Programs
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ACT House
Organization, investor, program
A Tulsa accelerator with an investing arm.
Official site: https://www.act.house
Build in Tulsa
Organization, program
A Tulsa organization that gives entrepreneurs accelerators, pre-accelerators, coaching, free…
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com
Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator
Program
An accelerator that Techstars, a company that runs accelerators in many cities, ran in Tulsa with…
Official site: https://www.techstars.com
Tulsa Tech Week
Program
A week-long series of tech events across Tulsa, each one hosted by a different person or…
Official site: https://www.tulsatechweek.ai
W.E. Build
Program
Build in Tulsa's business accelerator for startups led by women, especially women from communities…
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Blueprint: Tulsa
Program
A program for early-stage founders from Tulsa and the South who are often overlooked by investors.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Rose Rock Bridge
Program
A Tulsa program that connects energy companies with startups whose technology they might use.
Official site: https://roserockbridge.com
Tulsa Tech Hub
Program
A regional effort to make Tulsa a center for autonomous systems, such as drones.
Official site: https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/about
SAFE-T
Program
The Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Testbed, a Tulsa Tech Hub project centered on Skyway…
Autonomous Systems Workforce Program
Program
A Tulsa Tech Hub initiative connecting workforce data, internships and education with the needs of…
Official site: https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/partner-directory
Greenwood AI Center of Excellence
Program
Black Tech Street's Tulsa initiative for AI capacity, education and innovation.
Official site: https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/partner-directory
TARMAC
Program
The Tulsa Advanced Research and Manufacturing Acceleration Center, a Tulsa Tech Hub project.
Official site: https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/partner-directory
Latam to Tulsa
Program
A Tulsa program that brings growing Latin American startups to the city to enter the US market.
Official site: https://www.latamtotulsa.com
ARC-H / GreenUAS
Program
The Tulsa Tech Hub's commercialization project for autonomous systems.
Official site: https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/partner-directory
Entrepreneur's Cup
Program
A statewide business plan competition for Oklahoma college students, run by i2E.
Official site: https://i2e.org/entrepreneurs-cup/
Experience Tulsa
Program
A program that connects new, longtime and prospective Tulsans to the city through events, city…
Official site: https://experiencetulsa.com
OK Catalyst
Program, school
A free statewide program that helps Oklahoma small businesses and research teams apply for federal…
Official site: https://www.ou.edu/innovationhub/ok-catalyst
Oklahoma Works
Government, program
Oklahoma's statewide workforce partnership of several agencies, with offices that connect job…
Official site: https://oklahoma.gov/workforce.html
200OK
Program
Techlahoma's annual one-day tech conference in Tulsa, with talks for web professionals and other…
Official site: https://200ok.us
Big Idea
Program
A one-day technology event in downtown Tulsa, produced by Flywheel Tulsa, that brings technology…
Official site: https://flywheeltulsa.com/big-idea/
Bridge2
Program
A cohort program for early-stage Oklahoma startups, presented by i2E, that ends with a demo day…
Official site: https://i2e.org/bridge2/
Campus Tulsa
Program
An internship program for college students in Tulsa.
Official site: https://www.campustulsa.com
Cyber Skills Center
Program, school
A set of tech boot camps at Tulsa Community College, launched by the college and Tulsa Innovation…
Official site: https://www.tulsacc.edu/academics/programs-courses/cybersecurity-programs-offerings
TCC Skills Lab
Program, school
Tulsa Community College's free training program for adults changing careers or adding tech skills…
Official site: https://skillslab.tulsacc.edu
ARCH
Program
Build in Tulsa's in-person accelerator in Tulsa.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
BSidesOK
Program
A volunteer-run community security conference held in the Tulsa area.
Official site: https://www.bsidesok.com
OK Coders
Program
Techlahoma's coding education program.
Official site: https://www.techlahoma.org/ok-coders/
Techlahoma Slack
Program
Techlahoma's Slack workspace, where technologists across Oklahoma ask questions, share events and…
Official site: https://www.techlahoma.org/techlahoma-slack/
Tulsa Remote
Program
A program that gives a relocation grant to remote workers who move to Tulsa and connects them…
Official site: https://www.tulsaremote.com
Eligible Training Provider List
Program, government
Oklahoma's searchable list of approved training programs that eligible people can pay for with…
Official site: https://oklahoma.gov/workforce/job-seekers/training.html
Gradient CHROMA
Program
Gradient's innovation conference, held at Gradient's building in the Tulsa Arts District.
