OPEN DC Social & Networking — August

OPEN Washington DC’s August Social & Networking night is the chapter’s recurring Ometeo Tysons gathering for founders, operators, and DMV professionals who want a named entrepreneurship community—not a random bar crawl. The August 13 edition runs 6:00–9:00 PM at Ometeo, 1640 Capital One Drive North. Aggregators list general admission around $40; confirm live pricing and refund rules on Eventbrite before you buy. OPEN frames itself as a nonprofit for mentoring, knowledge exchange, and quality networking; its speaker history and member programming skew heavily toward South Asian diaspora entrepreneurship in the capital region.

That diaspora entrepreneurship anchor is the Circuit reason. Northern Virginia concentrates a large share of Pakistani, Indian, and broader South Asian founder and govcon households; OPEN’s social series is one of the more re-checkable public rooms for that network. Same evening as SIA’s Tower Club security mixer a few miles away—pick the audience you actually need.

Thursday, August 13, 2026, 6:00–9:00 PM EDT at Ometeo Tysons. Buy through Eventbrite and screenshot the order confirmation. Capital One Hall / Tysons evening traffic and garage queues are routine; leave buffer if you are coming from Arlington or the District.

This social is right if you are a DMV founder, small-business owner, or professional who wants OPEN’s entrepreneurship peer group. A bar-association members-only tea, a classified intel summit, and a pure security-integrator room are different graphs. Bring a crisp founder or operator introduction; membership paths on OPEN’s site can make later events cheaper if you plan to return.