Kickstart and Mayer Brown Bring Back Utah’s Favorite Ping Pong Tournament

Kickstart, Mayer Brown, and Traeger Grills host the 2nd Annual Utah Startup Ping Pong Tournament on June 26, 2025, featuring competitive brackets, including a new women's bracket, prizes, food, and networking at Traeger HQ in Salt Lake City.

Mark Tullis

Jun 10, 2025 - 2 min read

Kickstart and Mayer Brown are doubling down on community and competition with the 2nd Annual Startup Ping Pong Tournament, happening June 26, 2025, at the Traeger Grills HQ in Salt Lake City. These two powerhouses of the Utah startup ecosystem are teaming up once again to deliver one of the most buzzworthy networking events of the summer.

Flashback: 2024 Tournament

Hosted at Grove Station in Pleasant Grove, the inaugural event, covered by TechBuzz, drew dozens of founders, investors, and startup teams. Dale Majors emerged as champion, with Scotty Price taking second place in a high-energy bracket. Mayer Brown called it “a beautiful Friday”—and the sentiment was echoed across Utah’s tech community.

2025 Details:

June 26, 2025 - 9:00am to 2:00pm

Traeger Grills Headquarters, 533 S 400 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA

Presented by:

Kickstart – Utah’s leading early-stage venture firm, building community while backing high-potential founders.
Mayer Brown – The global law firm that’s as comfortable at the ping pong table as in the boardroom.
Traeger Grills – Hosting this year’s event at their world-class SLC HQ and bringing the heat with food and good vibes.

Event Format:

Men’s and Women’s Brackets
Group-stage round robin, then single-elimination playoffs
64 player spots, with a waitlist if you’re late to sign up

Why Attend?

Prizes, bragging rights, and a chance to have your name immortalized on the Lord of the Ping champion belt
Tasty food and specialty drinks courtesy Traeger Grills
Prime networking with investors, founders, and tech operators, some of whom take ping pong very seriously, especially certain members of Kickstart's team.