Start Garden to Host Annual ‘The 100’ Demo Day in Grand Rapids
Start Garden is hosting its annual "The 100" Demo Day in Grand Rapids on Thursday, October 22nd, where 50 finalists will showcase their businesses and compete for over $500,000 in funding and opportunities at its downtown headquarters.
Grand Rapids Kalamazoo Battle Creek, MI, October 21, 2026 —
Start Garden will host its annual “The 100” Demo Day at its downtown headquarters in Grand Rapids on Thursday, October 22. Fifty finalists are scheduled to showcase their businesses and compete for more than $500,000 in funding and opportunities, according to the event summary.
The event brings the finalists together to present their businesses as part of a competition. The information provided does not specify how the funding and opportunities will be divided, what kinds of opportunities are included, or how winners will be selected.
Details about the finalists and the businesses they will present were not provided. The year of the October 22 event, its start time and whether attendance is open to the public were also not specified. No information was provided about whether the competition includes additional stages or judging criteria.
Start Garden’s announcement identifies this as the organization’s annual “The 100” Demo Day. Beyond the event’s location, date and the number of finalists, no further background on the program was included. The amount is described as more than $500,000 in funding and opportunities; a separate cash-funding total was not given.
The event is set to take place in Grand Rapids, with the finalists’ business showcases and competition planned for Start Garden’s downtown headquarters. Further details about the schedule, participants and award decisions were not provided.
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