Community

StartupNash: For the Nashville startup scene

All Industries

All Stages

Nashville or Nashville connection

This community is for:

  • Highlighting startups
  • Increasing deals
  • Giving access to groups interested
    in Nashville


What types of businesses does StartupNash focus on?


  • This group has content especially helpful for high-growth startups, but the point of the group is to connect and share knowledge with peers in
    your industry. we believe in diversity of thought and business. At the earliest stages, we all need support and encouragement.



How StartupNash can help you:


Our community is decidedly founder and funder experiences first.


StartupNash offers:

  • Support when you need it
  • Congrats when things are going well
  • Encouragement when things are not


How are current members supportive, congratulatory, and encouraging? Members:


  • Are open to sharing their own experiences
  • Listen to your experiences and questions
  • Share their own goals
  • Hold each other accountable
  • Are honest and vulnerable in their accounts of their own businesses
  • Are willing to give feedback when they can
  • Are supportive in each other's wins

What is StartupNash?


StartupNash (affectionately known as SUN) is a supportive community for founders and funders. Our group provides
resources and community for anyone who wants to learn or share their expertise about starting or growing a business. We
share knowledge in a Slack community.

What can you do in StartupNash?


  • Introduce yourself in the #intros channel
  • Ask a question. Find a peer, mentor or service recommendation using the
    #ask-startupnash channel
  • Offer the group something: specific knowledge is always great. When you
    join the group, Britepeer will ask you a few onboarding questions specific to
    your goals
  • Look at our member directory for a list of folks here and more about what
    they do
  • Keep up with #events, #resources, and #intros
  • Don’t forget to post a #weekly-win when something goes well

StartupNash helps startups, experts and funders leverage our community
to expand your network. Learn more on our membership page.

What are the anti-objectives of StartupNash?


There are some aspects to the general startup
community that our group actively avoids. We hope
you will not find:


  • Exclusivity
  • Gatekeeping
  • A feeling that you don't belong
  • An expectation that you will only talk about work
  • Unhealthy habits that create burn-out or other
    mental health issues

Is Slack it? No! We also host:

  • This site
  • In-person events
  • Email newsletter

One time sponsorship

  • Advertise events
  • (Optional) Host a launch party
  • Your logo on every regular event
  • Your logo on our website
  • (Optional) Host a workshop to reach
    the Nashville startup scene
  • Cosponsor annual special events

Tap into our community of founders and funders

If you aren’t a member and want us to post and schedule your own one-time events,
announcements and offers, hire StartupNash to promote your services.

Join our community

Ready to get started?

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.

A note from our Host

To the SUN!

Kelley Griggs

Founder, Britepeer | Host, StartupNash

Be my guide

Need more information?

I’d love to introduce myself and the community to you. Let’s meet on a
call and I can tell you more about our community.