Tech BBQ Throwdown - Seattle Tech Week

Name: Tech BBQ Throwdown - Seattle Tech Week
Start: 2025-07-29T15:00:00.000-07:00
End: 2025-07-29T17:00:00.000-07:00
Location: Fluke Hall, University of Washington

Washingtion Technology Industry Association

Fluke Hall, University of Washington

Seattle, Washington

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About Event

“Pitch decks down. Grills up.”

🔥 Join us for a Tech BBQ Throwdown!

The Tech BBQ Throwdown is a rooftop showdown where Seattle’s startup ecosystem comes to eat, compete, and connect. Join founders, investors, and tech builders for an afternoon of sizzling sliders, homemade sauces, and grill-side games — all with a backyard party vibe.

🔥 Three teams enter the ring:

Team Startup (participants will be announced soon)
Team Angel Investor Jenn Henry, Angie Parker
Team Venture Capitalist Kirby Winfield, Tim Porter, Annie Luchsinger

Grab a plate, cast your vote, and cheer on your favorites as they battle for BBQ glory in our Best Burger and BBQ Sauce competitions.

🍔🥇 Good food, great people, and just enough chaos to keep it fun.

🤝 Brought to you by

Washington Technology Industry Association – Firing things up as our official grill provider
Crowd Cow – Supplying the pasture-raised meats for burger battle glory
Creative Destruction Lab – Keeping everyone refreshed with drinks for the competition
UW CoMotion – Hosting the rooftop arena where founders and funders face off over flames
T-Mobile Wholesale – Connecting the startup community with enterprise-grade support
Ellingson Group (Employee Benefits) - Providing the BBQs, and sunscreen and sunglasses in the interest of your health and wellness ☀️
JP Morgan – Stoking the flames of innovation with support for Seattle’s startup scene

🍔 Core Competitions

Grill-Off: Build the Best Burger

Each team creates a signature slider for the crowd, who vote by dropping a bottle cap in their favorite team’s chimney.

Bootstrapped BBQ Sauce Battle

No budget, no problem. Teams craft and bring their own BBQ sauces. Attendees taste and vote for the most flavorful founder-made creation.

Spots are limited (75–100 attendees).
Whether you're grilling or just here for the grub, we’d love to have you.

Date & Time:

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Food served at 3:30 PM)

📍 Location

UW CoMotion – Fluke Hall Rooftop

The Teams

Team Angel

Jenn “The Ringleader” Henry
VentureUs
Don’t let the flames fool you—behind every great grill master is someone strategically delegating the heat. Jenn proudly tricks her husband into manning the grill all summer long (he thinks it's his idea). But when it’s time to bring out the big ribs, Jenn pulls out her secret weapon: 72-hour sous vide Texas-style perfection. Tender, bold, and low-key gastronomical samurai—just like her.

BBQ motto? Why sweat over the coals when you can master the meat with science—and sass?

Angie Parker
Alliance of Angels
Favorite things to eat at summer BBQs: Corn on the cob, steak, hamburgers, pulled pork, chips + guac, and cold Corona.

Team VC

Kirby Winfield
Ascend
Favorite things to make for summer bbqs:
—homemade caramelized onion dip
—peach salad with fried prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, chili and mint
—garlic rosemary porterhouse steak