Founders ~ Forty tables ~ Applications close October 15

A table on the floor, and sixty seconds in front of the room.

On December 7, 2026, forty companies raising capital each take a table at The Union League of Philadelphia, and two hundred active investors — angels, venture firms and family offices — have four hours to walk it. Applying is free. The $950 is due only if you are selected.

A Union League room before the tables go in
Who we’re looking for

Sector has never decided who gets in, and neither has stage. Forty tables is the whole of the filter. What you do need is to be raising now — not next year.

WhoAny stage, actively raising
Spots40 companies
Participation fee$950
ReviewBy committee, rolling
Apply to present

Nothing to pay until you are accepted.

The record

550 companies have stood on this floor.

Of those, 55 went on to raise through the fair — not a pitch competition's winners, but the companies an investor in the room decided to back.

$30MOff Campus Dining Network
$100MProtez Pharmaceuticals

Off Campus Dining Network and Protez Pharmaceuticals presented at the fair and were later sold for those sums; Immunomic Therapeutics went on to raise significant follow-on capital. The longer record.

The application ~ ten to fifteen minutes

Tell us what you are building.

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December 7, 2026 ~ The Union League ~ 5–9 PM

Bring your ideas. We brought the capital.