af és ▁in ▁cities ▁across ▁the ▁Mid west , ▁South , ▁and ▁N ort he astern ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁Japan ; ▁Rot ter dam , ▁The ▁Netherlands ; ▁Wars aw , ▁Poland ; ▁Bil ba o , ▁Spain ▁and ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁Each ▁Vent ure ▁C afé ▁is ▁independently ▁managed ▁and ▁runs ▁the ▁flags hip ▁program , ▁the ▁Th urs day ▁G ather ing . ▁Vent ure ▁C afé ▁Prov idence ▁was ▁announced ▁through ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Prov idence ▁, ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁plans ▁to ▁open ▁another ▁Vent ure ▁C afé ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁cities ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁. ▁ ▁Vent ure ▁C afé ▁Boston ▁▁ ▁The ▁Vent ure ▁C afé ▁was ▁conce ived ▁as ▁a ▁restaurant ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁C IC ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁The ▁restaurant ▁failed ▁to ▁attract ▁invest ment ▁and ▁was ▁re im ag ined ▁as ▁a ▁gather ing ▁for ▁the ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁community ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁book ▁Vent ure ▁C afé ▁by ▁Ter esa ▁Es ser . ▁Vent ure ▁C afé ▁K end all ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Vent ure ▁C afé ▁St . ▁Louis ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Vent ure ▁C afé ▁expanded ▁to ▁the ▁Cor tex ▁In nov ation ▁Community ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁to ▁bring ▁together ▁the ▁emer ging ▁startup ▁community . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁location ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁Vent