Startup Saturday X Founders Pickleball

​Founders Pickleball | Startup Saturday @ MIJ

​Not every founder conversation needs to happen across a table.

​Some of the best ideas, partnerships, and perspectives emerge when people step outside formal rooms and into active spaces. That thought led us to reimagine this week’s Startup Saturday into something more dynamic, more human, and more community-driven.

​Introducing Founders Pickleball — a startup networking session built around movement, play, and real conversations.

​Founders build under pressure. They solve in chaos, adapt in real time, and learn through repetition — much like the game itself. Pickleball, with its pace, strategy, and accessibility, becomes a fitting metaphor for entrepreneurship.

​This edition is designed to bring together founders, builders, operators, investors, and curious minds in a more relaxed setting where conversations happen naturally, relationships form authentically, and community is built beyond business cards.

​No panels.
No pitches.
No formalities.

​Just good energy, healthy competition, and meaningful founder interactions.

​Because sometimes the next opportunity doesn’t come from a boardroom.
It begins on a court.