DENVER STARTUP WEEK RECEIVES RECORD-BREAKING PROPOSALS

DENVER STARTUP WEEK RECEIVES RECORDBREAKING
944 SESSION PROPOSALS;
COMMUNITY INVITED TO VOTE ON FAVORITES

Denver Startup Week, the largest free entrepreneurial event of its kind in
North America, announced today that a record 944 sessions were
proposed by the community to be presented as part of the fifth annual
event that will take place September 12 – 16, 2016. Beginning today,
Tuesday, June 28, the community is invited to vote on their favorite
sessions to help finalize this year’s program of events. Voting will take
place at denverstartupweek.org through July 15, 2016.

Vote for your Favorite Session by July 15, 2016 at
denverstartupweek.org.

“We continue to be blown away by the support for those looking to start and
grow a business in our community,” said Erik Mitisek, executive director of
Project X-ITE at the University of Denver and co-founder of Denver Startup
Week. “This level of community engagement and support for Denver
Startup Week is proof positive that Downtown Denver is the best place to
start and grow a business.”

The 944 proposed sessions represent a 76 percent increase from the 535
session proposals submitted in 2015, and nearly triple the amount of
proposed sessions in 2014. Sessions span each of Denver Startup Week’s
programming tracks – Founder, Growth, Maker, Product, Designer and
Developer – and the final program of events will be geared towards
supporting all industries and all stages of business.

Organized by the Denver Startup Week Organizing Committee and co-led
by Tami Door, president and CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership,
Erik Mitisek, executive director of Project X-ITE at the University of Denver,
and Ben Deda, chief operating officer at Galvanize, Denver Startup Week is
focused on highlighting Denver as an entrepreneurial center on the local,
regional and national stage, while enhancing community and providing
resources for the startup community. In 2015, 10,875 people registered to
attend 235 free programs and events throughout Downtown Denver, and
organizers expect to exceed those numbers this year.

“The inertia of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Denver is a significant
driver of our economic growth,” said Tami Door, president and CEO of the
Downtown Denver Partnership and co-founder of Denver Startup Week.
“Denver Startup Week is both a reflection of and a driver of this growth, and
we are sending a strong message that Downtown Denver is the premier
center for innovation and a magnet for startups.”

“Now it’s up to our attendees to tell us what they will value most by voting
on their favorite sessions,” said Ben Deda, chief operating officer at
Galvanize. “There is no doubt that Denver Startup Week attendees receive
unmatched quality of programming to support their business growth.”

Registration for the 2016 Denver Startup Week will be announced in
August. Sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting
info@denverstartupweek.org.

About Denver Startup Week:
Denver Startup Week, founded in 2012, is a celebration of everything
entrepreneurial in Denver. The weeklong event is intended to unite the
entrepreneurial community in Denver and celebrate the great companies,
innovation and ideas happening in the city and the people and inspiration
behind them. The core programming is centered on the entrepreneurial
community with an emphasis in technology, design, social
entrepreneurship, manufacturing and business. Events throughout the
week are organized by both the Denver Startup Week Organizing
Committee and the community at-large and include sessions,
presentations, panels, workshops, happy hours, social events, job fairs and
more. Denver Startup Week is sponsored by the Downtown Denver
Partnership, Comcast, Chase and several community sponsors and Denver
entrepreneurs. For more information visit www.DenverStartupWeek.org.