Where Startups go to Scale Up.
Everything Your Startup Needs to Scale, Right Here
Winston Starts helps entrepreneurs successfully scale their businesses to new heights. We provide a development framework, valuable resources and the long runway you need to grow your business and realize your dreams.
A proven track record
By the Numbers
Two Programs. One Goal.
Founder's Journey
A founder’s journey goes through many stages. Each stage is unique and requires different approaches, expertise and resources to succeed. Whether you have an idea and need help getting started or already have a business and need support to fine tune and grow, Winston Starts has the right program and resources to help you get to the next level on your journey to the Summit.
Accelerator
BASECAMP
Product
validation
ASCENT
Market
validation
SUMMIT
Business
validation
For founders who have launched and want to grow and scale.
The tools to help you succeed
Resources for Founders
Our Community
Winston-Salem
As a city of over 360,000, Winston-Salem is known for its diversity of business and community with a strong and unwavering commitment to the arts, excellence in healthcare research and technology, and opportunities for specialized and advanced education. In recent years Winston-Salem has moved from a manufacturing-based economy (tobacco/textiles) to an information and technology-based powerhouse, especially in the areas of medicine, research and finance.
News
Setting the Pace for 2025
Winston-Salem’s momentum continues to build in 2025 as we set the pace strong in the first quarter.
Winston-Salem Ranked a Best Place to Live
A list showcasing the nation’s most vibrant and livable small to mid-sized cities ranks Winston-Salem among the 2025
mPath Health of Winston-Salem chosen for second cohort of CancerX accelerator
By Anjelica Rubin and Daniel Finnegan – Triad Business Journal Mar 25 2025 mPath Health, a medical software company founded by two
Events
Community Events
Discover community events within the Winston-Salem Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.
Winston-Starts Events
Founders Forum, Sponsored by Flow & Greater Winston-Salem Inc.
Piedmont Triad Regenerative Medicine Engine’s Founders’ Journey 2025
