Vegas Startup Scene

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Vegas Startup Scene is your insider guide to the founders, investors, and operators building the future of tech in Las Vegas. Hosted by Jason LeDuc, this show delivers sharp analysis of startup funding, venture trends, ecosystem updates, and leadership lessons from the front lines of innovation. Designed for founders, tech investors, and ambitious entrepreneurs, each episode connects strategy with execution—spotlighting the people and momentum driving Vegas forward.

  1. 3d ago

    Las Vegas Startups: Skin Grown 100x in 28 Days | Nevada Startups, Vegas Tech Scene

    Nevada startups just got a reminder of what deep science looks like: a Las Vegas lab grew a burn patient's own skin one hundred times over in twenty-eight days.This week on Vegas Startup Scene, Jason LeDuc covers the week of September 14, 2026. Regenicin, headquartered in Las Vegas since 2024, is preparing its FDA Investigational New Drug filing for Tiscela, a lab-grown skin graft built from a patient's own cells at the Roseman Bioventures lab. And Haas Automation's 2.5-million-square-foot West Henderson factory - roughly a $500 million bet - opens early next year.More from the Vegas tech scene this week:- Regenicin: a 35mm patch of a patient's own skin becomes a graft up to 100x larger in about 28 days, with no rejection risk. Roughly $50 million raised across 2022-2023, and the company says it is fully funded through its first trial.- Haas Automation: ~$500M invested in Henderson, potentially thousands of jobs, opening early next year. The city sold Haas 279 acres in 2019 with $10.5M in state tax breaks.Opportunities for Las Vegas startups and founders:- Haas Automation career fairs at Palace Station - Sept 19, Oct 3, Oct 17- Zero Labs Casino & Gaming Innovation Launchpad inside G2E, Sept 25-27 - free, no equity- AngelNV 6 - $400,000 to one Nevada startup; free Due Diligence Bootcamp starts Oct 20- Free co-working Fridays in Downtown Las VegasOn the calendar: Bootstrappers Breakfast Sept 15 - FounderNV "Grow Into It" and LV Robotics Sept 17 - Tech Alley Sept 19 - BIZLINK and UNLV's Brews & Economic Views Sept 22 - Las Vegas HEALS Sept 24 - Yotta 2026 Sept 28-30 - ITC Vegas Sept 29-Oct 1 - ConveneNV Oct 8 - AI Governance World Conference Oct 12-14 - Money20/20 Oct 18-21 - HLTH Nov 15-18. Plus the standing weekly slate: Crypto Mondays, Crypto Clubhouse, Web3 Wednesdays, Vegas Founders Night and Syn Shop.LINKSRegenicin (Las Vegas Review-Journal):https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/vegas-business/innovation/las-vegas-company-grows-patients-skin-in-lab-to-treat-severe-burns-3881755/Roseman University:https://www.roseman.edu/Haas Automation:https://www.haascnc.com/Haas career fairs (Sept 19, Oct 3, Oct 17):https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haas-automation-career-fair-las-vegas-tickets-1999584800967Zero Labs Launchpad:https://zerolabs.io/launchpadG2E:https://www.globalgamingexpo.com/AngelNV:https://angelnv.com/apply/StartupNV (incl. Speed Mentoring and Founder Socials):https://startupnv.org/Free co-working Fridays:https://tech.vegas/event/free-co-working-fridays-in-downtown-las-vegas/Bootstrappers Breakfast (Sept 15):https://tech.vegas/event/vegas-bootstrappers-breakfast-roundtable-48/FounderNV "Grow Into It" (Sept 17):https://luma.com/startupnv-9sjjLV Robotics:https://www.lvrobotics.org/Tech Alley (Sept 19):https://tech.vegas/event/tech-alley-2/2026-09-19/BIZLINK 2026 (Sept 22):https://tech.vegas/event/bizlink-linking-businesses-to-capital-opportunities-resources/UNLV CBER Brews & Economic Views (Sept 22):https://tech.vegas/event/brews-economic-views-presents-land-water-and-energy-resource-management-in-nevada/Las Vegas HEALS AI & Biotech Symposium (Sept 24):https://tech.vegas/event/ai-biotech-infrastructure-symposium/Yotta 2026 (Sept 28-30):https://tech.vegas/event/yotta-2026/ITC Vegas 2026:https://vegas.insuretechconnect.com/ConveneNV 2026 (Oct 8):https://tech.vegas/event/convenenv-2026-nevadas-next-chapter/Money20/20 USA 2026 (Oct 18-21):https://us.money2020.com/HLTH USA 2026 (Nov 15-18):https://hlth.com/events/usaSyn Shop:https://synshop.org/Tech.Vegas event calendar:https://tech.vegas/informed.now:https://infmd.co/jld(Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.)CONTACTWant to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here:Email: info@leducleadership.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

