April 16, 2025
Hi, Friend!
The end of Q1 always feels like the moment when the startup world stretches, breathes in, and then sprints. Around here, it's more like a slingshot.
Between the energy of Heartland Challenge and Plug and Play’s Supply Chain Trends and Expo—where hundreds showed up to map the future of logistics and innovation—you can feel it: the flywheel is turning in Northwest Arkansas.
Even VC Immersions tells the story. What started as a scrappy pilot last spring with six VCs has quickly ballooned into a multi-day, regional-scale event. This May, we’ll welcome 35+ top-tier funds and over 350 startups from 32 states and 4 countries. All arriving in Bentonville to explore what’s being built here—and why it matters.
Because let’s be honest: startup success should not be determined by your zip code. You shouldn’t have to move to make it or fly across the country just to be taken seriously. Here, founders build their own tables. And now, the world is starting to notice.
The momentum is real. And we’re just getting started.
Welcome to Q2.
