StartupGVL

SUDs (Startup Drinks)
2026-03-11 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Fireforge Beer
SUDs, short for Startup Drinks is back! This unstructured networking event is open to entrepreneurs, ecosystem allies, and all community members of the #StartupGVL ecosystem. The first drink is free, so get this one on your calendars.

Women's Coworking Day
2026-03-11 10:00 - 16:00 | OpenWorks Coworking, 101 N Main Street Suite 302, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Join us on Wednesday, March 11 from 10:00am – 4:00pm for Women’s Coworking Day at OpenWorks Coworking in honor of International Women’s Day.
Connect with our other women and local women’s organizations like our event partners Molly’s Moms and UpWiSE: Upstate Women in Software Engineering.
We’ll have snacks sponsored by Molly’s Moms and will wrap up in time to walk over to Fireforge for NextGEN’s SUDs (StartupDrinks) that starts at 4:00pm.
You can drop in anytime! RSVP to attend and get event updates. If it’s your first time visiting OpenWorks, check out our Guest Acess page for tips on finding us and parking. We are located at ONE City Plaza in downtown Greenville.

SHE Connects Coffee & Connections
2025-04-08 09:00 - 10:30 | Venture X, 141 Traction St, Greenville, SC, United States
Start your morning connecting with inspiring women every second Tuesday of the month at 9am at Venture X.
Where: 141 Traction St.

SheBuilds x Greenville
2026-03-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Showoff Studio, 46 Lois Ave, Greenville, SC, 29611, United States
Most ideas don’t fail. They just never get dedicated time on the calendar. On Sunday, March 8 (International Women’s Day), you’re invited to give your idea an afternoon to become something real.
SheBuilds Greenville is a hands-on build session where you can show up with an idea and leave with a working app or website by the end of the event. Come build with Lovable, an AI-powered platform that helps you create by describing what you want, then iterating as you go. No coding required, just curiosity and a laptop.
This event is powered by Lovable x Anthropic in partnership with Stripe. SheBuilds is a global initiative by Lovable celebrating International Women’s Day. It brings together local hosts and community partners worldwide to run local and virtual events empowering women to build with technology.

Learn to Code with AI and Entertainment
2026-03-04 16:30 - 18:30 | NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
About the Class
If you’re interested in music, movies, video games, books, or trends in pop culture, this class shows you how coding is used behind the scenes to understand what people love and why. You’ll learn programming by analyzing real-world data from artists, films, games, and other parts of today’s entertainment landscape. Each week you’ll create fun, interactive projects that turn fresh pop culture data into clear visuals, rankings, and trend breakdowns.
The class is part of an ongoing course. You’re welcome to attend a single class or join the full course. Learn more and register to attend here.
Why Come?
🎵 Learn Python through real pop culture analysis
📊 Work with data from the artists and games you actually follow
📈 Create charts and visualizations you can share
🤝 Learn alongside other pop culture fans and aspiring coders
🚀 Build foundational coding skills in a fun, approachable way

CBL Connect with Business & Brews
2026-03-03 17:15 - 19:00 | City Club of Greenville
CONNECT brings together top business leaders from across the Upstate for one of the region’s premier business networking experiences.
At CONNECT 2026, attendees will:

Learn from leading business minds and influential leaders in the Upstate

Connect with fellow attendees through a unique, network-enhancing incentive

Hear from a panel of highly esteemed business and community leaders making a meaningful impact across South Carolina

Build lasting relationships with other passionate contributors in the local business community

Gain exposure for their own business or brand

Pitch Space Live
2026-03-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Join us to hear pitches from startups with feedback from a panel of investors.

Doors open at 5:00 and pitches begin at 5:30! Don’t miss out on this experience, watching featured pitches from inspiring startups who are looking to move to the next level. Pitches are followed by feedback from a panel of investors and ends with a Q&A session with the audience.
Pitch-Space.com, powered by Flywheel with our title sponsor by Dualboot Partners, is a digital platform that connects investors to scalable technology startups that are sorted by Early, Seed, and Growth stages of development. Every month, we host a live event featuring pitches from each category with feedback from a panel of investors and open networking following, rotating in three regions. Open to all founders, investors, and interested community members. It’s a great way to make connections and learn about presenting to investors.

NextGEN Office Hours with Tony Nolte
2026-02-27 11:00 - 14:00 | NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Paul Clark with VentureSouth and Tony Nolte with Kim, Lahey, and Killough Law are available for office hours. Check NextGEN’s newsletters and website for the link to sign up!

CUhackit '26
2026-02-27 - 2026-02-28 | Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business, 225 Walter T Cox Blvd, Clemson, SC, 29634, United States
Join us for a fun day of building, learning, and fun at South Carolina’s largest annual hackathon! Spend 24 hours coding and collaborating in the beautiful Wilbur O and Ann Powers College of Business at Clemson University while we handle the food, coffee, and snacks. No matter your major or level of experience, we want to see you create your next hack with us at CUhackit!
This is an official MLH Hackathon Event!

