About this Event
Nashville Entrepreneur Day, Winter is where three Nashville Entrepreneur Center accelerator cohorts graduate, and where the EC Endowment writes its checks.
Spend the afternoon at GEODIS Park with 72 founders showing what they've built. Then watch two tracks of finalists pitch for $40,000 in non-dilutive Impact Grants, awarded on stage.
🗓 Thursday, December 3, 2026 · 📍 GEODIS Park, Gate A · ⏰ 12:45 – 5:30 PM
Two rooms, one afternoon
Premier Club: Founder Expo. Check in here, then walk 72 founder tables from TakeOff, InFlight and Project Healthcare. Sample products, ask hard questions, meet the people building them. Open 12:45 to 5:30 PM.
WeHo Club Room: the stage. Opening remarks at 1:25 PM, then both pitch tracks.
- Impact Grant Pitches, 2:00 – 3:00 PM. TakeOff and InFlight finalists pitch for $20,000: $8,000, $6,000, $4,000 and $2,000.
- Healthcare Showcase, 3:15 – 4:30 PM. Project Healthcare finalists pitch for $20,000: $12,000 and $8,000.
Grants come from the EC Endowment, a fund built by entrepreneurs who exited their companies and put the proceeds back into the next generation. No equity, no strings.
Happy Hour, 4:30 – 5:30 PM, Premier Club. Stay for a drink at the Premier Club bar with the founders and the people who backed them.
Free to attend. Registration required. Every Nashville Entrepreneur Day has sold out, and winter is indoors with fewer seats.
Event venue & nearby stays
Geodis Park, 501 Benton Avenue, Nashville, United States
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