| Company type | Nonprofit |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology, Startups |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | Tim Rowe, Carrie Stalder |
| Headquarters |
Boston, , U.S. |
Areas served | 11 cities |
Key people | Tim Rowe |
| Products |
|
| Brands |
|
| Services | Shared workspaces and related services for entrepreneurs |
Venture Café is a nonprofit organization that hosts community events and programs that support early-stage entrepreneurs. [1]
As of May 2020, there are 11 independently managed Venture Cafés, located in Boston, St. Louis, Missouri; Miami; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Providence, Rhode Island; Tokyo, Japan; Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Warsaw, Poland; Bilbao, Spain; and Sydney, Australia. [2] As of 2019, there were plans to open Venture Cafés in some 40 more cities. [3]
The flagship event of Venture Café is the Thursday Gathering, a weekly meeting for new and experienced entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and support. The event usually includes several free educational sessions to teach entrepreneurs to how to start and run a business. Participants can also hold informal discussions of creative and speculative ideas and look for collaborators, co-founders, mentors, or investors. [4]
History
The Venture Café was conceived as a restaurant in the Cambridge Innovation Center in Boston, Massachusetts. [5] The idea failed to attract investment, so the founders changed it to a gathering space for the entrepreneurial community, based on the book Venture Café by Teresa Esser. [4] Venture Café Kendall launched in 2009.[ citation needed]
In 2014, Venture Café expanded to the Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis, Missouri, to bring together the emerging startup community. [6] The success of the St. Louis location prompted the launch of Venture Cafés in other cities and ultimately the creation of Venture Café Global Institute, a public benefit corporation based in St. Louis and Boston. [7]
In 2018, as part of St. Louis Cortex District's new 4220 Duncan building anchored by Microsoft, Venture Cafe launched Innovation Hall in St. Louis based upon Boston's District Hall. [8]
In 2018, St. Louis launched EdHub [9] to support and bring together innovators to increase youth access to education. [10] EdHub STL is inspired by the Forward Through Ferguson report, which calls for an innovation education hub to address the region's most entrenched educational issues. [11]
Venture Café Foundation in Boston runs the Roxbury Innovation Center. [9] Like EdHub, it brings together innovators in education including students, parents, administration, and teachers to help solve inequities in education and introduce youth to entrepreneurship and STEAM activities.[ citation needed]
In September 2021, Venture Café St. Louis cancelled its events and made no public statements. [12]
On September 13, 2021, Venture Café St. Louis board chair Whitney Masching released a statement stating, "Seven years later, it is time to close this chapter. Effective immediately, the VCSTL programming you know is on pause — but this isn’t the end." [13]
See also
External links
- CIC Venture Café Global Institute - Official Website
- Venture Café Foundation Official Website
- Venture Café St. Louis Official Website
- Venture Café Sydney Official Website
- Venture Café Warsaw Official Website
- Venture Café The Success Story of a coworking space.
References
- ^ "Innovation Studio | Roxbury, MA | Cause IQ". www.causeiq.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Global Network". venturecafeglobal.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Our netowrk is growing". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Venture Café's mission is connecting innovators to make things happen". Venture Cafe Official Website. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Kirsner, Scott (21 June 2018). "How a failed restaurant became Cambridge's hottest Thursday spot". Boston Globe. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Bryant, Tim (Sep 29, 2014). "Cambridge Innovation Center opens at Cortex". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ McGuigan, Christine (2 March 2018). "T-REX and Venture Cafe STL are changing St. Louis' startup landscape". Silicon Prairie News. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Deem, Jason (10 May 2018). "Cortex Unveils New 4220 Duncan Building". NextSTL. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ a b Kukuljan, Steph (11 April 2018). "'Innovation center,' restaurant to open at Cortex". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Venture Cafe St. Louis To Open Innovation Hall At Cortex". 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Create an Innovative Education Hub". Forward Through Ferguson. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Paul Riat (10 September 2021). "Venture Cafe St. Louis Goes Quiet". 4thest8. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Paul Riat (13 September 2021). "UPDATE: VENCAFSTL BOARD RESPONDS; NEW SITE GOES UP (BUT NO CONTENT)". 4thest8. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
