Supporting early-stage tech startups โ€” accelerating growth and innovation in NoVA and beyond: refraction.one

Joined April 2013
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Did you catch @DCNewsNow's recent segment on our free, weekly Community Tuesdays program offering job seekers and founders personalized guidance, AI-powered tools, and connections that matter? ๐Ÿ“บ Watch: zurl.co/ejQNs ๐Ÿ”— Join us: zurl.co/6slYn
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Refraction Innovation Hub retweeted
Last week, the nonprofit @refractioninc had the privilege of hosting the Innopolis K-Startup Showcase, bringing together Korean founders and regional ecosystem partners to explore US market opportunities. A special thank-you to @LucequeGlobal, the Korea Innovation Foundation (Innopolis), the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT, and the @FairfaxEDA for making this program possible and for inviting Refraction Chairman James Quigley to share lessons learned from building and scaling GoCanvas. We are grateful to have played a role in connecting founders, sharing experiences, and strengthening ties between innovation ecosystems. And, of course, thank you to the participating startup teams. We look forward to following your progress in the months and years ahead! #TheCenterOfInNOVAtion
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๐Ÿšจ Join us tomorrow for Community Tuesday โ€” Refractionโ€™s FREE weekly coworking and career day for job seekers and entrepreneurs! โœ… Resume help using AI and scoring tools โœ… Startup mentoring and support ๐Ÿ“ 9โ€“5 | Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register for FREE โ€” zurl.co/FAhjB
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Refraction Innovation Hub retweeted
๐Ÿ‘ ๐—” ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—•๐˜†๐˜๐—ฒ-๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป! There were some exceptionally interesting app prototypes and startup ideas that came out of those two sessions โ€” so I cannot wait to see what comes next! * * * ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ? Then stop by the nonprofit @refractioninc on any Tuesday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm for our FREE Community Tuesdays program, and let one of our in-house advisors help you with the next steps: lnkd.in/e_6KS27d #AIExchange #CommunityTuesdays #TheCenterOfInNOVAtion
Yesterday offered an important reminder of why @refractioninc hosts Community Tuesdays in the first place. Throughout the day, a steady stream of job seekers, founders, and aspiring entrepreneurs stopped by for help with resumes, business plans, and next steps โ€” many of them using Refraction's AI-powered tools built in house to move forward faster and with more confidence. And the week is just getting started: โ–ถ๏ธ Tomorrow is the Refraction AI Exchange, our FREE monthly open-house day for AI collaboration, innovation, and connection. โ–ถ๏ธ At lunch, we will host the Byte-Sized Lunch Lab, where participants will build a working prototype using AI and no-code tools. โ–ถ๏ธ That evening, we will host the Startup Sprint Hackathon (Student Edition), where participants will move from a startup idea to a business plan, functional prototype, and pitch deck in just two hours. While designed with high school and college students in mind, the program is open to innovators and entrepreneurs of all ages. ๐Ÿ”— Register here: lnkd.in/eND3qf9C โ–ถ๏ธ Also tomorrow evening, Refraction will host the Innopolis K-Startup Showcase, featuring seven Korean startups exploring US market entry and partnership opportunities. Only a handful of tickets remain available, so register now: lnkd.in/ezAqk5yt If you are looking to build, learn, connect, or simply explore what AI can help you accomplish today, then I do hope that you will consider joining us at Refraction! #AIExchange #TheCenterOfInnovation #CommunityTuesdays
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๐Ÿšจ CrowdFuel's Happy Hour and Networking Event returns on June 17! Connect with founders at Refraction for networking designed to help startups grow and strengthen ties across the regional ecosystem. ๐Ÿ“… June 17 | 6-8pm ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/IeGf3
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Refraction Innovation Hub retweeted
Yesterday offered an important reminder of why @refractioninc hosts Community Tuesdays in the first place. Throughout the day, a steady stream of job seekers, founders, and aspiring entrepreneurs stopped by for help with resumes, business plans, and next steps โ€” many of them using Refraction's AI-powered tools built in house to move forward faster and with more confidence. And the week is just getting started: โ–ถ๏ธ Tomorrow is the Refraction AI Exchange, our FREE monthly open-house day for AI collaboration, innovation, and connection. โ–ถ๏ธ At lunch, we will host the Byte-Sized Lunch Lab, where participants will build a working prototype using AI and no-code tools. โ–ถ๏ธ That evening, we will host the Startup Sprint Hackathon (Student Edition), where participants will move from a startup idea to a business plan, functional prototype, and pitch deck in just two hours. While designed with high school and college students in mind, the program is open to innovators and entrepreneurs of all ages. ๐Ÿ”— Register here: lnkd.in/eND3qf9C โ–ถ๏ธ Also tomorrow evening, Refraction will host the Innopolis K-Startup Showcase, featuring seven Korean startups exploring US market entry and partnership opportunities. Only a handful of tickets remain available, so register now: lnkd.in/ezAqk5yt If you are looking to build, learn, connect, or simply explore what AI can help you accomplish today, then I do hope that you will consider joining us at Refraction! #AIExchange #TheCenterOfInnovation #CommunityTuesdays