Science Cafe
2026-02-26 17:00 - 19:00 | M. Judson Booksellers, 130 South Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Meet a Scientist! Join us at the Science Cafe presented by Women, Life and Science for a fun and engaging discussions!

We’re excited to bring our Science Café community together again! ☕
After postponing our February 2 session due to weather conditions, we’re ready to continue the conversation and we’d love for you to join us this coming February 26, 2026!
To those who registered in our previous evenbrite post, you don’t have to register again because your slot is already secured!
Feeling burnt out, overwhelmed, or dealing with symptoms that don’t seem to add up?
Many women carry stress, fatigue, hormone shifts, or chronic symptoms while continuing to push through daily life. This Science Café creates space to pause, listen to the body, and understand what may be happening beneath the surface.

Village Ignite
2026-02-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Seratonic, 315 S Main St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Village Launch’s signature event is back! Enjoy small plates and tastings from Village Launch chef entrepreneurs! The event will include wine pairings, craft cocktails, and musical entertainment. It fabulous and fun evening full of surprises!

HackGreenville Nights - Winter Edition
2026-02-25 18:00 - 20:00 | OpenWorks Coworking, 101 N Main Street Suite 302, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Join us for the Winter 2026 Edition of HackGreenville Nights at OpenWorks Coworking in downtown Greenville on Tuesday, February 25th!
Our “quarterly-ish” community gathering offers social time for the entire evening, plus the option to join rooms with community member talks!

i4Series: Top 5 AI Prompts You Can’t Live Without (Founder Edition)
2026-02-24 16:30 - 18:30 | Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
If you’re a founder who wears every hat, the right AI prompts can save you some serious time. Join i4Series at Flywheel Coworking to learn the Top 5 AI prompt frameworks founders use to work faster, cut repetitive tasks, and get more consistent results across marketing, sales, and operations. You’ll hear real-world examples from Emil Babineau and Chris Kemper, who help companies apply AI and strategy in everyday operations. Afterward, stick around for refreshments and network with other local founders.

Game Night
2026-02-21 17:00 - 19:00 | NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Join us for Game Night at Bletchley Commons – a relaxed evening of free pizza, board games, and new friends. Whether you’re into classics like Uno, party favorites, or strategy games like Catan, we’ll have something for everyone.
Open to all members, students, and young adults aged 16-25, as well as their guests.
Bring a friend, or come solo and meet new ones.
Why come?
🍕 Free pizza (enough said)
🎲 Tons of board & card games
🌟 A chance to meet other game lovers in Greenville

Connecting Your Personal Finances to Business Success
2026-02-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Join us for this FREE virtual 2-day class from the CommunityWorks Business Center covering budgeting, credit, and financial decision-making skills.
This class will be led by Edris Tucker, AFC®, CommunityWorks’ Financial Coaching Program Manager. By the end of this course, you will understand the mindset and mechanics of finances and have a framework to prepare your personal finances for business success.
Class will be via Zoom on Wednesday, March 18th and Thursday, March 19th, from 6 to 7:30 pm. Contact Edris Tucker for more information at 888 762 1714 5804 ext 541 or etucker@cwcarolina.org.

Tech Slam 'N Eggs
2026-02-18 08:00 - 09:30 | Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Live from Greenville, presenters will lift the hood on their tech stack and talk about discoveries, insights, and challenges they overcame.

Tech Slam N’ Eggs is a peer-to-peer event for the developer community. In this morning session, lead developers will lift the hood on their tech stack and discuss discoveries, insights, and problems they overcame. This event is designed exclusively for the software developer community. This is NOT a pitch event, but rather a collaborative atmosphere for developers to innovate and connect.
Tech Slam N’ Eggs will be hosted on the third Wednesday of the month – quarterly by market in Greenville.

Business After Hours
2026-02-17 17:30 - 19:00 | Doubletree by Hilton Greenville
Mix and mingle with Chamber Investors at one of our premier networking events. Professionals utilize this opportunity to discuss and share ideas in a relaxed, social atmosphere while learning about other Investor businesses.

Pixel Pushers
2026-02-16 17:30 - 20:00 | Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Hey pixel pushers in the Greenville area. We’re looking to to get a taste of some good design, developer, and web creator community in Greenville. Let’s spend some time together and get some good vibes from your local internauts.
​Whether you’re a student, IC, or director — web, brand, product, design eng, marketing — if you’re a pixel pusher in the Greenville area, you’re invited to join.
​​​​Don’t miss this opportunity to unwind, make new connections, and have a great time at this month’s Pixel Pushers.

Molly's Moms Galentines at Greenville
2026-02-13 16:00 - 18:00 | OpenWorks Coworking, 101 N Main Street Suite 302, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Bring the kids, make crafts, connect with other moms, and learn simple tools to build a business that fits your life.

