Showcasing Local Startups in Denton

Join Stoke on their second annual Denton Startup Crawl

Downtown Denton’s familiar landmarks, like the Courthouse-on-the-Square and Recycled Books, are neighbors to a number of unique small businesses and startups. If you’ve ever peered into the windows of the buildings on the square and wondered who works there, here is your chance to learn about the hard working inhabitants of some of these offices.

To showcase companies on the square and at the Railyard, Stoke is hosting its second annual Startup Crawl on Thursday, November 1st from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Immediately following the walking tour portion, Denton Startup Night will round out the evening back at Stoke.

Read on for a quick preview about each of the stops on the tour and what we will cover at the panel discussion during the reception.

The Denton Startup Crawl stops include the following:

Kubos

An aerospace and information technology company based in Denton, Texas, Kubos provides mission developers with a framework and tools “to build mission applications without reinventing the wheel.” This satellite software startup was founded in November of 2014 and has been working to make space accessible ever since.

Square 205

Square 205 is a digital creative agency that crafts meaningful experiences, focusing on web, mobile and ecommerce services. Square 205 works collaboratively with clients to form a focused strategy, developing everything from branding and web design to digital marketing campaigns and media production. Their clients range from a yoga studio and podcaster events to industry leading management for facility integration and control, but one thing remains the same: focus on user experience.  

Ready Rosie

ReadyRosie partners with over 600 schools and communities throughout the nation to help schools and families work together to close the opportunity gap. ReadyRosie is an early education tool that helps families, schools, and communities across the nation deepen and scale their family engagement efforts. Their tools leverage the power of video modeling, family workshops, professional development opportunities, and mobile technology to build powerful partnerships between families and educators, resulting in Ready Families, Ready Educators, Ready Children.

GSATi

GSATi is an award-winning business and technology services firm who believe that technology should be a competitive advantage to you in your business. GSATi has a solid reputation as a leader in North America, reinforced by industry expertise, their key strategic partners, and most importantly, their valued clients. They focus on creating “innovative software solutions and business services for the Direct Selling (ds) Industry and are committed to the continuous enhancement and innovation of their ds suite.”

From the Future

From the Future has been creating virtual worlds since the 90’s. From the Future is a software development company specializing in extended reality software and content for existing and emerging markets in virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR). Currently, From the Future is engaged in entertainment, rehabilitation, training, and therapy industries, developing VR various projects that can benefit from the VR experience, which might leave users pondering, “Is it reality, or is it From the Future?”

Denton Startup Night

Stoke is hosting a panel discussion and reception following the startup crawl at Denton Startup Night from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Panelists will talk about why they chose Denton for their business and the factors that have helped them develop and grow here. If you are unable to attend the startup crawl, the Denton Startup Night portion is the perfect opportunity to still participate in this local startup-oriented evening. Denton Startup Night is free, but please register to let us know you are attending. Additionally, a few members of Stoke will have tables set up to tell attendees about the work that they do and their experiences in a coworking community.

Stoke Denton’s Startup Events

We hope you can join us for an evening of celebrating the tech and startup community in Denton, Texas. Sign up for tickets for the Denton Startup Crawl; this ticket includes registration for Denton Startup Night. For a chance to win tickets, participate in our giveaway on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram (follow us on any one of these platforms @stokedenton, and tag a couple friends!)

If you can’t make it to the walking tour from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, join us at Denton Startup Night and meet startup leaders and entrepreneurs during the panel discussion and reception.