Date: October 24
Time: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Startup World Cup Ohio Regional 2026: Pitch Competition
Watch Ohio regional startups pitch at CCAD in Columbus for a place at the Startup World Cup global competition. Doors 8 AM; program 8:30.
Startup World Cup Ohio Regional comes to Columbus on Saturday, October 24 at CCAD’s Joseph V. Canzani Center. Doors and check-in open at 8:00 AM; the program runs from 8:30 AM to noon.
Selected startups will pitch and answer questions from a panel of judges. A CCAD welcome, keynote, and regional awards are planned. The detailed run of show remains subject to coordination with CCAD. Founders, investors, operators, students, and the startup-curious are welcome.
The regional winner advances to Startup World Cup in San Francisco to compete for the $1 million investment prize awarded at the global competition. That prize is not awarded at this Columbus event. Hosted by Kickstart Labs, with Columbus College of Art & Design as headlining sponsor and host venue. Startup World Cup is organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures.
Want to pitch? Apply by October 15 through the official Startup World Cup form. Registering to attend does not enter your company in the competition. This October 24 competition is separate from the Kickstart Midwest conference on December 3-4 at The Loom.
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