# Kim Getgen

> Kim Getgen is the founder and CEO of InnovationForce, an AI-powered innovation management platform born in Durham, North Carolina. She bootstrapped the company by moving in with her parents and selling her car, then watched it land on Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Workplace Solutions list and bring 165+ utilities onto a single collaboration platform. Named one of Inc.'s Top 500 Female Founders of 2025, she has spent two-plus decades shoving legacy industries (energy, cybersecurity) toward the future before the future arrives without them.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at InnovationForce
- **Organizations:** InnovationForce
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Inc. Top 500 Female Founders 2025, Stevie Awards for Women in Business - Maverick of the Year, Platts Global Energy Awards - CEO Trailblazer of the Year finalist

## Career timeline

- **2021** — Co-founded InnovationForce with Linda Hill
- **2024** — Fast Company names InnovationForce one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Workplace Solutions
- **2024** — Named to Energy Central's Top Voices and INC's 'Best in Business'
- **2025** — Named to Inc.'s Top 500 Female Founders

## Achievements

- Inc. Top 500 Female Founders 2025
- Stevie Awards for Women in Business - Maverick of the Year
- Platts Global Energy Awards - CEO Trailblazer of the Year finalist
- Utility 2030 - Women Who Spark
- Energy Central Top Voices 2024
- Fast Company Top 10 Most Innovative Workplace Solutions (for InnovationForce)
- INC Magazine Best in Business 2024
- Selected for a U.S. clean-energy trade mission under President Biden
- Brought 165+ utilities onto the InnovationForce platform
- Co-founded a cybersecurity company; led a Clinton Global Initiative project

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Named to Inc.'s Top 500 Female Founders.
- **2024** — InnovationForce surfaces 200+ verified utility challenges to energy professionals on its platform.

## Links

- Website: https://innovationforce.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimgetgen/
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@innovation_force

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Last updated: 2026-06-30