Recap: Oracle & Texas Venture Alliance’s Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Night
Oracle HQ in Austin
“Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Night”, presented by Oracle and the Texas Venture Alliance, was a private poker night at Oracle’s Austin headquarters on the evening of March 2, 2023, on Texas Independence Day.
Oracle curated the guest list consisting of 60 venture capitalists, growth equity firms, and LPs, where investors were also encouraged to nominate a founder from their portfolio.
Investors at the Poker Tables
In addition to exceptional networking and reconnecting of friends, attendees mixed and mingled to meet future strategic and capital partners.
Guests also enjoyed appetizers and an open bar. Two winners at the poker tables took home grand prizes from Tecovas, showing off new boots and hats.
A few VCs and private & growth equity firms in attendance were: Vista Equity, Sapphire Ventures, Insight Partners, Silverton Partners, Thrive Capital, Next Coast Ventures, ATX Venture Partners, Capital Factory, TXV Partners, Silicon Hills Capital, Portfolia, and more.
Courteney Landis, from Oracle Cloud Strategy, Winner of Tecovas Boots
From the Oracle team, was their head of corporate development/mergers and acquisitions, folks from their executive leadership team, venture practice, and Netsuite.
Texas Venture Alliance had some founding members in attendance and advisors who have helped in the organization’s development.
Martin Martinez from Founder Institute, Winner of Tecovas Hats
Big thank you to Oracle who made this fun event happen and for bringing together the venture community!
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Investors at the Poker Tables
View from Oracle HQ