Official site: https://chroma.joingradient.com/
Leadership Tulsa
Organization, nonprofit, program
A Tulsa nonprofit, founded in 1973, that runs community leadership programs such as LT360…
Official site: https://leadershiptulsa.org
Maker Faire Tulsa
Program
A yearly family-friendly show and tell in Tulsa where engineers, artists, scientists and crafters…
Official site: https://tulsa.makerfaire.com
Oklahoma Talent Accelerator
Program, government
An Oklahoma workforce program, led by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and funded by a…
Open Tulsa Data Portal
Government, program
The City of Tulsa's portal for public data, part of its Open Tulsa transparency initiative.
Official site: https://maps.cityoftulsa.org/opendata
STEM Intern Partnership
Program, government
An OCAST program that helps Oklahoma companies pay science and technology students to work as…
Official site: https://oklahoma.gov/ocast/funding-opportunities/intern-partnership.html
Techlahoma Expert AMA
Program
Techlahoma's online question-and-answer series.
Official site: https://www.techlahoma.org
Techlahoma jobs channel
Program
The #jobs channel in the Techlahoma Slack, where members post open tech roles.
Official site: https://www.techlahoma.org/code-of-conduct/
Tulsa AWS Community Day
Program
A community-led conference in Tulsa for cloud practitioners, developers and architects, with…
Official site: https://awsdaytulsa.com
Tulsa Service Year
Program
A one-year paid fellowship that brings recent college graduates to Tulsa to work at local…
Official site: https://www.tulsaserviceyear.com
1 Million Cups Tulsa
Program
The Tulsa chapter of 1 Million Cups, a national program for entrepreneurs that the Ewing Marion…
Official site: https://www.1millioncups.com/tulsa
BUILD UP
Program
Build in Tulsa's pre-accelerator programs for very early founders.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Build Venture Summit
Program
An investor event run by Build in Tulsa.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Cherokee AcceleratHER Fellowship
Program
A fellowship co-created by the University of Tulsa's Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and…
Official site: https://sites.utulsa.edu/cie/accelerather/
E3
Program
i2E's free bootcamp for Oklahoma founders who are testing whether an idea can become a scalable…
Official site: https://i2e.org/e3/
First Friday Founders Market
Program
A recurring market run by Build in Tulsa where entrepreneurs sell their products to the public.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Get on Board
Program
TYPROS and Leadership Tulsa prepare young professionals for nonprofit board service through an…
Official site: https://www.typros.org/get-on-board
Gradient Technology Incubator
Program
Gradient's incubator for technology companies in Tulsa.
Official site: https://www.joingradient.com/programs/gradient-incubator
Greenwood Cyber + AI Lab
Program
A Microsoft and Black Tech Street collaboration within the Greenwood AI Center of Excellence…
Official site: https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/partner-directory
Hurricane Hackathon
Program
A 24-hour hackathon for University of Tulsa students, run by the university's AI and machine…
Official site: https://aiml-utulsa.github.io/Club-Webpage/hurricane-hackathon/
Industry Innovation Program
Program, government
An OCAST grant program that gives non-dilutive funding to Oklahoma companies for innovation…
Official site: https://oklahoma.gov/ocast/funding-opportunities.html
Kitchen 66
Program
A food business incubator in Tulsa, run as a program of the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation.
Official site: https://www.kitchen66tulsa.com
Neighborhood Academy
Program, government
A free three-session course run by the City of Tulsa that teaches residents how to work with City…
Official site: https://www.cityoftulsa.org/neighborhoodacademy
NYU Tulsa
School, program
New York University's programs in Tulsa, made possible by a collaboration with the George Kaiser…
Official site: https://www.nyu.edu/tulsa.html
Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators
Program
Oklahoma Farm Bureau's accelerators for rural and agricultural ventures, with two tracks…
Official site: https://www.okfarmbureau.org/acceleratorapp/
Product Pitch Night
Program
A Build in Tulsa program for founders who make physical products.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Tulsa Local Ventures
Program
An initiative of the George Kaiser Family Foundation that helps companies explore and pursue…
Tulsa StartUp Series
Program
A startup competition that Tulsa Community College and the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation ran in…
Tulsa Visa Network
Program
An Experience Tulsa program that helps skilled international workers in science and technology…
Official site: https://experiencetulsa.com/visa-network
1921 Awards
Program
Build in Tulsa's yearly awards, launched in 2023, for Tulsa entrepreneurs who carry on the legacy…
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/program/1921-awards
918 Lead
Program
A one-day TYPROS intensive introducing young professionals to community leadership and civic…
Official site: https://www.typros.org/918-lead
i2E Venture Advisory Services
Program
One-to-one support, structured programming and capital connections for early Oklahoma founders…
Official site: https://i2e.org/
Muscogee Nation Capital Fund
Investor, program
A Muscogee Nation program offering loan participation, collateral support and equity investment…
Official site: https://www.mcncapitalfund.com/mnp/home
Oklahoma Innovation Expansion Program
Program
Commerce and ODFA support qualifying capital investment and business expansion through payroll tax…
Official site: https://www.okcommerce.gov/oiep/
Oklahoma Research and Development Rebate
Program
A rebate for qualifying research expenditures in Oklahoma.
