The Townhouse Hotel in Cape Town’s CBD is continuing to support local entrepreneurs by extending its relationship with Startup Grind into 2016.
Startup Grind, founded in 2010, exists to nurture startup ecosystems in 63 countries through various events and partnerships. The Cape Town chapter is headed by Guillaume “G” De Smedt, who chose to partner with the Townhouse Hotel due to its central location and exceptional conferencing facilities. The Townhouse Hotel has hosted the monthly Cape Town Startup Grind events since 2014, and has received only fantastic feedback from both De Smedt and the hundreds of attendees.
“We are thrilled to have found a venue that is not afraid to step out of the events box, and give our guests one memorable evening after another. Modern, perfectly suited to our needs and our guests’ standards, the fact that the hotel offers secure parking and friendly staff is a complete bonus. As most guests arrive straight after work – with quite an appetite – the excellent quality of the food is also something that took us by surprise. We’ve also yet to cancel an event due to load-shedding – the Townhouse team has proven that they are able to manage whatever we throw at them,” says De Smedt.
Long a favourite for business guests, the hotel’s events centre is spread out over three levels, and equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment and full high-speed Wi-Fi coverage.
Recent speakers at these Startup Grind events include Andre de Wet of PriceCheck.co.za and Paul Simon of YDE, Uber Flavour and Threads fame. Consistently drawing crowds of over 100 people, entrepreneurs and business minds are able to book through their tickets through Eventbrite.
Jacqui Williams, general manager of the Townhouse Hotel comments on this partnership, “We have been hosting Startup Grind for almost a year, and are excited to continue this relationship into 2016. We feel it’s a great fit for the hotel, and always look forward to welcoming a new crowd every month.”
For more information on events or functions at the Townhouse Hotel, email conference@townhouse.co.za or call +27(0)21 465 7050.
