Michael Kehoe

Happy Friday VenCafe Community! We hope you've been well, and are enjoying the great weather this weekend! This Thursday was a bit of a condensed programming but, still as impactful as the many we've had. We co-hosted a session with Venture Cafe Miami & Monterrey by the name of Winning At Equity Crowdfunding! This session was led by Michael Burtov, inventor, speaker & author of the Evergreen Startup! Which details his successes in utilizing a crowdfunding startup measure to lead businesses to become matured million dollar ventures!

Happy Juneteenth everyone! Being apart of the new team here at Venture Café means this was OUR first Juneteenth Celebration! We were very excited to throw this event and couldn't be happier in how it turned out! Most who know about Juneteenth know it is a very big celebration here in St. Louis and we wanted to help put a spotlight on those who were already doing such incredible work in their industries & in our community! It was a great event that showcased and highlighted several different areas in which Black Culture influenced and created! We had snacks, we had games, we had great sessions and & good times! So let's get into what you might've missed!

Happy Friday VenCaf community! We hope your weekend plans are full of sunshine and good weather! Incase you missed our gathering yesterday here are some highlights! This is from our Funding The Mission: Mistakes, Military Tech & Mobilization event! We had the pleasure of hearing from several different speakers and leaders in the community about how mistakes can create success in your future, how one can find avenues of funding from the Military and Government & how you can quickly mobilize to secure funding for your social venture!

Check out the gallery of Funding The Mission: Clients, Credits & Connections! Our monthly theme for June is Funding The Mission, an effort to provide resources, tools & knowledge to those looking to advance their mission-driven work! Check out some of the highlights from this past Gathering, and see how our attendees found pathways to fund their venture!

Check out the gallery of Cortex Innovation Community's 20th Anniversary Thursday Gathering! Cortex has been an integral ecosystem partner to the Greater St. Louis community, from encouraging new businesses and entrepreneurship to cultivating a community that is looking towards the evolution of St. Louis through innovation. Here are some of the highlights of an engaging and fruitful evening of the Cortex Innovation Community Celebration, from what the district has to offer to what it hopes to achieve moving forward.

Check out the gallery of our Leading The Way: Industry Innovation in St. Louis event! This gathering showcased different ways that St. Louis is on the cusp of breaking new ground in our community and how they are going about doing that. We heard from a few innovators who were all about charting new territory by either expanding our business to other "ventures" overseas, or by cultivating the hidden talent of industry leaders that might just need resource and empowerment to create something that will last a lifetime.