By Christina Henderson On December 3, 2019, C2M beta, the corporate accelerator of Blackfoot Communications, announced the graduation of three companies from its inaugural 2018 cohort and introduced three more…

While Montana has long been recognized for its startup activity, a few recent developments have increased the opportunities for Big Sky entrepreneurs.In July, Montana State University received a $750,000 federal grant to promote high-tech economic development statewide, some of which will go towards supporting high-tech startups.

For the PatientOne team, startups do not exist in a vacuum. Co-founder John Beighle said networking is one of the most important pieces of the startup puzzle.

This year, the Montana High Tech Business Alliance is watching some promising tech and manufacturing startups in the Big Sky state. Experts at Next Frontier Capital, Frontier Angels, Montana Manufacturing Extension Center, MSU Blackstone LaunchPad, and UM Blackstone LaunchPad nominated early-stage companies they are excited about to help us create this list of eight startups to watch in 2018.

Few Montanans know that Israel – a country of around eight million people beset by frequent terrorist attacks and wars - is a global high-tech powerhouse. Israel is second only to Silicon Valley in the number of start-ups and venture capital investment.