About StartupNash
Fast facts
StartupNash is a founder-focused community owned by Britepeer that connects entrepreneurs and investors in Nashville and beyond. It facilitates
networking, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration through AI-powered matching and a publicly searchable directory. Members can request help and
get paired based on their needs and skills.
Features of the group:
- AI & Third-Party Tools: Uses AI (like ChatGPT) and tools like Canva, Zapier, and Slack for automation and engagement.
- Proprietary Matching System: Matches members based on their skills and requests with Britepeer.
- Active Community: 200+ monthly active users.
- Growing Membership: 200+ new members annually since 2023.
- Total Community: 840+ Slack community members in the Nashville area and beyond
- Monetization: Revenue comes from paid membership and sponsors.
- What Sets Us Apart: StartupNash is about support, encouragement, and knowledge sharing between peer founders.
Advising
Creative problem-solving
Development
Engineering
- Go-to-market (GTM)
- Top Skills of Members
Developer tools
Machine learning
Marketing
Software
- Startups
- Top Industries
- Most recent ask
- Member
- January 6th, 2025
- 1,393
- Community + email size
Founders
- Funders
- Community composition
- Service providers
- Tech companies
- Community members
- Students
StartupNash Stats
What members say
I like posting here because it feels like a positive place. If people engage with things here it's almost always respectful, thoughtful, and meaningful.
This group in the last year has been so integral to my positive mindset. it's so refreshing to be part of a community that cheers one another on. We all know there are good days and bad days when you're running the show. Most are somewhere in between good and bad -- they're just days. To have a community of people who know what it's like to be in the trenches, that's a superpower. I'm grateful for this space.
After leaving my job to start my own business as a Freelance Brand Strategist & Designer, I've been able to use StartupNash to build a community of professional contacts that support me and provide advice. I've also found several business leads via Startup Nash and have been hired by those leads.
Most of all I've enjoyed being part of a community and getting to know others in the group.
After years of being on the fringe of some entrepreneur groups for not being in Tech or Healthcare, I finally feel like I have a place to talk openly about daily life as an entrepreneur. It's downright delightful.
It's a small group of Nashville startups, getting $h!t done. There is some fluff but they stay radio silent. For me, this is the real Nashville startup culture.
My name is Kelley Griggs, and I’m here to help. I have 11+ years experience working in product marketing
roles in Nashville-based startups. I love my work, but it hasn’t always been easy navigating #StartupLand.
That’s why I created StartupNash. My goal is for founders and funders to meet each other, without me in
the middle. I like to democratize community intros and create unique early growth opportunities for
startups. Connection is my super power. Feel free to DM or chat with me any time. See you on Slack.
About the host
To the SUN!
Kelley Griggs
Founder, Britepeer | Host, StartupNash