Midwest House

We see what you did there, RALLY. We’re definitely IN! Details to come…

Summer in Chicago? We there. MIDWEST HOUSE SUMMER TOUR at TECH CHICAGO WEEK TUESDAY 7/24 - 3:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Tech Chicago Week Capital Summit WEDNESDAY 7/25 - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Tech Chicago Week Capital Summit THURSDAY 7/26 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM - The Founders Brunch w/ Plain Sight & The Academy Group, Inc. THURSDAY 7/26 - 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM - TechChicago Day featuring a very special announcement from Midwest House at 1:20pm & Midwest House Meet-up from 3-4pm https://lnkd.in/g-8C9AXF https://lnkd.in/e5ivpjpt P33 Chicago World Business Chicago Venture 313 ID Ventures TechTown Detroit Start Garden RALLY Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. Venture Atlas TechNexus Venture Collaborative Nicole McCarthy Belvin Liles III Caleb Conley Elle Ramel Corey Hart Paul Moore Lena DeLaet Dev Mendenhall Wolf Starr Claude Cimeus Lucy Brennan Rebecca Lockowitz (Randall) Abin Kuriakose James Chapman Shayne Evans

The Midwest is a growing hub in games. If that seems funny to you, I hope you spend some time researching more. Simply put, Madison, WI is a Live Service hub in games. Studios focused on Call of Duty, Apex Legends, PUBG, Diablo IV, New World, Elder Scrolls Online, and Disney Heroes are right here. There are many more outside of the Live Services space too. Not to mention that there are folks from Epic Games, Second Dinner, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Unity, Nintendo, Take-Two Interactive, and others that either live their remotely or have satellite offices in the area. That isn't even mentioning Illinois (specifically Chicago), with a larger volume of studios and in the top 10 for economic impact in the US in games. Plus, the huge collection of remote workers in each of these states working across the industry. They are one call away from working for someone more locally, if even more comes here. Why is there so much movement now? - Strong STEM programs in the academic systems with strong public education and top global Universities within the region - A lot of the industry talent is from this area, but had to move previously and now have returned home during and post-covid - Higher quality of life and lower cost of living in the region compared to existing hubs in games in the US - LARGE investment ($Billions combined) by outside companies, like Microsoft, Electronic Arts (EA), KRAFTON Inc., and others into Wisconsin and the overall Midwest region - A legacy of global brands and success in the region, from Dungeons & Dragons to Midway Games to Bungie that's remnants still exist The games industry IS in the Midwest. There ARE opportunities. ...and they are growing by the month. We still need your support though. We need more investors in the ecosystem and support services that will help elevate this industry. Do you support growing a larger hub right here? How can I help you?

💰 AAAAAND THE $50,000 goes to?!?!?💰 #Milwaukee's #SummerfestTech was stop #1 of the Midwest House #SummerTour2024 and it was a GREAT success and a killer week of conversation, discovery, and fun!! 🎉 Congrats to the competitors and winners of the $50,000 in pitch prizes, sponsored by Molson Coors Beverage Company. 💪 It's always soooooooooo cool to see powerful innovations coming out of the #midwest. 🚀 #Milwaukee is a FANTASTIC city of innovation filled with talent, resources, and opportunity. 📈 Excited to track all of Microsoft's investments in the area, especially around the AI lab with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the $3B data center. 😆 The nonstop onslaught of #dadjokes by Jonah Turner who repped Molson Coors and emceed the event would be worth the drive from Michigan alone... and thanks for being such an amazing host and #Milwaukee evangelist. 🙏 Thanks to Ted Velie & Midwest House for including me, and to Whitney Allred for capturing al the action. 🏆 Producing an event of this caliber isn't easy... huge round of applause for Lena DeLaet and the Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. team. Now to the good stuff... the money moves 👇 The competitors: 🔵 Athlytic - Ashton Keys (#Detroit) 🔵 Atomix - Austin Kreinz 🔵 Econofi ™ - Technology for Community Banks - Bill Allen 🔵 Liff Happens, Inc. - 📱Benji Friedl 🔵 Lotza - Laura Markewicz 🔵 MuSample - Aichelle White 🔵 REACH Pathways - Jeffery Beckham Jr 🔵 RoddyMedical, Inc. - Kyle Jansson The winners: 💰 $20,000!! - Reach Pathways - Chicago 💰 $10,000!! - RoddyMedical, Inc. - Milwaukee 💰 $5,000!! - Liff Happens - Chicago 💰 $5,000!! for the Hometown winner (goes to a Miwaukee-based competitor) - RoddyMedical, Inc. 💰 $2,000 ea. for the rest - Athlytic, Atomix, Econofi, Lotza, MuSample Next stop on the tour? TechChicago from July 22-26! See y'all there!