  2. Sep 7

    Nevada Startups Get an Accelerator, Las Vegas Startups Get G2E | Vegas Tech Scene

    Nevada startups just got a new on-ramp: Henderson opened its first accelerator this week.Jason LeDuc breaks down Southern Nevada's startup week of September 7, 2026 — Innovation Henderson's LaunchLab starting its first cohort, a Las Vegas payments company putting cashless play on Station Casinos slot floors, and the regulator publishing the approval path gaming-tech founders have been guessing at for years.More from the Vegas tech scene this week:- Innovation Henderson LaunchLab: Cohort 1 starts Sept 8 at Launchpad on Water Street. Twelve weeks, ending in a pitch competition. Backed by the City of Henderson, the Henderson Chamber, Nevada State University, Howard & Howard and others.- TrustedTap, built by Las Vegas company Adostics, is in field trial at Durango, the Seventy-Six taverns and Wildfire Anthem. Gaming Control Board technology chief Jeremy Eberwein laid out the full approval path: conceptual review, independent lab testing, a 30-180 day field trial, then statewide approval.Open deadlines for Las Vegas startups and Nevada startups:- RISE National 2027 speaker applications — through Sept 21, free stage time at Caesars Forum- Zero Labs Casino & Gaming Innovation Launchpad — free, no equity, inside G2E Sept 25-27- Angel.nv 6 — $400,000 to one Nevada startup; free Due Diligence Bootcamp starts Oct 20- Free Co-Working Fridays, Downtown Las VegasSeptember calendar: Las Vegas Startups with Joshua Leavitt and Timothy May (Sept 9), FounderNV and LV Robotics (Sept 17), Tech Alley downtown (Sept 19), BIZLINK at UNLV Black Fire Innovation plus UNLV CBER's Brews & Economic Views (Sept 22), Las Vegas HEALS AI & Biotech Symposium (Sept 24), Yotta 2026 with Innovate Arena (Sept 28-30), ITC Vegas (check dates). Further out: ConveneNV Oct 8, Money20/20 Oct 18-21, HLTH Nov 15-18. Startup Week Las Vegas moved to Feb 17-20, 2027.LINKSInnovation Henderson LaunchLab: https://innovationhenderson.org/launchlabHenderson Chamber of Commerce: https://hendersonchamber.com/TrustedTap / Adostics coverage: https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/as-las-vegas-casinos-go-cashless-its-getting-easier-to-keep-gambling-3870964/Nevada Gaming Control Board: https://gaming.nv.gov/RISE National 2027: https://national.risehealth.org/Zero Labs Launchpad: https://zerolabs.io/launchpadAngel.nv: https://angelnv.com/apply/StartUpNV: https://startupnv.org/Free Co-Working Fridays: https://tech.vegas/event/free-co-working-fridays-in-downtown-las-vegas/Las Vegas Startups meetup: https://www.meetup.com/vegasstartups/events/315519439/FounderNV: https://luma.com/startupnv-9sjjLV Robotics: https://www.lvrobotics.org/Tech Alley: https://tech.vegas/event/tech-alley-2/2026-09-19/BIZLINK 2026: https://tech.vegas/event/bizlink-linking-businesses-to-capital-opportunities-resources/Las Vegas HEALS Symposium: https://tech.vegas/event/ai-biotech-infrastructure-symposium/Yotta 2026: https://tech.vegas/event/yotta-2026/ITC Vegas 2026: https://vegas.insuretechconnect.com/Startup Week Las Vegas: https://startupweeklasvegas.com/Tech.Vegas calendar: https://tech.vegas/ informed.now: https://infmd.co/jld(Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.)CONTACTWant to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here:Email: info@leducleadership.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

  3. Aug 31

    $400K for Nevada Startups, Free G2E Seats for Las Vegas Startups — Vegas Tech Scene | Vegas Startup Scene

