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Vegas Startup Scene

Hosted by Unknown Host · business · EN-US · 26 episodes

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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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$55M and 430 Jobs Land in Southern Nevada — Vegas Startup Scene August 17th 2026
Aug 17, 20269 min
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
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P-1 AI Raises $50M to Build an AI Engineer — Vegas Startup Scene August 10th 2026
Aug 10, 20269 min
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
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BOXABL's $3.5B Nasdaq Debut — Vegas Startup Scene August 3rd 2026
Aug 3, 20269 min
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
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Startup Week Las Vegas Opens Its Pitch Room - Vegas Startup Scene July 27th 2026
Jul 27, 20269 min
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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Nevada's First $10M Startup Fund Just Went All-In - Vegas Startup Scene July 20th 2026
Jul 20, 20269 min
Nevada's startup story is shifting from simply attracting tech to owning it — and this week shows exactly why founders, investors, and builders should be paying attention. Home-grown capital just finished going to work, and a new advanced-manufacturing plant broke ground on American soil. In this episode of Vegas Startup Scene, Jason LeDuc breaks down the biggest updates across Nevada's growing tech and startup community for the week of July 20, 2026 — from the full deployment of the state's first seed fund to a new chip-hardware factory, plus the opportunities and events shaping what comes next. We start with a genuine milestone for the whole state: the 1864 Fund — Nevada's first seed-stage venture fund built specifically for accredited investors — has completed deployment of its entire $10 million fund across eight companies. Managed by Granite Partners (including StartUpNV's Jeff Saling, TensorWave co-founder Piotr Tomasik, Mind Medicine founder Steve Hurst, and UNLV Troesh Center director Leith Martin), the fund's first check went to Las Vegas video-production platform Lucihub, followed this year by Variabl, Tilt AI, Dimension Studios, Voltaire, Armentus, TensorWave, and BuildQ. Six of the eight companies are Nevada-based, and the state's Battle Born Venture program matches these investments roughly one-to-one — proof that Nevada founders no longer have to leave to get funded. Then we cover the opportunities and events founders should have on their radar, including Innovation Henderson's LaunchLab for early-stage builders, free first-Friday coworking at the International Innovation Center in downtown Las Vegas, the recurring Crypto Mondays meetup, Black Hat USA (Aug 1–6) and Ai4 (Aug 4–6) landing on the Strip, the BioTech Vegas Open Member Meeting at Roseman University (Aug 20), the flagship Startup Week Las Vegas (Sept 17–20), and the monthly Tech Alley downtown gathering. This week's founder spotlight is a field segment recorded on location. 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 capital, 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: Now that Nevada has its own seed fund deploying real capital, what's the one company you most want to see funded and built right here at home? Go out there. Do great things today. Onward and Upward! LINKS: EagleSight.ai Website: https://eaglesight.ai/ Desert Forge Ventures Website: https://desertforgeventures.com/ Battle Born Growth Website: https://battleborngrowth.com/ Innovation Henderson Website: https://innovationhenderson.org/ LaunchLab Website: https://innovationhenderson.org/launchlab/ Innovation Launchpad Website: https://zerolabs.io/ Reno Startup Week Website: https://renostartupweek.com/ Startup World Cup Website: https://www.startupworldcup.io/ Electrify Nevada Accelerator Website: https://www.electrifynevada.com/ Elements of Change Lithium & Critical Minerals Summit Website: https://goed.nv.gov/ StartupNV Website: https://startupnv.org/ International Innovation Center Website: https://startupnv.org/international-innovation-center/ Syn Shop Website: https://synshop.org/ Vegas Crypto Group Website: https://www.meetup.com/vegas-crypto-group/ 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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Startup Week Las Vegas Opens Its Pitch Room - Vegas Startup Scene July 27th 2026

Jul 27, 20269 min

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

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

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

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

Nevada's First $10M Startup Fund Just Went All-In - Vegas Startup Scene July 20th 2026

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Vegas Startup Scene

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is Vegas Startup Scene?

About the host

Recent episodes

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

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

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

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

Nevada's First $10M Startup Fund Just Went All-In - Vegas Startup Scene July 20th 2026

Guest Appearances

Hoz Roushdie

Jeff Immelt

Ron Ingram

Tristan Pollock

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Best industries to pitch Vegas Startup Scene for

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Every question we get asked beforesomeone starts their trial.

Every question we get asked before
someone starts their trial.

Every question we get asked before
someone starts their trial.