MIDWEST HOUSE SUMMIT OHIO 2026 - TICKETS
Something is shifting.
The models that worked for the last decade are being stress-tested in real time. The technology that's changing everything — AI, automation, the collision of bits and atoms — is moving faster than most institutions can track. And somewhere in that disruption, there's an opening.
The Midwest has a century of manufacturing expertise, design thinking, supply chain knowledge, and deep understanding of how things actually work in the physical world. That's exactly what the next economy needs. But the opportunity doesn't get handed to us — not to Detroit, not to Columbus, not to Chicago. It gets built. Together. As a region.
That's what Midwest House Summit Ohio is all about.
THE SUMMIT
Midwest House Summit Ohio is three days in Columbus's Franklinton Arts District — a neighborhood where historic manufacturing warehouses are now artist studios, galleries, and maker spaces. The bones are still there. The energy is completely different.
Columbus itself is one of the fastest-growing startup ecosystems in the country — and it's been quietly earning that for years. If you've been paying attention from the outside, this is your moment to get in the room. If you're already building here, this is the room you've been waiting for.
Co-hosted with Rev1 Ventures. Programmed alongside RTRX. July 29–31 across two venues in the heart of Franklinton — Rev1 at the Peninsula and the Idea Foundry, right down the street.
WHO'S COMING
The mix we've spent a decade building toward: founders and operators doing serious work across the region, investors who know the Midwest is no longer optional, artists and creatives who give the whole thing its soul, and builders from around the country who are already paying attention — or should be.
We pull from ecosystems across the region — Columbus, Detroit, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and beyond — because the opportunity in front of us isn't a city story. It's a regional one. We'll 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 in this moment, spotlights on the companies building what's next, and sessions designed to be useful — not just inspirational. 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 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.
Off stage: live music, intentional dinners, and the kind of hallway conversations that actually change things. Your ticket covers everything — show up and meet the right people.
THE VENUES
Rev1 at the Peninsula is downtown Columbus's home for innovation — a newly opened event and co-working space at 330 Rush Alley, serious infrastructure in a neighborhood with genuine creative energy.
The Idea Foundry is right down the street, and it might be the most on-the-nose venue we've ever used. The nation's largest makerspace — a place where people show up to build physical things with their hands — sitting in the middle of a neighborhood that used to be all manufacturing. If the whole thesis of this Summit is that the Midwest's physical-world expertise is the asset the next economy needs, the Idea Foundry is the thesis made real. Walking through that space and talking about AI, bits and atoms, and what the region is building next feels less like a metaphor and more like proof.
THEMES & PROGRAMMING
We're curating a Summit that reflects the breadth and momentum of the Midwest right now — 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, 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.
July 29–31, 2026 | Rev1 at the Peninsula | Franklinton Arts District | Columbus, Ohio Co-hosted with Rev1 Ventures. Programmed alongside RTRX.