A Curated List of Venture-Focused Events During SXSW 2026
This is a list of venture-focused events during SXSW where below, you’ll find activities hosted or sponsored by venture capitalists, pitch competitions, panels/speakers, meetups, and more. Send this to your friends + share your venture-focused event with us with CS Freeland the Executive Director via LinkedIn or via contact page (and feel free to notify us to take you off the list as well if you’re event is at capacity, etc). This list has consistently been the #1 resource for the venture community now 4 years in a row with thousands of views, so thanks for helping keep this a valuable resource. Please note: While most of these events don’t require badge and are free of cost, please check more closely to ensure details and updates as we update this all the time. None of the events are an endorsement.
SUNDAY, 3/8
10-2pm: Who’s Who of Women Leading and Building ATX - An IWD Celebration + Unofficial SXSW GatHERing
WEDNESDAY, 3/11
Startup Mania
AI Startup Rodeo
10am-10pm: International House
2:15-3:30pm: International House: Her Frequency | Female Founder Startup Showcase
1-6pm: Ayana Rising: Women of the New Frontier
4-6pm: The Austin Chapter: Where Startup Germany Meets the Texas Ecosystem
5-10pm: Network Before the Noise: (Pre SXSW) Defense + Innovation Social
5:30-7pm: Dream Wealth Camp SXSW Reception Powered by Camelback Ventures
THURSDAY, 3/12
8am-10am: Marque Ventures w/ Beaten Zone Venture Partners’ Bullets & Beans
2-6pm: America House: The States United Innovation Ecosystems
4-7pm: Founder Heaven
2-6:30pm: Physical AI Builders Showcase: Robots, Agents, Superhuman, and Manufacturing
5:30-10pm: South by South Hold'Em - Founder Investor Showdown
6-9pm: Build Together: Powered by Build in Tulsa
6-9pm: Founders N' Funders: SXSW VC Reverse Pitch
6:30pm-8:30-pm: Camp Outlander HardTech Meet Up
6-9pm: Startup Crawl
FRIDAY, 3/13
MATCH HOUSE
8am-4pm: Mercury Pop-Up at SXSW: Built to Your Standards
9am-Noon: Annual SX Pitch and Run
10am-8pm: PropTech Startup Showdown
11-1pm: Accessing Innovation: The Hidden Value of Emerging Fund Managers
11-12:30pm: Equitech Texas Welcome Breakfast
Noon-1:30pm: VCs & Heads of Platform Lunch
Noon-3pm: Frontier House x LaFamilia VC Mixer
5:30-8:30pm: Investors + Founders Rooftop & Global Launch Event
9am-1pm: Brave1 Invest Demo Day Austin
6-8:30pm: Pitch Roast Live SXSW
SATURDAY, 3/14
Space House
Tennessee House
Female Quotient Lounge
Outlook 2026: Secondary is Primary
9-10:30am: Sweat Equity: With Mercury and Cooley
10-1pm: VC Brunch
11-1pm: The Founders & Funders Breakfast @ SXSW, by Microsoft, LinkedIn and Mac Venture Capital
Noon-8pm: Frontiers of Innovation Day at SXSW Austin 2026
11-5pm: Founder Fest Austin
Noon-7:30pm: Capital for the Culture Innovation Hub 2026 During SXSW
Noon-8pm: Going BIG in Texas - Slovak House
1-4pm: Camp Outlander X SXSW BBQ
SUNDAY, 3/15
Space House
Tennessee House
Female Quotient Lounge
Noon-5pm: Around the World, with Justworks
4-6pm: From Raise to Reality: Lessons from Recent Series A Founders
5-8pm: NachoTuesday: Austin SaaS & AI Founder + Investor Happy Hour
6-9pm: Emerging Managers + Founding GPs Omakase
7-11pm: Tech Carnival
MONDAY, 3/16
New Mexico House
9am-12:30pm: Founded in Texas
11-pm: Humble Ventures: The Future of Health
1-3pm: VC Arena: SXSW (Legendary Ventures x MEDC x JustWorks)
2:30-5pm: Our Path Forward: Insights from Austin’s Tech Leaders
5-8pm: VC Village & Augment’s Let’s Get Liquid Investor Happy Hour
5-7:30pm: Microsoft for Startups: Founder x Funder Dinner @ SXSW
TUESDAY, 3/17
Noon-9pm: Asia x Austin
1-3pm: VC’s w/ Voltaic Marine on Lake Austin
Keep in touch & have fun y’all,
CS Freeland
(Feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn or via form)
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