# Gradient Organization, nonprofit, place · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa) Also called: 36 Degrees North, 36N, 36°N, 36 Degrees, thirty six degrees north, Gradient Tulsa, Gradient Innovation Hub, 36 deg north A [nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit) [entrepreneur](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) hub and [coworking space](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/coworking-space) in [downtown Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/downtown-tulsa-partnership), formerly called 36 Degrees North. It offers coworking memberships, private offices, [meeting rooms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/event-venue), event space, [mentorship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor) and programs for people starting a business, and it hosts startup events such as [Global Entrepreneurship Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/global-entrepreneurship-week). The name changed in 2024. Recommended in the [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack) as a first step for meeting Tulsa entrepreneurs, through events held when the space was still called 36 Degrees North. [Black Dog Law](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/black-dog-law) has its office here, and the firm's founder serves on Gradient's board. **For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) buys a [day pass](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/coworking-space) at Gradient, works beside other founders and stays for a morning startup talk held in the building. Official site: ## Connects to (53) - [Coworking space](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/coworking-space): A shared office where people from different companies rent a desk, a private office or a meeting room, often by the month or by the day. - [Gradient Technology Incubator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient-technology-incubator): Gradient's incubator for technology companies in Tulsa. - [1 Million Cups Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/one-million-cups-tulsa): The Tulsa chapter of 1 Million Cups, a national program for entrepreneurs that the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation operates and local… - [Incubator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/incubator): A program or shared space that supports very early companies, often with desks, mentoring and community. - [Build in Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-in-tulsa): A Tulsa organization that gives entrepreneurs accelerators, pre-accelerators, coaching, free coworking, pitch events and a network. - [Meetup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/meetup): An informal, recurring gathering of people with a shared interest. - [George Kaiser Family Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gkff): A charitable foundation in Tulsa, set up as a supporting organization of the Tulsa Community Foundation. - [Tulsa Tech](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech): Tulsa's public career and technology education district. - [Google](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/google): The company behind Google Search, Gemini and Google Cloud. - [OCAST](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast): Short for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. - [Tulsa Regional Chamber](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-regional-chamber): The Tulsa region's chamber of commerce. - [Atlas School](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/atlas-school): A software development school in downtown Tulsa, formerly Holberton School Tulsa. - [Experience Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/experience-tulsa): A program that connects new, longtime and prospective Tulsans to the city through events, city visits and a hub of resources. - [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. - [Oklahoma SBDC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-sbdc): A statewide network that gives small businesses free, confidential one-on-one advising and workshops, in person or online. - [Startup Grind Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-grind-tulsa): The Tulsa chapter of Startup Grind, a community for founders with chapters in many cities. - [Techlahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma): The largest tech community in Oklahoma, with 7,000 members in its Slack. - [Tulsa Innovation Labs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-innovation-labs): A tech-led economic development organization in Tulsa. - [Fab Lab Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/fab-lab-tulsa): A nonprofit makerspace in Tulsa. - [Oklahoma Venture Forum](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-venture-forum): A membership organization in Oklahoma City that connects investors, entrepreneurs and service providers through events and pitch… - [PartnerTulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/partner-tulsa): The City of Tulsa's economic development organization, formally the Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity. - [SCORE Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/score-tulsa): The Tulsa chapter of SCORE, a national nonprofit network of volunteer business mentors. - [StitchCrew](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/stitchcrew): A nonprofit that runs programs to help business owners grow, with a focus on a more equitable economy. - [Central Library Business Center](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-library-business-center): A free service of the Tulsa City-County Library at the downtown Central Library. - [TEDC Creative Capital](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tedc-creative-capital): A Tulsa small business lender, founded in 1979 as Tulsa Economic Development Corporation. - [TYPROS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/typros): Tulsa's Young Professionals, a community development initiative of the Tulsa Regional Chamber. - [Startup ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem): The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow. - [NVIDIA](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nvidia): NVIDIA makes GPUs, chips that help computers train AI models and run them to produce answers. - [Black Dog Law](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/black-dog-law): A Tulsa intellectual property law firm that helps inventors, creators and founders with patents, trademarks, copyrights, licensing and… - [Tulsa Remote](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-remote): A program that gives a relocation grant to remote workers who move to Tulsa and connects them through a member community. - [Latam to Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/latam-to-tulsa): A Tulsa program that brings growing Latin American startups to the city to enter the US market. - [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. - [Oklahoma Department of Commerce](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-department-of-commerce): The state agency for business and economic development. - [University of Tulsa Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/university-of-tulsa-cie): The University of Tulsa's center for student and faculty entrepreneurship. - [Global Entrepreneurship Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/global-entrepreneurship-week): An annual week of events for entrepreneurs, held in many countries. - [Tulsa Tech Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-tech-week): A week-long series of tech events across Tulsa, each one hosted by a different person or organization. - [The Root Coworking](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/the-root-coworking): A coworking company with two locations in Tulsa. - [Tulsa Web Devs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-web-devs): A Tulsa user group for web developers, part of the Techlahoma network. - [Tulsa AWS User Group](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-aws-user-group): A Tulsa user group for people who build on Amazon Web Services and other cloud tools, part of the Techlahoma network. - [Tulsa Agile Practitioners](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-agile-practitioners): A Tulsa user group for people who practice Agile, a way of running software projects in short cycles. - [Tulsa UX](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa-ux): A Tulsa user group for user experience designers, listed among Techlahoma's user groups. - [OklahomAI Developers Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahomai-developers-tulsa): A Tulsa meetup about AI for developers, AI enthusiasts and tech professionals. - [The Verge OKC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/the-verge-okc): A nonprofit hub for entrepreneurs in Oklahoma City. - [Oklahoma Women in Technology](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/okwit): A nonprofit for women who work in technology in Oklahoma, started in 2016. - [gener8tor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gener8tor): An accelerator company that runs programs in cities across the United States, including Oklahoma City. - [Microsoft](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/microsoft): The company behind Copilot and Azure. - [Builders + Backers](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/builders-backers): A venture studio that helps people turn an idea into a business by combining AI-powered guidance with help from experienced entrepreneurs. - [Build with AI](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/build-with-ai): A global series of community-led events, run by local organizers with technical content from Google, that teach developers to build with… - [Big Idea](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/big-idea-tulsa): A one-day technology event in downtown Tulsa, produced by Flywheel Tulsa, that brings technology leaders from large organizations together… - [Bridge2](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bridge2): A cohort program for early-stage Oklahoma startups, presented by i2E, that ends with a demo day where founders pitch the ventures they… - [Flywheel Tulsa](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/flywheel-tulsa): A Tulsa events company, launched in 2022, that produces events about music, art, food and technology, including Big Ride, Big Bite, Big… - [Gradient CHROMA](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient-chroma): Gradient's innovation conference, held at Gradient's building in the Tulsa Arts District. - [TCC Skills Lab](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tcc-skills-lab): Tulsa Community College's free training program for adults changing careers or adding tech skills, with virtual programs and… ## Follow - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joingradient) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/join.gradient) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/joingradient) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@joingradient) - [Events](https://www.joingradient.com/events) ## Sources - - - - - Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient