Texas Venture Fest: Austin 2026
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TEXAS VENTURE FEST: AUSTIN
The Lone Star State gears up for its' flagship innovation event of the year, hosting 3,500+ Texans statewide, in 15 cities for one big evening. Austin attracts 1,500 people across multiple venues, connected by continuous shuttles. Make sure you're registered and share with a fellow Texan!

COHOSTS: Silverton Partners, S3 Ventures, LiveOak Ventures, Radian Capital, Geek Ventures, LAUNCH Accelerator, Red Fridge Society
CITY SPONSOR: 512 Financial & Red Fridge Society, the luckiest 2,000 sq. feet for Austin's founder community
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: "Tech Debates & Hot Takes", a Greater Fools Event Series, LAUNCH Accelerator (Jason Calacanis' Fund), F.I.E.S.T.A., National Security Innovation Council, US India Chamber of Commerce (Austin)
🚌 SHUTTLES 5-8pm: There are continually rolling shuttles at indicated spots on the Austin Venture Crawl map. In the Fetti App, use these codes to view where the shuttles are: 88241 & 16128.
AGENDA (more updates to come)
2-5PM: Daytime Program @ Texas Capitol (REGISTER HERE)
5-8PM AUSTIN VENTURE CRAWL:
TEXAS CAPITOL: 1100 Congress Ave., Auditorium (video guide from entrance to Auditorium)
SILVERTON PARTNERS: 600 W 7th St
S3 VENTURES, LIVEOAK VENTURES, & RADIAN CAPITAL, w/ 512 Financial & KPMG: Star Bar, 600 W 6th
BLOCK PARTY @ RED FRIDGE SOCIETY (Ballistic Ventures, Tuesday Capital, Ionic Partners, Maroon Pass Advisors, Founderpath, Lifestyle Investor Book, IPO Club): 508 Oakland Ave.
Bonus event Oct 7 via our partners: German Accelerator's Startup Pitch Night, (Register Here)
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⭐ TEXAS' SIGNATURE INNOVATION EVENTS:
The Lone Star State shouldn’t have lone star founders. The Texas Venture Fest is a day of networking and programming highlighting the ecosystem of entrepreneur support. More than 15 cities simultaneously host this statewide phenomenon, across our small towns and the nation's biggest metropoles, 3,500+ Texans gather to help innovation flourish.
This event is part of the Texas Startup & Tech Week (9/28-10/2), the state's flagship innovation week. The sister signature event is the Texas Venture Gala & Forum, the largest convening at the Texas State Capitol for our community, culminating in an awards dinner in downtown Austin from all across the state.

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📍 Downtown Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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