​Where Startup Champions Battle for $50,000 Live on Stage

​After a year of competitions across the Western Hemisphere, only six startup champions remain. On November 11 at Gilley's Dallas, they compete live for the CodeLaunch World Championship Belt, investor attention, and $50,000 in investment capital deployment from the CodeLaunch & Improving Fuel Fund.

This isn't a demo day. This isn't a "pitch event".

​This is LIVE VENTURETAINMENT®.

​Produced by CodeLaunch, the pioneering startup accelerator founded in Frisco, Texas, this interactive startup showdown blends real startup acceleration, live entertainment, competition, networking, and audience participation into one unforgettable experience.

​🚀 Why Attend?

​Whether you're a founder, investor, technologist, startup enthusiast, or simply someone who loves seeing innovation happen in real time, this event is built for you.

​✅ Meet startup founders from from Canada, LATAM, and the best U.S. startups from Season 1 of Next Founder Up
✅ Connect with investors, ecosystem leaders, and corporate innovators
✅ Watch six startup champions compete in bracket-style 4 minute battles
✅ Vote live and help determine who advances
✅ Experience networking, live music, exhibitions, and startup competition all in one evening
✅ Be there when the 2026 World Champion is crowned

​💰 What's on the Line?

​The finalists have already won regional competitions and earned their place on the biggest CodeLaunch stage of the year.

​Now they're competing for:

​🏆 The CodeLaunch World Championship
💵 $50,000 in investment capital deployment
🌎 International visibility and investor exposure
🥇 Startup ecosystem bragging rights for an entire year

​AGENDA

​4:30 PM | Doors Open & Exhibitors and Networking

​Network with startups including our finalists and sponsors.

​Meet founders, investors, exhibitors, and startups from across North America & LATAM.

​6:00 PM | Live Hip Hop Show by RajNATION

​7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | The Main Event

​8:30 – 10:00 PM | Raucous Celebration at Gilley’s

​2025 HIGHLIGHTS

​FOOD & BEV

​🍸Beer, wine, cocktails, and non-alcoholic beverages via cash bar.
🍔Gilley’s Dallas concessions.
🍗Curbside Culinary food truck.

​PARKING

​Free parking is available onsite at Gilley’s Dallas for all CodeLaunch attendees. Follow event signage or parking staff directions when you arrive. Do not leave any valuables in your automobile. Parking security is not guaranteed.

​ABOUT CODELAUNCH

​CodeLaunch is guided by the tenets of Conscious Capitalism. Our origin story here.

Please contact CodeLaunch to align your brand/organization with the CodeLaunch World Championship.

Know Before You Go
Our theme song music video.

​DISCLOSURES

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