Summer Startup Tour: Mainframe Studios

900 Keosauqua Way,Des Moines IA 50309

22 July, 2021

Description

The Summer Startup Tour invites the Des Moines' startup community of makers, creators, and entrepreneurs to come together and celebrate! Coming out of the pandemic, we are starting to unfold to a new normal of time and space. There is a resurgence of people solving problems, creating, building, making, and starting businesses and side hustles. Even after the mass disruption, the pandemic brought to our creative and business community, we strive to emerge together to spotlight the resilience that makes up the fabric of our startup and entrepreneurial community in Greater Des Moines (DSM). To bolster this discussion, the Greater Des Moines Partnership and several other organizations are working together to host the first-ever Summer Startup Tour, a month-long series of free events to welcome DSM’s entrepreneurs, creators and makers back to the community. The Tour will also mark the 10th anniversary of the 2011 launch of the StartupCity DSM incubator, a public-private joint effort focused on growing the DSM early-stage technology community, viewed by many as the inflection point that led to the modern startup ecosystem. First things first, all are invited. The Summer Startup Tour will feature four stops at spaces in the community related to making, creating, and starting something. The series will kick off on Wednesday, July 7, and go through July 28. Locations: Gravitate Coworking Downtown – July 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m.: 1 Million Cups presentation Noon: “Introduction to the Startup Scene” presented by Geoff Wood, Founder of Gravitate4:00 p.m.: Happy hour event Free coworking all day! Maple Ventures – July 15 from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m.: Lunch12:00 p.m.: Panel featuring physical-product builders and entrepreneurs 1:00 p.m.: Tour of Maple VenturesMainframe Studios – July 22 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.: Happy hour and Introduction to Mainframe Studios by Siobhan Spain5:00 p.m.: Panel featuring artists and creatives6:00 p.m.: Tour of Mainframe StudiosxBk Live – July 28 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m.: Happy hour and networking5:00 p.m.: Welcome from Tobi Parks, followed by a panel featuring music producers, makers, and entrepreneurs in the performing arts6:00 p.m.: A live concert to celebrate the end of the Summer Startup Tour! Register today and follow along for the full schedule of events, speakers, and concert announcements! The Summer Startup Tour is sponsored and co-hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Gravitate Coworking, Mainframe Studios, xBk Live, and Maple Ventures. For questions or sponsorship opportunities, please email Diana Wright at [email protected].