Some thoughts on the why of it all as we head to Milwaukee for Summerfest Tech!!! Thanks to Abin Kuriakose and Victor W. Hwang for the inspiration. Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. World Business Chicago Michigan Economic Development Corporation Elevate Ventures Michigan Founders Fund Ted Velie Lena DeLaet Corey Hart Jonah Turner Jim Tenzillo Pete Martin Vetr Health Wolf Starr Kelly Kang James Edward Feagin IV Adam Berk

Dropped into Collision Conf in #toronto 🇨🇦 for all the connecting goodness! 🎉🕺🔥 On the hunt for wellness startups for Seamless Ventures and ecosystem partners for Midwest House… let’s connect!! #helpothers #makefriends #givefirst

📢 Grab those tickets 🎟 for TechChicago Week while you can...we got Midwest House in Chi news dropping later this month!!! 📢

WE MADE IT, Y'ALL. Welcome to June!!! This summer Midwest House is hitting the road to visit some of our favorite communities all over the region. We're starting our tour at the biggest festival in the Midwest (dare we say the world!)...Summerfest in Milwaukee. (Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.) Registration to Summerfest Tech Conference is free and comes with a ticket to the Music Festival for the weekend of 6/27-29. We'll be there all week and hosting a bunch of opps to get connected with Wisconsin's innovation ecosystem (RSVP below). So make the drive. Cross the lake. Do what you gotta do. But don't miss this first stop in our summer full of Midwestern excellence and community. https://lnkd.in/etNBpxKT Lena DeLaet Sarah Smith Pancheri Jonah Turner Ben Kvalo Cordero Barkley Kathy Henrich Dev Mendenhall Nicole McCarthy Madelyn Rutter Wolf Starr Corey Hart Adam Berk Ashton Keys Molson Coors Beverage Company TitletownTech RALLY TechChicago Michigan Tech Week

🔊 🔊 GRAND RAPIDS 🔊 🔊 We've got our guy Belvin Liles III of ID Ventures (formerly Invest Detroit) coming through Start Garden next week (5/22) a fireside chat that will hit on all things startup fundraising (venture or otherwise). You'll hear about his own story and how he moved from commercial banking to VC. And you'll get some of his own thoughts about the state of our statewide start ecosystem. ID Ventures has invested more than $31,000,000 in more than 200 Michigan startups (54% diverse founders) since 2009. Largely funded through the state and philanthropy, ID Ventures has been the first stop for founders raising funds in Michigan for 15 years. The snacks, refreshments, and networking will all be plentiful. And the vibes - they'll be impeccable. Come through and let's keep building these cross state connections. DATE & TIME: Wed, May 22, 2024 from 4:00-6:00PM EST   LOCATION Start Garden 40 Pearl Street Suite 200 Grand Rapids, MI 49506 RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eyuTZkew

It's been over a month since 8000+ poured through our gates at SXSW to celebrate a diverse and innovative Midwest that defies rust belt expectations. The question everyone's been asking ever since: So what next? Relationships are build on shared experience. The last two years have taught us that we can build a community of Midwestern ambition, ingenuity and diversity united by a series of interconnected events, conversations, and stories. Imagine a year round stage with a spotlight on the region's best and brightest. A network that reliably connects big ideas with the talent and resources they so desperately need & deserve. That idea in your head...that's what's coming: SUMMERFEST TECH - Milwaukee - June 24th-27th TECH CHICAGO WEEK - Chicago - July 22nd - 26th RALLY - Indianapolis - August 27th - 28th Michigan Tech Week - Detroit - October 1st - 5th Let's go y'all!!! Lena DeLaet Jonah Turner Sarah Smith Pancheri Claude Cimeus Abin Kuriakose Nicole McCarthy Madelyn Rutter Ellie Davis Landon W. Campbell Dev Mendenhall Christopher (Toph) Day Muhammad Yasin Joshua Kline Erica Schweyer, MBA Rishi Moudgil Pete Martin Emily Samar Trista V. Dug Song Amanda Lewan Diana Callaghan Monica Wheat Tu Le Andria Romkema Clare Braun Corey Hart James Edward Feagin IV Dawn Batts Kelly Kang Joshua Tooker Wolf Starr Adam Berk Paul Moore Darel Ross andrea wallace