# Bridge2

Program · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa)

Also called: Bridge 2, Bridge Two, i2E Bridge2, Bridge2 Demo Day, Bridge to

A [cohort program](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cohort) for early-stage Oklahoma startups, presented by [i2E](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/i2e), that ends with a [demo day](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/demo-day) where [founders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) [pitch](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitch-deck) the [ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/venture-capital) they built to investors and [ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem) leaders. A recent demo day was held at [Gradient](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient) in Tulsa and [hosted](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hosting) by Gradient, i2E and the [Oklahoma Commercialization Network](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-commercialization-network). Discussed in the [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack) as holding its first demo day, with five founders pitching, in 2024.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) finishes a Bridge2 [cohort](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cohort) and [pitches](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitch-deck) at [demo day](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/demo-day) to a room of Oklahoma investors.

## Applying



Application status unknown

[Official application page](https://i2e.org/bridge2/)

Checked 2026-11-15.
Official site: <https://i2e.org/bridge2/>

## Connects to (7)

- [Demo day](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/demo-day): The event at the end of an accelerator where each company in the cohort presents to an audience of investors.
- [Cohort](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cohort): A group of founders or companies that go through a program together, on the same schedule.
- [i2E](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/i2e): An Oklahoma nonprofit, with offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, that helps founders turn early ideas into scalable companies.
- [Gradient](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient): A nonprofit entrepreneur hub and coworking space in downtown Tulsa, formerly called 36 Degrees North.
- [Oklahoma Commercialization Network](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-commercialization-network): A statewide partnership that acts as a front door for Oklahoma entrepreneurs, pointing them to the organizations that can help.
- [Pre-seed](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pre-seed): The earliest outside money a startup raises, often before the product is finished or has customers.
- [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.

## Sources

- <https://luma.com/w8p9oond>
- <https://i2e.org/bridge2/>
- <https://i2e.org/bridge2-demo-day-returns-highlighting-promising-oklahoma-startups/>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bridge2