Welcome to AscendRural

Bridging the gap between innovation and rural America to improve well-being.

Startups & Innovators

Get real-world feedback.

Upcoming Pilot Opportunities

Community Collaborators

Test tech tools to improve your community's well-being.

Bring Innovation Home

Funders & Investors

Invest in scalable, community-led innovation.

See Our Impact

Thought Leaders & Researchers

See how community pilots inform smarter rural change.

Explore Our Insights

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  • CRPD logo
  • Digital Medicine Society logo
  • Northwestern University logo
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  • CentraCare logo
  • Paralign logo
  • Plated logo
  • Pontosense logo
  • Psyche logo
  • Selander Coaching logo
  • The Shop logo
  • Smiles for Jake logo
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  • Vivo logo
  • Xandar Kardian logo
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  • Zemplee logo

Pilot smarter. Scale faster. Improve rural well-being.

We bring together local leaders and the innovation community to fund and facilitate technology pilots in rural communities.

190+

Startups engaged

8

Pilots executed

By the numbers

16

Startups rural ready through AscendRural Accelerator

5

Publications

14

Pilots in queue

250+

Rural changemakers convened

 Opportunities

Insights

Events

Featured story

AscendRural Announces Nine Tech Startups for Inaugural Cohort of Senior Care innovation

AscendRural announces the nine companies chosen to participate in the AscendRural Senior Care Innovation Accelerator: CarePredict, care.coach, Medex Finance, Plated Foodservice, Pontosense, Total Life, Vivo, Xandar Kardian, and Zemplee. 

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