Accelerate & Find Your Co-Founder

​Accelerate & Find Your Co-Founder (Chicago)

​📋 Event Description

​Building a startup is hard.
Doing it with the wrong people is even harder.

​That’s why we’re hosting “Accelerate & Find Your Co-Founder” —
a curated meetup for people who actually want to build, not just “network.”

​This is not another event where you collect LinkedIn connections and leave.

​This is where:

• ​ideas turn into conversations

• ​conversations turn into partnerships

• ​and partnerships turn into startups

​🔥 What makes this event different

​We’re bringing together a mixed crowd of builders:

• ​founders & early-stage startup teams

• ​engineers & developers

• ​designers

• ​marketers & growth people

• ​anyone who wants to build something real

​👉 Different skills. Same mindset.

​💎 What you’ll get

• ​Real networking with people who are serious

• ​A chance to pitch your idea in 1 minute

• ​Insights about accelerators — how to get in and what actually matters

• ​And most importantly…
  ✨ Opportunity to get referred to accelerators

​For the most promising startups,
we’ll provide direct referrals to accelerator programs we’ve already been part of.

​🖊 Event Flow

• ​Warm-up networking

• ​Short talk: Accelerators — how to get in & avoid mistakes

• ​Co-founder pitch session

• ​Deep networking

​📅 Event Details

• ​May 22 2026

• ​6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Chicago)

• ​👥 ~50 people (intimate format)

• ​📍 Location: 440 North Wells St, Suite 630, Chicago, IL

​🎟 Tickets

• ​🎟 First 20 spots — $15 (early access)

• ​🎟 Next 30 spots — $30
  
  Ticket price just helps cover the event — snacks and welcome drinks included.