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PowderKeg 2012THE SUPER BOWL FOR STARTUPS
DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
The Magic Inside the Powderkeg Video
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POWDERKEG
Powderkeg was a conference held in Indianapolis from 10/17-10/19. The event was founded by Matt Hunckler, President of The Verge and sponsored by Exact Target and various other sponsors.
A smashing success in it’s inaugural year, this 2.5-day event brought together entrepreneurs, developers and creatives from all over the country including San Francisco, St. Louis and Washington D.C.
Venues included the Startup Bowl at the Lucas Oil Stadium, Startup showcase and Ramp up party at the Crane bay and the Closing Party at Developer Town and Speak Easy.
The panel of 20 speakers included David Blaine – Professional Illusionist, Scott Case – Startup America CEO, Scott Dorsey – Exact Target CEO, Dave Knox – Co-founder at Brandery and Jonathon Perrelli - Founding Partner at Fortify.vc.
Microsoft Partnership
Microsoft participated in the Powderkeg 2012 event and the partnership included,
BizSpark enrollment for all 12 startups that pitched at PowderKeg
1:1 meetings and mentoring sessions with Sonal Mane during the event
Sonal Mane participated in the panel of judges at the Startup Bowl Pitch competition
Press for Powderkeg + Microsoft
TechCocktail
Indysphere
Nibletz
Vergestartups
Events Attended
Oct 18th
Keynote from David Blaine, Marriott
Startup Bowl, Lucas Oil Stadium (also hosted The Super Bowl’12)
Ramp up Party, Crane Bay
Oct 19th
Startup Showcase & Exhibition, Crane Bay
Full Event Schedule
Startup Bowl Pitch Competition
12 startups from around the country were selected from 62 startups that applied.
Startup Bowl pitch competition was held at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Startups were given live feedback from a panel of expert judges that included Ting Gootee of Elevate Ventures, Carla Valdes of Fortify, Sonal Mane of Microsoft, and Christopher Day of Navidar.
Voting bags were available on Oct 19th for the attendees to vote on the pitches.
The winner went home with all the glory AND $15,000 in cash and resources provided by sponsors.
Keynote from David Blaine
The keynote also paralleled in getting the Social Media buzz on Powderkeg
Startup Bowl
Startup Bowl
Panel of Judges at Powderkeg
Find Sonal Mane listed as a judge, Recap of Startup bowl at
Vergestartups Indianapolis Business Journal
Startup Bowl
FoundOps were the winners at the pitch competition. They’re also a BizSpark Plus member and leveraging Azure for their solution!
RAMP UP PARTY
Startup Showcase & Speaker Series
PRESENTERS AT CRANE BAYSTARTUP SHOWCASE
Event Stats
350 attendees, 30+ organizations signed on to support this inaugural year
100+ developers
40+ startups represented
Read more for details on the Recap of Powderkeg Startup Bowl and the full report on the Powderkeg
Details on Powderkeg Startup Bowl Results are here
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