Campuses are full of founders who never share a room. We build the day so they do, and so they come back.
Founders Fair began at Miami University on April 10, 2026 at Lee & Rosemary Fisher College@Elm. A Miami class planned and prepared the first event. It brought 200+ attendees, 100+ student founders, and 22 universities into one room.
Campuses are full of founders who never share a room. Columbus is the next chapter: same inputs, new campus. Founders come back as peers, mentors, and connectors.
Student-led. Partner-supported. Measured by what gets created because people were in the room.
It’s co-founders found, advisors gained, customers met, and companies that exist because of a conversation that day.
Application-based admission. The right people beat a bigger room, every time.
Mentorship is the product. 1:1s with people who’ve shipped, raised, and operated.
One day doesn’t build a network. Founders return as peers, mentors, and connectors. The series and Dinner Series are built for that.
Intros and opportunities aren’t accidents. We design the room so founders help each other.
Same inputs work on any campus. Columbus next. More cities as the standard holds.
Dinner Series, demo days, mentorship. Founders return as peers, mentors, and connectors.
A Miami class built the first fair. Running it is part of becoming a founder.
Organizing Founders Fair is itself practice at founding. Help run Columbus, or the city after that.
Applications for Founders Fair Columbus are open.
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