Plug and Play Expo
Join us in Kansas’s capital city for the final showcase of our Batch 10 Animal Health startups. What better place than the Animal Health Corridor to gather for a showcase of companies shaping the future of animal health innovation?
Hosted by Plug and Play Topeka and GO Topeka, this multi-day experience will bring together corporate partners, venture capital firms, industry leaders, and startups from around the world to explore the newest technologies transforming the industry.
Programming and networking opportunities will begin on May 26, leading up to the main Plug and Play Expo on May 28 at Link Innovation Labs. Throughout the week, attendees will have opportunities to connect, collaborate, and engage in conversations around innovation, entrepreneurship, and emerging technologies.
The Expo event will feature startup companies completing Plug and Play’s 17-week accelerator program through:
- Live startup pitches
- Product and service demonstrations
- Networking opportunities
- Industry innovation discussions
After the Expo, continue the conversation at the Eats & Beats concert series at Evergy Plaza, located just a few blocks from Townsite Tower.
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Exclusive Networking Happy Hour
Sponsored by Endeavor Private Wealth
- When: Tuesday, May 26
4:30–6:30p.m.CST - Where: The Knox Cocktail Bar and Lounge, 112 SW 6th Ave, Topeka, KS 66603
- What: Exclusive event for regional investors and the visiting startups from Plug and Play’s 10th Animal Health cohort.
Accessing Growth Capital Series
Investor Speed-Pitching
(NXTUS/Accelerate Venture Partners/Network Kansas)
- When: Wednesday, May 27
9:30a.m.–1:00p.m.CST - Where: Link Innovation Labs, 220 SE 6th Ave, Topeka, KS 66603
- What: Regional founders participating in the program are pitching to investors as the culmination of their 8 week boot camp
Pitch & Putt Golf Scramble & Startup Pitch
In collaboration with AdAstra Bio
- When: Wednesday, May 27
9:00a.m.CST - Where: Ironhorse Golf Club, 15400 Mission Rd, Leawood,KS 66224 United States
- What: Holes along the course will be hosted by startup companies who will have an opportunity to give their “pitch” to the golfers preparing to tee off. It will be a wonderful day of innovation, camaraderie, networking, and fun.
Lunch & Learn
Why Startups Move: What Kansas Can Do to Compete & Win
In collaboration with Department of Commerce & Link Innovation Labs
- When: Thursday, May 28
11:15–1:00p.m. CST - Where: Link Innovation Labs 220 SE 6th, Topeka,KS 66603
- What: Hear from the Plug an Play founders on the resources they are looking for to support transitioning into our region and community – Government, University, Resource Partners.
Animal Health Expo
In collaboration with Plug and Play Topeka and Go Topeka/Link Innovation Labs
- When: Thursday, May
1:30–5:15p.m. CST - Where: Townsite Tower Ballroom, 534 S Kansas Ave, Topeka,KS 66603
- What: An afternoon of startup pitches, panels, and other presentations centered around the Animal Health space, including a networking happy hour; followed by dinner at Evergy Plaza as part of the Eats & Beats summer concert series