The Startupfest Demo Floor

The right place and right time.

Engineered serendipity

We're expanding our famed Startupfest Village to include a full-scale Demo Floor for the second year running. We're looking for startups and innovative companies who want to get in front of the people who buy their product and the people who fund their future. Fill out the form below to express your interest — we'll be in touch when the selection process opens.

Show. Don’t tell.

This is not your typical trade show. The first rule of the Demo Floor is no boring demos!
In typical Startupfest fashion, we’re building a high engagement area. We want to SEE how your product works. Show people the future. Host interactive activities, live stress test, invite people to break your product; we’ll add the moments as highlights to our Demo Floor agenda.

Who you can expect to meet:

From the Startupfest Audience:

Seasoned founders, VCs, angel investors, and corporate innovation leaders.

With 25% of the audience being comprised of investors, this is the place to be if you're looking to be seen. The Startupfest audience wants to be inspired and delighted, not 'sold to'. Getting the scoop on the ‘next big thing’ to invest in or partner with means they don’t want to hear a polished consumer pitch, they want to see what’s under the hood.

From the Wider Ecosystem:

Traditional business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs, student talent, and potential early adopters.

We're not just chasing volume; we're opening our doors to a curated group of relevant, peripheral members of the startup and innovation ecosystem. In the rapidly changing world of AI, machine learning, and automation tech, the average business owner needs to shape up to keep up. This audience will be seeking big-business alternatives to their operational problems. They need solutions and want to be inspired by the highly agile, disruptive, and elusive world of startups. 

Express Your Interest

This form is not a confirmed application. Submitting your interest puts you on our radar — we'll follow up when the Demo Floor selection process officially opens.

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