparks will fly! Getting a fresh set of eyes on a project or a trusted referral for a vendor can happen over coffee. You never know when your neighbor will become your partner, and we see these connections happen every day.
StrikerVR
StrikerVR produces cutting-edge Virtual Reality (VR) peripherals for the gaming market, serving theme-parks and high-end arcades. StrikerVR will release its first consumer device in 2023.
Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system with a mission to serve, heal, lead, educate and innovate. It leads nationally in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, liver and heart transplants, and pediatrics, among other areas.
RWE Renewables
RWE is one of the world’s leading companies in offshore wind, active across the entire value chain, from project conception and development to construction as well as operation and maintenance.
Gilded
Gilded is a team of developers and CPAs who believe that the future of finance is global, open, and powered on the blockchain.
Scandy
Scandy builds software with a heavy focus on 3D scanning and content creation. Find their apps, Scandy Pro and Hoxel, in the Apple App Store.
TrayAway
TrayAway brings modern hotel room service convenience to guests in a snap. Once a guest has completed their meal, they simply click a TrayAway device to notify hotel staff their tray is ready for retrieval.
Lyle LeBlanc
Founder
Sara Scioneaux
Marketing Director
Blake Restel
Innovations Director
Sam Provenza
Innovations Manager
Zachariah Lebeau
Innovations Lab Technician
Sean Brock
Innovations Designer
GNO Inc.
Greater New Orleans, Inc. is the regional economic development nonprofit organization serving the 10-parish region of Southeast Louisiana. Their mission is to create a region with a thriving economy and an excellent quality of life, for everyone.
The Beach
A premier research & technology park, The Beach at UNO is a vibrant community where academia, government, and entrepreneurial endeavors come together to maximize transformative solutions and build shared prosperity for our region.
New Orleans Bioinnovation Center
The Center’s work is accelerating the growth of Louisiana’s biotech ecosystem and improving healthcare worldwide. The Center is committed to growing the high-tech entrepreneurial ecosystem across the state in real mission-driven, equitable, and sustainable ways.
NOLAvate Black
NOLAvate Black began with the launch of Black Tech NOLA – New Orleans’ first Inclusive Innovation Conference to address the systemic racism and social injustices that prevent Black people and under-resourced communities from gaining access to the high-demand and high-wage jobs available in the technology sector.
NOLAvate Black is partnered with GNO Inc. to work collaboratively on specific initiatives and projects that will promote an inclusive and accessible ecosystem for tech professionals and entrepreneurs of color.
www.nolavateblack.com