Save the Date! RDSW Returns April 7-11, 2025
Where Founders Come Together to Learn, Connect, and Grow
Join us for 4 days of inspiration, insights, and networking as we celebrate the vibrant, growing Raleigh-Durham Startup Ecosystem
What is Raleigh-Durham Startup Week
Raleigh-Durham Startup Week is a regional movement – powered by a team of founders, entrepreneurs, and support organizations dedicated to showcasing the vibrant entrepreneurial community in the Triangle area. We strive to create meaningful moments to enrich entrepreneurial culture and our local startup community.
Days Across Two Cities
Sessions & Events
Attendees
Speakers
Why attend RDSW 2025
Grow your startup and your network.
Be Inspired
Expand your ideas and your mindset with powerful keynotes from industry leaders and startup veterans that have scaled global startups.
Get Support
Struggling to overcome a challenge or wondering how others have handled a situation? Get insights and new ideas from founders, investors, and experts.
Make Connections
Meet possible cofounders, team members, investors, mentors, strategic partners, friends and more!
Celebrate
Kick back and raise a toast to personal successes and the exciting growth happening in our local startup ecosystem.
4 Action-Packed Days
Discover strategies and solutions specifically tailored to your stage. From hands-on workshops to inspiring keynotes to investor matching, there is something for everyone.
Workshop Sessions
Join us for engaging workshops where you will learn from industry experts. Our tracks are designed for your stage of business. Workshops are 45-minutes and will be held each between 1 PM EST and 5 PM EST.
Get Inspired
Join us for captivating lessons from visionary founders, accomplished startup team members, and industry trailblazers.
Bringing Lessons from the Valley Back to Durham: How We Can Build Better
A graduate of Duke, Anna boomeranged back to the Raleigh-Durham region after a successful tech career on the West Coast (Google, Pandora, DoorDash). In this fireside chat, Anna will talk about why she's returned and the lessons she's brought back from the West coast that can inform and influence our continued growth as a region.
Lessons from Product Launches at Airbnb and Beyond
Allen Mask - a tech executive, investor and advisor - will share insights about successful product launches and product marketing from his experiences at Airbnb, Sonos, and Google.
Connect with Expert
Get feedback and answers to pressing matters from experts in funding & legal.
Investor Office Hours
We have reached capacity for our 2024 Investor Office Hours. If you're still interested in connecting with an investor, complete the application, and we'll do our best to match you with a local investor at a later date as well as put you on the list for next year's event.
Legal Office Hours
Have a legal question? Sign-up for some time to meet with a practitioner from local law firms to get recommendations and advice as you build and grow your startup.
Accounting Office Hours
Have a question on finances and accounting? Schedule a time with a local accountant to get insights and best practices on managing your cash and your books.
It's time to celebrate!
Meet other community members and celebrate the successes of local founders
GrepBeat Happy Hour
Raise a glass with our friends at GrepBeat and all the new connections you made at day one of Startup Week!
The Tweener List Awards
Join us as we celebrate the unveiling of the 2024 Triangle Tweener List as well as showcase 2023's top Triangle startups.
Big Ideas Raleigh Meetup!
The City of Raleigh Office of Strategy and Innovation is hosting a lunch gathering to spark collaboration & innovation for Raleigh's growth.
Get session & event updates!
Be the first to know when we share RDSW2025 details as well as some other events we'll have before then!
See Where We Gathered
We've partnered with the startup-minded co-working spaces in both Durham and Raleigh in order to bring you the best event experience.
RDSW is a community effort
Many thanks to the organizations, individuals, and communities that make this event possible. We truly couldn't do it without you!
Partners, Supporting Organizations, and In-Kind Donors
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We're deep into planning an amazing 2025 event. Sign-up to get event updates.
