Blue North

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05/28/2026

Garvin Patel is a Computer Science student at Northern Kentucky University with an interest in AI, automation, and entrepreneurship. He currently works as an Operations & Automations Intern at Blue North, where he helps build internal tools, improve workflows, and support data-driven projects for the regional startup ecosystem.

05/27/2026

Student entrepreneurs, this one’s for you! Watch highlights from Blue North’s 3rd Annual Student Venture Capital Summit and learn how to spark your next big idea.

05/26/2026

Violet is a Marketing & Fashion Studies student at the University of Cincinnati (Class of 2028), originally from Carmel, Indiana. On campus, she serves as Treasurer of Theta Phi Alpha and VP of Marketing for UC Women in Entrepreneurship, where she's also Head of Sales for WiE Design, a student-led website consultancy.

05/25/2026

Meet our newest Shinkle Fellows! This 12-week fellowship gives recent graduates and students the opportunity to build and grow their companies right here at SparkHaus.

Lillian Bakri is a Finance & Entrepreneurship student at the University of Cincinnati (Class of 2028) from Mason, OH. She’s the founder of Stacked, an all-in-one fundraising platform that replaces the Canva + DocSend + Carta + HubSpot patchwork with a single workspace for pre-seed and seed-stage founders. She’s spending the summer turning Stacked from concept into a product.

Nate Royal is a May 2026 Computer Science graduate from Louisville and the founder of Due Gooder, an AI platform that turns students’ syllabi and LMS assignments into organized schedules with calendar sync and mobile notifications. The platform serves 37,000+ college students worldwide and recently closed their pre-seed round.

Hank Veeneman is a 2025 University of Dayton graduate (BBA in Entrepreneurship) from Cincinnati. He’s building Saturn Sports — technology that integrates into helmets to verify that the chin strap is secured before takeoff, like a seat belt chime for your helmet.

05/19/2026

Meet Cal, our Design Intern! 👋
Cal Powers is a graphic designer and visual artist based in Northern Kentucky, currently pursuing a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design. Always captivated by the intersection of art forms, particularly in how music, poetry, and design can converge to create powerful, immersive experiences that serve as functional beauty in our day to day lives. Their work is rooted in a deep desire to explore the emotional and narrative potential of visual storytelling, With a keen eye for design and a passion for experimentation, Cal is currently collaborating with local business owners, musicians, and individuals to craft custom merchandise that not only reflects the unique identity of each case but also enhances their brand.

05/18/2026

Being a founder is hard. Doing it alone is harder.
The advice every Kentucky founder needs to hear: reach out to the ecosystem. Show up to the happy hour. Talk to the person next to you.
You're not carrying this by yourself. You never were.
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05/01/2026

Your monthly ecosystem event roundup is here.

With events spanning from demo nights, free SparkHaus events, and even a conference on how to buy a businesss…

The ecosystem has something to offer everyone this month.

Don’t miss out - check it out on this month’s newsletter - https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1884626/emails/185290034216175071

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04/17/2026

A FREE fully remote cohort for busy founders… That is right.

Milestone Circles is a free 12‑week entrepreneurship program that helps U.S.-based founders build, scale, and lead with purpose.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Check it out here - https://nasdaqcenter.org/milestone-circles/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_DyLgH7YVNhQ8w0Xv4eKa4QC1LKLyxvtBbUTaWGPdYEQBeJp5t8dzeRh7h_kzUwJeVnI1R4NJPaZrHkvSguS4r4KroTw&_hsmi=26722413&utm_content=26722413&utm_source=hs_email

04/15/2026

Pictures don’t do a justice at showing what attending the Blue North Student Venture Capital Summit is like.

Follow along for an inside look into the day!

04/14/2026

If you are building a startup in Kentucky you might not know this…

There are six innovation hubs that service every county. Instead of competing, they share programs, refer clients across regions, so founders have access to support wherever they live.

Read below to learn how this collaborative model works and how the six-hub system is built to support founders at every stage. 👇https://linknky.com/business/sponsored/2026/04/14/kentucky-innovation-hubs-collaboration/

"We have that type of collaboration that I think is really different than a lot of other places where maybe people compete." — Dave Knox, Blue North Executive Director

04/13/2026

Your next opportunity closes this Friday…

The Game Change I-Corps Cohort supports early-stage technologies addressing critical challenges in vast industries.

Teams will engage in a customer discover process and connect with industry partners to validate their businesses demand and refine their value proposition. This is a strong fit for teams who are still shaping their value proposition, validating real customer needs or trying to better understand their path to market.

Sound Interesting? Check it out and apply here - https://www.midsouthhub.org/events/game-change

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