Economic Development Clients

Explore LOHAS clients working in Economic Development.

About Our Economic Development Clients

Economic development is a LOHAS client cornerstone. They invest in entrepreneurs, startups, and economic initiatives that create jobs, stimulate local economies, and foster innovation. By supporting inclusive economic growth and empowering marginalized communities, they promote prosperity and self-sufficiency, contributing to a more equitable and resilient global economy.

Vessel Impact Capital Endowment

The mission of Vessel Impact Capital Endowment is to help overcome the inequalities in the venture ecosystem by providing resources and support to founders, startups, and fund managers, with an emphasis on working together with funds, businesses, and nonprofits to generate wealth and capital creation for the underserved, disadvantaged, minority, and women communities.

Earlii

The mission of Earlii is to support emerging companies and help them bridge the valley of death and push humanity forward for first-in-class risk-takers in advanced industries like energy innovation, advanced manufacturing, and healthcare, with an emphasis on assisting those ventures led by socially and economically-disadvantaged individuals that may also qualify for alternative capital like grants and federal contracts.

Humanity + Machine Harmony Alliance

Humanity + Machine Harmony Alliance’s mission is to cultivate a future in which humans and machines harmoniously coexist with a focus on reducing job losses, strengthening workforce skills and safety, expanding STEM training, and promoting responsible and transparent AI.

Boyd Street Endowment Fund

The Boyd Street Endowment Fund supports 1) venture-backed companies led by founders who are minorities, females, and/or socially or economically disadvantaged individuals; 2) organizations that seek to develop and invest in the University of Oklahoma ecosystem or the Oklahoma entrepreneurial community.

FUSE

To support startups, accelerators, and venture capital funds focused in Oklahoma and the surrounding states to revitalize and augment entrepreneurs, small business owners, and the local economy with a focus on life sciences, cleantech, and other advanced technologies.

ACESO Foundation

ACESO Foundation’s mission is to empower people and heal communities through economic development.

ATP Foundation

The ATP Foundation’s purposes are driving equitable and just access to and benefits from (1) the application of innovation or research to solving real-world problems around sustainable environmental, work, and health opportunities and (2) the educational initiatives supporting a broad constituency of emerging innovators.