Invest Fest is a financial education and entrepreneurship conference that combines investing, business, pop culture, and entertainment.
Organized by Earn Your Leisure, it aims to empower attendees with tools for wealth-building and saving money through keynote speeches, panels, live interviews, vendor activations, pitch competitions, and networking events.
Invest Fest 2025: What To Know
The event features prominent speakers like Magic Johnson, Jack Dorsey, Issa Rae, Steve Harvey, and others, focusing on topics like AI, crypto, real estate, and estate planning.
It’s known for its vibrant atmosphere, including musical performances and a marketplace with over 400 vendors.
When Is Invest Fest This Year?
Invest Fest 2025 will take place from August 22–24, 2025, at the Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313.
Additional Details:
- Attendance: Expected to draw over 40,000 attendees across three days.
- Highlights: Includes a $125,000 tech pitch competition, Operation HOPE Business Scholarships ($25,000 each for five entrepreneurs), and a VIP-only Deal Room for investor-entrepreneur connections.
- Tickets: General admission starts at $250, VIP tickets at $1,500. Presale is ongoing, with group discounts available.
- Theme: Focus on AI and future economic trends, with panels on financial empowerment and innovation.
- Related Events: A comedy show on August 21, 2025, and a kickoff party at Embr Lounge on August 21–22, 2025.
Open Pitch is the high-energy startup competition built to discover and support the most promising early-stage companies. With hundreds of applicants, five finalists, and one ultimate winner, the competition delivers more than exposure—it connects founders directly with active investors and business leaders who know what it takes to scale.
Finalists will pitch live on stage at Invest Fest at the Georgia World Congress Center. The top five startups will be selected from 25 semi-finalists and evaluated by a panel of guest investor judges. Finalists receive real-time feedback, strategic connections, and a shot at national visibility—and one will walk away with a $125,000 investment from Open Opportunity Fund.
“Invest Fest has become one of the most powerful platforms for economic empowerment in our culture,” said Paul Judge, Managing Partner at Open Opportunity Fund. “Bringing Open Pitch to this audience is about spotlighting world-class founders who are building the future. We’re proud to back them with capital and community.”
Final Word
“At Earn Your Leisure, our mission is rooted in ownership, access, and opportunity,” said Rashad Bilal, Co-founder of Earn Your Leisure & Invest Fest. “Partnering with Paul and Open Opportunity Fund to launch Open Pitch is a natural evolution of that mission. This is more than a pitch competition—it’s a movement to fund the future.”
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