The Investor List 2024
Written by CS Freeland
It’s back, your handy list of only investor-featured events during SXSW. You’ll find activities hosted or sponsored by VCs, SXSW investor speakers, pitch competitions, mentor sessions, and more.
BONUS: Check out other investor-only resources, like the Texas Venture Gala & Forum at the Fairmont Austin, April 13th, (use “TEXASVENTURESXSW” for $100 off until March 12th. And Texas Venture Fest, Texas’ biggest venture-focused event in the country, simultaneously in 10 cities, 16 venues, 40+ venture panelists, and nearly 3,000 Texans. Want me to add something below? Contact me here. More about my background here.
NETWORKING
3/7, 5-7pm: FundLyst + eInnosec City MeetUp
3/7, 5-10pm: 2nd Annual Student Founder Fest! The LaunchPad at UT Austin
3/8, 6-9pm: Capital Factory’s SXSW Startup Crawl
3/8 - 3/11: Funded House
3/8, 9am-11am: Equitech Texas Welcome Breakfast
3/8, 12-4pm: Investor Panel at Founder Fest Austin
3/8 - 3/10: Several Defense Investor Networks / VCs: NavalX
3/8 - 3/10: Balerion Space Ventures, Roadrunner Venture Studios, & More: Tulsa House
3/8 - 3/9: University of Texas: Hook 'Em House at Antone's
3/9, 8:30am-7pm: humble ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, & more: "Future of Health" - A Day of Innovation, Inspiration & Action
3/9, 8am-9am: Pitch & Run
3/9, 9am-11am: Round Rock Chamber, Q-Branch, Media Tech Ventures: Space & Defense Innovation Showcase & VIP Reception
3/9 - 3/11: Cherub Pop Up Shop
3/9 - 3/10: EQUALITY LOUNGE
3/10: Bonaventure Equity: Pioneering Partnerships & the Future of Healthcare
3/10, 9am-8pm: Established Ventures: Startup of the Year Fast Pitch Competition
3/10, 1pm: Founder Institute Texas: Sunday Sanctuary
3/10, 1-5pm: (Match-Making Service Between Investors & Startups) Frontiers of Innovation Day at Canada House in Austin TX
3/10, 1pm: Houston Angel Network, Softeq Venture Studio & More: Houston House
3/10, 3-6:30pm: F50 & Silicon Dragon Ventures': Global Investors & Founders’ BBQ Social
****** 🙋♀️ I’M SPEAKING —> 3/10, 4-5pm: Startup & Venture Scrums (VCs & Connectors)***
3/10, 5-9pm: The Outpost & Mass Challenge: The Next Leap in Government and Defense Innovation
3/11, 9am-12:30pm: True Wealth Ventures, Sputnik ATX, Firebrand Ventures, The Artemis Fund, NewType Ventures, Growth Warrior Capital: FOUNDED IN TEXAS (For Texas-based women that are founders of B2B and B2B2C technology companies)
*** 🙋♀️ I’M ATTENDING —> 3/11, 5:30-8:30pm: A Bluegrass Carnival for Startup Magicians: Founders, Finance & Investors (NOTE: this is for founders, investors and finance executives only and RSVPs must be approved to attend)
3/12, 6-9pm: Alamo Angels & Tech Bloc: Latino Tech Mixer
3/14: Wealth Visionaries Collective: Private Impact Investing Event ($100M+)
EDUCATION
3/6, 1:30-3:10: “Show Her The Money” Screening & Q&A
3/8, 4-5:15pm: Mentor Session: Katie Russel (Central Texas Angel Network)
3/8, 2:30 - 3:30pm: Next Wave Impact’s Alicia Robb: Sizzle or Fizzle: Exploring Investments in Alt Protein
3/9, 11:30-12:30: GPG Ventures: Cultivating Hope: Nourishing the Body, Society & Planet
3/8, 4-5pm: Oracle’s JD Weinstein: Investing In The Future Of AI Infrastructure
3/9, 4-5pm: Humain Ventures’ Linda Avey: Decoding Immunity: The Next Frontier in Science and Medicine
3/9, 4-5:15pm: Mentor Session: Carter Bourassa (Moneta Ventures)
3/9, 2:30-3:45pm: Mentor Session: Brent Kelton (Moneta Ventures)
3/9, 11:30-12:30pm: Moneta Ventures’ Aasim Hasan, How Allocators Find The Next Great VC
3/10, 4-5:15pm: Mentor Session: Claire England (GPG Ventures)
3/10, 4-5pm: Startup & Venture Scrums (VCs & Connectors)
3/10, 4-5pm: Moneta Ventures’ Aasim Hasan, Capital Creek Partners’ Mark Shoberg, & Sapphire Partners’ Beezer Clarkson: Raising Venture Capital During A Market Downturn
3/10, 4-5:15pm: Mentor Session: Central Texas Angel Network’s Joseph Liu
3/11, 4-5pm: International Accelerator’s Angelos Angelou: Fundraising Strategies for Foreign-Born Founders in the US
3/11, 10-11am: American Cancer Society (their venture arm)/Deloitte: Cancer Health Equity Meet Up at SXSW
3/13, 10-10pm: The International House by the International Accelerator & Mayor Kirk Watson
3/14, 10-11am: Ecliptic Capital’s David J. Neff: Climate Tech Meet Up: Innovating for a 1.5C Future
ADDITIONAL LISTS
Marisa’s SXSW Recommendations, by Marisa Vickers from Builders + Backers
Unofficial Events List for SXSW 2024, by Andrew Yeung
SXSW Unofficial Women-Led & Focused, by Ayana
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Have Fun Y’all,
CS Freeland
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