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Help us make Genesee Valley the next Silicon Valley!

Startup Grind is a global startup community, actively educating, inspiring and connecting 3.5 million entrepreneurs in more than 525 cities. Founded in Silicon Valley, we nurture startup ecosystems in 125 countries through local and international events and partnerships with organizations like Google for Startups, AWS and Global Silicon Valley. 

Our values are what set us apart. We believe in making friends not contacts, in giving not taking, and helping others before helping ourselves. These values are what continue to drive us in Rochester, and so many people around the world.

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3 abr 2025

In-Person Event (Free)

First Thursdays Creative Collisions with RocGrowth and Startup Grind

Community collaboration and creative collisions are critical ingredients for a thriving and innovative community, join us for a meetup with anyone who identifies as an entrepreneur, creative, community supporter, mentor, advisor, connectors, and more!

17 abr 2025

In-Person Event

Startup Grind x Grow NY - Food and AgTech Hour

Join Startup Grind Rochester and our friends at Grow NY featuring Food and AgTech innovations! Grab a refreshment, meet new people building cool things in our communities or catch up with friends of the ecosystem. This event will feature a networking session followed by a step by step workshop with the 2024 winner of the Grow NY Food and Ag competition, UdderWays and more!

1 may 2025

In-Person Event (Free)

First Thursdays Creative Collisions with RocGrowth and Startup Grind

Community collaboration and creative collisions are critical ingredients for a thriving and innovative community, join us for a meetup with anyone who identifies as an entrepreneur, creative, community supporter, mentor, advisor, connectors, and more!

5 jun 2025

In-Person Event (Free)

First Thursdays Creative Collisions with RocGrowth and Startup Grind

Community collaboration and creative collisions are critical ingredients for a thriving and innovative community, join us for a meetup with anyone who identifies as an entrepreneur, creative, community supporter, mentor, advisor, connectors, and more!

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Organizers

Michael Thaney

Director Startup Grind

Joshua Batres

Community Outreach Lead CivicPulse

Dustin Doucette

Software Portfolio Manager MillerKnoll

Carolyn Spencer

Founder Relations CoPivot

Ananth Prajval Tallavajhula

Community Manager SchoolQuizz

Eric Leinberg

Founder @ InfoPreserve InfoPreserve Inc.

Nate Thomas

Advisor

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Startup Mania presented by HubSpot for Startups

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Magic Words: Refining your Pitch to wow Investors

In-Person Event (Free)

First Thursdays Creative Collisions with RocGrowth and Startup Grind

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Pitch In - February Edition

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About Startup Grind

This is Startup Grind. We are the world’s largest startup community.

Our Mission

To give startups everywhere the education and opportunities they need to build, grow, and scale their companies.

Our Values

We believe in making friends, not contacts. We believe in giving first, not taking. We believe in helping others before helping yourself.

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Take advantage of resources and offers provided by organizations we know and love, designed to help you navigate the startup journey.

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Our annual flagship event in Silicon Valley brings together thousands of startup teams, investors and organizations from all over the world.

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