Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville's Startup Ecosystem
Built by Founders, for Founders.
StartupGVL connects the Upstate's founders, programs, and community in one place. Whether you're just starting or scaling fast — you belong here.
500+
Founders
8+
Programs
200+
Events per Year
4+
Years Strong
events
What's
Happening in
GVL
Community, Coworking
Women’s Coworking Day
Join us on Thursday, July 30 from 10am – 5pm for the monthly free Women’s Coworking Day at OpenWorks Coworking with two optional breaks. Arrive by 12:3...
July 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
OpenWorks Coworking, 101 N Main Street Suite 302 Greenville SC 29601
Professional Develop...
NextGEN Office Hours With Doug Kim
Join us for Office Hours with Doug Kim, founder and attorney at Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm. Doug brings decades of experience helping startups, entrepreneurs...
July 31, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge
Pitching, Profession...
Fix My Pitch Workshop Series #4: Stage Presence
Part of the Fix My Pitch Workshop Series A strong pitch is not just about what you say. It is also about how you say it. This in-person workshop focuses […]
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August 10, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge
AI Education, Commun...
Carolina Code Conference
The Carolina Code Conference is a welcoming and community-driven “polyglot” and cyber-security conference that’s set to return on August 14th and 15th, 2026 (Friday-...
August 14, 2026 · 12:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street Greenville SC 29601
Professional Develop...
NextGEN Office Hours With Marc Pitman
NextGEN has plenty of resources to tell you what to do, but this session is about how to handle the pressure of doing it. If you’re quietly battling imposter s...
August 14, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge
Community, Fundraisi...
i4 Series: Capital Isn’t Cash
Most founders think capital is the problem. It isn’t. They try to raise money before they’ve built something worth funding. Long before a check gets writ...
August 18, 2026 · 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street Greenville SC 29601
Launchpad Grand Opening & Graduation
Come celebrate Liftoff! and the grand opening of our new home. We are kicking things off with an evening that marks two big milestones at once, opening the doors to ...
August 20, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Flywheel Coworking Greenville, 101 N Main Street Greenville SC 29601
Community, Coworking
Women’s Coworking Day
Join us on Thursday, July 30 from 10am – 5pm for the monthly free Women’s Coworking Day at OpenWorks Coworking with two optional breaks. Arrive by 12:3...
July 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
OpenWorks Coworking, 101 N Main Street Suite 302 Greenville SC 29601
Professional Develop...
NextGEN Office Hours With Doug Kim
Join us for Office Hours with Doug Kim, founder and attorney at Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm. Doug brings decades of experience helping startups, entrepreneurs...
July 31, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
NEXT Innovation Center, 411 University Ridge
Part of a Larger Ecosystem
Ecosystem Programs
Programs Built to Move You Forward
From pre-seed to scale-up, StartupGVL's ecosystem has a program for where you are right now.
GVL Starts
Idea
9-week pre-accelerator for first-time and early-stage founders at the Hill Institute.
Village Launch Business Entrepreneur Academy (BEA)
Early
10-week cohort-based program using CO.STARTERS curriculum for aspiring founders.
Launchpad Tech Ventures Incubator
Early
12-week tech incubator with investor connections and Opportunity Zone advantages.
FutureX
Growth
Multi-year residency for post-accelerator founders seeking product-market fit and growth.
Greenville Chamber Business Accelerator
Growth
Year-long growth program for established entrepreneurs ready to scale with intention.
NextGEN Growth Labs
Growth
Focused mini-accelerators on customer discovery, pitching, and fundraising for founders.
NextGEN Venture Mentoring Service
Growth
MIT-model structured mentorship pairing founders with experienced mentor groups.
Founders
Founders Doing
the Work
Founder • Bricolage Dynamics
Zeb Parsons
Zeb Parsons is the founder of Bricolage Dynamics, a recycling company that turns discarded glass int...
Founder • ProSo
Sam Kramer & Dalton Anderson
Sam Kramer and Dalton Anderson are the co-founders of ProSo, a protein soda born out of friendship, ...
Founder • MakeGVLGreener
Sheryl Barbosa
Sheryl Barbosa is on a mission to transform Greenville into a beacon of urban sustainability.
Founder • The Write Way
Chelsea West
Some business ideas come from a gap in the market. Chelsea West’s came from a gap in human connectio...
Founder • The Good Hummus
Ian Thompson
Ian Thompson built The Good Hummus with a simple goal in mind: to create something real that he coul...
Founder • Six & Twenty Distillery
David Raad
David Raad built Six & Twenty Distillery with one principle in mind: “Thou shall own your own market...
Founder • Toni & Tucker Co.
Toni Carter
Toni Carter founded Toni & Tucker Co. to rethink how clothes fit by focusing on body shapes rather t...
Founder • Pop's Secret Seasoning
Stephan Baity
Stephan discovered cooking through a vocational program and a mentor who refused to let him treat it...
Founder • Parks Automation
Rob Brunner
Rob Brunner is the founder of Parks Automation, a startup focused on bringing smart, non-invasive te...
Founder • Musical Chess
Adrienne Tellier
Merging classical music education with chess strategy to make learning engaging, joyful, and accessi...
News
From theecosystem
Event Spotlight,...
May 19, 2026
Last week, founders, manufacturers, investors, corporate leaders, and ecosystem partners gathered in...
Event Spotlight,...
April 20, 2026
There’s something special about walking into GROK and immediately spotting familiar faces.
Not just ...
Marketing, Pitch...
February 10, 2026
Every startup has a pitch. But not every pitch is actually working.
Too often, founders are walking ...
