Flywheel New Ventures 2016, LLC is a membership based investment organization of local entrepreneurs in the Triad Region of North Carolina. All members are active investors who select the competition winners and make subsequent investments. The funds raised by this organization are for the purpose of funding the New Ventures Challenge, the Flywheel New Ventures Accelerator, and for investing in selected startups.

Venture Café Winston-Salem helps enhance and accelerate the growth of innovation and entrepreneurship in our city through high-impact programming and events and by creating intentional spaces for individuals and organizations to gather, connect, and build relationships. Venture Café Winston-Salem is a member of a global network, with partner organizations in Boston/Cambridge, Massachusetts; St. Louis, Missouri; Miami, Florida; and Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The Flywheel Foundation exists to promote early stage entrepreneurship, create startup business resources, and accelerate technical training in software development in the Triad Region. We organize targeted educational programming and events designed to feed the idea pipeline and stimulate startup team formation in the region. The Foundation is interested in promoting startup culture and software development training targeted at minorities, women, and economically disadvantaged populations.

Flywheel is a coworking space located in the heart of the Wake Forest Innovation Quater in downtown Winston-Salem, NC. Our mission is to accelerate the sucess of our community of members. We help startups, freelancers, and consultants get connected to each other and globally through Startup Grind. Our membership plans are tailored to the specific needs of each of the over 100 companies that belong to Flywheel.