We added a new pod of desks, and we made them in the Maker Labs. Over the past few months, we’ve added a lot of new members, so we needed create some more space.
Our hotseats are the easiest and most affordable membership level we offer on a month-to-month basis. But what are they? Hotseats are open-area workstations that are available to members and day pass users on a first-come, first-served basis. They don’t have permanent owners and cannot be formally reserved.
Longtime Groover Labs member and Flint Hills Group founder Dave Cunningham launched the Whiskey Shelf app at the beginning of 2023. In February, the app went live on the App Store and Google Play. Read the latest updates about what Dave and his team are up to, how they came up with Whiskey Shelf (including experience with Campfire), and more!
We are thrilled to receive funding from the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) 2.0 economic development grant for our CyberLink Infrastructure Expansion Project. BASE funds are intended to address infrastructure and economic development needs, and our grant award will allow us to continue critical projects we had to cancel or delay because of the Covid-19 global pandemic.
CYBER SECURITY WORKSHOPS POSTPONED
We've been talking about an upcoming cyber security workshop in partnership with SBA Wichita and FlagshipKansas.Tech on March 26. We received word earlier this week that the workshop has been postponed to a later date.
Rise of the Rest Postponed: Earlier this week, Steve Case announced that they have decided to postpone the 2020 Rise of the Rest tour, which includes their event schedule for Wichita on March 20, 2020. Read more about their decisions here.
The deadline to apply for Rise of the Rest with Steve Case is Feb. 24. The tour will stop in Wichita in April, and up for grabs is $100,000.
Groover Labs will stream Science Forum 2020: Sports Concussions, a program of the Linda Hall Library. Join us Feb. 25.
Did you miss our grand opening? No worries. We’d love for you to stop by our 42,000-square-foot coworking and makerspace in downtown Wichita for a tour. We’re ready to fuel collaboration and product development.
Rise of the Rest Road Trip with Steve Case will be making a stop in Wichita to hear from entrepreneurs ready to pitch. Up for grabs is $100,000. Applications are due by Feb. 24.
The first-ever Startup Grind Wichita Pitch Battle brought high energy recently to Groover Labs.
The evening was a perfect illustration of the collaborative community we’re endeavoring to build for south central Kansas.
Groover Labs is heading into the holidays with several events and gearing up to fully open after the first of the year. Keep updated with our weekly newsletters and social channels.
FlagshipKansas.Tech christened our 275-person event hall Oct. 16 with its “Scaling Up Tech” event. The organization’s mission aligns well with Groover Labs’ own — to fuel collaboration and product development.
