Vegas Startup Scene

Las Vegas startups are pointing AI at problems nobody has solved yet, starting on the casino floor.This week on Vegas Startup Scene, Jason LeDuc covers EagleSight, which runs AI over existing casino cameras; a solo-built hospice app in the Build with Gemini XPRIZE Top 100; and a $19M Series A for an unlaunched Las Vegas fintech. Plus the week's founder interview from the field.More from the Las Vegas startups beat:EagleSight - AI flags dealer errors and cheating off existing casino cameras; card reads at 99%, chip stacks unsolved.LifeGuide - Lorenz Valdez's AI companion for hospice families, XPRIZE Top 100, not yet in the app stores.Navra - $19M Series A led by Ribbit for Mike Cagney's Las Vegas fintech: startup funding with no product live.Kashlei - a Las Vegas-built social platform opened to the public Oct 11.Startup Week Las Vegas 2027 speaker applications close Dec 11.Calendar - Top Tech Awards at Allegiant Stadium Oct 20, Las Vegas Robotics Oct 22, a touring media workshop Oct 24, plus the standing CryptoMondays, Fusion42, Web3 Wednesdays and Founders Night slate.These are the startup trends shaping Nevada startups right now.LINKSEagleSight: https://eaglesight.ai/LifeGuide: https://gxp.moonshots.com/Navra: https://www.fintechfutures.com/venture-capital-funding/navra-secures-19m-series-aKashlei: https://kashlei.com/Startup Week Las Vegas: https://startupweeklasvegas.com/Top Tech Awards: https://tech.vegas/event/2026-top-tech-awards-las-vegas/Las Vegas Robotics: https://www.lvrobotics.org/MME LAB: https://mediamasteryexperts.com/labinformed.now: https://infmd.co/jld(Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.)CONTACTWant to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here:Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

Las Vegas startups get a rare shot this week: a room of angel investors, in town, listening — and presenting is free.Tokenize! — AI, Politics, Payments & Entertainment — returns to Las Vegas Oct 19-21, presented by the angel network BitAngels. The venue is a private estate called the Tiger Mansion; no address is published. On Oct 21, 2:30-5:00, BitAngels runs pitch sessions for pre-seed, seed and Series A plus Best of Show, and says the pitching section is free for presenting startups. The slate is open.Also in the Las Vegas startup ecosystem: Las Vegas Startups is moving off Meetup onto a platform called NetU.ai. The new group page is live and private with 19 members; nothing yet on the old page.Two free asks Las Vegas startups can act on now:Vegas Founders Night Oct 14 — three members get 3-5 minutes to pitch the room. DM co-organizer Mike Cornwell. First come, no deadline.Tokenize! founder pitch applications run through BitAngels Network. No deadline, no fee.More startup trends on the calendar: LV Robotics Oct 15; Tech Alley Oct 17 (free); Las Vegas iOS Developers on SwiftUI Oct 20; Crypto Mondays; Pitch Kung Fu at Fusion42 Thursdays; Web3 Wednesdays Nov 4. Check before you go.LINKSTokenize! Las Vegas: https://tokenizeconference.com/BitAngels Apply to Pitch: https://bitangels.network/apply-to-pitchLas Vegas Startups: https://netu.ai/groups/las-vegas-startupsVegas Founders Night Oct 14: https://netu.ai/events/vegas-founders-night-ai-builders-real-startup-connections-1Tech Alley Oct 17: https://tech.vegas/event/tech-alley-2/2026-10-17/informed.now: https://infmd.co/jld(Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.)CONTACTWant to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here:Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

Las Vegas startups just got a 175-acre reminder of who else is bidding for this valley's power.Switch has filed plans with North Las Vegas for Core 2.0: phase one is 175.8 acres across 14 parcels in the Apex Industrial Park, 486,250 square feet, two data centers, plus its own substation and switching station. Filed in August; the city still has not scheduled it for Planning Commission or City Council — so the land-and-power fight every Southern Nevada founder builds inside gets argued in public on a date nobody set.The number nobody had put on Zero Labs: nine cohorts, 145 companies, 200-plus founders through a free, no-equity, three-day Las Vegas startup accelerator with UNLV Economic Development and GOED. Not a program — startup ecosystem infrastructure.What Las Vegas startups can act on now:Zero Labs 2027 Innovation Launchpad — applications open. Ten-minute application, free, no equity, keep your IP. Tracks: gaming, sports, hospitality, emerging tech.Pitch4Capital Las Vegas Funding Day — Oct 22, Mint Meeting Spaces, 3160 S Valley View Blvd. Approval-gated; cost not published.More startup trends on the calendar: Pitch Kung Fu at Fusion42 Thursdays, Web3 Wednesdays Oct 7, CryptoMondays Mondays, Vegas Founders Night, and LV Robotics Oct 15. Check before you go.LINKSSwitch: https://www.switch.com/Zero Labs Innovation Launchpad: https://zerolabs.io/innovationlaunchpadPitch4Capital Funding Day: https://luma.com/c9enz9o9Fusion42: https://luma.com/fusion42Las Vegas Robotics: https://www.lvrobotics.org/StartUpNV: https://startupnv.org/informed.now: https://infmd.co/jld(Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.)CONTACTWant to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here:Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

