RI Nexus is a public-private initiative of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation to support and grow the state's info-tech and digital media sector. RI Nexus aims to help transform the sector's collection of organizations, individuals, and initiatives into a highly interconnected statewide industry cluster by:

• Helping the sector's stakeholders to connect, communicate, and collaborate
• Nurturing a culture that recognizes and celebrates entrepreneurship and innovation
• Streamlining access to support resources relevant to entrepreneurs and innovators
• Promoting Rhode Island's dynamic info-tech & digital media sector beyond our borders

The community in the RI Nexus forums has spawned RI Nexus Open Coffee, a casual, twice-monthly meetup of "techpreneurs".