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Ocoa Joins Ulta: Poised for Seven-Figure Year
Ocoa is making history as it becomes the first Dominican American-owned hair care brand to enter Ulta Beauty. Great news — Ocoa, a startup that previously received support from Berks LaunchBox, has launched at retailer Ulta Beauty: its full curl-care collection went...
Life Style Businesses Pitch for Prize Money
The June 2025 Berks LaunchBox Pitch Competition showcased a remarkable lineup of entrepreneurs and their eleven innovative ventures, all contending for top honors and cash awards. Judges and attendees witnessed compelling pitches, culminating in an exciting...
Imagine Your Business Grant Winners 6/25
Berks LaunchBox recently announced seven recipients of the “IMAGINE Your Business” grant. Funded by the County of Berks Imagine Berks Fund, this grant provides up to $2,000 to early-stage entrepreneurs to support various business needs such as prototyping, marketing...
Bringing Coffee Dreams to Life
Koffee Dreams Roasters Joins the Berks LaunchBoxWe’re excited to introduce Karla Garro, founder of Koffee Dreams Roasters, as a new coworking company at the Berks LaunchBox! Karla’s passion for ethically sourced, small-batch coffee roasting grew into a full-fledged...
Agent23.AI
From Idea to Innovation: How One Entrepreneur is Revolutionizing Customer Service with AI! Feature on New Berks LaunchBox Coworking Company, Agent23.AI For over two decades software engineer Munish Munagala has worked in various managerial positions leading IT teams,...
Imagine Your Business Grant Winners
The Berks LaunchBox recently announced seven recipients of the second round of the “IMAGINE Your Business” grant. Funded by the County of Berks Imagine Berks Fund, this grant provides up to $2,000 to early-stage entrepreneurs to support various business needs such as...
Ornament Making
The Berks LaunchBox hosted two, free community events in December for make and take holiday ornaments including snowflakes made on 3d printers, and custom wooden ornaments made on a laser cutter. Hot chocolate and holiday cookies were enjoyed, and lots of fun had by...
Girl Scouts Learn 3D Modeling
Girl Scout Troop 134 spent an evening at the Berks LaunchBox Makerspace learning about 3d Modeling. Each participant: Tinkered with TinkerCAD, a free web hosted CAD product Learned the 3-step process of 3d printing Customized their own 3D printed keychain with their...
Young Adults Learn Product Design & Development
The Berks LaunchBox spent a December morning working with seven young adults from Hope Springs, based in Reading. They were able to imagine, create and conquer activities regarding product design and development. Each participant: created their own 3D printed...
Idea TestLab ‘final pitch’ winners announced
Berks LaunchBox powered by Penn State recently announced the winners of its Idea TestLab accelerator final pitch competition. The competition concluded a six-week-long virtual business idea accelerator in which seven selected startups received coaching and training to...