Where Startups go to Scale Up.

March 20, 2025

2025 Investor Forum

The Winston Starts Investor Forum is an annual event designed to provide Winston Starts founders an opportunity to pitch to investors from across North Carolina and the Southeast.
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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

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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.

Pre-Accelerator

EXPLORE

Idea
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For entrepreneurs to turn an idea into a business.

Accelerator

BASECAMP

Product
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ASCENT

Market
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SUMMIT

Business
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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.

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Community Events

Discover community events within the Winston-Salem Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.

Winston-Starts Events

Winston Starts 2025 Investor Forum

Welcome to the Winston Starts 2025 Investor Forum! Join us in-person on Thursday, March 20 at 1:00 pm to hear Winston Starts founders pitch...
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Founders Forum, Sponsored by Flow & Greater Winston-Salem Inc.

Join us on February 20th for this Founders Forum event, featuring Luke Burnett, CEO of KeraNetics. Networking begins at 5:00pm, with the program beginning at 5:30pm. We’ll provide appetizers and...
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AI Prototyping Workshop – Conceptualize & Build a Working Prototype

The Greater Winston-Salem Inc. is presenting its second FREE Lunch & Learn event at Winston-Starts. Workshop led by Fadi Jawdat Hindi Event...
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