Official site: https://www.okcommerce.gov/doing-business/business-relocation-expansion/incentives/research-and-development-rebate-program/
Oklahoma Rural Jobs Act
Program
A capital-access program for eligible small businesses in qualifying rural Oklahoma locations…
Official site: https://www.okcommerce.gov/doing-business/business-relocation-expansion/incentives/
Tulsa For You
Program
A collection of talent attraction and economic growth programs listed by Tulsa Innovation Labs…
Official site: https://tulsaforyou.com
Work Ready Oklahoma
Program, government
An Oklahoma Human Services program, part of the state's TANF work strategy, whose employment…
21st Century Quality Jobs
Program
An Oklahoma job-creation incentive for qualifying businesses with a highly skilled…
Official site: https://www.okcommerce.gov/doing-business/business-relocation-expansion/incentives/
Business Expansion Incentive Program
Program
An Oklahoma incentive supporting major capital investments in equipment, machinery and buildings.
Official site: https://www.okcommerce.gov/doing-business/business-relocation-expansion/incentives/
Lead Forward
Program
A TYPROS program offering education and resources centered on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Official site: https://www.typros.org/lead-forward
Oklahoma Quality Jobs
Program
Payroll-based cash rebates for eligible employers creating qualifying Oklahoma jobs.
Official site: https://www.okcommerce.gov/doing-business/business-relocation-expansion/incentives/
Small Employer Quality Jobs
Program
A payroll incentive for eligible small Oklahoma employers creating qualifying jobs.
Official site: https://www.okcommerce.gov/doing-business/business-relocation-expansion/incentives/
gener8tor
Organization, investor, program
An accelerator company that runs programs in cities across the United States, including Oklahoma…
Official site: https://www.gener8tor.com/investment-accelerators/oklahoma-city
NVIDIA Inception
Program
NVIDIA's free program for AI startups.
Official site: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/startups/
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Program
An annual week of events for entrepreneurs, held in many countries.
Official site: https://joingradient.com/gew
Build with AI
Program
A global series of community-led events, run by local organizers with technical content from…
Official site: https://developers.google.com/community/build-with-ai/faq
DevFest
Program
A community tech conference held in cities around the world, each one organized independently by a…
Official site: https://developers.google.com/community/devfest
Google Developer Experts
Program
A Google program that recognizes experienced developers who know one or more Google or open source…
Official site: https://developers.google.com/community/experts
Google for Startups
Program
Google's program for startup founders.
Official site: https://startup.google.com/
Grow with Google
Program
Google's training hub for job seekers and small businesses.
Official site: https://grow.google/
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Government, program
A US federal law, signed in 2014, that funds the public workforce system: job search help…
Official site: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/wioa
Codex Ambassadors
Program
An OpenAI volunteer program for people who build communities around Codex, its coding agent.
Official site: https://developers.openai.com/community/codex-ambassadors
Google AI Professional Certificate
Program
An online Google Career Certificate about using AI at work.
Official site: https://grow.google/ai-professional
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Program
An online Google Career Certificate in data analytics, offered on Coursera.
Official site: https://grow.google/certificates/data-analytics/
Work-integrated learning
Concept, program
Education that formally combines a student's studies with real work in a workplace, for example…
Y Combinator
Organization, investor, program
A startup accelerator.
Official site: https://www.ycombinator.com
American Job Centers
Government, program, place
A nationwide network of local workforce offices set up under the Workforce Innovation and…
Official site: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/american-job-centers
E-Rate
Program
A US program, administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company, that gives schools and…
Official site: https://www.usac.org/e-rate/
FutureCon
Program
A series of one-day cybersecurity conferences in cities across North America, run by FutureCon…
Official site: https://futureconevents.com
Google Ad Grants
Program
A Google program that gives eligible nonprofits advertising credit to show ads on Google Search…
Official site: https://www.google.com/grants/
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Program
An online Google Career Certificate in cybersecurity, offered on Coursera.
