Vermont has long fostered a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem which has given rise to Ben & Jerry’s, Burton, 7th Generation, Gardener’s Supply, Magic Hat, IDX and many other homegrown success stories. There are great stories to tell and a vibrant innovation economy being fostered here in the state. Following is our roadmap to the local startup / tech / capital / innovation ecosystem as of Summer 2013.
Conferences & Meetups
- [email protected] Meetup
- StartupVermont
- Vermont Venture Network
- BTV Social Media Breakfast
- LaunchVT
- VT Technology Alliance
- Peak Pitch
- Renewable Energy Vermont
- Farm 2 Plate
- Vermont Food Systems Atlas
- Burlington Ruby Conference
- Burlington Young Professionals
- Vermont Tech Jam
- HackVT
- Green Drinks Burlington
- Green Drinks Montpelier
- Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility
- Vermont Young Professionals
- Burlington JavaScript
- Burlington Ruby
- BTV Web Application Group
- InventVermont
- Champlain Maker Faire
University Resources
- Champlain College BYOBiz
- UVM Business School & UVM SEMBA
- Norwich University – NUARI
- Middlebury College – Center for Social Entrepreneurship
- Middlebury College – Project on Creativity & Innovation
- UVM Office of Technology Commercialization
- UVM Center for Sustainable Ag
- Dartmouth’s – DEN
- Champlain College – Emergent Media Center
- Dartmouth – Tuck School of Business
Coworking Spaces & Accelerators
- Local 64
- Office Squared
- VCET – Burlington
- VCET – Middlebury
- Study Hall Collective
- Incubator Without Walls
Entrepreneurial Web/Software Development Firms
Coffee / Food / Drink Hotspots – Burlington Area
Coffee / Food / Drink Hotspots – Around Vermont
- Capitol Grounds – Montpelier
- Tip Top Café – White River Junction
- Black Cap Coffee – Stowe
- 51 Main at the Bridge – Middlebury
- Skinny Pancake – Montpelier
Online Resources, Journalists & News
- Vermont Business Magazine
- VT Digger
- Burlington Free Press Innovate Section
- Seven Days – TechJam
- Vermont Public Radio News
- StartupVT – LinkedIn
- Vermont Technology Alliance – LinkedIn
- Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies – LinkedIn
Looking for Office Space?
Growth Companies to Watch
- Logic Supply
- Draker Energy
- EatingWell
- Dealer.com
- NativeEnergy
- BioTek
- MyWebGrocer
- Pwnie Express
- Green Mountain Digital
- BuysideFX
- GroupZoom
Investors & Capital
- FreshTracks Capital
- Vermont Seed Capital Fund
- North Country Angels
- Vermont Investors Forum
- Flexible Capital Fund
- VEDA
- VT EPSCOR
- VCLF
Service Providers
- Gallagher Flynn & Co.
- Dinse Knapp & McAndrew
- Merritt Merritt & Moulton
- Gravel & Shea
- Downs, Rachlin & Martin
- VMEC
- VT Tech Council
- Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- VT Employment Ownership Center
- VT FabLab @ UVM
- Instrumentation & Modeling Facility @ UVM
- NeuEon
- Hickock & Boardman Insurance
- Peer-to-Peer Collaborative
- Agency of Commerce & Community Development
20 to Follow
- @bfp_news
- @tydanco
- @ejyoung67
- @nadworny
- @adambouchard
- @vprnet
- @uvmOTC
- @lhtorres
- @BTVYPG
- @freshtrackscap
- @edwardshepard
- @btvsmd
- @n8zog
- @justincutroni
- @tevslin
- @StuComstockGay
- @Sticky_Mommy
- @HackVT
- @r2r
- @moconinja
