Nucleus Awards
2026 Capital Award
Greg Howard
General Partner, Quorum Capital Partners
Greg Howard is a Founder & General Partner at Quorum Capital Partners, a VC firm where Limited Partners aren’t so limited. Greg leads investments in startups building frontier technologies and novel data advantages across computing, health, energy, and aerospace. Before Quorum, he launched an angel investment syndicate, a mental health research startup, a data consultancy, the business performance and growth teams at a 10x scale up, and an aerospace pitch competition. Greg studied Science, Technology & Society at Penn and earned his M.S. in Computer Science at Northeastern’s Roux Institute.
Capital Award
This award recognizes an individual or organization that has intentionally sourced and invested in minority-owned startups or founders with the purpose of mobilizing capital to unlock innovation. The Capital awardee is investing in diverse minds to make transformative change in the STEM ecosystem.
2026 capital award sponsor
The Nucleus Awards
Join us September 29, 2026 to celebrate leaders in our region who convene the community, commercialize promising technology and cultivate the future of STEM, during our biggest night of the year.
