TiE Houston, TiE Dallas, and TiE Austin (hosted at The Ion with Rice Alliance) · The Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002 · Conferences · Register ↗

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Thursday, October 29

5 events

12:00 AM

Climatetech Summit 2026

Greentown Labs · Conferences · Register ↗

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12:00 PM

Houston Women Ecom Founder Social Oct 2026

Events MDS & Beatriz Nahuz · Fourth Ward · Register ↗

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3:30 PM

Plug and Play Sugar Land Batch 4- Expo

Plug and Play Sugar Land · Brazos Hall, 14004 University Blvd, Sugar Land, TX 77479, USA · Demo Days · Register ↗

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5:30 PM

Houston AITX Community Monthly Meetup: How to Not Get Replaced by Bots

AITX · POST Houston, 401 Franklin St, Houston, TX 77201, USA · Meetups · Register ↗

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5:30 PM

Founder Institute Houston: Founders, Mentors & Hot Seats

LaGina R Harris & James Phelan · The Us Space · Register ↗

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Friday, October 30

7 events

12:00 AM

Navigating Scale: The FOAK Playbook with Next Rung Technology

Greentown Labs · The Engine · Meetups · Register ↗

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8:30 AM

Ion Networking with Cup of Joey

3rd Party Host · Ion – Lobby, 4201 Main St., Houston · Communal Dining · Register ↗

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9:00 AM

AI Circle ⭕️ at the Ion

Better Together Founders Circle · The Ion Houston, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX · Meetups · Register ↗

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9:30 AM

AI Circle Houston

AI Circle · Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX · Meetups · Register ↗

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10:00 AM

SCORE Office Hours

SCORE · Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX · Workshops · Register ↗

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10:00 AM

Rice Tech Transfer Office Hours

Ion · Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX · Meetups · Register ↗

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10:30 AM

Startup Circle Houston 💫

3rd Party Host · Ion – Lobby, 4201 Main St., Houston · Meetups · Register ↗

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Monday, November 2

3 events

12:00 AM

AfroTech 2026

An Overview of Upcoming Tech Conferences in Houston 2026 · George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, 77010, Houston · Conferences · Register ↗

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7:00 PM

Startups, Investors and Professionals Pitch and Networking Event

Houston Business, Startups and Investors Networking Group · Almost Famous, 807 W 19th St Houston Texas 77008, Houston, TX · Pitch · Register ↗

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7:00 PM

AI-Matched Dinners by Rauk AI at AfroTech

Rauk AI · River Oaks / Montrose, Houston · Register ↗

Small dinners where Rauk AI matches attendees by goals, during AfroTech. Restaurant shared 24 hours before.

Tuesday, November 3

6 events

8:50 AM

Everyday AI Productivity: Mapping Out Workflows & Integrations

AfroTech Conference 2026 | The Largest Black Tech ... · Exhibit Hall E (1st Floor), 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston, TX · Workshops · Register ↗

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9:30 AM

Beauty In Tech - Afrotech Brunch

Abigail Akyea & Zawadi Pilipili · Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park · Register ↗

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4:00 PM

Innovation x Culture Summit

Capital for the Culture HTX · The Ion · Register ↗

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5:00 PM

Building Technology for Human Possibility

Tech and Tequila · 4201 Main St · Register ↗

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6:00 PM

FRNDS Only: AfroTech 10 Year Anniversary Kickoff

FRNDS · Warehouse Live, 2600 Travis St · Register ↗

The official kickoff party for AfroTech's tenth year. 21+.

7:00 PM

HealthTech, MedTech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking Event

Houston Business, Startups and Investors Networking Group · Plume, 1100 W 23rd St Ste 150, Houston, TX 77008, USA, TX · Meetups · Register ↗

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Wednesday, November 4

8 events

12:00 PM

AfroTech Out of Office Lounge

AfroTech · The Grove Houston, 1611 Lamar St · Register ↗

An all-afternoon lounge to meet and work between AfroTech sessions, noon to 9 PM.

4:00 PM

RITE Vibe Houston: Vibe Coding for Builders

RITE · The Mood Room, 711 Milby St · Register ↗

An evening for builders using AI to code, during AfroTech week.

4:30 PM

Activated by Ajani

Ajani · Seremoni Brick House, 1125 Providence St · Register ↗

An official AfroTech partner event with networking and talks.

5:00 PM

The Tee & Tech Golf Clinic & Social

Tee & Tech · Hermann Park Golf Course · Register ↗

A golf clinic and social for people in tech during AfroTech.

5:00 PM

Black Founder Social

Shannon Morales · Rosalie Italian Soul · Register ↗

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6:00 PM

VDW 4 | Networking with Purpose as a Founder

Lilie · Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship · Register ↗

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7:00 PM

AI-Matched Dinners by Rauk AI: Healthcare Edition

Rauk AI · River Oaks / Montrose, Houston · Register ↗

AI-matched small dinners for people working in healthcare and health tech, during AfroTech.

9:00 PM

Blavity In Black at AfroTech

Blavity · Vic3, 3315 Milam St · Register ↗

Blavity's evening party during AfroTech.

Thursday, November 5

5 events

2:30 PM

The Blavity House Party Block Party

Blavity · Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney St · Register ↗

Blavity's afternoon block party at Discovery Green during AfroTech. 18+.

2:30 PM

Africa Leaders & Builders Reception · AfroTech Houston

Lyncy Nyandoche · Downtown Houston · Register ↗

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5:00 PM

Tech Catalyst Summit in Houston

Tech Catalyst · Reset · Register ↗

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6:00 PM

Houston AI Club Hot Takes & Fireside Chat (Nov 5 - 801 Travis St) Free Parking

Houston AI Club · 801 Travis St, Houston, TX · Meetups · Register ↗

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8:00 PM

Sapphic Hour: AfroTech Speed Networking for WLW

AfroTech · AVANTGARDEN, 411 Westheimer Rd · Register ↗

An official AfroTech speed-networking mixer for women who love women in tech.

