Startup Week Louisville returns this Fall
Five days for founders, their teams, and the community that backs them, right in the heart of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
We want to hear from you! Nominate the topics or speakers you want in the room, or apply to speak, volunteer, sponsor, or partner.
Be the first to know when the official lineup is released and when registration is live! Plus, we'll send event updates & unique opportunities.
Designed by the community
Nothing's locked in yet, but that’s the point. We want your input to make this the most impactful and most Louisville-region Startup Week yet. Here’s how the next few months unfold, and how to take part in each step.
Organizers lay the foundation
The volunteer organizing team unites on the goals and direction of the event.
Explore the mission →Call for input & engagement
We want to hear from you! Nominate an idea or a speaker, apply to speak, or share volunteer availability by July 31.
Submit ideas & interest →Schedule & registration live
Claim your spot and build your personalized schedule for the week.
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Meet your community, engage in workshops, celebrate our region, and grow your startup!
See the schedule →A week for founders & those that support them
Bet on Louisville: Startup Week is a multi-day celebration of startups and founders across the Louisville region. For five days, the community comes together around the hard, hopeful work of building a company.
Through workshops, keynotes, and gatherings, founders and their teams dig into the specific parts of their business that need to move next — and leave more equipped to grow.
What every attendee can expect.
No matter what session or event you attend, it was created with one of our four pillars in mind.
Hear stories and lessons from founders who have scaled and overcome, launched and failed, and everything in between.
Our sessions aren't just another talk you can watch on YouTube. Get equipped and activated in our hands-on workshops.
Meet potential cofounders, future team members, possible investors, and passionate community members.
Demo days, awards, and after-hours moments that honor how far this community has come and the growing momentum.
Beyond the workshops.
The week is stitched together with gatherings you won’t find on a normal conference agenda.
Vogt Awards Demo Day
The region’s standout startups take the stage to show what they’ve built.
Vogt Demo DayTues, Nov 17, 2026Fire & Ice
KYX swaps “networking” for a 49°F plunge followed by a 190°F sauna. Shock the system, then trade ideas while your endorphins spike.
Fireside chats
Candid, close-up conversations with the people who’ve actually built it.
Happy hours
The unscheduled hours where the real connections tend to happen.
Divided by a river, united by community
Startup Week reflects how this ecosystem actually works — it doesn’t stop at the river.
Louisville's NuLu NeighborhoodNuLu, Louisville
Four days in the heart of Louisville’s densest startup district — workshops, talks, and gatherings spread across NuLu’s businesses and restaurants.
New Albany & Southern IndianaSouthern Indiana
We cross the river to close the week — celebrating one connected regional community that builds together, on both sides of the Ohio.
In the end, it’s about the people in the room.
The workshops and sessions matter. But what makes Startup Week work is simpler — founders showing up for one another, and a community that bets on its own.
A conversation that turns into a company
The whole room, opening night
Inspiring and engaging keynotes
Afterparties & activationsThere’s a place for you in this week.
Whether you want to lead a session, lend a hand, or help shape what happens — tell us how you want to be part of it, and nominate the topics, speakers, and events you want to see.
Be first to know when registration opens.
Schedule drops, speaker announcements, registration — a handful of emails between now and November. No spam, ever.
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