What is startup weekend?
This in-person event is meant to bring together designers, developers, marketers and startup enthusiasts to share ideas, form teams and launch startups.
The event is open to the community – anyone who wants to be a founder, startup enthusiast, or learn about innovation through new ideas.
Day 1
Friday
5pm Doors Open
5:30pm Dinner & Networking
Lady Jerk Soul Food
6:15pm 1min Lightning Pitches
7:30 Voting
8:30 Team Formation
Building begins!
Day 2
Saturday
8:30am Breakfast
9:00am Announcements
10:30am Work
12pm Lunch
Dough Co Pizza
1pm Pitch Process with Kaylee
5:30pm De-Stress Sesh
Lily Allen-Dueñas
6:00pm Dinner
Opa! Italian & Greek
7:30pm Check-in
Day 3
Sunday
8:30am Breakfast
9am Announcements
9:15am Example Pitch
Alyx, The Agenda.
12pm Lunch
Jimmy John’s
1pm Tech Checks & Practice
3pm EVENT BEGINS!
3;30pm Final Pitches
5:30pm Winners Announced
Each team has 5 minutes to pitch and 2 minutes of Q&A from the judges
Top teams awarded prizes
How can I get involved?
Register
Startup Weekend DSM is Friday March 28th to Sunday March 30th, 2025, featuring events, workshops, and parties.
Volunteer
Techstars Startup Weekend is powered by volunteers and anyone can get involved, regardless of background, experience, gender, age, skills, or ability.
Sponsor
This event wouldn’t be possible without all of our incredible sponsors supporting entrepreneurship in Des Moines! Find out more about sponsoring Startup Weekend DSM.
What is techstars?
the organizers
judges
Principal & Plains Angels
OpenLoop
Techstars
Global Insurance Accelerator
our mentors
Thank you to our Partners
Maple Studios
1207 Maple St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
March 28 - 30th, 2025
Friday 6:00 PM – Sunday 6:00 PM
Sunday 3:00 PM Pitches! (Open to the community)
Maple Studios
1207 Maple St,
West Des Moines, IA 50265
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