Dallas’ Texas Venture Crawl, 10/6/23

The DFW Texas Venture Crawl was held at The DEC Network location in Dallas. The DEC Network is a 501c3 nonprofit organization driving parity and economic impact by helping entrepreneurs start, build and grow their businesses. The Friday evening was a gathering connecting the founder, mentor, and investor community.

From Abby June Richards, CPA, Founder of the CPG CFO, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Crimson Prairie Ventures | Venture Development Manager, Startup OU:

Nerds unite! I had so much fun at the Texas Venture Crawl talking with Jennifer Cuello, a fellow CPA focused on the startup/venture space. Thank you to The DEC Network for hosting the event - it was great to finally meet Emma Barnhouse in person and loved meeting Kendall Castillo as well.

From Aaron Latham, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Crimson Prairie Ventures | Venture Development Manager, Startup OU:

Tonight I had the opportunity to join the crowd at the DFW Texas Venture Crawl! As a Sooner in the area for the “Red River Rivalry” OU vs TX festivities, it was great to connect and learn more about The DEC Network, see their future office space, and hear more about the broader DFW venture ecosystem. Congratulations to CS Freeland and team for hosting a successful night of events across the state!

View more from Aaron’s post here.

CS Freeland, Texas Venture Alliance:

So much activity going on in Dallas! We appreciate that out of all the events going on the region, The DEC Network was still open to collaboration. They also welcomed more than just Dallas startup community— they served as a convening spot for all the Metroplex’s cities we consolidated to their location from Fort Worth, Frisco, and Arlington. Also very excited for their new huge space right next door that I hope Dallas’ Texas Venture Crawl had a chance to check out. A huge thank you to Kendall Castillo, who we worked with from DEC Network, also overseeing their new CreateFW!

Put the next statewide, simultaneous venture networking experience on your calendar for next year here.

About the Texas Venture Crawl

The Texas Venture Crawl is a simultaneous statewide startup and investor networking experience founded in 2022 and is a partnership between Texas Venture Alliance and leading cohosts all across Texas. It started in downtown Austin, hosted in 5 venues, used 3 venture shuttle stops, and attracted more than 1,300 attendees.

This year it grew to 10 cities, 15 venues, 22 committee members, 10 volunteers, 40+ venture panelists, and 2,500+ Texans. The following cities participated: Austin, Dallas, Round Rock, Houston, Kerrville, Brownsville, El Paso, Buda, Boerne, and San Antonio.

Thank you to the “Texas-sized” statewide sponsors: Pacific Western Bank, Akerman, the Texas State Chamber of Commerce (Texas Association of Business), In Good Taste Wines, Liquid Death Water, and returning supporter from the first founding sponsorship of the Venture Crawl, Eisner Amper.