how it works
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Anyone from anywhere in any language can submit an idea. It only takes a minute. You can submit more than one idea.
- Ideas can be submitted from February 26, 2019 to May 30, 2019
- June 19, 2019 the 100 finalists are announced.
- $1,000 is awarded to each of the 100 to prepare for Demo Day.
- August 27th, 2019 Demo Day 2019 takes place.
- $20,000 is awarded to the winners of Demo Day.
2018 Demo Day Winners
The Only Bean - Kristine Yang
Adoraa Company - Ariana Waller
Public Thread - Janay Brower
SLP-TEK Cot - Justin Gauvin
Squish and Scrub - Bobby Johnson
Soldadera Coffee - Gabriela Rodriguez
Kings Brewery Company - Terry Rostic
Muse GR- Stephen Smith
Payload CMS - James Mikrut
Hoodini - Liz Hilton
events
Start Garden 100 Pitch In Person Pop-Up @ Hispanic Center of Western Michigan
Date: April 24, 2019
Time: 5:00PM - 7:00pm
Location: 1204 Grandville Ave SW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Start Garden 100 Pitch In Person Pop-Up @ GVSU Seidman Center
Date: April 29, 2019
Time: 11:30AM - 1:30PM
Location: 50 Front Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Start Garden 100 Pitch In Person Pop-Up @ South Division Pop Up Space
Date: April 30, 2019
Time: 5:00PM - 8:00PM
Location: 2009 S Division Ave Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Bilingual 5×5 Night
Start Garden 100 Pitch In Person Pop-Up @ Amplify GR
Date: May 1, 2019
Time: 5:00PM - 7:00pm
Location: 1480 Kalamazoo Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507
Start Garden 100 Pitch In Person Pop-Up @ Lindo Mexico Restaurante
Date: May 7, 2019
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: 1742 28th St SW, Wyoming, Michigan 49519
Start Garden 100 Pitch In Person Pop-Up @ Forty Acres Soul Kitchen
Date: May 14, 2019
Time: 6:00PM- 8:00PM
Location: 1059 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506
Start Garden 100 Pitch In Person Pop-Up @ Start Garden
Date: May 29, 2019
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: 40 Pearl St NW #200, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Start Garden 5×5
Submissions Close
Date: May 30, 2019
sponsors
Fifth Third Bank
MEDC Smartzone
Our Community Foundation
Spectrum Health
Bank of America
Huntington
PNC Bank
Chemical Bank
Faurecia
Flagstar Bank
Lake Michigan Credit Union
Mercantile Bank
Choice One Bank
Economic DF
Macatawa Bank
West Michigan Community Bank