Official site: https://grow.google/certificates/cybersecurity/
Google Data Center Community AI Fellowship
Program
A fellowship run by the Watson Institute and funded by Google for community leaders in places that…
Official site: https://watson.is/google-data-center-community-ai-fellowship/
Google Developer Groups on Campus
Program, user group
Google's program for student developer groups at universities and colleges.
Official site: https://developers.google.com/community/gdg
Google for Education
Program
Google's line of tools and training for schools and teachers, including Workspace for Education…
Official site: https://edu.google.com/
Google for Education Certified Trainer
Program
A Google for Education credential for educators who train other teachers to use Google's classroom…
Official site: https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/teacher-center/programs/certified-trainer/
Google Maps Platform Innovators
Program
A Google community program for developers who build with Google Maps Platform.
Official site: https://mapsplatform.google.com/resources/blog/introducing-the-google-maps-platform-innovators-program/
Make AI Work for You tour
Program
A Grow with Google tour of hands-on AI workshops for small businesses along Route 66.
Official site: https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/grow-with-google/route-66-small-businesses/
SBA Mentor-Protégé Program
Government, program
A US Small Business Administration program in which a small business (the protégé) learns from an…
Official site: https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/sba-mentor-protege-program
Women-owned small business certification
Government, program
A free US Small Business Administration certification that lets small businesses at least 51%…
Official site: https://www.sba.gov/wosb
CompTIA A+
Program
CompTIA's entry-level IT certification, which CompTIA calls the industry standard for starting an…
Official site: https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/a/
CS50 AI
Program
Harvard's free online course on the ideas behind modern AI, taught in Python, with topics such as…
Official site: https://cs50.harvard.edu/ai/
Endeavor Heartland ScaleUp
Program
A regional accelerator for scaling businesses.
Track One
Government, program
A US Patent and Trademark Office option to pay extra fees so a utility or plant patent application…
Official site: https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/petitions/25-prioritized-examination-track-one
Fuel Accelerator
Program
An equity-free, no-fee ten-week accelerator in Bentonville, Arkansas for enterprise-ready…
Official site: https://www.fuelaccelerator.com/
HackOKState
Program
Oklahoma State University's 24-hour hackathon in Stillwater, open to students from any college and…
Official site: https://www.hackokstate.com
Techstars
Investor, program
A global startup investor and accelerator operator.
Official site: https://www.techstars.com
Cherokee Nation Small Business Assistance Center
Program
A Cherokee Nation service offering Native-owned businesses guidance, coaching and routes to capital.
Official site: https://www.cherokee.gov/life-events/building-a-business/
Osage Nation Small Business Program
Program
A credit-support program for Osage-owned businesses and small businesses in Osage County.
Official site: https://www.osagenationsmallbusiness.com/onp/home
OKC Tech Week
Program
A week-long series of tech events in Oklahoma City, organized by the partner organizations that…
Official site: https://www.okctechweek.ai
ThunderPlains
Program
Techlahoma's annual web and mobile developer conference in Oklahoma City, organized by volunteers.
Official site: https://2026.thunderplainsconf.com
InnoTech Oklahoma
Program
An annual business and technology conference and expo at the Oklahoma City Convention Center…
Official site: https://www.innotechok.com
Oklathon
Program
Techlahoma's free open-source hackathon in Oklahoma City, a weekend of pitching ideas, forming…
Official site: https://techlahoma.github.io/oklathon/
Pitches, Pizza & Pints
Program
The Verge OKC's monthly founder event in Oklahoma City, where entrepreneurs pitch what they are…
Official site: https://luma.com/kk1wrbec
WeDreaminOK
Program
A community-led, nonprofit Salesforce conference in Oklahoma City for admins, developers…
Official site: https://www.wedreaminok.org
Startup Launchpad
Program
The University of Oklahoma's set of venture creation and launch programs, run by Startup OU at the…
Official site: https://www.ou.edu/innovationhub/startups
TechAccess Oklahoma
Program
A digital accessibility conference held in Oklahoma City, organized by the Digital Accessibility…
Official site: https://techaccessok.org
The Summer Startup
Program
A weekend event in Oklahoma City where participants try to build a startup from zero to one in 54…
Official site: https://thesummerstartup.com
Women in Tech Summit
Program
A summit for women in technology and their allies that Oklahoma Women in Technology hosts with…
Official site: https://www.okwit.org/events
Hacklahoma
Program
The student-run hackathon at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
Official site: https://github.com/Hacklahoma
OKBioStart
Program
Life science commercialization support focused on the Oklahoma City ten-county region.
Official site: https://www.okbiostart.com/