Tech Report 2025

TECH INITIATIVES

Ecosystem

AWS Women of the Cloud

Amazon hosted their first Grand Rapids event, bringing national tech community programming to our market and highlighting our growing presence in cloud computing.

Bamboo

The new coworking and entrepreneurship center will take over three former UICA building in Grand Rapids. This is Bamboo’s fourth location and first in Greater Grand Rapids.

Go Beyond

This annual conference addresses the unique barriers women in the tech sector face throughout their careers. Now in its third year, Go Beyond sold

out in 2025 and has demonstrated 25% year-over-year attendance growth.

Talent

GVSU College of Computing & The Mitten Project Partnership

Grand Valley State University’s College of Computing partnered with The Mitten Project to launch new undergraduate and graduate program pathways specifically designed to support entrepreneurship and innovation, strengthening the talent pipeline from education to local startups.

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TECH REPORT 2025

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