Hammel, SIMBA Chain Named Elevate Award Winners at Kinetic Conference

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Sept. 26, 2022) — The South Bend – Elkhart region was well-represented at the Elevate Awards, announced during the Fifth Annual Kinetic Conference on September 20 in Indianapolis. Iris Hammel, Executive Director and co-founder of RISE (Regional Innovation read more...

Save the Date! Join Google for Startups Head Burks Solomon at Founder Factory 2022 – November 16

After a successful inaugural event, we are excited to announce Founder Factory is coming back for its second year! Join us November 16 at the Lerner Theatre in Elkhart for Founder Factory 2022. This startup summit for “Movers, Makers and read more...

South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership Brings Community Leaders Together at “Rally the Region”

GRANGER, Ind. (Aug. 11, 2022) — The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership (Regional Partnership) debuted the “Five Cs” of its core purpose to an audience of community leaders at its inaugural “Rally the Region” event on August 4. Bringing read more...

South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership Welcomes New Staff

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (June 29, 2022) — The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership welcomed five new team members to its ranks this spring. The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership (Regional Partnership) is a collaboration of economic development partners read more...

South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership Names Bethany Hartley President and CEO

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (May 18, 2022) – The South Bend – Elkhart Regional Partnership named Bethany Hartley its new President and Chief Executive Officer , the second in the organization’s history. Hartley succeeds founder Regina Emberton, who stepped down in read more...

Startup Focused on Safety Analysis Receives Funding

South Bend, Ind. (Feb. 15, 2022) – SAFA today announced a $20,000 investment from Elevate Ventures’ Community Ideation Fund. SAFA uses artificial intelligence to improve safety analysis of technical documents and software in the automotive, robotics, IoT (internet of things), read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Two Graduate, Kelley Rich and Lisa Vetne

Cohort Two Graduates: Kelley Rich and Lisa Vetne, Co-Founders Company: Purple Nation Contact Purple Nation: Via Email Describe your company: "It all started when my family and I (Kelley) were sitting down for a nice dinner when before I knew read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Two Graduate, Anthony Esplin of Sleep Easy

Cohort Two Graduate: Anthony Esplin, Founder Company: Sleep Easy Contact Sleep Easy: Via Email Describe your company: Anthony Esplin is a 2020-2021 graduate of the University of Notre Dame's ESTEEM Graduate Program and holds a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering read more...

Startup South Bend – Elkhart Pre-Accelerator Cohort Two Graduate, Connor Keaveney of ArrowWay

Cohort Two Graduate: Connor Keaveney, Product Manager Company: ArrowWay LLC Contact ArrowWay LLC: Via Email Describe your company: With the lack of knowledge around properly wrapping your ankle to reduce swelling and reduce healing time, ArrowWay offers the first and read more...

U.S. Office of Navy Research Awards SIMBA Chain a $1.5 Million SBIR Phase II Contract

SIMBA Chain to Develop Blockchain-based Solution to Enable Supply Chain Demand Sensing for Critical Military Weaponry Parts SOUTH BEND, Ind. (January 13, 2021) - - The U.S. Office of Navy Research has awarded a $1.5 million Small Business Innovation Research read more...