PERSPECTIVE September 20, 2024
GrillBlazer
Allied Innovation Partners
Bay Block
Diabetes Revolution
Aegis Production Services
Perfect Pose
OKFB’s Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators program hosts 2024 Demo Day Sept. 11 ix rural entrepreneurs graduated during the Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators Activate Oklahoma Demo Day Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Oklahoma City. Demo Day showcased the new class of founders as they presented their pitches to other cohort members, guests and program partners. Each of the founders also received a graduation certificate for participating in the program. The following graduates for this year’s cohort are: Aegis Production Services, which developed a system that uses thermal and flash distillation to treat water. Perfect Pose of Altus, which invented a device that helps hunters achieve the perfect photo of their trophy animal. The Diabetes Revolution of Salina,
which provides personalized diabetes and weight loss care using nutrition and technology to help clients reverse their diagnosis with a goal of reducing reliance upon medications. GrillBlazer of Chouteau, which provides the quickest, easiest, safest and most effective cooking torches on the market with the GrillGun and Su-VGun. Allied Innovation Partners of Cashion, is a new type of market that blends e-commerce with traditional commodity exchanges. Bay Block of Corn, which created a Bluetooth fall protection device that alerts a list of contacts in the event of a fall when someone is tethered into a safety harness. After the graduation ceremony, guests who attended Demo Day had the
opportunity vote for the People’s Choice Award, which was awarded to Aegis Production Services. Activate Oklahoma is a rural innovation pipeline that connects rural entrepreneurs and innovators with resources from Oklahoma’s world-class business development community. This program also connects current cohort members with alumni to provide mentorship during the program. During the program participants also receive input, consultation and resources from program partners including AgLaunch, Oklahoma Small Business Development Centers, Oklahoma i2E, Oklahoma CareerTech, Oklahoma State University Food and Agricultural Products Center and the Noble Research Institute.