Innovation News

The 2025 Rose Rock Bridge Showcase winners and newest Studio members returned to Tulsa for several days of programming, professional development and community collaboration. Participants were acquainted with Tulsa-based resources and had the opportunity to meet with corporate partners, network, and collaborate. 

The Showcase Winners 

Earlier this year, Rose Rock Bridge held its annual pitch competition and showcase. Fourteen finalists were given the unique opportunity to pitch their startup to investors and corporate and community partners, competing for $100,000 in non-dilutive funding for their businesses. 

The four winning startups, Eigen Control Inc., Kinitics Automation, Lukera Energy and Pike Robotics, are driving innovation in low carbon natural gas through technologies that enhance operations, control and reduce emissions, and turn waste from energy production into valuable materials—exemplifying their readiness to solve the real-world challenges facing the energy sector today. 

Rose Rock Bridge is unique, not only granting non-dilutive funding but also opportunities to complete real-world pilots and connect with corporate partners that are also target customers.  

Visit in Tulsa

With help from PartnerTulsa, Experience Tulsa and Gradient, the four winners and now Studio members, were introduced to the resources that Tulsa has to offer. 

• Startups set up for the week in an office space at Gradient: Tulsa’s Hub for Innovation, joining other startups, founders, and organizations in the Tulsa ecosystem that are bringing innovations to the market. 
• Experience Tulsa and PartnerTulsa shared information about the community, to better understand the resources available in the region and help startups get acquainted with the local ecosystem.   
• The University of Tulsa Flow Lab, which serves as a testing and simulation environment for oil, gas and other energy spheres, hosted the startups for a site tour. 

“Experiences like these differentiate Rose Rock Bridge’s pitch competition from similar programs, exposing winning startups to the capabilities available to them right here in Tulsa,” said Malachi Blankenship, Director of Capital & Entrepreneurship at TIL. “We want our founders to establish thriving, sustainable businesses, and we believe Tulsa is a hub for energy innovators to do so.  

Learn more about the 2025 Rose Rock Bridge showcase winners here.