Early access to student founders who are already building, concentrated in one room with mentors and investors. Partner where the work is happening.
Meet student founders who are already building, years before they show up in a normal recruiting pipeline.
High-impact founders in one room, filtered through campuses and applications, not a walk-up crowd.
Recruiting, partnerships, and deal sourcing while companies are still early.
Mentor on-site. Direct time with founders builds trust a logo on a banner can’t.
Relationships started here compound. Founders come back as peers, mentors, and connectors.
Attendees at our first event, growing with Columbus.
Student founders shipping products, services, and early companies.
Mentors in the room with operators and investors, by design.
Universities represented. Campuses that usually never share a room.
Student founder access to a room they would not reach on their own campus.
Venue, programming, and the day running cleanly.
Mentor time, startup resources, and prizes that matter after people leave.
Columbus, Dinner Series, and keeping this going beyond a one-off.
Four levels for Columbus. Pick what fits, then book a time and we’ll walk through the package.
1 available
$10,000
$7,500
$5,000
Custom setups available for strategic partners.
Presenting, Gold, Silver, and Bronze are open for Founders Fair Columbus.
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