Friday, November 6

7 events

8:30 AM

Ion Networking with Cup of Joey

3rd Party Host · Ion – Lobby, 4201 Main St., Houston · Communal Dining · Register ↗

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9:00 AM

AI Circle ⭕️ at the Ion

Better Together Founders Circle · The Ion Houston, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX · Meetups · Register ↗

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9:30 AM

Houston, TX - Investor Ready Workshop

The Investor Ready Workshop w/Clarence Powered by TriNet · Sesh Coworking · Register ↗

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9:30 AM

The Changemakers Table: AfroTech Edition

Changemakers Table · Houston (shared on request) · Register ↗

A private brunch for founders and leaders during AfroTech.

10:00 AM

NASA Office Hours

NASA · Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, TX · Meetups · Register ↗

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12:00 PM

Black Women in Tech, Film & Creative Industries Brunch

Sanman Studios · Sanman Studios, 1109 Providence St · Register ↗

A brunch for Black women working across tech, film and the creative industries, closing out AfroTech week.

6:00 PM

6PM in Houston | Your Exclusive Tech Networking Event - AfroTech

Hacker Proof HQ LLC & Nate Wylie · The Podium at Porsche River Oaks · Register ↗

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Saturday, November 7

1 event

2:30 PM

She Found it - Female Founder conference

Kemishia Minta · 1125 Providence St · Register ↗

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Monday, November 9

1 event

4:00 PM

HAN Life Science Kick-off Event | AI in the Clinical Space: From Innovation to Implementation

Houston Angel Network · Texas A&M School of Engineering and Medicine · Meetups · Register ↗

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Tuesday, November 10

2 events

8:00 AM

Texas Life Science Forum 2026

Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship & BioHouston · Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University, 1900 Rice Blvd, Houston, TX 77005 · Conferences · Register ↗

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7:00 PM

AI, ML, DeepTech: Business & Startups Networking Mixer in Houston

Houston Business, Startups and Investors Networking Group · Plume, 1100 W 23rd Street, Suite 150, Houston, TX · Meetups · Register ↗

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Thursday, November 12

5 events

12:00 AM

15th Annual Texas Life Science Forum

Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship · Rice University - McNair Hall · Conferences · Register ↗

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5:00 PM

November Transition on Tap

Greentown Labs · Greentown Labs, 4200 San Jacinto St, Houston, TX 77004, USA · Meetups · Register ↗

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5:30 PM

Upstream: Digital Tech Meetup at Second Draught

Ion · Second Draught, 4201 Main St. Suite 130, Houston, TX · Communal Dining · Register ↗

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5:30 PM

Upstream: Digital Tech Meetup

Ian Uriarte · Second Draught · Register ↗

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6:00 PM

Builders, Brokers & Business Vol. 7 (Hosted by Oge Madu)

Oge madu · The Podium at Porsche River Oaks · Register ↗

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Friday, November 13

1 event

8:30 AM

Ion Networking with Cup of Joey

3rd Party Host · Ion – Lobby, 4201 Main St., Houston · Communal Dining · Register ↗

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Tuesday, November 17

1 event

6:00 PM

Houston Pitch Nights at The Ion: What Goes Into Your Pitch Deck

Seymur · The Ion · Register ↗

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Wednesday, November 18

2 events

12:00 PM

Community. Connection.

Impact Hub Houston · Impact Hub Houston, 4201 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, TX · Meetups · Register ↗

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6:00 PM

VDW 5 | Fundamentals of Venture Finance

Lilie · Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship · Register ↗

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Thursday, November 19

1 event

7:15 PM

Tech Leader Premium Series - Houston (Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans)

Revelo · Register ↗

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Wednesday, December 2

1 event

10:00 AM

BiteLabs Digital Health and Innovation Summit - Houston, Texas | Connect with Clinicians, Founders, and Investors

BiteLabs & Azeem Alam · TMC Innovation Factory · Register ↗

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Thursday, December 3

1 event

5:30 PM

Carbon to Value Initiative Year 6 Kickoff

Greentown Labs · Greentown Labs, 4200 San Jacinto St, Houston, TX 77004, USA · Meetups · Register ↗

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Friday, December 4

1 event

4:00 PM

Rice Alliance + Ion Holiday Block Party

Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship · Ion · Meetups · Register ↗

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Monday, December 7

1 event

1:00 PM

Houston 2026 Venture Capital World Summit

Eventbrite · Lyric Works, 440 Louisiana St, 440 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002 · Conferences · Register ↗

Details and registration on the event page.

Tuesday, December 8

1 event

4:00 PM

Houston 2026 Venture Capital World Summit

Hatcher+ · Conferences · Register ↗

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Wednesday, January 20

1 event

6:00 PM

VDW 6 | Solutions to Storytelling: Marketing Yourself and Your Venture

Lilie · Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship · Register ↗

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Wednesday, February 3

1 event

6:00 PM

VDW 7 | Zero-to-Hero: Vibe Coding & AI for Founders

Lilie · Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship · Register ↗

Details and registration on the event page.

Wednesday, February 17

2 events

8:00 AM

In-Space Physical AI Workshop 2027 (ISPAI 2027)

Sanjoy Paul · The Ion · Register ↗

Details and registration on the event page.

6:00 PM

VDW 8 | Pitching Bootcamp w/ Kyle

Lilie · Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship · Register ↗

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