Ohio Founders League
Season I · 2026–27 · For Scouts
Students · Faculty · Staff · Alumni
No money involved

Back the builders. Five picks, no money.

A Scout backs the student ventures they believe in. You get five portfolio slots and every Traction Score point your picks earn after you pick them is a point for you. Nothing is bought, sold, deposited, or paid out. Scouts are ten percent of League Scoring, so your picks help founders onto the stage.

Five slots

Read the ventures on the Market, pick the ones you believe in, and add them. Adding to an open slot is always free.

You score what they earn

Pick a venture at 40. When it reaches 90, that is 50 points for you. Momentum pays, not size. One captain counts double. One change a week.

Founders can find you

Publish a profile: what you know and how you want to help, from feedback to customer intros. Or cheer only. An intro from you can change a company.

SEASON I · 2026–27 · UNDERWAY SINCE SEPT 29
WE ARE HERE · CAMPUS ACTIVATION PHASE
Sept 29, 2026Season opens
Oct 1, 2026Campus Activation Phase
Jan 15, 2027Season One League begins
Feb 26, 2027Regional nominations close
Mar 9 to 11, 2027Regional Championships
Mar 14, 2027Selection Sunday
May 5, 2027Scores frozen
May 19, 2027State Championship
Why it matters to your campus

Ten founding universities compete on one leaderboard. A campus that turns out Scouts carries its founders onto the stage at the Regional Championships in March and the State Championship on May 19, where $575,000 in non-dilutive capital is decided. Alumni, this is how you help without writing a check.

ohiofoundersleague.org · Season I · 2026–27Founders League Institute · kevin@ohiofoundersleague.org