Sam Roach-Gerber, Author at VCET

Sunsetting the Vermont Startup Collective

Since 2020, Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET), along with help from other ecosystem players and community members (Hi Marty!), supported and moderated the Vermont Startup Collective.

First Chair 03/06/24

First Chair: March 2024

First Chair🚠: March! This month: Game-changing partnerships for GPMS and AutoPylot, B Corps for March, and Vermont’s Innovation Superpower.

First Chair 02/09/24

First Chair: February 2024

We’re back! First Chair🚠: February is here! Tune in for your monthly rundown on Vermont’s startup scene. This month: ZymoChem joins the portfolio, a spotlight on GPMS, Eaton promoted, and more!

Podcast 01/11/24

Diane Abruzzini Riggs & Colin Riggs / Rigorous

Diane and Colin are co-founders of Rigorous, founded in 2020. What makes Rigorous special is their ability to make robotics simple.

Articles/Press/Reports 12/28/23

Revving up for 2024

2023 marks two decades since UVM’s Dr. John Evans had an idea to catalyze wealth and income opportunities for Vermonters through entrepreneurship.

First Chair 12/01/23

First Chair: November 2023

It’s here! First Chair🚠: November Edition! Tune in for your monthly rundown on Vermont’s startup scene. This month: Our FY23 Impacts have arrived, announcing the Elizabeth Hackett Robinson Innovation Hub, and more!

First Chair 10/04/23

First Chair: October 2023

It’s here! First Chair🚠: October Edition! Tune in for your monthly rundown on Vermont’s startup scene. This month: Female Founders Season 8 announced, advice for finding your co-founder, and more!

First Chair 09/06/23

First Chair: September 2023

Welcome BACK to First Chair🚠 Your monthly rundown on Vermont’s startup scene.

Podcast 09/05/23

Abby Portman / Poppy Cafe

Poppy Cafe is not your ordinary sandwich shop.

First Chair 08/03/23

First Chair: August 2023

Welcome to First Chair🚠 Your monthly rundown on Vermont’s startup scene.

Articles 06/01/23

Tools to Build Your Business

The best tools and resources to start and scale your business. What would you add?

Podcast 02/07/23

Jasmine & Ryan Farrell / Zestbloom

There is a special breed of part time Vermonters that give first, paying it forward to make our state a better place. One of those people is entrepreneur and lifelong storyteller Mike Farber.

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