Four free days of meetups, talks, workshops and pitches; packages for every budget, including in-kind
Startup Week Las Vegas, which describes itself as an entrepreneur-led community event, will run Feb. 17-20, 2027, in Las Vegas. Four days of meetups, talks, workshops, pitches and celebrations are all free to attend. Registration opens in January at startupweeklasvegas.com.
Organizers are now recruiting sponsors, who reach founders from across the state and help keep the week free for everyone. Packages are available for every budget, including in-kind support; the sponsor deck is available from StartUpNV at maggie@startupnv.org. Sign-ups for speakers, session hosts and volunteers are also open.
At a glance
Dates: Feb. 17-20, 2027 · Where: Las Vegas, Nevada · Cost: free · Registration: opens in January at startupweeklasvegas.com · Sponsors, speakers and volunteers: StartUpNV, maggie@startupnv.org
A Nevada founder festival anchored by StartUpNV
StartUpNV, which offers Nevada founders education, access to capital and community, sits at the center. It runs programs such as AccelerateNV, FounderNV and Pitch Room, along with the 1864 Fund and the FundNV pre-seed fund. The event site lists sponsors including StartUpNV, Nevada National Security Sites and The LINQ Promenade.
The third edition, Sept. 17-20, 2025, carried the theme "What Happens Here, Scales Here," with Startup Capital, CommUnity and Innovation tracks, a keynote by Techstars co-founder Brad Feld, a fireside chat with the founders of Las Vegas AI cloud company TensorWave, Pitch Room investor feedback and nightly networking. Sponsors included the U.S. Economic Development Administration, Nevada GOED and the City of Las Vegas. The 2026 event was held in September at the International Innovation Center @ Vegas; from 2027 the week moves to February.
The week reaches beyond the session rooms. The 2025 edition added nightly networking happy hours, a Startup Discovery Crawl connecting entrepreneurs with local vendors, Tech Alley's monthly meetup and rapid-fire Ignite Talks Las Vegas.
Capital is concentrated; for early founders, relationships matter
Nevada startup funding is concentrated in a handful of large deals. By GOED's count, six rounds of $75 million or more made up 92.5% of the $2.1 billion in equity raised by Nevada companies in January-September, while 30 early-stage rounds under $5 million totaled $23 million. That makes community events where founders meet investors, mentors and customers all the more valuable.
A month after CES, a follow-up stage for Korean companies
The February timing matters for Korean firms. Startups that meet Nevada state agencies, universities and investors at CES in January can return to Las Vegas a month later to meet the local founder community. With small and in-kind sponsorships available, it is also an affordable way for Korean organizations to get in front of Nevada founders. In the north, Reno Startup Week runs Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 2027.
K-EnterTech Hub at CES 2027 — CES TO HOLLYWOOD
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