Message from the Tech Alliance | Happy Friday! Vermont’s tech scene is buzzing, and the Technology Alliance is here to make sure everyone is invited to the table. Whether you’re an employee, founder, student, mentor, youth, or just a curious Vermonter or a tourist who wants to move here… we’ve got new programs, statewide events, and youth opportunities worth sharing! |
🥪 Let’s Do Lunch - On Purpose!
We’re proud to launch Out to Lunch, a new way to connect with other VTTA members and a larger professional network to include Hula members, VT Tech Meetup individuals for informal, meaningful conversations.
Here’s how it works:
👉 Sign up at outtolunch.us/ref/vtta
👉 Use the code VT-PROS to join our group
👉 Get matched for lunch with fellow Vermonters
Yes, if your employer is a VTTA member, you’re a member too! Spread the word. Let’s build a tighter tech community, one bite at a time.
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🚀 Innovators! Your Accelerator Roadmap Awaits
We get it. Navigating Vermont’s startup support landscape can feel like…well, Vermont in February. So we’re sharing the 2025 Business Accelerator Roadmap, built to guide founders at every stage, ideation to scaling. Share it, print it, post it at your coworking space: 🗺️ blumenthal-enterprises.com/accelerator-roadmap
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🎮 Teens + Tech = Greener Mountains Challenge
OPEN NOW! Attention Parents!
A game design competition for teens (13–18) tackling real local problems. Teams of 3+ work with adult mentors and software pros to design a playable solution. Finalists present at Tech Jam on Oct. 25, prizes, press, and public voting included. Learn more and sign up meow-> 🕹️ greenmountaintech.community (its free too!)
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FIRST in Vermont - Robotics. Support for K-12
This one’s a game-changer. Robotics teams at elementary, middle, and high school levels now have grant funding to launch and grow a robotics team. Yes, you read that correctly. We can’t recommend this organization enough!
📡 STEM, teamwork, learning and having fun. 🔗 firstinvermont.org
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🌄 Vermont Tech Week October 15 - 25
We’re looking for tech and tech-enabled companies to open your doors, tell your story, and spotlight the people behind the code, hardware, machines, and missions.
🎮 Showcase a product or host a panel?
🏭 Tour your facility? 👨👩👧👦 Amplify you company to the public?
Submit your idea, volunteer request, or sponsor a local event:📍https://forms.gle/5j9VQCA3iZEVsRbs9
If you have an event you’d like to highlight or support organizing, please let us know!
Check out VTTA’s events calendar here and follow on our Instagram for events!
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Vermont Tech Hub secures $3.4M for groundbreaking semiconductor lab
The Vermont Gallium Nitride (V-GaN) Tech Hub is launching a first-of-its-kind public testing lab for high-power microelectronics, thanks to a $3.4 million grant from the Northeast Microelectronics Coalition. Housed at OnLogic and operated by UVM, the lab will support innovators, boost workforce development, and power the state’s growing semiconductor ecosystem. Read more here.
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$10M DoD contract boosts Vermont tech with MVP Robotics
Thanks to an amendment by Rep. Becca Balint, MVP Robotics has secured $10 million in federal funding to grow its dual-use technology, originally designed for athletes and soldiers. The Vermont-based company employs 23 people across VT and NH and represents a key example of federal investment fueling local innovation. Read more here.
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UVM lands $5.5M in NSF grants for AI, health, and robotics research
UVM has secured over $5.5 million from the National Science Foundation to support research into AI, climate science, human health, and underground robotics. A major highlight: a $2.1 million grant to build IceCore, a supercomputer 100x faster than current systems. These awards boost UVM’s R1 status and help train students for Vermont’s innovation economy. Read more here.
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Comcast funds digital literacy with $65K grant to Vermont nonprofit
Technology for Tomorrow received a $65,000 grant from Comcast to expand its Digital Navigator Program, helping older adults and new Americans gain essential tech skills. The funding will support training for 75 Vermonters to provide workshops and one-on-one support statewide, bridging the digital divide and advancing economic opportunity. Read more here.
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Bia Diagnostics grows global lab, jobs & impact from Colchester HQ
Starting with a second mortgage and a big vision, Bia Diagnostics has become a national leader in food and cannabis testing—while creating high-quality Vermont jobs. With fast turnaround times, a culture of innovation, and deep community roots, the Colchester lab now serves global clients and trains the next generation of scientists. Read more here.
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Vermont Technology Alliance Membership Update
📣 Help Us Grow What’s Next — You Point, We Connect
The Technology Alliance has been around for 21 years, powered by people and companies who believe Vermont’s future is bright and the tech industry has a big role to play. We’re expanding our programming to support all Vermonters, and we need your help to reach the folks who should be part of this momentum.
Know someone we should talk to? Reply to this email or Contact Us with a name. We’ll do the rest.
If you know:
🧠 An innovative employer or a boss who gets it
🚀 A founder on a mission or one who’s just a little delightfully weird
🏔️ A rural org doing amazing work quietly
🔧 A company that’s hiring soon, building something big, or just deserves some love
We’ll connect, learn what they’re building, and help them share it with the world. Whether it’s a job post, a spotlight, or an event, the Alliance is here to help grow Vermont. Let’s keep building a collaborative and human centric tech industry powered by Vermonters.
Or register here. The Alliance is expanding its impact across the state and we need the support, insight, and energy of our tech community to do it.
| | Featured Member – Green River | | |
Green River Data Analysis, LLC was founded in 2000 by Michael Knapp in the basement of his home, located along the Green River in the Green River hamlet of Guilford, Vermont.
With an explicit goal to use technology and the internet to create a better world, the company built custom software for projects in public health, education, sustainable building, and labor safety — along with the arts.
Find more at https://greenriver.com/
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VCET launches statewide job board to connect Vermont talent
The Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) has launched Jobs in Vermont, a free, highly curated job board helping match top talent with local career opportunities. Designed to cut through the noise of AI-driven job sites, the platform highlights roles from grads to execs, focusing on Vermont-based employers. Check it out at vcet.co/jobs.
Member companies are hiring, and when you visit the Career Center on the VTTA website you can browse and search for these job openings.
If you’re experiencing issues, please Contact Us
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