Michigan Startup Events December 2024

Startup community events are happening all around the state. Here’s a look at what’s upcoming for the remainder of 2024. Lots of year end celebrations, educational workshops, and deadlines for upcoming pitch competitions and accelerators.

Upcoming Events

Ann Arbor

1. December 10 - MiLSEA Business Plan Competition 2024
2. December 10 - 2 on the 2’s | The Michigan Office of Defense & Aerospace Innovation’s Monthly Webinar Series
3. December 11 - December Sustainability Meetup
4. December 11 - SPARK.ed | Profit for Purpose: Fundamentals of Social Entrepreneurship
5. December 11 - Hatch: An Entrepreneurial Mastermind

Detroit and Metro-Detroit

1. December 9 - TechTown - Holiday Happy Hour with Global Ties Detroit
2. December 11 - MSU Research Foundation - Scale-Up! Sessions at Newlab
3. December 12 - TechTown - First Thursdays at TechTown
4. December 14 - Black Tech Saturdays?
5. December 17 - Sterling Heights - Coffee and Conversation
6. December 18 - NewLab - Michigan Mobility Meetup: Ecosystem Holiday Event
7. December 18 - Birmingham Angels - December In Person Investors "Deal Tank"!

West Michigan

1. December 6 - SURGE Holiday Happy Hour
2. December 11 - Startup Grind Grand Rapids End Of Year Party 2024
3. December 12 - Midwest House Fireside Chat
4. December 18 - WMU - WMed Innovation Center Happy Hour
5. December 19 - SURGE Lunch & Learn: Statistics: The Boring Way to Make Better Business Decisions

Lansing

1. December 19 - Startup Grind - Holiday Mix 'n Mingle

There's got to be more happening in Lansing... what am I missing?

Traverse City?

1. December 10, 17, 24, 31 - Office of Possibilities Weekly Meetup - Every Tuesday
2. December 10 - 20Fathoms Hiring a Tech Team
3. December 13 - 20Fathoms 2024 Celebration?
4. December 13 - Grove - Valorpreneurs Meetup
5. December 18 - TC Women in Tech Meetup
6. December 19 - Empowher
7. December 27 - BIPoc Founder Friday

Upper Peninsula?

1. December 13 - Women in Entrepreneurship Coffee & Conversation!

I'm sure more is happening, but I don't know where to look for events in the UP. Any suggestions?

Statewide

1. December 10 - BBC - DOE SBIR/STTR DEEP DIVE
2. December 12 - Centrepolis - Tech Thursday: Self-Assessment to Evaluate your Level of Manufacturing Readiness

?? Pitch Competitions and ?? Accelerators?

??Midwest House Midwest Madness Pitch Competition

• https://midwesthouse.activehosted.com/f/19
• Competition in March at SXSW
• Deadline to apply is January 31 @ 5pm

??Startup Zoo Pitch Competition

• https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-tech-saturdays-tickets-629604302417
• January 10
• Deadline to apply is January 3

??5x5 Night

• https://5x5night.com/
• January 28, 2025
• Deadline to apply: January 20, 2025

??TCNewTech

• https://20fathoms.org/startup-incubator/tcnewtech/
• January 2025 (Details not yet announced)

??Newlab: Industrial Waste-to-Green Construction Innovation Program!

• https://www.dhirubhai.net/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7270074377453424642/
• https://newlab.smapply.io/prog/transforming_inorganic_industrial_waste_into_sustainable_construction_materials/

??Conquer Detroit Healthcare Accelerator Spring 2025 Application

• https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CXSBN6M
• The program begins January 27, 2025 and ends April 4, 2025.

Applications for these programs were announced as closed, but they may still be considering applicants:

??Conquer Finance & Insurance Accelerator

• https://www.msufoundation.org/conquer-finance-insurance-accelerator
• (Applications closed November 22)

?? WomanUp and Pitch

• https://miwf.org/business-programs/womanup-pitch/
• (Applications closed November 29)

?? Am I missing something? Send me a message! https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/brycekaiser

Good luck out there,

Bryce

About this project: I am on a quest to speak to 500 Michigan Entrepreneurs, Investors, Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), and Policy Makers. I recently passed the halfway mark—250 conversations—and it feels like the right time to share some of the key trends I've observed so far.

If you're interested in contributing to this ongoing effort, or if you find these trends compelling, please reach out. Michigan's entrepreneurial ecosystem is growing, and your involvement could make a difference.