Mark your calendar:
STL Startup Week 2025

Join us November 10–14, 2025, for a week of startup-focused events happening all across Greater St. Louis.

We’re already working behind the scenes to make STL Startup Week 2025 our biggest and boldest yet. Stay tuned! This fall's full lineup of sessions, speakers, and events will be announced soon!

In the meantime, get a feel for the event by exploring what we hosted in 2024.

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Curious about the types of events you’ll find at STL Startup Week? Here's a look back at the full schedule from 2024—panels, workshops, networking events, and celebrations across the region.

Monday

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November

11

November 11, 2024

COLLAB at Cortex, 3rd Floor, 4220 Duncan

8:00 am

Opening Breakfast & Keynote powered by Husch Blackwell

November 11, 2024

COLLAB at Cortex, 3rd Floor, 4220 Duncan

10:00 am

*SOLD OUT* Building Brand Awareness on a Budget

November 11, 2024

COLLAB at Cortex, 3rd Floor, 4220 Duncan

11:30 am

*SOLD OUT* Build Your Go-To-Market Empire from the Ground Up!

November 11, 2024

COLLAB at Cortex, 3rd Floor, 4220 Duncan

1:30 pm

*SOLD OUT* The Power of Storytelling

November 11, 2024

COLLAB at Cortex, 3rd Floor, 4220 Duncan

3:00 pm

Striking Out: Big Reward Takes Big Risk

November 11, 2024

4:00 pm

November 11, 2024

4:00 pm

Monday Funday Happy Hour powered by CDW

November 11, 2024

HSSU - The Center of Innovation & Entrepreneurship

6:00 pm

The Winner's Circle: Collegiate Panel and Business Resources

Tuesday

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November

12

November 12, 2024

Goshen Coffee Roasters

7:30 am

*CANCELLED* Guess-Presso @ Edwardsville: Coffee & Conversations

November 12, 2024

Quarrelsome Coffee

7:30 am

Guess-Presso @ Midtown: Coffee & Conversations

November 12, 2024

Protagonist Cafe

7:30 am

*SOLD OUT* Guess-Presso @ Soulard: Coffee & Conversations

November 12, 2024

7:30 am

Guess-Presso @ Olivette: Coffee & Conversations

November 12, 2024

Living Room Coffee & Kitchen

7:30 am

*SOLD OUT* Guess-Presso @ Maplewood: Coffee & Conversations

November 12, 2024

Picasso's Coffee

7:30 am

Guess-Presso @ St. Charles: Coffee & Conversations

November 12, 2024

T-REX, 5th Floor

9:30 am

Going It Alone: Lessons on Running a Solo Consulting Practice

November 12, 2024

T-REX, 5th Floor

11:00 am

Forging the Future: Asian-American Founders, Innovators, and Changemakers

November 12, 2024

T-REX, 5th Floor

12:00 pm

Lunch and Learn: SupplySTL Online Portal for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners

November 12, 2024

T-REX, 5th Floor

1:00 pm

Essential Ingredients: Why Purpose Matters When $#*% Gets Tough

November 12, 2024

Lemay Business Incubator

1:00 pm

Lemay Incubator Open House

November 12, 2024

T-REX, 5th Floor

2:30 pm

The StartUp Draft: Building a Championship Team

November 12, 2024

T-REX, 5th Floor

4:00 pm

Women in Startups: Leading with Vision and Grit

November 12, 2024

TechArtista UCity

4:00 pm

Community Panel: The State of Youth Entrepreneurship in St. Louis

November 12, 2024

5:00 pm

Confluence Tech Hub Demo Day

Wednesday

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November

13

November 13, 2024

9:00 am

November 13, 2024

CIC St. Louis, 20 S. Sarah

9:00 am

November 13, 2024

9:30 am

Ideas into Products: A Workshop on Physical Product Development

November 13, 2024

11:00 am

*SOLD OUT* Lights, Camera, Brand: An Introduction to Video Marketing for Your Brand

November 13, 2024

Central Library

12:00 pm

Market Research & IP Tools for your business

November 13, 2024

1:00 pm

How Not To Build Your MVP: An Engineer's Advice for Non-Technical Founders

November 13, 2024

Wellston Incubator

1:00 pm

Wellston Incubator Open House

November 13, 2024

2:30 pm

Startup Talent Playbook: Talent Strategies for the Age of Intelligent Automation

November 13, 2024

The Post Building

4:00 pm

Startup Connection powered by Anders CPAs + Advisors

November 13, 2024

6:00 pm

Cultural Connections: Building Community Through Craft and Experience

Thursday

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November

14

November 14, 2024

TechArtista UCity

9:30 am

Unlocking Capital: Navigating Funding for Early-Stage Businesses

November 14, 2024

CIC St. Louis, 20 S. Sarah

9:30 am

Coffee & Connections

November 14, 2024

TechArtista UCity

11:00 am

Sticky Pitches: Crafting An Unforgettable Founder Story

November 14, 2024

TechArtista UCity

12:00 pm

*SOLD OUT* The Art of Bold Cake Design: From Concept to Creation

November 14, 2024

TechArtista UCity

1:00 pm

Startups in the Sports Tech Landscape

November 14, 2024

West County Incubator

1:00 pm

West County Incubator Open House

November 14, 2024

Neighborhood Innovation Center

2:00 pm

Starting a Food Business: Lean & Smart Ways

November 14, 2024

TechArtista UCity

2:30 pm

Digital Presence and Defense for Small Businesses

November 14, 2024

Washington University Office of Technology Management

3:00 pm

Washington University Office of Technology Management Office Hours: The Founder's Perspective

November 14, 2024

4:00 pm

STL Startup Week 2024 Pitch Competition

November 14, 2024

Aloft St. Louis Cortex

5:30 pm

Building in the STL: A Founders Lounge Panel Discussion

Friday

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November

15

November 15, 2024

9:00 am

SuperCollider: Startup Week Edition

November 15, 2024

Spark Coworking - St. Louis

9:30 am

AI & Business Systems Development

November 15, 2024

Spark Coworking - St. Louis

11:00 am

The Transition P.L.A.N. Workshop: Four Can't Miss Steps in Moving from Employee to Entrepreneur

November 15, 2024

12:00 pm

NEXT Missouri Town Hall Meeting

November 15, 2024

Spark Coworking - St. Louis

1:00 pm

Strategic Use of AI Tools for Entrepreneurial Success

November 15, 2024

Spark Coworking - St. Louis

2:30 pm

How to Grow Revenue from $0-$10M - Setting A GTM Foundation

November 15, 2024

Spark Coworking - St. Louis

4:00 pm

Sleep The Wrong Way in Your Hammock: Taking Risks and Staying True to Yourself in Business

November 15, 2024

TechArtista Downtown

4:00 pm

The Afterparty @ Bourbon Friday

November 15, 2024

5:00 pm

Food City x Grow Labs

Have big ideas for STL Startup Week 2025?

Have a session concept, speaker recommendation, partnership proposal, or just want to help shape the experience? We’d love to hear from you.

Reach out to our lead organizer, Matt Menietti, at matt@techartistafoundation.org.

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