Startup Summit is an intensive day-long pre-conference bootcamp for Pre-Seed, Seed & Series A startups. It includes roundtables & workshops on fundraising, sales & marketing, product, leadership & team/culture, as well as top-tier networking, investor matchmaking & an invite-only demo day event.

Randall Stevens and Dan Hollingshead will lead a series of topics designed to help think through the process of testing ideas and creating value for your startup idea. Both are seasoned entrepreneurs (meaning they’ve made plenty of mistakes they’d love to help you avoid!) Each month we’ll cover a different topic related to the earliest […]

This four-part introductory workshop series will give participants an opportunity to learn about machine learning, culminating in applying Microsoft Azure’s machine learning to a data set that addresses a topic that is important to their community. We will start with introducing the concept of machine learning and artificial intelligence, how it affects Louisville, and the […]

Come watch five startups pitch their ideas to judges for a prize! It's dinner *and* and a show. About this Event: Welcome to the first 5 Across of 2021! As always, we'll have 5 pitches from local entrepreneurs for 5 minutes each competing for $500... all at 5pm for $5... you get the picture. Ticket […]

"There's no sense in training a more diverse tech talent pool if the companies that would hire them make them feel unwelcome or marginalized" says Ben Reno-Weber of the Louisville Future of Work Initiative. What does it mean to have an "inclusive culture" and how do we craft one? In this panel conversation, we will […]

Happy Black History Month! HBCUs have an integral part in black history. So, the timing is right to catch up with the team at HBCU HUB to talk how they have been playing matchmaker for high schools students. We can't wait to catch up with Dr. Darrius Brooks.

Startup Chowdown is a monthly lunch, held the last Friday of every month to foster random collisions and non-transactional relationships, celebrating the wins in our community (#celebratethewins hosted by Larry Horn from Amplify) and featured guest speakers on everything from raising capital, hiring the right talent for your company to how to get published and […]

Brick Bridge Consulting won the Citrix Converge 2020 Hackathon in style with their entry “You had me at Productivity”, a fast-paced tour of the future of work. Join Citrix evangelists Pat Patterson and Sonny Chhen as they invite the team from Brick Bridge to share the secrets of their success. We’ll look at the different systems […]

Grab your afternoon coffee and join us for the KYPTAC Social Hour! This informal event will be facilitated by Kentucky State Director Nancy Brown and will cover what YOU want to discuss. This is a great opportunity to ask questions, network with other PTAC clients, discuss current and upcoming events in government contracting that impact […]

There’s a lot to like about the traditional tech financing model of Seed Round -> Series A -> Series B -> Exit/IPO. But SparkToro was not willing to trade lower risk and profitable growth for a higher growth rate pushed by investors that would bring high-risk consequences to their long-term prospects. The company is proving there’s another […]

This webinar will discuss subcontracting considerations with regard to meeting Agency requirements, and contract clause flowdown considerations. Clause flowdowns are an important aspect to understand about contracting for Government requirements as primes and subcontractors need to ensure their liabilities are covered in the contractual relationships. This webinar will be presented by KYPTAC Counselors Carrie Willett […]

In this session, you will learn about the necessary elements to raise capital for your startup. These elements include: building the proper pitch deck, team requirements, proving traction, validating your financial model, and preparing documentation/scripts. If you are raising capital or are considering launching a startup this session will give you the details necessary to […]