Each year the Comcast NBCUniversal Startup Engagement team embarks on its City Tour, criss-crossing the United States to meet with startup leaders and learn what makes each ecosystem unique. With travel curtailed this year, the team conducted virtual events in seven cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. The roundtable discussions with more than 200 founders, funders, and startup leaders led to incredible insights about entrepreneurship, fundraising, and building connections.

The LIFT Labs City Tour is a multi-city event featuring discussions with more than 200 founders, funders, and startup leaders. Check out the City Tour experience for highlights and top insights from all seven cities. During a virtual visit with Philadelphia founders, we discussed the city’s collaborative ecosystem and how its startups are poised for …

  The LIFT Labs City Tour is a multi-city event featuring discussions with more than 200 founders, funders, and startup leaders. Check out the City Tour experience for highlights and top insights from all seven cities. With no personal state income tax and a tropical climate perfect for remote work, Miami is attracting tech talent …

The LIFT Labs City Tour is a multi-city event featuring discussions with more than 200 founders, funders, and startup leaders. Check out the City Tour experience for highlights and top insights from all seven cities. Laura Colagrande doesn’t take the sunshine for granted. As a startup founder in Los Angeles, she works long days. While …

  The LIFT Labs City Tour is a multi-city event featuring discussions with more than 200 founders, funders, and startup leaders. Check out the City Tour experience for highlights and top insights from all seven cities. Detroit’s startup ecosystem is filled with bright minds and scalable businesses eager to collaborate and innovate. The community, and …

  The LIFT Labs City Tour is a multi-city event featuring discussions with more than 200 founders, funders, and startup leaders. Check out the City Tour experience for highlights and top insights from all seven cities. Latoya Peterson grew up in Washington D.C. and has seen quite a change in her hometown’s startup and business …

  The LIFT Labs City Tour is a multi-city event featuring discussions with more than 200 founders, funders, and startup leaders. Check out the City Tour experience for highlights and top insights from all seven cities. There’s one defining attribute of Chicago’s startup ecosystem. It’s altruism, according to Neal Sales-Griffin, Managing Director at Techstars Chicago. …

  The LIFT Labs City Tour is a multi-city event featuring discussions with more than 200 founders, funders, and startup leaders. Check out the City Tour experience for highlights and top insights from all seven cities. While COVID-19 restricted travel and in-person meetings, Atlanta’s startup ecosystem held strong. Already home to a vibrant tech ecosystem, …