Grantee Profiles

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  • Latino Founders

    Latino Founders

    Latino Founders is a culturally specific Oregon-based nonprofit launched in 2023 to address a persistent gap in the entrepreneurial landscape.

  • The Smithsonian Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

    The Smithsonian Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

    Documenting the history of invention and inspiring visitors through hands-on, experiential activities about the invention process

  • Invent Oregon

    Invent Oregon

    Nurturing innovation through empowering collegiate inventors and entrepreneurs in Oregon 

  • Oregon MESA

    Oregon MESA

    Providing Oregon students underrepresented in STEM with invention education opportunities through real-world problem solving

  • LMIT InvenTeams®

    LMIT InvenTeams®

    Celebrating inventors through recognition awards and inspiring youth through hands-on, STEM-based invention activities

  • Villgro Africa

    Villgro Africa

    Helping incubate and scale innovative healthcare startups in Africa Established in Kenya in 2015, Villgro Africa is an incubator and impact investor supporting innovative solutions for accessible and affordable healthcare across the continent. By offering early-stage medtech startups a personalized incubation experience, Villgro Africa helps them navigate the African startup ecosystem, scale their ideas and…

  • Society for Science & the Public

    Society for Science & the Public

    Inspiring and engaging middle school students around the promise of invention and the opportunity to be a change-maker

  • SELCO Foundation

    SELCO Foundation

    Improving lives and livelihoods in India with clean energy solutions that are sustainable business models and accessible to lower-income consumers

  • TiE Oregon

    TiE Oregon

    Supporting invention and entrepreneurship education for students and teachers in Oregon through project-based curriculum and a state-wide competition

  • AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors

    AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors

    Showcasing current inventors to inspire and inform key audiences about the need for a robust invention ecosystem.

  • Biosense

    Biosense

    Developing innovative medical devices for point-of-care diagnosis of chronic medical conditions for underserved populations in India Biosense is a company in India conducting research, development and assembly of innovative, network-connected medical devices that provide accurate point-of-care diagnostic solutions in low-resource settings in India. It began as an Indian dorm-room startup in 2008, and has grown…

  • Gearbox

    Gearbox

    Improving the ecosystem for hardware inventor entrepreneurs in East Africa by providing makerspace, training and other support services

  • VentureWell

    VentureWell

    Cultivating the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs in higher education to bring innovative products to market for social and environmental impact