What we’re about
Managed by StartUpNV, the mission of Reno Startups is to provide educational value and networking opportunities that support Northern Nevada's growing startup community.
Do I belong in this group? If you are an entrepreneur, startup founder, investor, mentor, or just interested in networking, then you belong here. This group is focused on Reno-Tahoe, or any rural towns in Northern Nevada.
We offer monthly Lunch & Learns surrounding various business topics (marketing, pricing, customer discovery, etc.), angel investor education, founder bootcamps, and more.
StartUpNV also hosts weekly pitch days at the UNR Innevation Center, which will be on our calendar.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Pitch Day for $500k @ StartUpNV | Virtual (Reno) In-person (Las Vegas)Black Fire Innovation, Las Vegas, NV
Join us every other Wednesday evening to see and hear two Nevada startups pitch for investment.
Investors: Nevada-certified and SEC-accredited investors are encouraged to attend.
New to Las Vegas? "Pitch day for $500k" is a great way to meet others in the local startup community.
Founders and Community Members: This event is open to the public/community and offers a unique opportunity to learn about raising capital.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT:
Attend in-person or online.Two pre-vetted founders pitch to the FundNV investment committee for consideration of entry into the StartUpNV accelerator program and an investment of $200k to $1M (average of $500k since 2021).
Each founder will present for 10 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A moderated by the StartUpNV team.
Attendees may submit questions via chat for moderators to ask.
The companies are selected in advance and meet all requirements to pitch to the Investment Committees and FundNV investors.
To meet the criteria to pitch startups must be:
- Largely based in Nevada
- Scalable and venture investment-worthy
- Actively seeking to raise a pre-seed or seed-stage capital
- Founder(s) are working full-time on the startup
- Company has a product/service selling (or beta) in the market
- Vetted by SNV pitch review process to ensure all required topics are covered and the above requirements are met
Interested in pitching your startup? Please visit the following link to complete an application to pitch at https://startupnv.org/booking/.
To check out past pitches, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/startupnv.
For more general information about our programs, visit our website at https://startupnv.org/.
EVENT DETAILS | In-Person Location (rotates between):
Black Fire Innovation, 8400 W Sunset (3rd floor)
-- and --
International Innovation Center @ Vegas, 300 S. 4th St (Suite 180)Free snacks and soft drinks served to in-person attendees
To attend online, join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85280605472 - Pitch Day for $500k @ StartUpNV | Virtual (Reno) In-person (Las Vegas)Black Fire Innovation, Las Vegas, NV
Join us every other Wednesday evening to see and hear two Nevada startups pitch for investment.
Investors: Nevada-certified and SEC-accredited investors are encouraged to attend.
New to Las Vegas? "Pitch day for $500k" is a great way to meet others in the local startup community.
Founders and Community Members: This event is open to the public/community and offers a unique opportunity to learn about raising capital.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT:
Attend in-person or online.Two pre-vetted founders pitch to the FundNV investment committee for consideration of entry into the StartUpNV accelerator program and an investment of $200k to $1M (average of $500k since 2021).
Each founder will present for 10 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A moderated by the StartUpNV team.
Attendees may submit questions via chat for moderators to ask.
The companies are selected in advance and meet all requirements to pitch to the Investment Committees and FundNV investors.
To meet the criteria to pitch startups must be:
- Largely based in Nevada
- Scalable and venture investment-worthy
- Actively seeking to raise a pre-seed or seed-stage capital
- Founder(s) are working full-time on the startup
- Company has a product/service selling (or beta) in the market
- Vetted by SNV pitch review process to ensure all required topics are covered and the above requirements are met
Interested in pitching your startup? Please visit the following link to complete an application to pitch at https://startupnv.org/booking/.
To check out past pitches, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/startupnv.
For more general information about our programs, visit our website at https://startupnv.org/.
EVENT DETAILS | In-Person Location (rotates between):
Black Fire Innovation, 8400 W Sunset (3rd floor)
-- and --
International Innovation Center @ Vegas, 300 S. 4th St (Suite 180)Free snacks and soft drinks served to in-person attendees
To attend online, join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85280605472 - Pitch Day for $500k @ StartUpNV | Virtual (Reno) In-person (Las Vegas)Black Fire Innovation, Las Vegas, NV
Join us every other Wednesday evening to see and hear two Nevada startups pitch for investment.
Investors: Nevada-certified and SEC-accredited investors are encouraged to attend.
New to Las Vegas? "Pitch day for $500k" is a great way to meet others in the local startup community.
Founders and Community Members: This event is open to the public/community and offers a unique opportunity to learn about raising capital.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT:
Attend in-person or online.Two pre-vetted founders pitch to the FundNV investment committee for consideration of entry into the StartUpNV accelerator program and an investment of $200k to $1M (average of $500k since 2021).
Each founder will present for 10 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A moderated by the StartUpNV team.
Attendees may submit questions via chat for moderators to ask.
The companies are selected in advance and meet all requirements to pitch to the Investment Committees and FundNV investors.
To meet the criteria to pitch startups must be:
- Largely based in Nevada
- Scalable and venture investment-worthy
- Actively seeking to raise a pre-seed or seed-stage capital
- Founder(s) are working full-time on the startup
- Company has a product/service selling (or beta) in the market
- Vetted by SNV pitch review process to ensure all required topics are covered and the above requirements are met
Interested in pitching your startup? Please visit the following link to complete an application to pitch at https://startupnv.org/booking/.
To check out past pitches, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/startupnv.
For more general information about our programs, visit our website at https://startupnv.org/.
EVENT DETAILS | In-Person Location (rotates between):
Black Fire Innovation, 8400 W Sunset (3rd floor)
-- and --
International Innovation Center @ Vegas, 300 S. 4th St (Suite 180)Free snacks and soft drinks served to in-person attendees
To attend online, join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85280605472 - Pitch Day for $500k @ StartUpNV | Virtual (Reno) In-person (Las Vegas)Black Fire Innovation, Las Vegas, NV
Join us every other Wednesday evening to see and hear two Nevada startups pitch for investment.
Investors: Nevada-certified and SEC-accredited investors are encouraged to attend.
New to Las Vegas? "Pitch day for $500k" is a great way to meet others in the local startup community.
Founders and Community Members: This event is open to the public/community and offers a unique opportunity to learn about raising capital.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT:
Attend in-person or online.Two pre-vetted founders pitch to the FundNV investment committee for consideration of entry into the StartUpNV accelerator program and an investment of $200k to $1M (average of $500k since 2021).
Each founder will present for 10 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A moderated by the StartUpNV team.
Attendees may submit questions via chat for moderators to ask.
The companies are selected in advance and meet all requirements to pitch to the Investment Committees and FundNV investors.
To meet the criteria to pitch startups must be:
- Largely based in Nevada
- Scalable and venture investment-worthy
- Actively seeking to raise a pre-seed or seed-stage capital
- Founder(s) are working full-time on the startup
- Company has a product/service selling (or beta) in the market
- Vetted by SNV pitch review process to ensure all required topics are covered and the above requirements are met
Interested in pitching your startup? Please visit the following link to complete an application to pitch at https://startupnv.org/booking/.
To check out past pitches, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/startupnv.
For more general information about our programs, visit our website at https://startupnv.org/.
EVENT DETAILS | In-Person Location (rotates between):
Black Fire Innovation, 8400 W Sunset (3rd floor)
-- and --
International Innovation Center @ Vegas, 300 S. 4th St (Suite 180)Free snacks and soft drinks served to in-person attendees
To attend online, join the Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85280605472
