There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you.
WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW
Zen and the Art of Failure
When: May 19 @ 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Village Square
We’re inviting the Kansas City startup community to come together for an evening of embracing startup failure.
Athena League
When: May 19 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Google Fiber Lounge
In this VOX event, we’ll be featuring Maria Meyers, Executive Director of KCSourceLink, and Fortiviti founder Shauna Huntington for a dynamic panel about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship.
SMCKC May Happy Hour
When: May 19 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Ruins Pub
Join us for this free happy hour at Ruins Pub, sponsored by Code Koalas!
Digital Inclusion KC
When: May 20 @ 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Where: Central Library
Civic leaders and digital literacy practitioners will convene on May 20 at the Central Library for a morning of discussion, idea-generation and hands-on work.
1WeekKC2016 Events Highlight
Between May 20 – 27, 1WeekKC will be connecting entrepreneurs throughout Kansas City. Below are Startland’s hand-selected event recommendations.
Kansas City Startup Crawl
When: May 20 @ 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: Multiple locations
The Kansas City Startup Crawl (KCSC) offers area residents a one-night tour of the metro’s many budding companies.
Multicultural Business Happy Hour
When: May 23 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: River Market Event Place
Come out and meet other business owners and your entrepreneurial resource partners!
LRNG KC Kickoff
When: May 24 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Where: Central Library
Join us for the official kickoff of a summer pilot to ignite a shared vision to redesign learning for the connected age with the imperative that all youth have the opportunity to succeed.
Sprint Accelerator Techstars Demo Day
When: May 24 @ 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Kauffman Center for Performing Arts
You’re invited to Demo Day featuring the companies of the 2016 Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars. Join us for presentations from each of the ten companies and for an opportunity to meet the founders.
Venture Lounge: Growth Mentoring Launch
When: May 25 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Where: Kauffman Foundation
Join angel investors, entrepreneurs and some of Kansas City’s most successful business elite at the spring edition of Venture Lounge.
Coffee & Capital with Evan Baehr
When: May 26 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Where: Sprint Accelerator
Bunker Labs KC is proud to present “Coffee & Capital” with Evan Baehr – Coauthor of Get Backed and cofounder of Able Lending.
Start + Scale Business Day
When: May 26 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Where: Kauffman Foundation
A one day event for anyone looking to start or grow their businesses to have access to resources, hear keynote speakers, gain knowledge and network.
E Day at the K
When: May 26 @ 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Where: Kauffman Stadium
Join Kansas City’s startup community to learn, network and cheer as the World Champion Royals take on the Chicago White Sox.
Startup Waffles
When: May 27 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Where: Think Big Coworking
Are you a founder, hacker or investor in a cool startup? Do you like free all-you-can-eat yummy waffles? If you answered yes to both of those questions, come hang out with Kansas City’s most talented entrepreneurs for a great breakfast and good company.
NKC is for entrepreneurs meetup
When: May 27 @ 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Colony Espresso & Bar
Discover the growing entrepreneurial community in North Kansas City! Hosted by NKC Now, this meet up will connect you to the people behind NKC’s unique features like open hours at City Hall, vintage industrial buildings, and dark fiber for high speed internet.
ONGOING EVENTS
Don’t miss out on the events that happen every week at the same time, in the same place.
Code for America Hack Night @ Sprint Accelerator
Mondays from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
1 Million Cups @ Kauffman Foundation, Lawrence & KC Live Stream
Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Coworking Wednesdays @ ECJC
Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Hammerspace Open House @ Hammerspace
Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
LOOKING AHEAD
Make48
When: June 10 – June 12
Where: TBD
Teams apply and compete to develop a new commercial product idea in a 48 hour invent-a-thon weekend. Teams have 48 hours to plan, prototype and pitch a new idea within the specifications of a challenge, revealed at the start of the 48 hours.
WordCamp KC
When: June 10 – June 12
Where: Kauffman Foundation
WordCamp Kansas City is an annual conference focused on free and open source software WordPress, as well as blogging, content distribution, social media, entrepreneurship and more. A full list of speakers and topics are on the website.
To see the full calendar, click here.
