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SAFE-T
Program
The Secure Autonomy Feedback and Evaluation Testbed, a Tulsa Tech Hub project centered on Skyway…
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
TARMAC
Program
The Tulsa Advanced Research and Manufacturing Acceleration Center, a Tulsa Tech Hub project.
Official site: https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/partner-directory
Last changed: 2026-11-15
ARC-H / GreenUAS
Program
The Tulsa Tech Hub's commercialization project for autonomous systems.
Official site: https://www.tulsainnovationlabs.com/partner-directory
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Tulsa Community Foundation
Organization, nonprofit
A charitable foundation based in Tulsa that helps donors support community organizations and…
Official site: https://tulsacf.org
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Tulsa WordPress Meetup
User group
A free monthly meetup in Tulsa where WordPress users of every level, from beginners and business…
Official site: https://www.meetup.com/Tulsa-WordPress-meetup
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Tulsa Salesforce User Group
User group
A Salesforce Trailblazer Community Group in Tulsa that holds talks, release-notes reviews and…
Official site: https://trailblazercommunitygroups.com/salesforce-user-group-tulsa-united-states/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Oklahoma Data & AI User Group
User group
A free, in-person Oklahoma user group for people who use data and AI in their everyday work…
Official site: https://www.meetup.com/oklahoma-power-bi-user-group/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
SheCodes Tulsa
User group
A Tulsa meetup for women in tech that welcomes people starting a coding career, people building…
Official site: https://www.meetup.com/shecodestulsa/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Mvskoke Fund
Investor, nonprofit
A nonprofit Native community development financial institution in Okmulgee, in the Tulsa metro.
Official site: https://mvskokefund.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Tulsa For You
Program
A collection of talent attraction and economic growth programs listed by Tulsa Innovation Labs…
Official site: https://tulsaforyou.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Startup ecosystem
Concept
The people, money and organizations in one place that help new companies start and grow.
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Accelerator
Concept
A program with a fixed length that helps a group of early companies grow faster through coaching…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Meetup
Concept
An informal, recurring gathering of people with a shared interest.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Founder
Concept
A person who starts a company and owns part of it from the beginning.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Mentor
Concept
An experienced person who gives a founder guidance.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
User group
Concept
A club of people who use or study the same technology and meet regularly to share what they learn.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Nonprofit
Concept
An organization that exists to serve a mission and does not pay profits out to owners.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Tech conference
Concept
A one-day or multi-day event with talks, workshops and hallway conversations about technology.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Event venue
Concept
A place that can host a gathering, such as a meetup, talk, workshop or launch party.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Economic development organization
Concept
An organization whose job is to grow the economy of a city, region or state.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Cohort
Concept
A group of founders or companies that go through a program together, on the same schedule.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Hackathon
Concept
An event, often a day or a weekend, where people form teams and build a working project from…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Coworking space
Concept
A shared office where people from different companies rent a desk, a private office or a meeting…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Incubator
Concept
A program or shared space that supports very early companies, often with desks, mentoring and…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Makerspace
Concept
A shared workshop with tools such as 3D printers, laser cutters and electronics benches that…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Demo day
Concept
The event at the end of an accelerator where each company in the cohort presents to an audience of…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Pitch competition
Concept
An event where founders present their companies to judges, who pick winners.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Alumni
Concept
The founders and companies that finished a program in the past.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
NVIDIA Inception
Program
NVIDIA's free program for AI startups.
Official site: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/startups/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Pre-accelerator
Concept
A program for people who have an idea but not yet a company or a product.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Civic tech
Concept
Technology built to serve the public good or improve how people interact with government, often by…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Google Educator Groups
User group
Free local communities of educators, led by volunteer teachers and run independently, who meet in…
Official site: https://edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/for-educators/communities/geg/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Google for Startups
Program
Google's program for startup founders.
Official site: https://startup.google.com/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Grow with Google
Program
Google's training hub for job seekers and small businesses.
