--- title: NEXT Venture Summit to feature 10 Greenville area startups - skillsgapp description: NEXT identified Skillsgapp as one of the ten most exciting startups to watch in Greenville, South Carolina in 2023. image: https://skillionairehq.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ubj-sept23-1-1.jpg --- [![web\_skillionaire\_logo](https://skillionairehq.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Homepage/web_skillionaire_logo.png?width=420&height=108&name=web_skillionaire_logo.png)](https://skillionairehq.com) - [Partner With Us](https://skillionairehq.com/partner) - [About](https://skillionairehq.com/about) - [Blog](https://skillionairehq.com/blog) - [Press](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/tag/news) - [Contact Us](https://skillionairehq.com/contact) - [Visit Skillionaire Games](https://www.skillionairegames.com/) News # NEXT Venture Summit to feature 10 Greenville area startups NEXT identified Skillsgapp as one of the ten most exciting startups to watch in Greenville, South Carolina in 2023. [skillsgapp](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/author/skillsgapp) Oct 11, 2023 [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://skillionairehq.com/blog/most-exciting-startup&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://skillionairehq.com/blog/most-exciting-startup&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://skillionairehq.com/blog/most-exciting-startup&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://skillionairehq.com/blog/most-exciting-startup&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) [News](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/tag/news) [greenville](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/tag/greenville) [gaming](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/tag/gaming) ![](https://skillionairehq.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ubj-sept23-1-1.jpg) **Skillsgapp // Skillionaire Games selected as one of the region’s most exciting startups**. Returning for its eighth year, the **NEXT Venture Summit** will highlight **[10 of the region’s most exciting startups](https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/startups/next-venture-summit-to-feature-10-greenville-area-startups-expanded-format/)** and offer expanded opportunities for entrepreneurs to connect with funders, founders and other experts over two days starting Sept. 12. The [summit](https://nextsc.org/events/venture-summit/) has evolved into the premier gathering of the area’s startup community and showcases the dynamic nature of [entrepreneurship](https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/?s=entrepreneurship) in Greenville and the wider region, according to [Eric Weissmann](https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/?s=Eric+Weissmann), NEXT’s executive director. The summit kicks off Sept. 12 from 1-5 p.m. at Huguenot Mill with an invitation-only investor match day where startups will have the chance to connect with potential investors. The summit conference follows on Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Greenville One Center with a variety of keynote speakers. The day will also spotlight 10 of the region’s most exciting [startups](https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/?s=startups). “(These companies) represent a good narrative of what is going on in this region,” Weissmann said. “It’s a great mixture of companies. Some have raised money, some are hiring people — as well as some that are spin-outs or about to take off.” [Read More.](https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/startups/next-venture-summit-to-feature-10-greenville-area-startups-expanded-format/) #### Related Posts News ### [Southeast Life Sciences: SCBIO gamifies STEM for future biotech professionals](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/scbio-gamifies-stem-for-future-biotech-workforce) SCBIO's COO Erin Ford shares with WYFF how Rad Lab, a skillsgapp Life Sciences mobile video game, will connect kids to meaningful careers. skillsgapp Mar 28, 2022 News ### [GSA Business Report: Life science app Rad Lab offers in-game, real life incentives](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/life-science-workforce-mobile-game) Rad Lab comes to South Carolina - Skillsgapp's mobile solution that gamifies life science careers for middle- and high schoolers. skillsgapp May 19, 2022 gaming ### [Engaging Middle Schoolers in Career Education](https://skillionairehq.com/blog/engaging-middle-schoolers-in-career-education) Read our three tips for engaging students in a multitude of careers earlier, so they can navigate their pathways starting in middle school. skillsgapp Aug 23, 2022 ### Read our blogs before everybody else does. 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