Founders Forum: Demystifying SC Funding Resources
2026-02-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
South Carolina has a surprising number of funding and support resources available to founders, but many entrepreneurs either don’t know they exist or aren’t sure how to engage with them. This Founders Forum is designed to change that.
Demystifying South Carolina Funding Resources brings together leaders from the South Carolina Department of Commerce, the SC Council on Competitiveness + Fraunhofer USA Alliance, the South Carolina Research Authority, and 3Phase (specializing in SBIR/STTR funding). The session will begin with a panel conversation to help clarify what each organization does, who they serve, and how founders can plug in.
After the panel, attendees can connect directly with each group in a vendor-fair style setup to ask questions, explore opportunities, and understand which programs might be the right fit for their stage.
If you’ve ever wondered what funding, support, or commercialization resources the state offers — this is your chance to get real answers from the source.

Founder Friday
2026-02-06 17:30 - 19:00 | 1016 Laurens Rd, 1016 Laurens Rd, Greenville, SC, 29607, United States
Kick off your Friday at Launchpad with Founder Friday — a relaxed, upbeat mixer hosted by our team for entrepreneurs in the greater Greenville area. Swing by Launchpad (1016 Laurens Rd, Greenville) on February 6 to mingle, swap ideas, and celebrate the wins (big and small) of building something new.
​We’ll keep things easy: great conversation, lively energy, and pizza on us courtesy of Todaro Pizza. Whether you’re launching, scaling, or just noodling on a side project, bring a friend, an idea, or a stack of business cards and enjoy an evening of connections and good vibes.

Fix My Pitch Kickoff Event
2026-02-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Atlas Local, 25 Draper St STE A, Greenville, 29611, United States
Great companies don’t always have great pitches.And that’s not a failure. It’s a skills gap.
Pitching is a craft. It can be learned, refined, and rebuilt. Founders shouldn’t have to figure it out alone, and creatives want real problems to solve, not hypothetical briefs.
Fix My Pitch brings those two worlds together.
This kickoff event is a fun, low-pressure way to gather the startup and creative communities in one room. You’ll meet other founders, designers, storytellers, and strategists, and learn how the Fix My Pitch program works.
Whether your pitch needs a second draft or you’re someone who loves helping ideas come to life through storytelling and design, this night is about connection, collaboration, and making strong ideas easier to understand.

Ales & AI
2026-02-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Venture X, 141 Traction St, Greenville, SC, United States
This session is community-powered and focused on real-world AI learning. What’s on tap: community-led presentations, “Show & Tell” moments from creators, tinkerers, and pros, and small group convos exploring what’s working…and what’s not. Whether you’re deep into AI workflows or just getting started, this is the space to connect, learn, and grow together.

SCRA Startups On Tap
2026-02-03 17:30 - 19:00 | New Realm Brewing, 912 S Main St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Join us for SCRA’s quarterly Startups on Tap Celebration!
These events bring together South Carolina’s innovation community to highlight the progress, achievements, and growth happening across the state. We’ll celebrate newly accepted member companies, recognize those awarded grant funding, and spotlight recent SC Launch Inc. investments driving impact in our ecosystem!
Startups on Tap is more than a celebration—it’s an opportunity. Founders can connect with fellow founders, build meaningful relationships, and exchange real-world experiences. Ecosystem partners and member company benefit providers will also be in the room to offer exclusive discounts and spark new possibilities.
Join us to raise a glass to innovation, entrepreneurship, and the incredible companies shaping South Carolina’s future.

i4 Series: Evolving Your Financial Team for Growth: From Startup to Exit
2026-02-03 16:30 - 18:30 | Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
As your business expands, your financial needs change, but how do you know when it’s time to move beyond a bookkeeper or part-time CPA?Join i4Series for a fireside chat on how your company’s financial team should evolve from early-stage operations to being ready for major growth or an eventual exit.

NextGEN Office Hours with Gil Gerretsen
2026-02-03 13:00 - 15:00 | NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Gil Gerretsen from BizTrek is available for marketing focused office hours. Check NextGEN’s newsletters and website for the link to sign up!

Business Credit Builder Blitz
2026-01-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Calling all entrepreneurs! Jumpstart your credit to prepare your business for future financing.

Join us for CW’s Business Credit Builder Blitz! This online class will give you all the information you need to know to set up a Credit Builder account at CommunityWorks. This unique product allows business owners to build personal and business credit and create savings for their business. By the end of the Blitz, participants will have set up a Credit Builder account and have gained access to free financial and business coaching. Account holders can access up to a $500 match in savings!

NextGEN Office Hours with Paul Clark & Tony Nolte
2026-01-30 11:00 - 14:00 | NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States

Cake & Whiskey
2026-01-29 18:00 - 20:00 | Six & Twenty Distillery, 556 Perry Avenue, B103, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
We’re excited to host our first event of 2026, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for Cake & Whiskey Networking Event for Women, Thursday January 29th at 6:00 PM.
Venue and cash bar provided by Six & Twenty Distillery
Register soon and bring a friend – another amazing lady who we can meet, and who can benefit from the connections
We hope you’re able to join us!
