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🏁 Thursday 4/16: Pre-Party Happenings!

Getting into town early or just local? Come spend Thursday evening with us at the MOSW Launch party sponsored by Veterans United! Come network with fellow builders and potential team members!

💫 Friday 4/17: Present your ideas and start building!

MOSW kicks off the weekend with quick pitches from participants. These pitches will be 1 min long and are for new startup ideas (no pre-existing companies)! Ideas will be voted on, the top 15 will be selected (7 via community voting and 8 by investor judges), and teams will be formed. No worries if you don’t have an idea; you’ll be able to join a team and help validate the idea throughout the weekend.

⚙️ Saturday 4/18: Build away!

Spend Saturday validating the problem, building a solution, and creating a business plan/pitch. Leverage the MOSW Expert Network of over 50+ experts on-call to help answer questions throughout the weekend.

🏆 Sunday 4/19: The Final Pitch & After Party!

It’s the final day of MOSW! The teams will present what they’ve been building over the weekend to the community and 12+ investor judges with real capital. The winner of MOSW 2026 will receive $45k in prizes, the potential for up to a $500k investment from Redbud VC, 6 months of pre-launch support, and a share of the $100k investor-judge pool! Join us for the after-party at the Arcade District!