| Company type | Nonprofit |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology, Startups |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | Tim Rowe, Carrie Stalder |
| Headquarters |
Boston, , U.S. |
Areas served | 11 cities |
Key people | Tim Rowe |
| Products |
|
| Brands |
|
| Services | Shared workspaces and related services for entrepreneurs |
Venture Café is a nonprofit organization that hosts community events and programs that support early-stage entrepreneurs. [1]
As of May 2020, there are 11 independently managed Venture Cafés, located in Boston, St. Louis, Missouri; Miami; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Providence, Rhode Island; Tokyo, Japan; Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Warsaw, Poland; Bilbao, Spain; and Sydney, Australia. [2] As of 2019, there were plans to open Venture Cafés in some 40 more cities. [3]
The flagship event of Venture Café is the Thursday Gathering, a weekly meeting for new and experienced entrepreneurs to exchange ideas and support. The event usually includes several free educational sessions to teach entrepreneurs to how to start and run a business. Participants can also hold informal discussions of creative and speculative ideas and look for collaborators, co-founders, mentors, or investors. [4]
History
The Venture Café was conceived as a restaurant in the Cambridge Innovation Center in Boston, Massachusetts. [5] The idea failed to attract investment, so the founders changed it to a gathering space for the entrepreneurial community, based on the book Venture Café by Teresa Esser. [4] Venture Café Kendall launched in 2009.[ citation needed]
In 2014, Venture Café expanded to the Cortex Innovation Community in St. Louis, Missouri, to bring together the emerging startup community. [6] The success of the St. Louis location prompted the launch of Venture Cafés in other cities and ultimately the creation of Venture Café Global Institute, a public benefit corporation based in St. Louis and Boston. [7]
In 2018, as part of St. Louis Cortex District's new 4220 Duncan building anchored by Microsoft, Venture Cafe launched Innovation Hall in St. Louis based upon Boston's District Hall. [8]
In 2018, St. Louis launched EdHub [9] to support and bring together innovators to increase youth access to education. [10] EdHub STL is inspired by the Forward Through Ferguson report, which calls for an innovation education hub to address the region's most entrenched educational issues. [11]
Venture Café Foundation in Boston runs the Roxbury Innovation Center. [9] Like EdHub, it brings together innovators in education including students, parents, administration, and teachers to help solve inequities in education and introduce youth to entrepreneurship and STEAM activities.[ citation needed]
In September 2021, Venture Café St. Louis cancelled its events and made no public statements. [12]
On September 13, 2021, Venture Café St. Louis board chair Whitney Masching released a statement stating, "Seven years later, it is time to close this chapter. Effective immediately, the VCSTL programming you know is on pause — but this isn’t the end." [13]
See also
External links
- CIC Venture Café Global Institute - Official Website
- Venture Café Foundation Official Website
- Venture Café St. Louis Official Website
- Venture Café Sydney Official Website
- Venture Café Warsaw Official Website
- Venture Café The Success Story of a coworking space.
References
- ^ "Innovation Studio | Roxbury, MA | Cause IQ". www.causeiq.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Global Network". venturecafeglobal.org. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
- ^ "Our netowrk is growing". Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Venture Café's mission is connecting innovators to make things happen". Venture Cafe Official Website. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Kirsner, Scott (21 June 2018). "How a failed restaurant became Cambridge's hottest Thursday spot". Boston Globe. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Bryant, Tim (Sep 29, 2014). "Cambridge Innovation Center opens at Cortex". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ McGuigan, Christine (2 March 2018). "T-REX and Venture Cafe STL are changing St. Louis' startup landscape". Silicon Prairie News. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Deem, Jason (10 May 2018). "Cortex Unveils New 4220 Duncan Building". NextSTL. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ a b Kukuljan, Steph (11 April 2018). "'Innovation center,' restaurant to open at Cortex". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Venture Cafe St. Louis To Open Innovation Hall At Cortex". 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Create an Innovative Education Hub". Forward Through Ferguson. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Paul Riat (10 September 2021). "Venture Cafe St. Louis Goes Quiet". 4thest8. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Paul Riat (13 September 2021). "UPDATE: VENCAFSTL BOARD RESPONDS; NEW SITE GOES UP (BUT NO CONTENT)". 4thest8. Retrieved 17 September 2021.