Petros Kotidis

The Massachusetts Innovation Network is a for-purpose, non-profit 501 (C)(6) organization, nurturing, fueling and boosting innovators and problem solvers do what they do best: IMPROVE LIVES. Massachusetts Innovation Network is the home of THE EDDIES - a 7-month, no-cost, no-equity innovation-support program that includes Individualized mentoring, strategic guidance, leadership education, and connections to resources for early-stage startups. The Global Eddies is a 3 month program designed to familiarize international startups with the innovation landscape of the New England region, and offer tailor-made guidance to help them launch their operations here.

IQT is the not-for-profit strategic investor the U.S. national security community and America’s allies have relied upon for over 25 years to anticipate their technology questions and needs and achieve solutions. IQT identifies, evaluates, and leverages emerging commercial technologies to deliver best-in-class capabilities, insights, and other services to government partners through a unique global investment platform.

The Massachusetts Innovation Network is a for-purpose, non-profit 501 (C)(6) organization, nurturing, fueling and boosting innovators and problem solvers do what they do best: IMPROVE LIVES. Massachusetts Innovation Network is the home of THE EDDIES - a 7-month, no-cost, no-equity innovation-support program that includes Individualized mentoring, strategic guidance, leadership education, and connections to resources for early-stage startups. The Global Eddies is a 3 month program designed to familiarize international startups with the innovation landscape of the New England region, and offer tailor-made guidance to help them launch their operations here.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Nortel was a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that make the promise of Business Made Simple a reality. Nortel developed next-generation technologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks, to support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortels technologies were designed to help eliminate todays barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks and connecting people to the information they need, when they need it. At its peak, Nortel did business in more than 150 countries around the world.