Asheville Entrepreneurship Week is a celebration of Asheville’s growing startups, innovative businesses and entrepreneurs from every industry. Entering its third year, Asheville Entrepreneurship Week continues to grow partners and participants, reflecting the growth of the Asheville Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.
Led by the Hatch AVL Foundation and Venture Asheville, Asheville Entrepreneurship Week hosts a breadth of events including the Asheville Startup Games, an Intro to the Startup Scene event, TEDxAsheville, Hatch AVL’s notorious Pitch Party, the 1 Million Cups 5th Anniversary, and the capstone event, Asheville Investment Club’s Big Scary Fish Tank – where $500,000 will be awarded in a live pitch competition.
The week brings together industry veterans and new entrepreneurs forming valuable connections as they continue to make Asheville a welcome home for innovative thinkers and job creators. Asheville Entrepreneurship Week spans the entire business ecosystem, providing opportunities for everyone from startups to enterprises, and from artists to engineers. Asheville Entrepreneurship Week shines light on the incredible diversity of the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.