Las Vegas startups just got a clean-energy accelerator class, and half the program is ours.Electrify Nevada named its Fall 2026 cohort, doubling down on Las Vegas and Reno. Jason LeDuc breaks down the program, a Governor's Office of Economic Development and gener8tor partnership running a twelve-week startup accelerator in each city, and what it means for Nevada startups who used to fly out for a room like that.More from the Vegas tech scene, week of September 28, 2026:- Electrify Nevada's Fall 2026 cohort; LV side led by MD Donna Ehart; battery storage, infrastructure, AI, circular economy; UNLV a partner- AngelNV 7 open: one company wins $200,000 matched 1:1 to $400,000; applications Nov 20 to the first week of January, free to apply- Free AngelNV Due Diligence Bootcamp, six Tuesdays from Oct 13 downtown, worth doing even if you never pitch angel investors- Free co-working Oct 2; StartupNV Speed Mentoring $5, date firming- Calendar: Yotta Sept 28-30; ITC Vegas Sept 29-Oct 1; ConveneNV and StartupNV Pitch Room Oct 8; AI Governance World Oct 12-14; Tech Alley Oct 17, Nov 21, Dec 19; Money20/20 Oct 18-21; HLTH USA Nov 15-18- Standing: Crypto Mondays, Web3 Wednesdays, Vegas Founders Night, LV Robotics monthlyLINKSElectrify Nevada / gener8tor: https://www.gener8tor.com/nevadaAngelNV: https://angelnv.com/apply/StartupNV: https://startupnv.orgYotta 2026: https://www.yotta-event.com/ITC Vegas: https://vegas.insuretechconnect.com/Tech Alley: https://tech.vegas/event/tech-alley-2/Money20/20: https://us.money2020.com/HLTH USA: https://hlth.com/events/usainformed.now: https://infmd.co/jld(Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.)Want to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here:Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership

Las Vegas startups don't usually begin with prehistoric shark teeth. Odditt did.Matt Bresler spent seven years reselling fossils on eBay, left Tufts at 21, and used that money to bootstrap a sportsbook software company - now generating 100,000+ contextualized bets and parlays a day across 115 leagues. He moved it here in 2024 and hired DraftKings' first data hire as CTO. They work out of UNLV Black Fire Innovation.Jason LeDuc also covers the one fall deadline that matters: AngelNV's free Due Diligence Bootcamp starts Oct 13, the on-ramp to a $200K check matched 1:1 through Nevada's SSBCI - $400,000 into one company.Opportunities for Nevada startups:- AngelNV Due Diligence Bootcamp - free, starts Oct 13, 5:30pm, downtown + Zoom- Zero Labs Launchpad - a free, no-equity startup accelerator during G2E, Sept 25-27- Haas Automation career fairs - Oct 3 and 17, Palace Station- Startup Week Las Vegas postponed to Feb 17-20, 2027More from the Vegas tech scene:- Sept 22 - BIZLINK at UNLV Black Fire; Brews & Economic Views- Sept 23 - Tech Alley Henderson; LaunchLab pitch competition- Sept 24 - Las Vegas HEALS AI & Biotech Symposium- Sept 25 - LevelUp at WeWork, a panel of angel investors who can commit- Sept 28-30 Yotta; Sept 29-Oct 1 ITC Vegas- Oct 2 free co-working; Oct 8 ConveneNV and Pitch Room; Oct 17 Tech Alley downtownLINKSOdditt: https://www.odditt.com/AngelNV: https://angelnv.com/apply/StartUpNV: https://startupnv.org/Zero Labs Launchpad: https://zerolabs.io/launchpadTech.Vegas calendar: https://tech.vegas/informed.now: https://infmd.co/jld(Affiliate link; I may earn a small referral if you upgrade.)Want to get your news or event in the rundown? Contact me here:Email: [email protected]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-leduc-3469823/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leducleadership