Volunteer-led, values-driven, community-focused

• Startup Week is a volunteer-led event., planned and promoted by Detroit enthusiasts who share common goals of lifting entrepreneurs and startups to their full potential.
• Our sponsors believe in the city and its entrepreneurs.
• We provide programming and support that Detroiters need, not what anyone else wants for us.
• We are a volunteer-led event. Everyone involved with planning and promoting Startup Week volunteers their time toward a shared goal of helping Detroit startups thrive.
• Detroit Startup Week welcomes sponsors that give priority to the city’s entrepreneurs and emerging businesses.