Our grand finale: Demo Day, Ship-It, & YC!
Join us in Build Blue's final sprint: three back-to-back events in one week! Meet someone building a $50M company, YC partners, and 200+ like-minded builders!
One week. Three back-to-back events. Open to all UMich students.
⛴️ Sunday: Ship-It Finale ft. TwinMind
🎙️ Tuesday: Y Combinator Visits Ann Arbor
🚀 Thursday: V1 Demo Day!
This is a huge week for us, and we’d love to have you :) Need more info? Read on 👇
Our biggest showcase yet: Demo Day🚀
It is almost time for V1’s most anticipated event of the semester, Demo Day! Come join us see what the best builders in Michigan are working on. Trust us, you do not want to miss out on this event!
Last winter, our friends at Milieu pitched and got funded for $40K – this semester, we only expect it to get better!
We are bringing together 10 unique projects and the architects behind them to highlight their journey, ideas, and vision for the future. Stay tuned on our social media to learn about who they are, and why they believe in what they’re working on. 👀
In two hours, you will:
See 15+ demos from builders of all backgrounds in Michigan – ranging from AI agents to geological sensors. 🤖
Hear from someone who sold his startup for $187M and who’s doing it all over again. 💰
Meet real VCs and investors who came out to meet YOU and discover talent at the earliest stage. 🫵
Be surrounded by other tinkerers and builders who dedicate their time in creating something great. 🏘️
📅 Thursday, April 17th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM @ Blau Colloquium!
Interested in demoing? Fill this out and our team will get back to you if there’s space!
Oh, and one last thing — there’s free food! 🍕
Ship-It Sunday Finale 🛠️
To conclude Build Blue, we will be having the final Ship-it Sunday co-working session – Ship-it is the place where builders co-work and meet other builders. This Sunday, we are hosting Vatsal Shah and a launch party for TwinMind, his startup.
You may have heard of Vatsal – the college freshman working as founding engineer at TwinMind, a company founded by ex-Google DeepMind researchers now valued at $50M. But you may be more interested in his story – before tech, Vatsal was a weight-loss influencer, how did that career change happen? Once he got into college, how did he find his way in the middle of a rocket-ship startup?
📅 Sunday, April 13th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM @ NQ 1255 (Food provided!)
LAST CALL: Y Combinator visiting Ann Arbor 🎙️
Y Combinator is the most prestigious startup accelerator that backed generational companies like Coinbase, Airbnb, Doordash, Stripe, Coinbase in the pre-seed stage. In the startup world, YC’s place is no less than Michael Jordan in basketball.
For the third time, YC is visiting UMich — but this time, in-person! YC partners Jared Friedman, Brad Flora, and Ankit Gupta are hosting an off-the-record talk about startups and how they get created. They will also be hosting Danny Sheridan, UMich alum and founder of Fern (W23).
Spots are almost out, so sign up and don’t miss the undisputed goats next Tuesday!
📅 Tuesday, April 15th, 5:30 - 8:30 PM!
That’s all from us — for now 👀 We can’t wait to see you at our events this week :)