The Rocket Duck Launchpad Weekend

Ready for lift-off? The Rocket Duck Launchpad Weekend is a hands-on sprint to build, test and pitch a tech startup, and make it real.

The Rocket Duck Weekend is your fast track to launching your tech startup. It’s the opportunity to stop dreaming and start building, turning your lightbulb moment into a real-world business.

This brand new, high-energy weekend is designed to help turn early-stage tech ideas into something real. Across two intensive days packed with hands-on workshops, mentoring and focused team work, you’ll develop and test your startup idea, build or strengthen a founding team, and work through key challenges around problem–solution fit, value propositions and pitching.

You’ll learn directly from experienced founders, mentors and specialists, gain clarity and confidence in your idea, and build momentum for what comes next. The aim is simple: bring the right people together, get to work, and be ready to deliver an epic final pitch.

The goal of the weekend is to win a place on the TechSW Growth Forge Accelerator, with teams pitching their ideas to a panel at the end of the weekend. The winning team will secure a place on the accelerator, alongside a package of prizes designed to support the next stage of developing their idea.

Who’s This For?

If you’re reading this, probably you. Rocket Duck is for…

You don’t need an idea to participate, just curiosity, commitment and a willingness to get involved.

    • The Entrepreneur: You’ve got a great idea but need co-founders to help build it.
    • The Ambitious: You want to be part of a start-up and are ready to dive into the journey.
    • The Specialist: You’re a developer, designer, marketer, or strategist with top-notch skills, just looking for the right idea to back.
    • The Veteran: You’ve already built a business and want to share your hard-earned wisdom with those just starting out.

Date: 21 March 2026

Time: 8:30am

Organised by:

Digital Plymouth

Venue:

Market Hall, Duke Street, Devonport PL1 4PS

Event type:

Physical

Part of:

Showcasing the tech innovation, expertise, and talent that exists across the nation's vibrant technological ecosystem.

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