Startup Savannah has announced that LIFTOFF, the organization’s signature showcase event for graduates of its accelerator programs, will return in 2025.

LIFTOFF will begin with a pitch event on Friday, November 21st at 6:00PM at Service Brewing Company, where more than two dozen entrepreneurs will present their businesses to an audience and panel of local celebrity judges. On the following day, Saturday, November 22nd, the community will have the opportunity to shop from and meet with the founders at a vendor market, which will also be at Service Brewing Company from 12:00PM to 4:00PM, positioned right ahead of the holiday season.

“LIFTOFF is more than just a showcase,” says Startup Savannah Executive Director Nick Palumbo. “It’s proof that Savannah’s entrepreneurial community is thriving. These founders have put in the work, and now it’s time for the community to come together to support them as they LIFTOFF!”

LIFTOFF will be a culminating showcase and graduation celebration for the graduates of Startup Savannah’s 2025 accelerator programs, SPARK Savannah and LAUNCH Savannah. Each program was an intensive, in-person 12-week course, providing the founders with the skills, knowledge, and connections they needed to take their business to the next level. The Savannah community is encouraged to come celebrate the impressive achievements of these local innovators, and learn about the next generation of business superstars.

SPARK Savannah was the first 12-week accelerator of 2025, facilitated and taught by Startup Savannah and hosted at the Savannah College of Art and Design’s Deloitte Foundry. The second cohort of LAUNCH Savannah, facilitated by the City of Savannah’s Economic Development Department, graduated just last week after twelve weeks of classes taught by Startup Savannah and scholarship support provided by the Small Business Assistance Corporation.

The LIFTOFF Pitch Event will be streamed live on WSAV.com. In-person tickets will be free and RSVP will be required; tickets will become available on Wednesday, October 15 at 8:00AM.

For more information about Startup Savannah and its programs, visit www.startupsavannah.org