Venture Fest
Venture Fest
October Week 1 & 2, 2022
Two weeks focused on venture growth.
Austin Venture Fest features a variety of open and private events to help lead or attend including: a venture pitch, panels, coffee meetup, wine tasting, investor night, secret Chief of Staffs meetup, workouts, venture shuttles, happy hours, after parties, and Austin’s first Venture Crawl (the largest venture gathering in Texas history). Even a little music festival to end both weekends. Request invites & view the recaps for Austin’s first dual week festival featuring the local greater venture community.
Female Founders, Funders, & Friends Gathering
MON. Oct 3, 6:30-9:30pm, 2312 Tom Miller St., Austin TX 78723
We exist to unite professional women, fuel passions, and cultivate business relationships organically while providing valuable resources and facilitating meaningful conversations and connections.
Venture Workout, w/ The Kollective
TUES. Oct 4, 7pm, at The Kollective
Invest in yourself! Austin’s startup and venture communities are combining working out and networking with this yoga session. Lots of local CPG companies will be featured such as: Heart Water, Culina Yogurt, Kin Euphorics, Clean Cause, SupeMush, and Urban Cowboy Pizza for post-workout eats! Register soon. Great for all levels.
Capital & Capitol Happy Hour w/ the Texas Venture Association
TUES. Oct 4, 6-8pm, Location Provided on Official Confirmation
Two important factors that can majorly impact a startup’s future: the capital and the Capitol. Both worlds of government and startups come together for this casual happy hour to create new friendships.
Women in Tech Fireside Chat: Connections to Community
WED. Oct 5, 4-6pm, Native Bar & Cafe
Women startup founders are invited to this fireside chat led by local startup founders. Join us as we discuss how they are building thriving communities and companies in Austin.
Book Club DAO Dinner
THUR. Oct 5, 5:30pm-7:30pm, Capital Factory
Catch up on Book Club DAO’S initiative to co-author and publish a book for startup teams as a community. Join a community of entrepreneurship and writing enthusiasts for a monthly dinner and group discussion.
Venture Fest Coffee, by Austin Open Coffee Club
THUR. Oct 6, 8:30am-10am, Downtown
Austin Open Coffee Club is a semi-monthly meetup for entrepreneurs and investors to share their experience, to motivate, and to explore ideas. This month’s get-together will be a venture-focused event for Austin Venture Fest.
AgTech & FoodTech Pitch, by Cooley
THUR. Oct 6, 10:45am-12:30pm, Virtual Event
Are you in the Agtech or Foodtech industry at a North American Seed+ or Series A company? Are you looking to pitch to investors? If so, Cooley’s Capital Call event is for you.
Secret Chief of Staffs Meetup
THUR. Oct 6, 7:30-8:30pm, Rustic Tap/TriNet Stop on Venture Crawl
This “secret” event is for Chief of Staffs of venture capital firms and venture-backed startups to get connected, and is tucked into the larger Austin Venture Crawl event. While many VCs and venture-backed startups will be networking at multiple stops along the Crawl, we’ve carved out a more focused time and space for this specific type of professional.
Austin Venture Crawl, by EisnerAmper
THUR. Oct 6, 5-8pm, Multiple Downtown Venture Offices
Austin’s first Venture Crawl, by EisnerAmper, is an open, self-guided multi-office visit to several venture firms located downtown. Each location offers food & drinks for startup founders & other investors. * Bonus stop for VCs who don’t office downtown, at Rustic Tap, sponsored by TriNet— must register separately beforehand here.*
PropTech & ConTech Austin Startup Founder Meetup
TUES, Oct 11, 5-6:30pm: Punch Bowl Social (in the Domain)
This event convenes startup founders, investors, CTOs, advisors, partners, in the world of property and/or construction technology. Drinks, ping pong, darts! Open mic elevator pitches start at 5:30pm!
Vino & Venture, by Bridge Bank
TUES, Oct 11, 4-6pm, Wanderlust Co.
A wine tasting was hosted with 50 selected venture and startup founders. Thanks to supporters at BridgeBank, guests enjoyed some vino hosted at a local business, as well as got a “grape” education along with pre and post event networking.
Investor Night with MassChallenge & Texas Venture Alliance
WED, Oct 12, 6:45-9pm, Location Provided Upon Invite Confirmation
MassChallenge & Texas Venture Alliance is hosting a private event for local investors for their Market Access program. Local investors will get first access to meet their 2022 early-stage cohort over light bites and drinks. Must be an accredited investor from the local greater venture community.
The Consumer VC Summit
THUR, Oct 13, Details Provided Upon Invite Confirmation
The Consumer VC Summit is the sixth in an ongoing series of events connecting consumer packaged goods investors with emerging brands to learn more about the CPG landscape from the venture capital perspective. It will be a mix of panels, live podcast recordings, and networking events taking place on October 13th in Austin Texas (in between the Austin City Limits music festival weekends).
LPs Invite-Only Networking Events
THUR, Oct 13, Several Private Evening Events
Several invite-only dinners, happy hours, and other events occur on Oct 13th for the following: family offices, successful entrepreneurs with at least one exit, pension funds, university endowment funds, banks, sovereign wealth funds, and high net worth individuals (with assets over $1M, etc).
Venture Fest Investor After Party, by Draper Startup House Accelerator & Hawke Ventures
THUR, Oct 13, 7:30-10pm, Location Provided Upon Invite Confirmation
Hawke Ventures & Draper Startup House would like to cordially invite you to their invite-only closing party. Join for cocktails at the Draper Startup House estate to celebrate a successful Austin Venture Fest.
Ribbon Cutting: IMPACT Lab Celebration
FRI, Oct 14, 9:30am, 6101 Highland Campus Dr., Bldg 2000
Join a grand opening celebration of the IMPACT Lab at Austin Community College District featuring: ceremony, incubator tour, industry panel for students, information session for startups.
Apply to have your event featured, or share your interest in sponsoring an Austin Venture Fest activity, by submitting information here.