Earlier this summer, we worked with Lead For America (LFA), the nation’s premier service program, to create nearly 100 commemorative awards to honor their Hometown Fellows and American Connection Corps (ACC) Fellows for their service to their hometown.
Wichita Startup Week Call for Speakers
Wichita Startup Week, presented by Koch Industries, announced at its Preview Party last week the tracks planned for this year’s event and opened a call for proposals. Wichita Startup Week 2023 will present five days of panel discussions, sessions and workshops across five tracks designed to transform ideas into startup reality.
What Is a Dedicated Desk?
When you sign up for a dedicated desk, it’s your desk. Unlike hotseats, which are first-come, first-served seating, a dedicated desk belongs to you. Even better, you have 24/7 access to the building.
Groover Labs To Sponsor Dragon Derby
We are excited to announce that Groover Labs is sponsoring the Fourth Annual Dragon Derby on Saturday, September 2, from 7-9 p.m., in the Lazy River at the Richard A. DeVore South YMCA Water Park in Wichita, Kansas.
What is a Hotseat?
Our hotseats are the easiest and most affordable membership level we offer on a month-to-month basis. But what are they? Hotseats are open-area workstations that are available to members and day pass users on a first-come, first-served basis. They don’t have permanent owners and cannot be formally reserved.
Members in the News: Flint Hills Group, Dave Cunningham, and Whiskey Shelf
Longtime Groover Labs member and Flint Hills Group founder Dave Cunningham launched the Whiskey Shelf app at the beginning of 2023. In February, the app went live on the App Store and Google Play. Read the latest updates about what Dave and his team are up to, how they came up with Whiskey Shelf (including experience with Campfire), and more!
PLOT Raises $2M
Congratulations to Chris Callen, Chad Cox, Nick Dreiling, and Andrew Potvin of PLOT Jobsite Coordination on their recent $2M raise. We know they’ve been working hard, and now we see the hard work has paid off. Read a recent interview with Chris on Startland New here, and read the press release with details about the raise here and below.
Author Interview: David Bisek
You probably already know David Bisek as a community associate at Groover Labs. He is also the founder of Food Rise Marketing, a food industry marketing consultancy. Now, David can add to his list of accomplishments that of author.
People you should know in Wichita's startup scene
The June 19, 2023 edition of the Wichita Business Journal featured several components of Wichita’s growing startup ecosystem. One section covered “People You Should Know in Wichita’s Startup Scene” and listed our co-founders, Curt Gridley and Tracy Hoover.
Groover Labs Receives $1.15M BASE 2.0 Grant Funding
We are thrilled to receive funding from the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) 2.0 economic development grant for our CyberLink Infrastructure Expansion Project. BASE funds are intended to address infrastructure and economic development needs, and our grant award will allow us to continue critical projects we had to cancel or delay because of the Covid-19 global pandemic.