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Updated · SiouxFalls.Business · Jun 15
Startup Sioux Falls Plans June 22 Celebration After Winning M25's 64-City Midwest Madness
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Updated · SiouxFalls.Business · Jun 15

Startup Sioux Falls Plans June 22 Celebration After Winning M25's 64-City Midwest Madness

3 articles · Updated · SiouxFalls.Business · Jun 15

Summary

  • June 22 will bring a full-day Startup Sioux Falls event, pairing an 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Founders Reset workshop with a free 3:30-5:30 p.m. community celebration of its M25 Midwest Madness title.
  • The programming builds on Sioux Falls' win in M25's 64-town bracket competition, where the organization rallied one-click public voting and beat larger startup hubs including Minneapolis and Fargo.
  • M25's team will travel to Sioux Falls for the event, giving the local startup scene added visibility with one of the Midwest's most active seed-stage venture firms.
  • Founders Reset is capped at 30 attendees and now has fewer than 15 seats left, while the celebration will feature local vendors, free custom T-shirts and networking for founders, investors and supporters.
  • For Startup Sioux Falls, the championship comes amid rising local interest in entrepreneurship and is being used to turn a publicity win into longer-term momentum for the city's founder ecosystem.

Insights

Beyond the celebration, can a contest win truly make Sioux Falls the Midwest's next major startup hub?
As entrepreneurs face record burnout, can this one-day 'reset' offer a sustainable cure for the crisis?