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Who is Dig Nation for?

Dig South is for people ready to join a powerhouse community of innovators, investors, executives, entrepreneurs, founders, creators, builders, and experts. We connect year-round – before and after Dig South Tech Summit – to do business, swap ideas, build cool stuff and raise capital to grow and scale. 

Buy Your Ticket to Dig South Tech Summit, 
Bonus: Get a Dig Nation Membership

When you buy a ticket to Dig South's Tech Summit, you get an exclusive year-round membership to Dig Nation. Includes 6+ networking and speaker events, a company profile, plus the option to share news, connect and grow. Bonus: includes, "Sneak Peek: 1/2-Way to Dig South & Charleston Tech Week," Oct. 22 at The Harbor Entrepreneur Center. 

Only ONE Summit ticket is included per annual membership.

Need to Grow Your Company Now?
Partner with Dig South for Year-Round Opportunities

Our partners love profit. For 2026, Dig South Tech, AI & Venture Summit will offer 7 stellar tracks, sizzling networking events, and 3 startup pitches – all designed to help you find the contacts, content and capital you need to succeed. Our theme: think big, then think BIGGER! 

The Summit will also anchor the 2nd annual Charleston Tech Week. 
For partnership details, email [email protected]

Your Dig Nation Benefits
Contacts + Content + Capital

•  Trusted Community:  A private group of successful pros, innovators & experts.
•  Exclusive Events:  Live & virtual events, mastermind talks, videos & more.
•  Expert Advice:  Top-level speakers, masterminds, mentorship, actionable tips.
•  PR & Marketing:  Publish courses, expert posts, press releases, jobs, events & more.
•  Revenue:  Meet decision-makers, boost sales, and find funding.

Why We Love Dig South

This is one of the only conferences in my life that I’ve been to more than once. And, I believe that there is an enormous opportunity for some of the biggest brands in the world, biggest companies in the world at Dig South 
–Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO, Vaynermedia

“The organization of DIG SOUTH was flawless.”
– Adam Ring, Global Head, IBM HP Accelerator

“It's so cool to see people from all over the country come together in Charleston to discuss best practices in the tech space. The conversations I had at DIG SOUTH and the sessions that I attended were the highest quality I've experienced in a while."
– Marc Murphy, CEO, Atlatl

Thank you #digsouth for 3 amazing days of brilliant humans and brain-filling panels & keynotes. Some highlights: #metaverse & #web3 were top of mind across domains, industries, and attendee demographics. 
– Carrie Jaquith, Global Head of Digital Product, Abaxx Technologies

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About the Founders

Dig South was founded by Stanfield and Sunny Gray to build better opportunities for their kids and all current and future founders in the South. 

The South should be a viable place to launch and scale a startup, just like Silicon Valley, Boston, NYC and other tech hotbeds. But you've got to pitch in, build an ecosystem, and do something about it – Dig South was born.  

Named one of Time magazine’s “31 People Changing the South,” Stanfield is a Liberty Fellow in the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and has 3x been named one of Charleston’s “50 Most Influential Leaders" by Charleston Business magazine. His company, Gray Matters, consults on business strategy and growth with a focus on AI-related projects. Gray is also the COO of Moveflow Technologies, a mobility-intelligence and data analytics company mapping the global flow of anything that moves.

Sunny is the founder of multiple successful businesses, including her current passion, Essentially Charleston, a curated collection of gift boxes and products from Charleston makers, artisans, and designers. She was also the founder of The Little Black Book for Every Busy Woman, a referral-based directory franchised to 8 cities.

Join our Dig Nation community to make good things happen and grow the South's innovation and entrepreneur ecosystem together. Attend the Dig South Tech Summit to stay relevant.

Launched on July 4, 2012, Dig South is the first and foremost organization dedicated to growing the South’s innovation and entrepreneur ecosystem.