The Innovation Labs Portfolio is specifically designed for growth-stage founders to be showcased to corporate partners and investors. Portfolio members are eligible for opportunities including: participation in the Startup Expo at their industry-relevant Innovation Summit, exclusive access to industry mentors, one-on-one corporate introductions, investor showcases, corporate deal flows, pitching on the main stage at their industry-specific Innovation Summit, and more.

On April 16 and 17, founders in the AI and Web3 ecosystems are heading to 1871 for the Emerging Tech Innovation Summit, where they’ll showcase their innovative solutions to potential investors, partners, and customers at the Startup Expo and Pitch Showcase.

Meet the portfolio members:

AI Portfolio

Damilare Odumosu, CEO and Co-Founder of CropMind Inc.

Al Lagunas, Co-Founder of Levee

Plamen Petrov, Advisor & Fractional CPTO at MEGI Health

David Turner, Co-Founder of SpaceBot

John Abrams, CEO of nutrad

Alex Klein, Founder of DeepNeed

Michel Bourque, Co-Founder of CYBERDEFENSE AI Inc.

Yutaro Nishiyama, Founder and Head of Technology at InstaEnglish

Adam Foresman, Founder of Ryden Solutions

Charlie Brizz, Co-Founder of TractorBeam

Brittani Brown, Founder of PLUG

Robert Kraft, Founder and CEO of Atlas World Sports

Anindya Singh Obi, Niiti

Peggy O’Flaherty, Co-Founder and CEO of VINLY

Sameer Pakanaty, CEO of Oraczen

David Clark, Commercialization Lead at YonderMaterials

Olivier Bacs, Co-Founder and CTO of bendi

WEB3 Portfolio

Bobola Odebiyi, Founder and CEO of CrossKudi

Morgan Culbertson, Founder of Hopscotch Research

Anthony Peltier, Creator and Founder of Pantheon TCG

Mark Alan, Founder and CEO of Bossbank

Sajad Meisami, MintlyGo

Jeffrey Nelson, Founder and CEO of MyIDFI

Tristan Peters, Solutions Engineer at Notabene

Stan Chen, CEO of RecycleGO

Jeffrey Gaus, Founder and CEO of The Provenance Chain 

Charvel Chedraui, Founder of Wayru

Michael Olorunninwo, President at GradientFI

Florian Huchede, Co-Founder of Carre.ai 

Sid Ugrankar, Chief Executive Officer at Qila.io

Join the Portfolio

If you’re a growth-stage founder interested in joining the Innovation Labs Portfolio, 1871 is currently seeking participants for the following industry tracks: Supply Chain, Construction, Web3, AI, InsurTech, Sports & Entertainment, FinTech, FoodTech, Health Tech, and Climate Tech. Existing 1871 members can click on a track and apply to its respective Portfolio. 

If you’re a growth-stage founder who is not yet an 1871 member, join today to become eligible to apply to the Portfolio. 

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