Tuesday’s Events

  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    Hosted by Touri

    ​Flying into Miami for Venture Week and have no idea where to grab coffee between meetings? Wondering which neighborhoods are worth exploring before you fly back? Tired of Googling "best restaurants Miami" and getting the same tourist traps?

    ​This session is your cheat code to Miami. RSVP Here.

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    All-Star Pitch Battle – Miami, Join and Compete! 🚀

    Startup Grind is thrilled to announce the Pitch Battle - Venture Week Miami 2026, a global competition showcasing the best startups from chapters around the world. This is your chance to showcase your startup, connect with top investors, and gain global recognition. RSVP Here.

  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Most founders never hear the real reason an investor passed.

    ​The feedback is vague. The follow-up goes quiet. And founders are left guessing whether it was the pitch, the numbers, the market or something they didn’t even realize they were signaling.

    ​This Ugly Talk pulls back the curtain on investor “no’s.” Not the polite ones, but the real ones: flawed data rooms, misaligned narratives, weak fundamentals, and timing mistakes that quietly kill deals. We’ll also examine the deals investors regret passing on and what founders can learn from those misses. RSVP Here

Wednesday’s Events

  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

    A small, curated Walk & Talk for founders and operators building real companies during Venture Week Miami.

    ​This is not a networking event, panel, or pitch session.

    ​We’ll spend ~60–75 minutes walking and talking in small groups, sharing what’s actually working, what’s breaking, and what scaling really looks like behind the scenes. RSVP Here.

  • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Built for serious founders who are ready to launch.

    ​By the end of the day, you will leave with your MVP fully built, integrated with your key systems, and configured with AI logic, ready to be tested, validated, and pitched.

    ​Free to apply. Limited capacity.
    $749 total if approved. Payment required within 48 hours to secure your spot.

    ​We are builders. This is an MVP deployment sprint, not a workshop or hackathon. RSVP Here.

  • 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    ​PMs in AI is a panel-driven meetup for product leaders building and shipping AI-powered products at growth-stage companies. The discussion focuses on real product work, how teams design, launch, and iterate on AI features in production.

    ​​The event brings together experienced PMs and product leaders for practical conversation and curated networking, designed to help attendees connect with peers working on similar challenges and leave with insights they can apply to their own products. RSVP Here.

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    The maritime industry is one of the largest and most overlooked sectors in the global economy. It moves over 80% of the world’s goods, yet much of the industry still runs on legacy systems, manual workflows, and fragmented processes that haven’t meaningfully changed in decades. That gap represents a massive opportunity for builders.

    ​Disrupting the Maritime Industry brings together maritime operators and startup founders who are actively working to modernize how the industry operates. This panel will explore where the biggest inefficiencies still exist, which problems are ripe for disruption, and what it actually takes to build and scale technology in a highly regulated, asset-heavy environment. RSVP Here.

  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    Calling All Global minded tech founders, investors, and professionals heading to Venture Week Miami!

    ​Join us for a casual, come-as-you-are meetup for global founders, remote professionals, digital nomads, and travelers. RSVP Here.

  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

    Join us in the trenches of building the product.

    ​Learn the design philosophy of translating messy user needs into solid design inputs, hear from startups that survived the battle, and bring out your own technical issues to combat.

    ​This is a technical session for founders, builders, and those with great ideas they want to bring to life.

    ​Join HardTech Miami and leave with a framework to bring your product to life. RSVP Here.

Thursday’s Events

  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

    ​For founders, investors, operators, and anyone who wants real conversations + connections.

    ​A casual, morning gathering where our community meets over coffee, connection, and good conversation. No pitch decks required, just genuine humans building cool things. RSVP Here.

  • 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

    An exclusive CEO breakfast for founders on exit strategy, M&A, and how early decisions shape value long before a sale. RSVP Here.

  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    Hosted by Touri

    ​Venture Week is packed with panels and pitch sessions, but where do women actually get work done between meetings? Where do the women building companies in Miami grab their morning coffee, take investor calls, or find a quiet corner to think?

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    ​This is a casual coffee meetup designed to help you connect with other women founders while discovering the spots where Miami's women-led startup community actually operates. RSVP Here.

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    Join Miami Cyber and Industrious for the inaugural AI-Ready Business Series event in Coconut Grove, an educational and community-focused session designed to help business leaders modernize their operations and responsibly take advantage of AI. This session is intentionally limited in capacity and centered on the Coconut Grove business community to keep the discussion practical, local, and highly interactive. RSVP Here.

  • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    After filling the rooms across NYC, Toronto, SF and LA, we're bringing the Future of DevEx to Miami!

    ​​Join us for an evening of dev tools, drinks, and meaningful conversations.

    ​​This event is all about exploring where developer workflows are headed and getting a firsthand look at the tools shaping what’s next in the dev world. RSVP Here.

  • 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

    Somatic intelligence + nervous system regulation for founders, investors, operators & creatives

    ​Join us for a guided somatic wellness experience designed for anyone building, investing, scaling, leading, or simply navigating the intensity of startup life/entrepreneurship. RSVP Here.

  • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

    Miami is building the future of work and it’s not coming from Big Tech or legacy institutions. It’s being created right here by founders rethinking how people get hired, how they earn, and how opportunity scales.

    ​Join us for a dynamic panel featuring two Miami-based startups tackling the future of work from completely different, but deeply connected angles:

    • ​Patterned is revolutionizing how people are hired by using AI to fundamentally change talent discovery and matching.

    • ​Golazo Training is creating a new gig economy in the world’s most famous sport.

    RSVP Here.

  • 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    Theme day exploring cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of global entrepreneurship. RSVP Here.

Friday’s Events

  • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

    ​​Join a small group of founders and investors for an informal coffee chat focused on candid conversations, relationship-building, and shared learnings. This is a relaxed, no-pitch environment designed to foster genuine connections between people building companies and those backing them.

    ​Whether you’re an early-stage founder navigating fundraising or an investor interested in meeting operators in the ecosystem, this coffee chat is a chance to exchange perspectives, ask thoughtful questions, and expand your network in a low-pressure setting. RSVP Here.

  • 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    This February edition of Upmixer Social House brings together founders, operators, and ambitious professionals during “Venture Week Miami” for a fireside chat on how artificial intelligence is driving real revenue growth. Through the discussion, attendees will explore practical ways AI is being applied across sales, marketing, operations, and decision-making. RSVP Here.

  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    ​Intentionally curated and intimate dinner for Founders & Funders to build authentic connections. RSVP Here.

  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

    Chill out and connect over great food by the Miami River after a full day at the Venture Conference. Dinner on the Miami River @ Casa Neos:

    Chill out and connect over great food by the Miami River after a full day at the Venture Conference. RSVP Here.

  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Hosted by WRTH & the Anthropic Team, join for a night to talk, demo all things Claude. RSVP Here.

Saturday’s Events

  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    ​If the internet were a country, it would be one of the world’s largest consumers of energy.

    In this workshop, we will explore the environmental impact of the web and discuss practical solutions for building a more sustainable digital ecosystem. RSVP Here.

  • 7:30 PM - 11:00 PM

    ​We’re wrapping up Venture Week Miami and ending the week on a relaxed note.

    ​Join founders, operators, investors, and friends of the community for a casual closing party to hang out, unwind, and catch up with people you met throughout the week. No agenda, no panels, no pitches. Just good conversations, good music, and a solid crowd. RSVP Here.