Gather the latest news about Groover Labs, Wichita Coworking, Startups, and Founders on our blog.
Staff Profile: Noel Habashy
Noel Habashy marks 1 year at Groover Labs, greeting members & guests. Discover her journey. Click to read more.
Member Profile: Ryan Selenke and Reliant Merchant Services
Ryan Selenke of Reliant Merchant Services joined Groover Labs in Feb 2023, offering top POS & customer care services to businesses. More in our interview.
KaaS to Launch Digital Game Tournament
KaaS launches national game tournament for high schoolers on Ringorang app to boost interview & job skills. They were formerly Groover Labs members.
Member Tony George on Raw Automation Talk Podcast
Tony George of George Consulting joins Groover Labs & features on "Raw Automation Talk" podcast, modernizing small/medium manufacturing.
Member in the News: Connor Hampton
The Wichita Business Journal has named FlagshipKansas.Tech CEO Conner Hampton as 1 of 15 new CEOs to watch in 2024. Hampton and FlagshipKansas.Tech are members at Groover Labs. Congratulations, Conner!
Greenfield Robotics in Wall Street Journal
Longtime Maker Labs member Greenfield Robotics, which received funding from Chipotle’s venture fund, was recently mentioned in the Wall Street Journal in the Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup.
Are You Hosting an Event This Year?
Booking for 2024 events now! From long-term to one-offs, we offer versatile venues & love challenges. Planning an event? Reach out to us.
Wichita Startup Week Recap
We were thrilled to host Wichita Startup Week for the third year. WSW volunteers and their sponsors bring local and national experts to share and discuss entrepreneurship-related topics. The weeklong event is affiliated with TechStars, a pre-seed and early-stage accelerator, and coincides with Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Groover Labs Parking Map
We have several parking options. We host events at Groover Labs year round. During any given week, we may have hundreds of guests in the building. Maybe they’re attending a training session in our 275-person event venue, or they’re participating in a class in one of our 24-person capacity classrooms, or they’re meeting a client in one of our conference rooms. Check out our parking map for details.
Current and Former Groover Labs Members Presenting at Wichita Startup Week
We are excited to once again host Wichita Startup Week (WSW) November 13-17. Now in its third year, WSW moved from October to November this year to align with Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). Several of our members are presenting this read. There are five tracks and 36 events. Read our blog post to learn more.
Lunchtime Talk with Kaylee Philbrick-Theuerkauf
We’re pleased to host a lunchtime talk featuring Kaylee Philbrick-Theuerkauf, founder of The Exceptional Plan, at noon on Friday, September 29, 2023. Bring your own lunch, and we’ll provide the cookies! The event is free and open to the public.
Studio Available
We have a studio available. Studios are $350/mo., are billed on a month-to-month basis, and seat between 1 and 3 people. While the private offices in the coworking area come with desks and lockable file cabinets, the studios come as they are: you are free to furnish them with your own desk, chairs, couches, lamps, etc.
Groover Labs and Lead for America
Earlier this summer, we worked with Lead For America (LFA), the nation’s premier service program, to create nearly 100 commemorative awards to honor their Hometown Fellows and American Connection Corps (ACC) Fellows for their service to their hometown.
Wichita Startup Week Call for Speakers
Wichita Startup Week, presented by Koch Industries, announced at its Preview Party last week the tracks planned for this year’s event and opened a call for proposals. Wichita Startup Week 2023 will present five days of panel discussions, sessions and workshops across five tracks designed to transform ideas into startup reality.
What Is a Dedicated Desk?
When you sign up for a dedicated desk, it’s your desk. Unlike hotseats, which are first-come, first-served seating, a dedicated desk belongs to you. Even better, you have 24/7 access to the building.
Groover Labs To Sponsor Dragon Derby
We are excited to announce that Groover Labs is sponsoring the Fourth Annual Dragon Derby on Saturday, September 2, from 7-9 p.m., in the Lazy River at the Richard A. DeVore South YMCA Water Park in Wichita, Kansas.
What is a Hotseat?
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.
Members in the News: Flint Hills Group, Dave Cunningham, and Whiskey Shelf
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!
PLOT Raises $2M
Congratulations to Chris Callen, Chad Cox, Nick Dreiling, and Andrew Potvin of PLOT Jobsite Coordination on their recent $2M raise. We know they’ve been working hard, and now we see the hard work has paid off. Read a recent interview with Chris on Startland New here, and read the press release with details about the raise here and below.
Author Interview: David Bisek
You probably already know David Bisek as a community associate at Groover Labs. He is also the founder of Food Rise Marketing, a food industry marketing consultancy. Now, David can add to his list of accomplishments that of author.