Meet Your People: The Networking Experiment
Part of Twin Cities Startup Week 2026, September 14–18.
What if you didn't have to figure out who to talk to at a networking event? Let us make the introductions for you.
This is an experimental form of live networking where everyone in the room will be matched in real time based on shared values, interests, and what they're hoping to find during Twin Cities Startup Week and within the community.
When you arrive, you'll scan a QR code and answer a few quick questions. From there, our matchmaking technology will do the work. You'll be matched into four 10-minute conversations throughout the session, each with someone selected specifically for you.
Come curious and ready to meet your people.
Please arrive at the session start time! Matchmaking happens live based on who's in the room, and the algorithm needs to know from the start who it's matching throughout the rest of the session.
Powered by CareerNav: This experience is made possible by Robert, Founder of CareerNav, technology originally built to match companies and potential hires based on shared values. Robert has graciously adapted his matchmaking technology specifically for TCSW to help attendees find meaningful connections with each other.
Location: Smail Gallery, on the 1st floor right as you enter the Olin Rice Science Center, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105.
Getting here on Thursday. Parking, Basecamp, lunch, and the rest of the day: tcstartupweek.com/thursday