    Nevada startups have $400,000 on the table this fall, and applying costs nothing.Jason LeDuc breaks down Southern Nevada's startup week of August 31, 2026: Angel.nv's sixth cycle and its $400K prize, Zero Labs' free no-equity accelerator inside G2E, and BIZLINK's capital-and-procurement day.RUNDOWN- Angel.nv 6: $400K, free bootcamp Oct 20, apply Nov 20-Jan 1- Zero Labs Launchpad: free, no equity, at G2E Sept 25-27- BIZLINK: capital + procurement day, Sept 22- Free Co-Working Friday, Sept 4, downtown- Also on the calendar: VMware Explore, UAV Expo, Business EXPO, Web3 Wednesdays, Crypto Mondays, LV Robotics, Tech Alley, YottaLINKSAngel.nv: https://angelnv.com/apply/StartUpNV: https://startupnv.org/Zero Labs: https://zerolabs.io/launchpadBIZLINK 2026: https://tech.vegas/event/bizlink-linking-businesses-to-capital-opportunities-resources/Free Co-Working: https://luma.com/w9dytp6fVMware Explore: https://www.vmware.com/explore/usUAV Expo: https://tech.vegas/event/commercial-uav-expo/Business EXPO: https://lvacc.org/event/harry-reid-international-airport/Crypto Mondays: https://luma.com/CryptoMondaysVegasLas Vegas Startups: https://www.meetup.com/vegasstartups/Las Vegas Robotics: https://www.lvrobotics.org/Founder.nv: https://luma.com/startupnv-9sjjTech Alley: https://tech.vegas/event/tech-alley-2/2026-09-19/UNLV Brews & Views: https://cber.unlv.edu/events/brews-and-views/Yotta 2026: https://www.yotta-event.com/ITC Vegas: https://vegas.insuretechconnect.com/ConveneNV: https://tech.vegas/event/convenenv-2026-nevadas-next-chapter/Money20/20: https://us.money2020.com/HLTH USA: https://hlth.com/events/usainformed.now: https://infmd.co/jld(Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.)CONTACTWant to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here:Email: info@leducleadership.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

  4. Aug 24

    Las Vegas Startup Turns Desert Air Into Water — $4M for Nevada Startups | Vegas Startup Scene

    A Las Vegas startup just raised $4M to pull drinking water straight out of desert air.WAVR Technologies, a UNLV spinout working out of a lab at Roseman Bioventures, harvests water from air at humidity as low as 10% — a biomimetic design copied from an Australian tree frog. Desert Forge Ventures, the fund led by former UNLV president Len Jessup, is leading the seed round, which qualifies WAVR for a state match of up to $1M. One unit already makes about 20 liters a day, and their first target customer is the AI data centers everyone in Southern Nevada has been arguing about.Jason LeDuc also covers TensorWave's $6.5B, 222 MW lease with Fermi America — the largest contract ever signed by a Las Vegas company, for a campus in Texas, because power was the constraint. Plus the Raiders naming Waymo the first NFL autonomous-vehicle partner and Tech Alley's standing-room-only Henderson summit with Nvidia, Zoho and Grasshopper co-founder David Hauser.OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK• Desert Forge Ventures has a $1.5M community co-investment vehicle open on the WAVR round — deadline August 31. Confirm terms directly with the fund; this is information, not advice.• Three 8-minute lightning-demo slots open at Las Vegas AI Builders, Aug 26 at TensorWave HQ. Registration requires host approval.• Zero Labs Casino & Gaming Innovation Launchpad — free, no equity, during G2E Sept 25–27.• AngelNV 6's free Due Diligence Bootcamp starts Oct 20 — the on-ramp to a $400K matched investment.• Free Co-Working Fridays, downtown Las Vegas.WHAT'S COMING UPCrypto Mondays (weekly) • StartUp Vegas LinkUp + Tech Alley Henderson LaunchLab Cohort 1 + Las Vegas AI Builders, Aug 26 • Free Co-Working Friday + StartUp Vegas LevelUp, Aug 28 • VMware Explore, Aug 31–Sept 3 • Commercial UAV Expo, Sept 1–3 • Web3 Wednesdays, Sept 2 • FounderNV, Sept 17 • Tech Alley downtown, Sept 19 • UNLV CBER Brews & Economic Views, Sept 22 • Yotta 2026, Sept 28–30 • ITC Vegas, Sept 29–Oct 1 • ConveneNV, Oct 8 • Money20/20, Oct 18–21 • HLTH, Nov 15–18.LINKSWAVR Technologies: https://www.wavrtech.com/Desert Forge Ventures: https://www.desertforgeventures.com/TensorWave: https://tensorwave.com/Tech Alley: https://www.techalley.org/Innovation Henderson LaunchLab: https://innovationhenderson.org/launchlabLV Robotics: https://www.lvrobotics.org/Las Vegas AI Builders @ TensorWave (Aug 26): https://luma.com/r246rwlzStartUp Vegas events: https://tech.vegas/Free Co-Working Fridays (Downtown LV): https://tech.vegas/event/free-co-working-fridays-in-downtown-las-vegas/Zero Labs Launchpad: https://zerolabs.io/launchpadAngelNV 6: https://angelnv.com/apply/StartUpNV: https://www.startupnv.org/International Innovation Center@Vegas: https://iicvegas.com/Crypto Mondays Las Vegas: https://luma.com/CryptoMondaysVegasLas Vegas Startups Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/vegasstartups/VMware Explore: https://www.vmware.com/explore/usCommercial UAV Expo: https://www.expouav.com/UNLV CBER Brews & Views: https://cber.unlv.edu/events/brews-and-views/Yotta 2026: https://www.yotta-event.com/ITC Vegas 2026: https://vegas.insuretechconnect.com/Money20/20 USA 2026: https://us.money2020.com/HLTH USA 2026: https://hlth.com/events/usainformed.now: https://infmd.co/jld(Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.)Want to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here:Email: info@leducleadership.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

