Events

Every stop, every stage,
one calendar.

Pitch nights, coffee shop takeovers, program tapings, and partner events — OSN's calendar is the shared front door to what's happening across Ohio's startup and tech ecosystem for founders and partners alike.

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Upcoming

What's coming up.

Every founder meetup, pitch night, and Hot Seat taping lives on one shared calendar that updates in real time. Hosting something? Submit it there.

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HustleBus
HustleBus

Ride the Bus.

Self-pitches, podcast tapings, and major event access. Apply for a seat on an upcoming route, or bring the Bus to your city.

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Founder Hot Seat
Founder Hot Seat

Take the Hot Seat.

Bring a real decision. Get advice from founders who've scaled or exited, on camera and syndicated to YouTube.

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Startup World Cup Ohio Regional 2026, presented by Pegasus Tech Ventures
Partner

Startup World Cup: Ohio Regional 2026

October 24, 2026. The Pegasus Tech Ventures global pitch competition comes to Ohio. Presented by our partner Kickstart Midwest, with OSN supporting. Winners earn a path to the global finals.

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WEDO 2026 Summit, Women's Entrepreneurship Day, November 13, 2026 at the United Nations
Partner

WEDO Summit 2026 at the UN

November 13, 2026 · New York City · In person and virtual. The Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization celebrates its anniversary at the United Nations Delegates Dining Room. Supported by our partner Trusted Human Capital.

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FutureLAND Takeover, November 21 at the Midtown Collaboration Center in Cleveland
Partner

FutureLAND Takeover

November 21, 2026 · 9am–10pm · Midtown Collaboration Center, Cleveland. Our partner FutureLAND takes over Midtown for an all-day celebration of Cleveland's future.

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Midwest House Summit, December 2-3, 2026
Partner

Midwest House Summit

December 2–3, 2026. Our partner Midwest House brings founders, investors, and builders together for two days celebrating the Midwest.

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Recaps

What already happened.

Founder Finance Night: Understanding Term Sheets, during Cleveland Tech Week Founders and investors talking at Rooted & Rising during Cleveland Tech Week
Cleveland Tech Week

Rooted & Rising: Founder Finance Night

A packed room at Nottingham Spirk learning to read term sheets, with founders, investors, and operators comparing notes long after the talk ended.

Attendees taking a selfie on the terrace at Rooted & Rising Guests at Rooted & Rising during Cleveland Tech Week Attendees laughing together at Rooted & Rising
Cleveland Tech Week

Rooted & Rising: the hallway track

The best part of any Cleveland night: the conversations that turn into intros, pilots, and first customers.

Attendee at the Black Tech Week HustleBus Road Show Founders and ecosystem builders trading contacts at the Black Tech Week HustleBus Road Show Speaker at the Black Tech Week HustleBus Road Show
Black Tech Week

HustleBus Road Show

The HustleBus rolled into Black Tech Week, putting Ohio founders in the room with builders, investors, and ecosystem leaders.

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OSN team at OhioX Tech Summit 2026 Founders and operators at OhioX Tech Summit 2026
National Stage

HustleBus to OhioX Tech Summit

Ohio founders and operators repping the network at OhioX's Silicon Heartland Tech Summit.

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Founders networking at NY Tech Week 2026 Founders connecting at NY Tech Week 2026
National Stage

Heartland Venture Summit

OSN brought Ohio founders aboard the Hornblower Lexington for the Heartland Venture Summit — 120+ VC firms and ecosystem builders, on the official a16z NY Tech Week calendar.

More recaps get added here after every stop, taping, and national showcase.

Heartland Venture Summit

The Midwest showed up — and NYC noticed.

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One of the highlights of my New York Tech Week so far was attending the Heartland Venture Summit aboard the Hornblower Lexington. The future of venture capital isn't limited to the coasts. The Heartland is building something special.

Darrel Frater
Investor & ecosystem voice · 32K+ followers
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Great seeing the Midwest show up strong in NYC. As a Columbus founder and builder, it's exciting to see Ohio, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, and NYC becoming one connected ecosystem. The next generation of great companies won't come from one city — they'll come from the connections between them.

Alex Cinovoj
Columbus founder & builder · 56K+ followers
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Nothing says NY tech week like venture capital on a yacht! It was a reminder that great companies and great talent exist far beyond the traditional coastal narratives — surrounded by people committed to profit and impact.

Olayinka Osibodu
Investor & ecosystem builder · #NYTechWeek
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A special thank you to the Ohio Startup Network team for bringing together such a high-quality group of innovators, investors, and ecosystem builders. NYC — PGH — COL — CLE — CHI — that's a conversation worth continuing.

Mike Wise
Co-host · #IoTinOhio