MIDWEST HOUSE SUMMIT OHIO 2026 - TICKETS
Last December, 500+ of you braved a snowstorm to pack the inaugural Midwest House Summit in Grand Rapids. This summer we're bringing it to Columbus, OH...minus the ice and snow.
Midwest House Summit Ohio is three days in Columbus's Franklinton Arts District — a neighborhood where murals are still going up and the best spots don't have signs out front. If you remember what East Austin in 2013, before the high-rises , you know the vibe.
Co-hosted with Rev1 Ventures, the Summit is where the Midwest's most dynamic founders, creatives, investors, and builders land in the same room.
We'll be bringing people and organizations that we've found in our travels that our doing the real work to build what comes next in the Midwest.
There will be conversations on stage, live music in the background, and enough room to actually talk to the person next to you. The goal is the kind of collisions, connections, and real value for everyone who attends.
July 29–31, 2026 | Franklinton Arts District | Columbus, Ohio
WHO'S COMING
The room will be a mix we've spent a decade building toward: founders and operators doing serious work, investors who know the region is no longer optional, artists and musicians who give the whole thing its soul, and thought leaders from around the country who are already paying attention — or should be. We'll pull from our global network and invest specifically in making it easy for out-of-towners to get here and get connected.
WHAT TO EXPECT
On stage: bold conversations about where the Midwest is headed, spotlights on the companies building what's next, and sessions designed to be useful — not just inspirational. Off stage: live music, intentional dinners, and the kind of hallway conversations that actually change things. Programming will reflect the full range of what makes this region worth paying attention to: technology, culture, food, design, and the people connecting all of it.
We're also introducing the Investables — a curated cohort of five high-potential Midwest companies pre-matched with investors and partners who are ready to move. Not a pitch competition. Collective social capital being put to work.
THE VENUE
Rev1 at the Peninsula is downtown Columbus's home for innovation — a newly opened event and co-working space at 330 Rush Alley, right in the heart of the Franklinton Arts District. It's the kind of space that fits what we're building: serious infrastructure in a neighborhood with genuine creative energy.
THEMES & PROGRAMMING
We're curating a Summit that reflects the breadth and creative force of the Midwest — and we're still building it. We want bold talks that challenge conventional wisdom about the region, founder sessions that go deep on real problems, cultural programming that belongs in the room (not just on a side stage), and stories from the most innovative organizations we've encountered in our travels. If you've got something that fits that spirit, we want to hear from you.