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Meet the speakers coming to Elevate 2024: Erin Brockovich tops the bill!

Board Effect

We are excited to announce an impressive lineup of speakers for Elevate 2024 (formerly Modern Governance Summit), taking place September 8-11 at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, Texas. Register now to secure your place at Elevate 2024 and be part of the conversation that shapes the future of GRC and ESG.

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Capital Factory Doubles Down on Houston

Austin Startup

CF merges with Station Houston and is the first member of The Ion with Rice University and Houston Exponential. Startups in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio shouldn’t need to move to Austin to scale. In 2018 and 2019, we connected together all four cities with staff, programming and a Texas-wide mentor network.

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The Texas Startup Manifesto

Austin Startup

By connecting Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas S tartup Megatropolis we can unlock billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. Austin is different from Dallas which is different from Houston and San Antonio.

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Houston Startups can Pitch for a $50,000 Venture Investment

Austin Startup

Greetings from Houston Mural located in Houston Heights If your startup is located in the Houston region you may be eligible to compete for a $50,000 investment! Any software, hardware, or CPG startup located in the greater Houston metropolitan area can apply to participate. One will walk away with a $50,000 investment!

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The Austin State of Entrepreneurship

Austin Startup

Each year, we bring entrepreneurs, local leaders, and friends together to connect, collaborate and grow through our educational tracks, mentor office hours, startup showcases, and networking mixers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active investor in Texas since 2010 (excluding angel networks).

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Learn from People, Not Classes

Reid Hoffman

The most successful leaders we know learn in a different way: by tapping into what we call network intelligence. Consider how Reid solved a major business issue at PayPal by drawing on the knowledge of his network. But it’s worth the effort, given the potential of learning via one-on-one conversation.

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$100,000 Houston Diversity & Inclusion Investment Challenge in partnership with DivInc

Austin Startup

This Tuesday we’ve chartered a bus and are coming to Houston with 30 investors, mentors and entrepreneurs to announce $100,000 just for Houston ! Many of the most successful entrepreneurs in Texas have banded together to give one startup from Houston with a diverse executive team a $100,000 investment to try and change the world.

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