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๐Ÿšจ Join us for the Refraction AI Exchange: โ–ถ๏ธ FREE all-day access for AI founders, operators, innovators, and ecosystem builders โ–ถ๏ธ Byte-Sized Lunch Lab (12โ€“1pm) โ–ถ๏ธ Startup Sprint Hackathon (6โ€“8pm) ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 11 | 9amโ€“8pm ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/J8DtC
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Happening today โ€” Refractionโ€™s FREE weekly Community Tuesday open house and career day for job seekers and entrepreneurs: โ–ถ๏ธ AI-Enhanced Resume Revision โ–ถ๏ธ Startup Mentoring & Support ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA | 9 amโ€“5 pm ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/2erbN #CommunityTuesdays
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Happening today โ€” Refractionโ€™s FREE weekly Community Tuesday open house and career day for job seekers and entrepreneurs: โ–ถ๏ธ AI-Enhanced Resume Revision โ–ถ๏ธ Startup Mentoring & Support ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA | 9 amโ€“5 pm ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/2erbN #CommunityTuesdays
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๐Ÿšจ Refraction Startup Sprint Hackathon: Join us for a FREE, AI-powered, no-code sprint where students can turn an idea into a prototype, pitch deck, and startup concept in just two hours. ๐Ÿ“… Jun 11 | 6 โ€“ 8pm ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/lViT0
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๐Ÿšจ Join us tomorrow for Community Tuesday โ€” Refractionโ€™s FREE weekly coworking and career day for job seekers and entrepreneurs! โœ… Resume help using AI and scoring tools โœ… Startup mentoring and support ๐Ÿ“ 9โ€“5 | Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register for FREE โ€” zurl.co/FAhjB
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๐Ÿšจ Join us for the Refraction AI Exchange: โ–ถ๏ธ FREE all-day access for AI founders, operators, innovators, and ecosystem builders โ–ถ๏ธ Byte-Sized Lunch Lab (12โ€“1pm) โ–ถ๏ธ Startup Sprint Hackathon (6โ€“8pm) ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 11 | 9amโ€“8pm ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/1rCbm
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๐Ÿ‘ Thanks to @tienwong and his @Connectpreneur team for organizing yet another exceptional networking and pitch event yesterday in Tysons. It was an important reminder that, while technology may drive innovation, people make our innovation ecosystem work. #TheCenterOfInNOVAtion
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Seven Korean startups. One evening at Refraction. Join us June 11 for the K-Startup Showcase 2026 and meet founders working across AI, robotics, health, education, logistics, autonomous systems, and more. ๐Ÿ“… Jun 11 | 5โ€“7:30 PM ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/vY7P8
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๐Ÿšจ CrowdFuel's Happy Hour and Networking Event returns on June 17! Connect with founders at Refraction for networking designed to help startups grow and strengthen ties across the regional ecosystem. ๐Ÿ“… June 17 | 6-8pm ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/Y5NJx
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๐Ÿšจ Introducing Refractionโ€™s Byte-Sized Lunch Lab: A FREE midday AI Exchange workshop where participants bring lunch and a laptop, then leave with a working prototype using todayโ€™s AI and no-code tools. ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 11 | 12โ€“1pm ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/vdqWs
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Happening today โ€” Refractionโ€™s FREE weekly Community Tuesday open house and career day for job seekers and entrepreneurs: โ–ถ๏ธ AI-Enhanced Resume Revision โ–ถ๏ธ Startup Mentoring & Support ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA | 9 amโ€“5 pm ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/2erbN #CommunityTuesdays
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Happening today โ€” Refractionโ€™s FREE weekly Community Tuesday open house and career day for job seekers and entrepreneurs: โ–ถ๏ธ AI-Enhanced Resume Revision โ–ถ๏ธ Startup Mentoring & Support ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA | 9 amโ€“5 pm ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/2erbN #CommunityTuesdays
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๐Ÿšจ Refraction Startup Sprint Hackathon: Join us for a FREE, AI-powered, no-code sprint where students can turn an idea into a prototype, pitch deck, and startup concept in just two hours. ๐Ÿ“… Jun 11 | 6 โ€“ 8pm ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/Lm1fF
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๐Ÿšจ Join us tomorrow for Community Tuesday โ€” Refractionโ€™s FREE weekly coworking and career day for job seekers and entrepreneurs! โœ… Resume help using AI and scoring tools โœ… Startup mentoring and support ๐Ÿ“ 9โ€“5 | Tysons, VA ๐Ÿ”— Register for FREE โ€” zurl.co/FAhjB
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Happening today โ€” Refractionโ€™s FREE weekly Community Tuesday open house and career day for job seekers and entrepreneurs: โ–ถ๏ธ AI-Enhanced Resume Revision โ–ถ๏ธ Startup Mentoring & Support ๐Ÿ“ Tysons, VA | 9 amโ€“5 pm ๐Ÿ”— Register: zurl.co/2erbN #CommunityTuesdays
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