UPCOMING EVENTS
Founder Funder Forum: HealthTech & Life Sciences Edition
Join the Founders Community for an exclusive and intimate quarterly event educating and connecting founders with investors.
Product / Market Riff
A place for stalled founders to vent openly with other people who understand the highs and lows of being in the startup industry.
Founder/Fest XII
An experience that brings Milwaukee area startup founders together to build a community of support and celebration.
SaaS Club @ Summerfest Tech
B2B Saas Club for CTO/CIOs and an exchange between founders. We cordially invite CTOs, CIOs, and SaaS Founders to join us for this happy hour event during Summerfest Tech!
MKE<>CHI Roadshow
Are you a "Milwaukee" or "Chicago" founder who will be raising in August and want to share what you're working on with the community and investors? Apply below to join us as we take our first Roadshow to Chicago for a day of programming and connecting MKE and CHI founders and funders!
What we ask for from the founder:
- Be/Become a [Midwest] Founders Community member!
- Complete the application below.
- Train with us to Chicago for the day, or meet us there! Thursday, August 1st
Applications open through Friday, May 31st. Notifications will follow.
Les Femmes
An intimate gathering of Milwaukee area female startup founders and entrepreneurs that builds community & connection.
Founder/Fest
An experience that brings Midwest startup founders together to build a community of support and celebration. Founders come to network as well as to hear stories from those who have actually built, scaled, and lost businesses, all in an informal, party-like setting.
Our event series
We're all about connecting, collaborating, and celebrating outside of the work.
How To
A virtual event series that showcases our partners and provides them with a platform to share their areas of expertise amongst other founders and entrepreneurs.
Launchpad
A pitch competition for innovative ideas in Wisconsin, offering monetary prizes. The event aims to showcase ideas, gain exposure, and help founders secure funding.
founder funder forum
An exclusive event for founders to learn about venture capital and network with investors. It provides education, connections, and valuable guidance for fundraising, while building a bridge between startups and capital.
Les Femmes
An intimate gathering of the Midwest’s female startup founders and entrepreneurs. Our goal is to create a safe, supportive space for female founders to have candid discussions around the challenges they face within entrepreneurship.
Product/market riff
An open space for stalled founders to talk to people who really understand the highs and lows of being in the startup industry. This program opens the door to venting, connecting, discovering a market fit, workshopping new ideas, and testing products among like-minded founders.
MILWAUKEE GPT / HACKATHON
A meetup group that brings together no & low-code founders & aspiring founders to build MVPs, products, plugins, etc. using artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT.
Saas Club
A coalition designed to facilitate partnerships between B2B SaaS startups and Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Chief Technology Officers (CTOs), and Chief Innovation Officers (CIOs) of mid-to-large corporations. We aim to enable B2B SaaS startups to build successful pilot projects with established enterprises, fostering innovation and driving business growth.