# i2E Organization, nonprofit · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa) Also called: Innovation to Enterprise, i2E Inc, I 2 E, i two e, eye two e, Oklahoma Technology Commercialization Center An Oklahoma [nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit), with offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, that helps [founders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) turn early ideas into [scalable](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/scaling) companies. It offers free [advising](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor), a [bootcamp](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/coding-bootcamp) and student [pitch competitions](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitch-competition), and it serves only companies based mostly in Oklahoma. It says it receives state support from [OCAST](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast). It does not invest directly. Its former investment arm became [Plains Ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/plains-ventures) in 2019. Discussed in the [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack) as one of Oklahoma's business and community resources. **For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) with a medical device idea meets an i2E [advisor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor), who helps plan the company and later makes introductions to investors. ## Funding - i2E and Plains Ventures reported more than $100 million in total investments in November 2024. [Source: i2e.org](https://i2e.org/i2e-plains-ventures-surpasses-100m-milestone-in-total-investments/) - Oklahoma Angel Fund III reported $3.1 million sold of a $10 million offering in an SEC Form D filed in September 2024. [Source: sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2039099/000203909924000001/primary_doc.xml) - Reported $12.89 million in closed investments across its funds for fiscal 2020 in July 2020. [Source: i2e.org](https://i2e.org/banner-year-for-oklahoma-startups-with-29-23m-in-funding/) - i2E said in May 2020 that its management company managed $81 million across five venture funds. [Source: i2e.org](https://i2e.org/oklahoma-investors-lead-5-million-in-funding-for-tulsa-battery-material-developer-and-manufacturer-ten-nine-technologies/) Figures are as published by the linked source. ## Applying Application status unknown [Official application page](https://i2e.org) Checked 2026-11-15. Official site: ## Connects to (33) - [E3](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/e3-bootcamp): i2E's free bootcamp for Oklahoma founders who are testing whether an idea can become a scalable company. - [Entrepreneur's Cup](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/entrepreneurs-cup): A statewide business plan competition for Oklahoma college students, run by i2E. - [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. - [Plains Ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/plains-ventures): A venture capital firm with offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa that invests at the seed and Series A stages. - [OCAST](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast): Short for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. - [Mentor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor): An experienced person who gives a founder guidance. - [Ten-Nine Technologies](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ten-nine-technologies): Advanced materials. - [THG Energy](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/thg-energy): Energy management. - [Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-seed-capital-fund): A venture fund managed by i2E's investment management company. - [Accelerate Oklahoma Fund](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/accelerate-oklahoma-fund): A venture fund managed by i2E's investment management company. - [Oklahoma Angel Fund](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-angel-fund): A venture fund managed by i2E's investment management company. - [BioLytx Pharmaceuticals](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/biolytx-pharmaceuticals): An Oklahoma City drug development company working on antimicrobial peptides for infections, including bacteria resistant to existing… - [Amethyst Research](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/amethyst-research): A technology company with a U.S. - [Roll-2-Roll Technologies](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/roll-2-roll-technologies): A company based in Stillwater that makes sensors and control systems for keeping moving sheets of material aligned during manufacturing. - [Valve Systems International](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/valve-systems-international): A Tulsa company that develops control valves for demanding industrial conditions. - [Well Checked Systems](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/well-checked-systems): A company headquartered in Sapulpa that monitors remote industrial sites. - [Otologic Pharmaceutics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/otologic-pharmaceutics): An Oklahoma City biotechnology company developing treatments for hearing loss and related disorders. - [SeedStep Angels](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/seedstep-angels): An Oklahoma angel investor network founded and managed by i2E. - [Linear Health Sciences](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/linear-health-sciences): Medical tubing safety. - [Progentec](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/progentec): Lupus diagnostics. - [Simergent](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/simergent): Dialysis devices. - [MS Pen Technologies](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ms-pen): Diagnostic devices. - [BPEndo](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/bpendo): Endoscopy devices. - [SendaRide](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/sendaride): Medical transportation. - [Moleculera Biosciences](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/moleculera): Clinical diagnostics. - [Monscierge](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/monscierge): Hospitality communications software. - [MaxQ](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/maxq): Thermal packaging. - [Gradient](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient): A nonprofit entrepreneur hub and coworking space in downtown Tulsa, formerly called 36 Degrees North. - [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. - [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 Verge OKC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/the-verge-okc): A nonprofit hub for entrepreneurs in Oklahoma City. - [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… - [i2E Venture Advisory Services](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/i2e-venture-advisory): One-to-one support, structured programming and capital connections for early Oklahoma founders validating ideas and preparing for… ## Follow - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/i2e-inc) - [X](https://x.com/i2E_Inc) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/i2e_inc) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/i2EInc) - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@i2EInc) - [Events](https://i2e.org/events/) ## Sources - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/i2e