  5. Aug 17

    $55M and 430 Jobs Land in Southern Nevada — Vegas Startup Scene August 17th 2026

    Southern Nevada tech jobs just got a $55 million vote of confidence. Four projects cleared the state’s economic development board on August 5, bringing more than 430 new positions to North Las Vegas, Henderson and Clark County — and putting a circuit board plant’s decision between Las Vegas, Fort Worth and Phoenix squarely on the table. In this episode of Vegas Startup Scene, Jason LeDuc breaks down what’s happening across the Southern Nevada tech and startup ecosystem for the week of August 17, 2026 — from advanced manufacturing and AI infrastructure landing in the valley, to the funding, accelerator and pitch opportunities local founders can act on this week. We start with the biggest local number of the month. On August 5 the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development approved four projects brought forward by the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, together representing more than 430 new full-time jobs, $55 million in capital investment and over $322 million in economic impact over the next two years. None of the four are gaming, which is exactly the diversification story Southern Nevada has been chasing — now showing up as signed abatements and $35–$46 hourly wages rather than announcements. In this week’s interview spotlight, our good friend Hoz Roushdie joined us from Tech Alley Downtown to tell us more about the upcoming Innovation Henderson LaunchLab cohort. COMMENT BELOW: If Nimble Precision picks Clark County over Fort Worth and Phoenix, what does Southern Nevada need to do next to keep advanced manufacturing coming — workforce, power, land, or incentives? Go out there. Do great things today. Onward and Upward! 🚀 LINKS Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Website: https://goed.nv.gov/ HR Tech Pitchfest (apply by Aug 20) Website: https://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/2026-pitchfest Zero Labs Casino & Gaming Innovation Launchpad Website: https://zerolabs.io/launchpad Free Co-Working Fridays (Downtown Las Vegas) Website: https://tech.vegas/event/free-co-working-fridays-in-downtown-las-vegas/ Startup Week Las Vegas (now Feb 17-20, 2027) Website: https://startupweeklasvegas.com/ Crypto Mondays Las Vegas Website: https://luma.com/CryptoMondaysVegas Las Vegas Robotics Meetup Website: https://www.lvrobotics.org/ Las Vegas Robotics — “Emotional AI Loops” listing Website: https://tech.vegas/event/emotional-ai-loops-do-you-get-me/ BioTech Vegas Open Member Meeting Website: https://tech.vegas/event/biotech-vegas-open-member-meeting/ FounderNV — Irina Dzyubinsky (Aug 20) Website: https://luma.com/startupnv-zoc5 FounderNV — “Grow Into It” (Sept 17) Website: https://luma.com/startupnv-9sjj VMware Explore 2026 Website: https://www.vmware.com/explore/us Commercial UAV Expo Website: https://tech.vegas/event/commercial-uav-expo/ Web3 Wednesdays (Summerlin) Website: https://tech.vegas/event/web3-wednesdays-7-9pm-at-loaded-empanadas-in-summerlin-1st-wed-of-every-month-4/ Tech Alley Vegas Website: https://www.techalley.org/ ITC Vegas 2026 Website: https://vegas.insuretechconnect.com/ ConveneNV 2026 Website: https://tech.vegas/event/convenenv-2026-nevadas-next-chapter/ Money20/20 USA 2026 Website: https://us.money2020.com/ HR Technology Conference & Expo Website: https://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/ HLTH USA 2026 Website: https://hlth.com/events/usa Vegas Founders Night / Las Vegas Startups Meetup Website: https://www.meetup.com/vegasstartups/ StartUpNV Website: https://startupnv.org/ Vegas Crypto Group Website: https://www.meetup.com/vegas-crypto/ informed.now: https://infmd.co/jld (Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.) CONTACT Want to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here: Email: info@leducleadership.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

