Startup Weekend (organization)

A Startup Weekend (also known as Startupweekend or SW) is a 54-hour entrepreneurship educational competitive event,[1] in which groups of participants form teams around ideas the Friday evening, and work during the weekend to develop a working prototype, demo, and VC presentation by Sunday evening.

In January 2010, Marc Nager and Clint Nelsen took over full ownership and registered the organization as a not-for-profit, relocating to Seattle.

As of the acquisition, Startup Weekend had organized approximately 80 events in the USA, England, Germany and Canada.

In addition to attendees (otherwise known as 'Weekend Warriors'), the event includes speakers, coaches, panelists (generally well-respected members of the local startup community or notable names in the tech industry), and various sponsors and company representatives.

The groups of participants composed of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing experts, graphic artists and more pitch ideas for new startup companies, form teams around those ideas, and work to develop a working prototype, demo, or presentation by Sunday evening.

SWG 2022 took place over the course of 3 months and involved 1700+ participants from 120+ countries, 20 speakers, mentors and judges, and 32 community leaders.