Tulsa startup 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
Experience Tulsa
Program
A program that connects new, longtime and prospective Tulsans to the city through events, city…
Official site: https://experiencetulsa.com
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/
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
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
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
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
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/
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/
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
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
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
Tulsa For You
Program
A collection of talent attraction and economic growth programs listed by Tulsa Innovation Labs…
Official site: https://tulsaforyou.com
Lead Forward
Program
A TYPROS program offering education and resources centered on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Official site: https://www.typros.org/lead-forward