Official site: https://grow.google/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Philanthropic foundation
Concept
An organization that gives money to causes it wants to advance, such as education or a city's…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Venture studio
Concept
An organization that comes up with business ideas itself and builds companies around them, often…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Chamber of commerce
Concept
A membership organization of businesses in one place or one community.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Code of conduct
Concept
The written rules for how people in a community or at an event must treat each other, and what…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Codecademy
Organization
An online platform for learning technical skills through interactive lessons, with courses in…
Official site: https://www.codecademy.com/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
ForHumanity
Organization, nonprofit
A nonprofit public charity that examines the risks of AI and develops criteria for the independent…
Official site: https://forhumanity.center
Last changed: 2026-11-14
freeCodeCamp
Organization, nonprofit
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit where people learn to code for free by building projects in the browser…
Official site: https://www.freecodecamp.org/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Indie hacker
Concept
Someone who builds and runs a small software business on their own or with a tiny team, usually…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Office hours
Concept
A set time when founders can bring questions to an expert, a mentor or program staff, usually in…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Y Combinator
Organization, investor, program
A startup accelerator.
Official site: https://www.ycombinator.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
AMA
Concept
Short for 'ask me anything'.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Federal Trade Commission
Government
The US federal agency that enforces laws against unfair, deceptive and anticompetitive business…
Official site: https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc
Last changed: 2026-11-14
FutureCon
Program
A series of one-day cybersecurity conferences in cities across North America, run by FutureCon…
Official site: https://futureconevents.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Moonlighting
Concept
Doing paid work on the side, outside a full-time job.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Nava
Organization
A technology company and public benefit corporation formed in 2015 to improve government services…
Official site: https://www.navapbc.com
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Portfolio
Concept
The set of companies that an investor has funded, or that a program supports.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Soft-landing program
Concept
A program that helps a company from another country or region set up in a new place.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
501(c)(6)
Concept
A US tax-exempt category for business leagues, such as trade associations, chambers of commerce…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Bylaws
Concept
The internal rules an organization, such as a nonprofit or corporation, adopts for how it is run…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Center on Rural Innovation
Organization, nonprofit
A US 501(c)(3) nonprofit that partners with rural leaders to help rural people take part in the…
Official site: https://ruralinnovation.us/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Cerebral Valley
Organization
An AI community that runs hackathons and events around the world for AI labs, companies and…
Official site: https://cerebralvalley.ai
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Code for America
Organization, nonprofit
A nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works with governments to improve public services using…
Official site: https://codeforamerica.org
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Fiscal sponsorship
Concept
An arrangement where an established nonprofit takes in grants and donations on behalf of a project…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Nielsen Norman Group
Organization
A user experience research and consulting firm.
Official site: https://www.nngroup.com
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Watson Institute
Organization, school
An educational organization based in Boulder, Colorado that trains entrepreneurs and community…
Official site: https://watson.is/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Western Governors University
School, nonprofit
An online, nonprofit, accredited university founded by a group of US governors.
Official site: https://www.wgu.edu/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
American Council on Education
Organization
A US membership organization of more than a thousand colleges, universities and related groups…
Official site: https://www.acenet.edu
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Organization
A national youth mentoring organization that creates one-to-one mentoring relationships between…
Official site: https://www.bbbs.org
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Techstars
Investor, program
A global startup investor and accelerator operator.
Official site: https://www.techstars.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
WGU Labs
Organization
An affiliate of Western Governors University that finds and supports new solutions to problems in…
Official site: https://www.wgulabs.org/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International
Organization, nonprofit
A nonprofit industry organization for uncrewed vehicles and autonomous systems.
Official site: https://www.auvsi.org
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
SeedAI
Organization, nonprofit
A national nonprofit working on AI literacy, adoption and policy.
Official site: https://www.seedai.org
Last changed: 2026-11-15
US Department of Agriculture
Government
The federal department for farming, food and rural America.
Last changed: 2026-11-14
OKC WordPress Users Group
User group
An Oklahoma City Meetup group for people who build with WordPress, part of WordPress's network of…
Official site: https://www.meetup.com/okc-wordpress-users-group/
Last changed: 2026-11-14
OKC Coffee and Code
User group
A casual user group in Oklahoma City where people write code together or just talk about it.
Official site: https://www.meetup.com/okccoffeeandcode
Last changed: 2026-11-14