STL Startup Week

Don't forget! ?? Applications to join the 2025 STL Startup Week Organizing Committee are due THIS FRIDAY (2/14). This is a great opportunity to contribute your skills and passion for entrepreneurship to current and future small business owners. Check out the comments for a link to the online application.

????? CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! STL Startup Week (STLSW) is the region’s premier event series for entrepreneurs, founders, and community leaders. Since 2019, this week-long celebration has featured inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, pitch competitions, and networking events designed to spark ideas, foster connections, and promote shared learning. We’re seeking passionate volunteers to help make 2025 our best year yet! As a member of the Organizing Committee, you’ll: ? Collaborate with local startup champions and advocates ? Contribute ~3–5 hours per week planning and meeting with the rest of the organizing committee ? Play a key role in shaping the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem Committee chairs must also be available November 10–14, 2025, to assist with event programming. Interested? Apply by Monday, February 10, 2025, or until roles are filled. Application link and available roles linked below.

We want your feedback! If you attended any of the sessions during STL Startup Week 2024, we'd love to hear from you. Feedback is incredibility important to us and helps ensure we can improve our experience year-over-year. Survey link in the comments.

??STL Startup Connection 2024 is happening NOW at The Post Building! Come kick off STL Startup Week with us! #stlouis #startups #stlstartupweek2024 #stl #stlmade

? And that's a wrap on STL Startup Week 2024! ? What an incredible week! To our speakers, sponsors, venues, and all of YOU, thank you doesn’t even begin to cover our gratitude. You've ALL made this our best year yet! ?? Missed a session or want to relive the magic? No worries! Session videos will be available on YouTube soon. Stay tuned to your inbox for updates. ???? Oh, and mark your calendars now because yes, we’ll be back in 2025! ?? In the meantime, we’d love to hear from you: ?? What was your favorite session this year? ?? What topics or speakers should we feature next year? (Drop a comment below! ??) On behalf of the organizing committee, it’s been a privilege and a joy to bring this event to life. Alongside you, we’ve been learning and endlessly inspired. It’s bittersweet to see it end (after a year of planning), but wow, was it worth it! Special shoutout to our fearless leader, Matt Menietti! You’ve been the heart and soul of STL Startup Week, and we couldn’t have done it without you. ?? Until next year, St. Louis! Keep dreaming big and venturing boldly. #STLStartupWeek #VentureBoldly #stlmade #stlouis

LAST DAY of STL Startup Week 2024! ?? Let’s finish strong and make the most of it. Here’s what’s lined up for today at Spark Coworking - St. Louis: ??? ????????????, ??????. ????: ???????????? & ?????????????? ? 9:30 am - AI & Business Systems Development - Cody Stepp and Mark Stepp ? 11:00 am - The Transition P.L.A.N. Workshop: Four Can't Miss Steps in Moving from Employee to Entrepreneur - Leslie L. Sharp ? 2:30 pm - How to Grow Revenue from $0-$10M: Setting A GTM Foundation - Tim Claudin ? 4:00 pm - The Afterparty @ Bourbon Friday - Location: TechArtista Downtown — Sign up for a session (or two) here ?? https://www.rfr.bz/ldbbf14 #STLStartupWeek #VentureBoldly #stlouis #stlmade

?? Day 4 recap ?? Another fantastic day at STL Startup Week! Huge thanks to today’s speakers for their insights and stories, and to everyone who came out eager to learn and connect with the St. Louis startup community. Tomorrow is the ???????? ?????? (?????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????)! Let’s end this week on a high note! Join us at Spark Coworking for a lineup of workshops and talks focused on Growth & Scaling. To close out the week, head over to Bourbon Friday at TechArtista Downtown starting at 4 pm. Let’s make the final day one to remember! ?? ?? Check out the full schedule and RSVP: https://www.rfr.bz/l1c633b #STLStartupWeek #VentureBoldly #stlmade #stlouis

CORRECTION Our e-blast that went out last night incorrectly listed the "Sticky Pitches: Crafting An Unforgettable Founder Story" session to start at 9:30am. That time is INCORRECT. We will be starting the session at it's originally planned time at 11:00am. See you soon! Sticky Pitches: Crafting An Unforgettable Founder Story TechArtista UCity, 725 Kingsland Ave. 11:00am to 12:00pm

Hello, ?????? ??! We've got 2?? more days of STL Startup Week. Here's what's on the schedule at TechArtista UCity: ??? ????????????????, ??????. ????: ?????????????????? ?????????????????? ? 9:30 am - Unlocking Capital: Navigating Funding for Early-Stage Businesses - Panelists: Courtney Barrow, Saida Cornejo Zu?iga, Rohan Verma ? 11:00 am - Sticky Pitches: Crafting an Unforgettable Founder Story - Danielle Deavens ? 12:00 pm - The Art of Bold Cake Design: From Concept to Creation - TaCherish Johnson ? 4:00 pm - Lights, Camera, Pitches: STL Startup Week 2024 Pitch Competition - Location: 24:1 Cinema — Today’s sessions are packed with insights. Join us and level up your career! ?? https://lnkd.in/gscEutBc #STLStartupWeek #VentureBoldly #stlouis #stlmade

?? Day 3 recap! ?? Today was all about Product & Design, and what a day it was! Huge thanks to our speakers for bringing their expertise, and to everyone who joined us— you brought the energy and the great questions! But, don’t pack up yet! We’ve still got 2 more days filled with insights and connections. Tomorrow’s focus is Accessing Resources, with sessions happening at TechArtista UCity. Make sure to check the full schedule at https://www.rfr.bz/l398168, so you don’t miss out on what’s coming up. Let’s keep the momentum going! ?? #STLStartupWeek #VentureBoldly #stlouis #stlmade