  6. Aug 10

    P-1 AI Raises $50M to Build an AI Engineer — Vegas Startup Scene August 10th 2026

    P-1 AI Raises $50M to Build an AI Engineer — Vegas Startup Scene August 10th 2026 Southern Nevada's startup scene is punching way above its weight this week: a Las Vegas AI startup story out of Henderson just pulled in $50 million and a former GE CEO, and it's only the beginning. In this episode of Vegas Startup Scene, Jason LeDuc breaks down the biggest moves across the Southern Nevada tech and startup ecosystem for the week of August 10, 2026 — from a landmark AI funding round to a homegrown gaming powerhouse and a national infrastructure bet running right under the Strip. We start with the headline: P-1 AI, based in Henderson, has closed a $50 million Series A led by New Enterprise Associates, one of venture capital's biggest names — and added former General Electric chief executive Jeff Immelt to its board. Founded by ex-Airbus and United Technologies CTO Paul Eremenko and former Google DeepMind researcher Aleksa Gordic, P-1 AI is building Archie, an "AI engineer" that designs real physical systems — reasoning about space, weight, heat, and how parts fit together to carry a hardware idea from concept toward a buildable prototype, across data centers, automotive, and aerospace and defense. We also look at Twin Atlas, a Las Vegas game studio that has quietly become one of Roblox's leading independent developers — its titles Creatures of Sonaria and Robloxian High School have racked up billions of visits, proving a Southern Nevada team can reach a global audience. Then we cover The Boring Company's reported $4 billion raise at a $20 billion valuation, and why its only operating tunnel network — the Las Vegas Loop, with 11 stations and 4 million-plus riders — puts a national spotlight on Vegas infrastructure (with the honest caveat that the company is Texas-based and the round hasn't closed). Then we run through the opportunities and events founders should act on. This week's interview spotlight - Jason talks with Taylor Dondich about what it takes to be a successful CTO in a startup. If you are a startup founder, investor, builder, operator, technologist, or entrepreneur trying to understand where Nevada's tech ecosystem is heading, this episode gives you a practical look at the people, companies, and opportunities shaping what comes next. COMMENT BELOW: A Henderson AI startup just raised $50M without leaving Nevada — what's the next category (AI, gaming, fintech, energy) where a Southern Nevada company breaks out nationally? Onward and Upward! 🚀 LINKS HR Tech Pitchfest Website: https://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/2026-pitchfest Startup Week Las Vegas (Pitch Room) Website: https://startupweeklasvegas.com/ Zero Labs Casino & Gaming Launchpad Website: https://zerolabs.io/launchpad Crypto Mondays Las Vegas Website: https://luma.com/CryptoMondaysVegas Las Vegas Startups — Vegas Founders Night (Jeff Saling) Website: https://www.meetup.com/vegasstartups/events/315519436/ BioTech Vegas Open Member Meeting Website: https://tech.vegas/event/biotech-vegas-open-member-meeting/ Las Vegas Robotics Meetup Website: https://www.lvrobotics.org/ VMware Explore 2026 Website: https://www.vmware.com/explore/us ConveneNV 2026 Website: https://tech.vegas/event/convenenv-2026-nevadas-next-chapter/ ITC Vegas 2026 (InsureTech Connect) Website: https://vegas.insuretechconnect.com/ Money20/20 USA 2026 Website: https://us.money2020.com/ HLTH USA 2026 Website: https://hlth.com/events/usa StartUpNV Website: https://www.startupnv.org/ Startup Vegas Website: https://www.startupvegas.org/ informed.now Website: https://infmd.co/jld (Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.) Want to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here: Email: info@leducleadership.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

