Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Add to calendarTechstars Startup Weekend University of Kansas is a three-day event designed to help participants transform ideas into real startup ventures and step directly into the startup world - no prior experience required. Over the course of the weekend, participants will move through an accelerated startup-building process and gain direct exposure to the realities of entrepreneurship while building meaningful relationships with collaborators, mentors and future founders.
Sunday, Nov. 15,
8 a.m. | Breakfast and registration
9 a.m. | Morning announcements
9:30 a.m. | Workshop 3: Pitching 101
10 a.m. | Work continues
11 a.m. | Mentor office hours
12 p.m. | Lunch
1 p.m. | Work continues
1 p.m. | Tech check, pitch practice and check-ins
3:30 p.m. | Final work continues
4:30 p.m. | Pitch presentation registration begins
5 p.m. | Evening presentation starts
5:30 p.m. |Final pitches start
7 p.m. |Judges deliberate/ Keynote Speech
7:30 p.m. | Dinner
8:30 p.m. | Winning teams announced
8:45 p.m. | Post-event networking and celebration
9 p.m. | Event wrap-up announcements
Dana and Sue Anderson Family Atrium 1000 Capitol Federal Hall
Sunday, November 15, 2026 · 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Dana and Sue Anderson Family Atrium 1000 Capitol Federal Hall