LAUNCH
They built it here.
Since the first cohort in January 2021, more than a hundred startups have come through BRIC — quantum computing platforms, health tech, music tools, and Main Street businesses. Together they've raised over $17 million.
110+
startups supported since 2021
32
products launched
18
patents secured
$17M+
raised by alumni
Alumni highlights.
ANCHOR TENANT · 2020
Arsana Health / WashSense
Post-acute care software and a patented smart hand-hygiene sensor — the campus's first startup anchor tenant, backed by the CORI Innovation Fund.
washsense.com
COHORT 1 · 2021
qBraid
A one-stop platform for quantum computing software, founded by Dartmouth PhD Kanav Setia — a first-cohort alum accepted to the nation's first quantum accelerator, now serving thousands of users.
qbraid.com
COHORT 4 · 2023
hūmNET
hūmNET is a synchronous social presence platform designed for short, real-time shared mindfulness and empathy events called "hums," allowing users worldwide to connect over shared intentions or themes.
humnet.live
COHORT 5 · 2023
Blackwell Ink
Blackwell Ink is reshoring board game manufacturing processes, producing quality components for the tabletop board game market which expects to grow from $17.5 billion to $23.2 billion in 2026.
A 2026 VEDA Investment
COHORT 7 · 2024
Giwotech
GiwoTech is a biotechnology startup that builds a digital twin platform combining physics-based simulation with artificial intelligence and machine learning. 2025 NSF STTR Phase I awardee.
giwotech.com
COHORT 7 · 2024
UpLevel Foods
UpLevel Foods is a functional food and biotech startup that creates nutrient-enhanced superfood condiments designed to offset the health risks of the Standard American Diet.
uplevelfoods.com
THE PATTERN
Six to eight founders. Three times a year. Since 2021.
Every cohort ends the same way: founders, mentors, and investors coming together over farm-to-table food to celebrate the entrepreneurial journey. Along the way, Actuator participants log mentor sessions (we've held more than 650 so far), ship products (32 launched), and file patents (18 and counting).
Actuator supports founders throughout Vermont, while also providing "Vermont-curious" entrepreneurs from elsewhere in New England an opportunity to consider business development within the state.
YOUR TURN
The next name on this page is yours.
Three cohorts a year. Free to founders. Mentors who've built and funded companies.
Build your company at BRIC.
Springfield, Randolph, or wherever in Vermont you're building from.