  7. Aug 3

    BOXABL's $3.5B Nasdaq Debut — Vegas Startup Scene August 3rd 2026

    Las Vegas startup news just went big: a North Las Vegas company that folds houses flat is now a publicly traded, multibillion-dollar business — and the valley is being pitched as the next finance hub of the West. In this episode of Vegas Startup Scene, Jason LeDuc breaks down the biggest moves across Southern Nevada's tech and startup ecosystem for the week of August 3, 2026 — from a landmark public-markets debut to a bold economic-diversification pitch and one of the busiest cybersecurity weeks Las Vegas sees all year. We start with BOXABL, the North Las Vegas manufacturer of foldable, factory-built homes. BOXABL completed its business combination with FG Merger II Corp. and began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker BXBL at a $3.5 billion valuation. We also look at a Las Vegas Review-Journal pitch asking whether Las Vegas could become the 'Wall Street of the West' — luring finance and fintech headquarters to diversify the economy beyond gaming and hospitality. Then we cover the week's opportunities and events This week's founder spotlight is with Josh Cogar. He filled us in on the upcoming Innovation Henderson LaunchLab cohort and his role in it. If you are a startup founder, investor, builder, operator, technologist, or entrepreneur trying to understand where Nevada's tech ecosystem is heading, this episode gives you a practical look at the people, companies, and opportunities shaping what comes next. Subscribe to Vegas Startup Scene for weekly coverage of Las Vegas startups, Nevada tech, founder stories, investor insights, and the events helping build the next major innovation ecosystem. COMMENT BELOW: Is a $3.5 billion Nasdaq debut the moment Southern Nevada proves it can build and scale billion-dollar companies at home — or does the 'Wall Street of the West' pitch matter more for the region's future? Onward and Upward! 🚀 LINKS BOXABL: https://www.boxabl.com/ Free Co-Working Fridays (Downtown Las Vegas): https://tech.vegas/event/free-co-working-fridays-in-downtown-las-vegas/ Startup Week Las Vegas (Pitch Room): https://startupweeklasvegas.com/ Zero Labs Casino & Gaming Innovation Launchpad: https://zerolabs.io/launchpad Black Hat USA 2026: https://tech.vegas/event/black-hat-usa-2026/ DEF CON 34: https://defcon.org/html/defcon-34/dc-34-index.html What's Real, What's Fake with AI (Aug 3): https://tech.vegas/event/whats-real-fake-with-ai/ NextGen CISO — Black Hat (Aug 3): https://tech.vegas/event/nextgen-ciso-black-hat-las-vegas/ Ai4 2026 (Aug 4-6): https://tech.vegas/event/ai4-2026/ Crypto Mondays Las Vegas: https://luma.com/CryptoMondaysVegas Web3 Wednesdays (Summerlin, Aug 5): https://tech.vegas/event/web3-wednesdays-7-9pm-at-loaded-empanadas-in-summerlin-1st-wed-of-every-month-4/ Las Vegas Startups — Founder Night w/ Jeff Saling (Aug 12): https://www.meetup.com/vegasstartups/events/315519436/ FounderNV — Expert to Partner (Aug 20): https://luma.com/startupnv-zoc5 BioTech Vegas Open Member Meeting (Aug 20): https://tech.vegas/event/biotech-vegas-open-member-meeting/ Las Vegas Robotics Meetup (Aug 20): https://www.lvrobotics.org/ VMware Explore 2026 (Aug 31-Sep 3): https://www.vmware.com/explore/us FounderNV — Grow Into It (Sept 17): https://luma.com/startupnv-9sjj ConveneNV 2026 (Oct 8): https://tech.vegas/event/convenenv-2026-nevadas-next-chapter/ Money20/20 USA (Oct 18-21): https://us.money2020.com/ HLTH USA 2026 (Nov 15-18): https://hlth.com/events/usa StartUpNV: https://startupnv.org/ FundNV: https://fundnv.com/ Startup Vegas: https://www.startupvegas.com/ International Innovation Center @ Vegas: https://www.iicvegas.org/ Vegas Crypto Group: https://www.vegascryptogroup.com/ Syn Shop: https://synshop.org/ CONTACT Want to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here: Email: info@leducleadership.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

