Partner Events
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Philanthropitch Awards Ceremony
See San Antonio’s most innovative nonprofits pitch their unique and scalable programs on October 12th! In preparation for the event, finalists receive 1:1 coaching and support as they create effective pitches and fine-tune their nonprofit business models. Don’t wait until pitch day to show love for your favorite nonprofit! Kick start your support with early virtual voting October 4-8.
Please purchase your ticket through the Philanthropitch website: https://www.philanthropitch.org/san-antonio
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
The Impact Lab
*Please register for the event officially through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-impact-lab-san-antonio-startup-week-tickets-176546745067*
The Impact Lab is a workshop space utilizing the design thinking process for social enterprise entrepreneurs to bring their Design Challenges, and for the community to co-create together toward actionable solutions. It’s a gathering of people from a variety of industries around a single question with the goal of encouraging, supporting, and advancing projects designed to rally and serve our neighbors. By applying asset-based, justice-focused principles in a design lab setting, we can develop sustainable, human-centered solutions to the problems impacting our city.
Red Bull Basement: Pitch Camp
"Students will have 60 seconds to pitch their best idea to a panel of three local entrepreneurs. Following their pitch, they will receive live feedback they can utilize for their application. This event is complimentary to attend and open to all students regardless of where they are in the ideation phase (or even if they do not have an idea at all). Attendees must be 18+ years old."
Apply today: https://basement.redbull.com/en-us/events/19
Thursday, October 14, 2021
TechFuel
You must have a ticket to enter the event, so get your tickets here (limited capacity).
This evening competition will feature pitches by Alt-Bionics, Betty's Co., Astroport Space Technologies, IncentiFind & Emgenisys.
During the event, a new panel of judges will award $50,000 to a grand prize winner and $20,000 to the first runner-up, with the remaining $30,000 awarded based on votes from the live audience. This pitch competition event is free and open to the public, but you must register for tickets to attend. A free afterparty hosted by Alamo Angels will directly follow the competition, featuring additional prizes from Capital Factory and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.
Friday, October 15, 2021
Transfer - A Multi-Generational Panel on the Impact of a Lasting Legacy
Once we build and learn to protect ourselves and our businesses, it's time to allow our impact and influence to flourish. This session will feature a conversation about setting down the stepping stones for a lasting legacy and transferring our knowledge to our team and even the next generation to follow in our footsteps. This special session where the H+S community will be joining SASW at the main stage is part of the H+S Summit: Build, Protect, Transfer program brought together in collaboration with SASW and Geekdom.
Panelists:
Ashley Bird - Founder and CEO - Blooming with Birdie
Madelein Santibáñez - Co-Founder - De Corazon Circles
Suyapa Muñoz - Youth Action Board Liaison - South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH)
Moderator:
Michelle Vallejo - Co-Founder - Hustle + Socialize
*If you are interested in attending the full one-day summit, it is a ticketed event and you must purchase your ticket via Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hustle-and-socialize-presents-build-protect-transfer-tickets-168112540133
If you're live-streaming, tune into our YouTube Channel here.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition, Final Round
The Louis H. Stumberg Venture Competition is a multi-part competition. Hosted every spring and fall, each cohort of students has an opportunity to compete for a chance to win mentorship and funding for their startup. Of the teams that competed in the Stumberg Seed Round, five won $5,000 in seed funding for their venture and an opportunity to participate in the Trinity Accelerator. These five teams will compete again at the Final Round for the $25,000 grand prize.
Admission Policy:
- Community and Friends are encouraged to watch the competition live on Tiger Network and Trinity's Youtube. For the safety of the Trinity Community, event attendance will be limited to faculty, students, and staff.
- Faculty, students, and staff are welcome to attend the competition in person. Be prepared to show your Tiger Card at the door. Masks are required indoors.
Timeline:
4:05, Welcome remarks and the program are about to begin.
5:45, Judges deliberate for 15 minutes. The audience will be encouraged to vote on a crowd favorite during deliberation.
6:00, Winning team announced. All teams photographed on stage.
Competing Teams:
- MicroLev
- WakeScoot
- Commuv
- New Works SA
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
BEAM San Antonio October Event
**This event is geared toward women founders**
Join the Beam Network on Wednesday, October 20 at the Geekdom Event Centre from 4pm - 5pm, then from 5pm - 6pm at Pinkerton's for more networking
Official registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beam-san-antonio-october-networking-event-tickets-174261680377
Friday, October 22, 2021
Geekdom's 10 Year Birthday Celebration
Geekdom is celebrating its 10th birthday this year and we're throwing a huge party to celebrate! Join us Friday, October 22 at 4:00PM in the beautiful Legacy Park for live music, food & drinks, exclusive swag, and some exciting announcements that you don't want to miss!
The first 500 attendees will receive a free drink ticket! Swag items are limited so get there early to make sure you secure your swag!
We are not only celebrating our birthday, we're coming together as a community to close out San Antonio Startup Week! We can't wait to see you there!