

The Ground Floor: Thanksgiving & Whiskey Raffle (opens soon)
Philly's first Wednesday startup experience.
1-Minute Intros + Real Connection
We’re celebrating Thanksgiving the right way: coming together, connecting with our community, and being grateful for the people and things that made this year what it was.
And if you’re lucky, you might leave with a bottle of great whiskey to help you stay warm as the weather gets colder!
Here’s how it works:
You show up.
You’ve got 1 minute to say who you are and what you're working on.
Then we connect.
Need help with something? Join the roundtable.
The Ground Floor is our monthly gathering for early-stage founders, operators, investors, and startup-adjacent leaders. It’s low-pressure and built for founders who are building something, even if you’re still figuring out what.
Being a founder can be lonely.
Come find your people. Stay for the insights.
First time? Perfect. We built this for you.
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