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Entrepreneurs and Startup Members will have Access to Toluna QuickSurveys Platform to Leverage Insights on Demand Wilton, Conn., April, 2019 – Toluna, a leading consumer intelligence platform provider that delivers real-time insights to companies of all sizes, and Cintrifuse, an organization created to accelerate Cincinnati’s startup ecosystem, today announced their partnership. Cintrifuse’s primary goal is to …

Cintrifuse took center stage on Forbes’ site this past week. In a callout to corporations looking to engage with and innovate alongside startups, Forbes sat down for an extended interview with Cintrifuse CEO Pete Blackshaw. Read the feature: Lessons Learned: Corporate America To Startups In an interview led by Forbes contributor Mary Jutten, Pete took …

As I reflect on CES 2019, all roads continued to converge towards an always-on, AI-powered “concierge desk.”  24/7 service. Talking robots. Voice activation.  Personalized health advice. Consultative “smart” kitchens. Virtual nurses or doctors. Auto “guides.”  Even the smooth reassuring voice of Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant (now singing w/hundreds of partners). The vast majority of devices on display at CES …

From Softening Venture Valuations to Richer Rewards for the Small & Scrappy As we look to a promising 2019, we asked Cintrifuse’s top managers to share their views on critical developments in 2018 as well as key trends to heed in the coming year. Pete Blackshaw, CEO 1 – TRUST TAKES A HUGE HIT. AN …

Yesterday, we hosted the 2018 Cintrifuse Annual Meeting at Union Hall. We had a packed room full of venture capital investors, BigCo innovation sponsors, entrepreneurs, and members of the highly-engaged Cintrifuse Board of Directors. More than a third of the nearly 200 people on hand came from out of town, which is a great signal …

While travelling on business to New York City this past month, two members of the Cintrifuse leadership team jumped over to Brooklyn and appeared on Notation’s ‘Origins’ podcast – a podcast about venture capital and limited partners. Emily Geiger, VP of BigCo Innovation, and Sarah Anderson, the Syndicate Fund Managing Director, joined Origins host Nicolas …