Tennessee’s hub for startups and innovation — Host of #3686Fest and #TNHouse

Launch Tennessee

Refunds are available up to 30 days prior to the event date. To request a refund, please contact info@launchtn.org

This year's 3686 is headquartered at Brooklyn Bowl and spread across multiple sites, including Tailgate Brewery, the Tennessee State Museum, the Tennessee State Library & Archives, and Von Elrod’s Beer Hall & Kitchen. Specific programming and locations will be announced with the schedule, later this summer.

3686 - LaunchTN's Entrepreneur Conference 2026

Founder Fuel Station – Brewing Connections Day @ 3686

This event will take place in the grass area outside the LaunchTN office, located at the Werthan building (601 Taylor Place). There is free street parking available on 6th Avenue, Press Place, and surrounding streets, as well as a number of paid lots surrounding the building. In case of rain, the class will move inside the Werthan Building.

3686 Community Programming: Slow Flow Yoga Class

The Lighthouse

Lighthouse Open House

call me zap

Derrick Maultsby Jr.

Andrea Wong

Brody Heath

Tommy Jacobs

Personal

Nelson Mullins

Preparing for and Raising Financing, Key Tech and AI Commercial Transactions, and Planning for Exit

3686 Tech & Startup Job Fair

Melissa Jones

Located in the heart of the Neuhoff District in the Germantown neighborhood, both garage and street parking are available. Access the garage on Adams Street where your first hour is free, on a first come, first served basis. Rideshare app pickup and dropoff is encouraged.

The New Moats: What Customer Behavior Reveals About Distribution, Community, and Taste

Erin Stewart

Mariel Liggin

Sarah

Julia Polk

Lauren Gish

Jason

Kyle Akerman

Josh Woods

Robert Hartline

Michael Stiles

Jessica Murray

After the First Meeting: Demystifying Venture Financings from Intro to Close

Rami Ajjuri

Avery McConkey

Tom Worth

Joe Rolwing

Catherine Andrews

Bryan (Rye) Ogden

Dmitrii Belousov

Nick Wijnberg

Tom Driscoll

Evan Prislovsky

Building in Public: An Interactive Social Media Workshop at 3686

Elena Giorgi

This event will take place in Launch Tennessee's office in the Training Room. We are located in the Werthan building at 601 Taylor Place. There is free street parking available on 6th Avenue, Press Place, and surrounding streets, as well as a number of paid lots surrounding the building. After parking, follow signs to LaunchTN office (it's easiest to enter the Werthan Building from Press Pl.)

HILLTOP+ Spotlight: Grid Innovation in Tennessee

Robert Graves

Emerging Defense Technology Forum

Oliver Muoto

Sean Andrews

Paul Woolard

Paul Anderson

Eller Kelliher

Richard Lawson

David Madden

Joel Edwards

Carter Eltzroth

Abigail

Founders of Color Happy Hour | Founders Circles at Brewing Connections Day

AgeInnovate

AgeInnovate 2026

Amy LaGrant

Caroline McGowan

Cowrite the Future

Cowrite the Future: Innovators in the Round

Max Muoto

Kate O'Neil

Kemp Maxwell

Lindsey Cox

Tammy Torkleson

Patrick Widen

Michelle Johnson

Matt Hertz

Connecting Tech Startups to Resources for Growth

Epicenter Memphis

Epicenter is located at 150 Peabody Place right at the intersection of Peabody and BB King, across from the Hampton Inn. Street parking is available. Parking validation will not be available for this event.

Innovate Xcelerate Community Mixer

SBIR/STTR Interest Webinar: October

DelTech Conference

SBIR/STTR 101: Building a Competitive SBIR Proposal