StartupGVL

The Startup Expo
2026-03-30 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Hendrix Student Center, 720 McMillan Rd, Clemson, SC, 29631, United States
This high energy event brings together student founders, early stage startups, investors, mentors, and community leaders to showcase emerging ventures and connect with the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem. Attendees will have the chance to explore startup booths, meet founders, learn about new technologies, and build meaningful connections with others who are passionate about innovation.
Whether you are a student exploring entrepreneurship, a founder looking to grow your network, or a community member who wants to support the next generation of builders, the Startup Expo is a great place to plug in and get inspired.
Come see what is being built, meet the people behind the ideas, and experience the momentum happening at Clemson.

Business Credit Builder Blitz
2026-03-27 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!
To find out more details about the Credit Builder account and how to qualify for this exciting opportunity, click here. All South Carolina residents are welcome to join us for this online event!
The online class will include:

An overview of the Credit Builder Secured Savings, what it is, and who it is for.
A walk-through of the Credit Builder timeline, from starting an application to loan closing.
A session on essentials for securing a good business credit profile.
Instructions on accessing the Credit Builder Secured Savings Portal, completing your application, and uploading requested documents.

After the online class, you’ll have one week to start your application and upload all your documents. Once you’re done, the CommunityWorks staff will work to review all your documents and issue approvals within 7 days!
If you have any questions, contact Edris Tucker, AFC® at 864 236 6331 ext 541 or at etucker@cwcarolina.org.

Office Hours with Joe Milam & Tony Nolte
2026-03-27 10:00 - 14:00 | NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Joe Milam with Fund That Tiger 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!

Investor Happy Hour
2026-03-26 16:30 - 18:30 | New Realm Brewing, 912 S Main St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Join us for our next exclusive (but informal) gathering in Greenville to connect and meet like-minded investors. The typical crowd includes people involved in early-stage companies: executives-turned-investors, investment firms, founders, wealth managers, advisors, attorneys, and maybe an academic or two.

Founder Roundtable with Keith Shields of Designli
2026-03-26 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual
This interactive Q&A is designed for founders who are building their first MVP or recovering from a challenging development experience.

Join the non-technical founder roundtable featuring Keith Shields, CEO of Designli, for an interactive Q&A designed for founders who are building their first MVP or recovering from a challenging development experience.
This session is specifically for non-technical founders looking for practical guidance on validating their idea, navigating the product development process, and avoiding the common pitfalls that lead to wasted time and budget.
Bring your questions and real challenges-this is a conversation, not a webinar. After the session, attendees can take the next step with Designli’s free product audit. It includes an in-depth code review, UI/UX enhancement recommendations, and an actionable report with your platform’s strengths, weaknesses, and recommended strategies moving forward.

Coffee & Connections
2026-03-25 05:30 - 08:30 | Coffee Underground, 1 E Coffee St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Live Interview. High-Signal Networking. From Concept to Code.

Great ideas don’t start in boardrooms. They start on the back of a napkin over a cup of coffee.
We’re bringing the local tech community together at Coffee Underground for an evening of high-signal conversation. Whether you’re sketching your first MVP, looking for your next portfolio company, or scaling a technical team, this is the room you want to be in.
Presented by Enteraxion, this is a night dedicated to the craft of building. We are hosting a night of networking followed by a deep-dive interview with our live guest speaker.
As specialists in web and mobile development, the Enteraxion team will be on-site to talk shop about moving from “back-of-the-napkin” concepts to fully scalable products. This is your chance to get a front-row seat to the reality of building in today’s tech landscape and connect with the people who make it happen.
Need more convincing? First round is on us!

Game Night
2026-03-21 17:00 - 19:00, 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

West End Social
2026-03-19 17:00 - 20:00 | Venture X, 141 Traction St, Greenville, SC, United States
Join members of the Greenville startup and business community for the West End Social, a casual networking event happening at Venture X Greenville.
The West End Social launched two years ago to support businesses in Greenville’s Historic West End and bring the community together through relaxed, social gatherings. Since then, the group has hosted more than a dozen events with dozens of local partners across the region.
Attendees can expect a laid-back evening of networking with food from The 07 and Maverick Donuts, drinks from 13 Stripes Brewery, and music by DJ Young Gemini. Several local businesses will also have booths set up throughout the space.

Connecting Your Personal Finances to Business Success
2026-03-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Join us for this FREE virtual 2-day class from the CommunityWorks Business Center

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.

Coffee & Connections
2026-03-17 08:30 - 09:45 | Spinx Market, 659 South Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Meet with fellow Chamber Investors and maximize face-to-face connections, build your network at the next Coffee & Connections.
Don’t forget to bring your elevator pitch and business cards — we’ll have the coffee!
Our networking events sell out quickly, and limited spots are available. Register now!

Terrier Startup Challenge
2026-03-12 17:00 - 19:30 | Joe E Taylor Athletic Center, 501 Cummings St, Spartanburg, 29303
The Launch Program, Wofford’s entrepreneurship program in the Career Center, has hosted the Terrier Startup Challenge as an annual pitch competition open for students to identify and develop their business ideas.
The evening will feature 11 student teams competing live for a share of $15,000 to advance their ventures. Following the competition, guests will enjoy dinner, networking, a keynote speaker, and an award celebration recognizing these outstanding young entrepreneurs.

Flywheel Catalyzer: One to Many
2026-03-12 11:30 - 13:00 | Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Catalyzer tackles the challenge of scaling professional service businesses from a solo founder to a growing team.

Catalyzer focuses on the challenge of scaling up a professional service business from one (the founder) to many employees and how to scale up a firm.
This is a quarterly event with monthly meet-ups in between. The quarterly events will be facilitated by professional firm leaders that have successfully scaled, and topics will include sales and marketing automation, avoiding the feast/famine loop, 1099s vs FTEs, productivity tools, relevant legal and HR do’s and don’t’s.

SUDs (Startup Drinks)
2026-03-11 16:00 - 19:00 | 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.

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.
