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ACT House
Organization, investor, program
A Tulsa accelerator with an investing arm.
Official site: https://www.act.house
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Build in Tulsa
Organization, program
A Tulsa organization that gives entrepreneurs accelerators, pre-accelerators, coaching, free…
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Rose Rock Bridge
Program
A Tulsa program that connects energy companies with startups whose technology they might use.
Official site: https://roserockbridge.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
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
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
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
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
Entrepreneur's Cup
Program
A statewide business plan competition for Oklahoma college students, run by i2E.
Official site: https://i2e.org/entrepreneurs-cup/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Experience Tulsa
Program
A program that connects new, longtime and prospective Tulsans to the city through events, city…
Official site: https://experiencetulsa.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Oklahoma Works
Government, program
Oklahoma's statewide workforce partnership of several agencies, with offices that connect job…
Official site: https://oklahoma.gov/workforce.html
Last changed: 2026-11-15
200OK
Program
Techlahoma's annual one-day tech conference in Tulsa, with talks for web professionals and other…
Official site: https://200ok.us
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Campus Tulsa
Program
An internship program for college students in Tulsa.
Official site: https://www.campustulsa.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
ARCH
Program
Build in Tulsa's in-person accelerator in Tulsa.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Last changed: 2026-11-15
BSidesOK
Program
A volunteer-run community security conference held in the Tulsa area.
Official site: https://www.bsidesok.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
OK Coders
Program
Techlahoma's coding education program.
Official site: https://www.techlahoma.org/ok-coders/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Techlahoma Slack
Program
Techlahoma's Slack workspace, where technologists across Oklahoma ask questions, share events and…
Official site: https://www.techlahoma.org/techlahoma-slack/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Gradient CHROMA
Program
Gradient's innovation conference, held at Gradient's building in the Tulsa Arts District.
Official site: https://chroma.joingradient.com/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Leadership Tulsa
Organization, nonprofit, program
A Tulsa nonprofit, founded in 1973, that runs community leadership programs such as LT360…
Official site: https://leadershiptulsa.org
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Oklahoma Talent Accelerator
Program, government
An Oklahoma workforce program, led by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and funded by a…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Techlahoma Expert AMA
Program
Techlahoma's online question-and-answer series.
Official site: https://www.techlahoma.org
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Tulsa AWS Community Day
Program
A community-led conference in Tulsa for cloud practitioners, developers and architects, with…
Official site: https://awsdaytulsa.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
BUILD UP
Program
Build in Tulsa's pre-accelerator programs for very early founders.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Build Venture Summit
Program
An investor event run by Build in Tulsa.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Gradient Technology Incubator
Program
Gradient's incubator for technology companies in Tulsa.
Official site: https://www.joingradient.com/programs/gradient-incubator
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Product Pitch Night
Program
A Build in Tulsa program for founders who make physical products.
Official site: https://www.buildintulsa.com/programming
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Tulsa Local Ventures
Program
An initiative of the George Kaiser Family Foundation that helps companies explore and pursue…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Tulsa StartUp Series
Program
A startup competition that Tulsa Community College and the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation ran in…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Tulsa Visa Network
Program
An Experience Tulsa program that helps skilled international workers in science and technology…
Official site: https://experiencetulsa.com/visa-network
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
918 Lead
Program
A one-day TYPROS intensive introducing young professionals to community leadership and civic…
Official site: https://www.typros.org/918-lead
Last changed: 2026-11-15
i2E Venture Advisory Services
Program
One-to-one support, structured programming and capital connections for early Oklahoma founders…
Official site: https://i2e.org/
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
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
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
Work Ready Oklahoma
Program, government
An Oklahoma Human Services program, part of the state's TANF work strategy, whose employment…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Lead Forward
Program
A TYPROS program offering education and resources centered on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Official site: https://www.typros.org/lead-forward
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
NVIDIA Inception
Program
NVIDIA's free program for AI startups.
Official site: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/startups/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Global Entrepreneurship Week
Program
An annual week of events for entrepreneurs, held in many countries.
Official site: https://joingradient.com/gew
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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 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
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Google AI Professional Certificate
Program
An online Google Career Certificate about using AI at work.
Official site: https://grow.google/ai-professional
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Work-integrated learning
Concept, program
Education that formally combines a student's studies with real work in a workplace, for example…
Last changed: 2026-11-14
Y Combinator
Organization, investor, program
A startup accelerator.
Official site: https://www.ycombinator.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
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 Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Program
An online Google Career Certificate in cybersecurity, offered on Coursera.
Official site: https://grow.google/certificates/cybersecurity/
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
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
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
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/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Endeavor Heartland ScaleUp
Program
A regional accelerator for scaling businesses.
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Fuel Accelerator
Program
An equity-free, no-fee ten-week accelerator in Bentonville, Arkansas for enterprise-ready…
Official site: https://www.fuelaccelerator.com/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
HackOKState
Program
Oklahoma State University's 24-hour hackathon in Stillwater, open to students from any college and…
Official site: https://www.hackokstate.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Techstars
Investor, program
A global startup investor and accelerator operator.
Official site: https://www.techstars.com
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
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
ThunderPlains
Program
Techlahoma's annual web and mobile developer conference in Oklahoma City, organized by volunteers.
Official site: https://2026.thunderplainsconf.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
InnoTech Oklahoma
Program
An annual business and technology conference and expo at the Oklahoma City Convention Center…
Official site: https://www.innotechok.com
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Oklathon
Program
Techlahoma's free open-source hackathon in Oklahoma City, a weekend of pitching ideas, forming…
Official site: https://techlahoma.github.io/oklathon/
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
WeDreaminOK
Program
A community-led, nonprofit Salesforce conference in Oklahoma City for admins, developers…
Official site: https://www.wedreaminok.org
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
TechAccess Oklahoma
Program
A digital accessibility conference held in Oklahoma City, organized by the Digital Accessibility…
Official site: https://techaccessok.org
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
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
Last changed: 2026-11-15
Hacklahoma
Program
The student-run hackathon at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
Official site: https://github.com/Hacklahoma
Last changed: 2026-11-15
OKBioStart
Program
Life science commercialization support focused on the Oklahoma City ten-county region.
Official site: https://www.okbiostart.com/
Last changed: 2026-11-15