Startup Weekend Louisville 2016 Recap

We’re no stranger to Startup Weekend Louisville. In 2012, Forest Giant sponsored SWLou’s inaugural event, with FG partner and CEO Dave Durand playing a dual role as mentor and participant in the competition. For Startup Weekend Louisville’s 8th iteration, we returned to sponsor and create a t-shirt design highlighting the local entrepreneurial community’s commitment to the startup hustle.

Watch our video for an inside look at the design’s inspiration.

Eleven teams went on to ideate, develop, and launch new startups on the UofL campus. On the final day of Startup Weekend Louisville, three teams emerged victorious:

• CompassioNote: a notification app that alerts users to obituaries from their contacts list
• SnapHunt: a discovery app to find new people to follow on Snapchat
• FundMyEdu: a micro-payment app to help grads pay off their student loan debt

Congrats to all Startup Weekend Louisville teams for an exciting weekend of innovation. Forest Giant is committed to helping Louisville’s entrepreneurial community grow. Learn about our Louisville-centric projects such as ReSurfaced, Louisville Love, and more on our Work page.

Originally published at www.ForestGiant.com on March 28, 2016.