Aspiring developers connect at San Antonio Startup Day

The event is a preview for next month’s San Antonio Start Up Week.

SAN ANTONIO — Many of us have had ideas for inventions, games, something for the internet. But the task of getting that idea going may be a little daunting. One event today in downtown San Antonio aimed to connect aspiring developers with mentors and investors, to assist with their early-stage technology tasks.

Entrepreneurs flocked to Geekdom today for San Antonio Startup Day. This leads into San Antonio Startup Week, which takes place next month.”

“I’m not a developer but I really love games, have game ideas,” said Ryan Beltran who is the founder of Chaincraft, a game building program using allowing users to make video games and monetize them too, with the help of AI. Beltran was at SA Start Up Day to promote his product and get feedback. 

“If you have a great idea, what you do to stop you from being able to create that idea into reality with the game, we’d like for you to be able to have an outlet for that,” Beltran said. 

Ansley Partosa, the head of the Greater Gaming Society of San Antonio added, “There’s a lot of business, in regards to games and game development. It’s something that I don’t think a lot of people really think about.”

That’s where San Antonio Start Up Day and Start Up Week come in, celebrating all of the startups and entrepreneurs right here in the Alamo City. Many of the companies that have come out of Geekdom are located all across downtown San Antonio. 

“The main goal is to show folks there’s a community of peers just like you that are working on ideas, and there’s a place to come hang out and grow those ideas all together,” Nick Honegger, Geekdom’s Senior Director of Revenue said. 

San Antonio Start Up Day and Start Up Week  also helps with getting fresh ideas off the ground, which is not always an easy road to navigate. 

“The goal of things like today is to hey, we’re going to give you those guides. So if you have that idea, there’s a community designed to give you that extra push so you can get on the right direction,” Honegger said.