# The Verge OKC Organization, nonprofit, place · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa) Also called: The Verge, Verge OKC, VergeOKC A [nonprofit](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/nonprofit) hub for [entrepreneurs](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) in Oklahoma City. It began in early 2021 as a joint [effort](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/effort) of Flourish OKC, [Inasmuch Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/inasmuch-foundation) and [Cortado Ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cortado-ventures). It offers membership, [mentorship](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor), programs and workspace, and runs a state-[certified incubator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-department-of-commerce). It is a founding partner of the [Oklahoma Commercialization Network](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahoma-commercialization-network), and its [ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/startup-ecosystem) page shows partners such as [Techlahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma), [i2E](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/i2e), [Gradient](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient) and [gener8tor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gener8tor). Discussed in the [Techlahoma Slack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma-slack) as a starting point for newcomers, through its Getting Started and Ecosystem pages. It helps organize [Global Entrepreneurship Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/global-entrepreneurship-week) Oklahoma, whose public calendar includes Tulsa events. **For example:** A Tulsa [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) who is expanding to Oklahoma City books a tour of The Verge to find a desk and to be matched with [mentors](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor) there. Official site: ## Connects to (20) - [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. - [Incubator](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/incubator): A program or shared space that supports very early companies, often with desks, mentoring and community. - [Mentor](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mentor): An experienced person who gives a founder guidance. - [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. - [Cortado Ventures](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/cortado-ventures): A venture capital firm in Oklahoma City. - [Techlahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/techlahoma): The largest tech community in Oklahoma, with 7,000 members in its Slack. - [Gradient](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/gradient): A nonprofit entrepreneur hub and coworking space in downtown Tulsa, formerly called 36 Degrees North. - [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. - [OCAST](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ocast): Short for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. - [OK Coders](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/ok-coders): Techlahoma's coding education program. - [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. - [REI Oklahoma](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/rei-oklahoma): A statewide nonprofit that offers flexible financing and business development help to Oklahomans with limited access to resources. - [Global Entrepreneurship Week](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/global-entrepreneurship-week): An annual week of events for entrepreneurs, held in many countries. - [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. - [Oklahoma City Innovation District](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/okc-innovation-district): A district in northeast Oklahoma City and the organization, OKCID, that builds partnerships and programs there. - [OklahomAI OKC](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/oklahomai-okc): An Oklahoma City community for people interested in AI, from any profession or experience level, with in-person workshops, demos and… - [Idea Forge Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/idea-forge-foundation): A 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation in Oklahoma City that supports Oklahoma's innovators, entrepreneurs and creators. - [Inasmuch Foundation](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/inasmuch-foundation): An Oklahoma City foundation, established in 1982, that makes grants to nonprofits in community enhancement, education, human services and… - [Pitches, Pizza & Pints](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/pitches-pizza-pints): The Verge OKC's monthly founder event in Oklahoma City, where entrepreneurs pitch what they are building and an experienced founder shares… ## Follow - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vergeokc/) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thevergeokc/) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thevergeokc) - [X](https://twitter.com/thevergeokc) ## Sources - - - - - - - Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/the-verge-okc