  8. Jul 27

    Startup Week Las Vegas Opens Its Pitch Room - Vegas Startup Scene July 27th 2026

    Startup Week Las Vegas just opened its doors — and its Pitch Room — giving Southern Nevada founders their biggest, lowest-cost shot at local investors this fall. If you build in the valley, this is the week to plan around. In this episode of Vegas Startup Scene, Jason LeDuc breaks down what's happening across Southern Nevada's tech and startup community for the week of July 27, 2026 — the ecosystem's marquee week, the opportunities you can act on today, and a packed founder calendar heading into August. We start with Startup Week Las Vegas, September 17th through the 20th — free with registration, three tracks (Startup Capital, CommUnity, and Innovation), and a founders fireside with homegrown AI-compute company TensorWave. The headline for founders: Startup Week just opened its Pitch Room applications — ten founder slots, seven minutes on stage, and ten minutes of live feedback from local investors and mentors. It's the lowest-friction way to get a real look from Southern Nevada capital, and applications close in mid-September (confirm the exact date on the site before you apply). Then we cover the opportunities you can move on right now: free first-Friday co-working at the International Innovation Center in downtown Las Vegas (next up August 7th, with optional childcare), and Innovation Henderson's new "Sponsor a Founder" program — back an early-stage Henderson founder in the twelve-week LaunchLab accelerator for $299. We also run the founder calendar into August: Crypto Mondays at the Legacy Club atop Circa, Tech Alley Vegas downtown (next edition August 15th), Black Hat USA (Aug 1–6), Ai4 at The Venetian (Aug 4–6), DEF CON 34 (Aug 6–9), BioTech Vegas's open member meeting at Roseman University (Aug 20), and FounderNV's "From Expert to Partner" with Irina Dzyubinsky (Aug 20). In this week’s Founder Spotlight I chat with Azeeza Reed who built a new tech platform that’s helping employers and employees get back to the money table! If you are a startup founder, investor, builder, operator, technologist, or entrepreneur trying to understand where Nevada's tech ecosystem is heading, this episode gives you a practical map of the people, programs, and events shaping what comes next in Southern Nevada. Subscribe to Vegas Startup Scene for weekly coverage of Las Vegas startups, Nevada tech, founder stories, investor insights, and the events helping build the next major innovation ecosystem. COMMENT BELOW: If you had seven minutes in front of a room of Vegas investors, which local startup would you want to see pitch — and why? Onward and Upward! 🚀 LINKS Startup Week Las Vegas Website: https://startupweeklasvegas.com/ StartUpNV Website: https://startupnv.org/ Innovation Henderson LaunchLab (Sponsor a Founder) Website: https://innovationhenderson.org/launchlab/sponsors/apply Free Co-Working Fridays (Downtown LV) Website: https://tech.vegas/event/free-co-working-fridays-in-downtown-las-vegas/ International Innovation Center @ Vegas Website: https://iic.vegas/ Crypto Mondays Las Vegas Website: https://luma.com/CryptoMondaysVegas Tech Alley Vegas Website: https://www.techalley.org/ Black Hat USA 2026 Website: https://www.blackhat.com/us-26/ DEF CON 34 Website: https://defcon.org/html/defcon-34/dc-34-index.html Ai4 2026 Website: https://ai4.io/vegas/ BioTech Vegas Website: https://tech.vegas/event/biotech-vegas-open-member-meeting/ FounderNV (Aug 20 — From Expert to Partner) Website: https://luma.com/startupnv-zoc5 FounderNV (Sept 17 — Grow Into It) Website: https://luma.com/startupnv-9sjj FundNV Website: https://fundnv.com/ Startup Vegas Website: https://www.startupvegas.com/ Vegas Crypto Group Website: https://www.vegascryptogroup.com/ Syn Shop Website: https://synshop.org/ CONTACT Want to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here: Email: info@leducleadership.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

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Vegas Startup Scene is your insider guide to the founders, investors, and operators building the future of tech in Las Vegas. Hosted by Jason LeDuc, this show delivers sharp analysis of startup funding, venture trends, ecosystem updates, and leadership lessons from the front lines of innovation. Designed for founders, tech investors, and ambitious entrepreneurs, each episode connects strategy with execution—spotlighting the people and momentum driving Vegas forward.

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    LeDuc Leadership & Media Group
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    2026
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