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Startup Grind
Startup Grind is a global community for entrepreneurs, supporting startups and investors through networking, events, and resources. It operates in over 600 cities across 125 countries.
Overview
What Startup Grind does
What Startup Grind is
Startup Grind is a global community for entrepreneurs, supporting startups and investors through networking, events, and resources. It operates in over 600 cities across 125 countries.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host and publisher capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2010
- Approximate age
- About 16 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host · Publisher
- Last reviewed
- March 13, 2026
Official channels
Find Startup Grind elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Startup Grind as a community
Community overview
Startup Grind is a global community for entrepreneurs, founded to support and connect startups and investors. It operates in over 600 cities across 125 countries and has a network of approximately 2 million entrepreneurs.
Community focus
Startup Grind focuses on fostering entrepreneurship through community engagement, events, and resources for startups and investors. They provide platforms for networking, learning, and pitching, particularly for early-stage startups.
Member value
Members gain access to a vast network of entrepreneurs and investors, opportunities for learning through events and workshops, and platforms to pitch their startups.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 2,000,000
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- hybrid
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Seed · Seed+
- Regions
- Global
Community activity
Events and activity
Startup Grind hosts various events including the SG Conference, Startup Mania pitch competition, and Pitch Battle Royale, which provide opportunities for startups to showcase their ideas and connect with investors.
Notable members
Startup Grind features various startups through its events, including ClassX, Brief, and Champ Health.
Capability profile
Startup Grind as an event host
Event focus
Startup Grind focuses on fostering entrepreneurship through community engagement, events, and resources for startups and investors. They provide platforms for networking, learning, and pitching, particularly for early-stage startups.
Format narrative
Startup Grind hosts various events including conferences, pitch competitions, and networking opportunities to connect entrepreneurs and investors.
Participant value
Startup Grind offers a global network of entrepreneurs and investors, providing valuable resources and opportunities for startups to grow and connect.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- conference, pitch-night, and meetup
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Typical attendance
- 400
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next event location
- Miami
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Seed · Series A
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Regions
- Global · North America
Capability profile
Startup Grind as a publisher
Editorial focus
Startup Grind focuses on fostering entrepreneurship through community engagement, events, and resources for startups and investors. They provide platforms for networking, learning, and pitching, particularly for early-stage startups.
Audience value
Startup Grind connects entrepreneurs and investors, providing essential resources and networking opportunities to support early-stage startups.
Format and cadence
- Content formats
- newsletter, blog, video-series, and podcast
- Primary platform
- YouTube
- Recorded audience size
- 2,000,000
Availability
- Guest pitch state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and focus
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Regions
- Global
Flagship work and coverage
Flagship properties
Startup Grind produces a newsletter, a blog with regular updates on entrepreneurship, a YouTube channel featuring startup culture and events, and the Divot Podcast discussing relevant topics for startups.
Common questions
What to know about Startup Grind
Upseed classifies Startup Grind under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community, event host, and publisher capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 13, 2026
Known limits
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