Startup Circle Houston 💫

Startup Circle Houston 💫 brings together founders, teammates, experts and newbies of startups in Greater Houston! Past topics include: Traction + Funding Stage Identification - What stage are you really at? ICP - Seeking your beachhead market Problem Identification - Love the problem, not the solution Bootstrapping - Knowing your runway and not putting money […]

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Delegate to AI: Build Your First AI Agent

AI is changing how work gets done. But the biggest opportunity isn’t just using ChatGPT to answer questions—it’s learning how to delegate real work to AI agents. I believe AI agents are a new productivity primitive, much like spreadsheets and word processors were in the 1980s. They give ordinary people the ability to automate, delegate, […]

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BUILD LIVE @ THE ION

Have an idea for an app, startup, or digital product? Bring your laptop and let’s build it. Build Live is a free, twice-weekly community build session where founders, entrepreneurs, creators, students, developers, and first-time builders aka vibe coders come together to turn ideas into working technology using AI. This isn’t a lecture, class, or panel. […]

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2026 Houston Energy & Climate Startup Week Kickoff

Register here: https://luma.com/vz6fndi8 Kick off Houston Energy & Climate Startup Week in the Ion District! ​Join founders, investors, corporate leaders, researchers, and innovators from across Houston and beyond as we officially launch a week dedicated to advancing the future of energy and climate innovation. ​The evening begins with a keynote program featuring leaders from Houston's […]

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Register Here: https://luma.com/u9ycnl37?lm_source=embed The energy world is entering a period of profound change — and Houston sits at the very heart of it. Join JERA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for an evening of candid conversation on how established energy leaders and bold startups can shape what comes next. ​What we ask of energy is changing. Electrification, […]

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Activate: Meet the Cohort 2026

Register Here: https://luma.com/pw41fw82 Join us to celebrate the launch of Activate Houston's 2026 Cohort and discover the breakthrough technologies they're building to solve some of the world's biggest challenges. ​Anning Corporation: Pioneering geologic hydrogen through advanced geoscience and stimulation technologies, creating a scalable low-cost, clean energy ​Brint Tech: Building optical sensing systems that quantify hydrogen, […]

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FirstCheck 101: Investor Foundations (Online)

Before you invest in anything, you need to understand how smart angel investing actually works. Not the mythology, the mechanics. This course gives you that foundation. ​Participants gain clarity on: ​How early-stage investing functions ​ The role investors play in innovation and wealth creation ​Whether this asset class aligns with their long-term goals ​The simple […]

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Greentown Labs Houston Climatetech Summit 2026

Register Here: https://luma.com/2r3qufae The annual Greentown Climatetech Summit is the premier gathering of entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, policymakers, and philanthropists accelerating the climate, energy, and industrial transformation. ​Once a year, we open the doors of our incubators to the people working hardest to move all of it forward. On Sept. 16 in Houston and Oct. 29 in […]

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Register Here: ​https://luma.com/d7tn2z9r ​Flooding remains one of the most costly and persistent hazards facing Texas communities. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) mitigate the impacts of flooding by using or imitating natural features and processes to increase flood resilience while providing environmental and community benefits. ​In this panel discussion, Dr. Justin Kozak, Nature-Based Solutions Program Manager for Nature […]

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Seeds of Hope {Women Navigating Climate Change

Register Here: ​https://luma.com/tlq9gfv8 Join us for an inspiring evening exploring how female founders are bringing empathy, resilience, and bold innovation to climate solutions. Through open conversations, explore why feminine leadership qualities are essential to building a more sustainable future. ​Amplify {Women of Color is proud to host the 3rd Annual Seeds of Hope during Houston […]

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FirstCheck 201: Smart Angels Do Smart Deals (Online)

This is where you stop learning about investing and start operating like a Smart Angel Investor. You'll learn how disciplined investors evaluate opportunities and begin making your own invest-or-pass decisions. After this course, you'll have structured evaluation criteria, the ability to justify a decision, and the beginning of an investor's discipline. **This session is ideal […]

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Halliburton Labs Pitch Day

Register here: https://luma.com/0gc6wepy ​You are invited to the Halliburton Labs Company Showcase. This invitation‑only, in‑person event brings together a curated group of early‑stage energy technology investors and 16 Halliburton Labs companies in Houston. ​The Company Showcase highlights breakthrough technologies that shape the future of energy and industrial innovation and provides a focused forum for meaningful engagement between investors and founders. […]

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BUILD LIVE @ THE ION

Have an idea for an app, startup, or digital product? Bring your laptop and let’s build it. Build Live is a free, twice-weekly community build session where founders, entrepreneurs, creators, students, developers, and first-time builders aka vibe coders come together to turn ideas into working technology using AI. This isn’t a lecture, class, or panel. […]

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AI Circle Houston

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/18970005/ AI Circle Houston is a weekly Friday morning gathering for people building, implementing, or exploring AI. We bring together builders, engineers, product leaders, founders, operators, researchers, students, and anyone interested in putting AI into practice. Each week includes networking followed by a focused session on a practical AI topic, with discussions spanning AI agents, […]

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SCORE Office Hours

About SCORE Office Hours SCORE is the nation's largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors. Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 11 million entrepreneurs start, grow, or successfully exit a business. SCORE's 10,000 volunteers provide free, expert mentoring, resources, and education in all 50 U.S. states and territories. Office Hours with SCORE take place […]

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Startup Circle Houston 💫

Startup Circle Houston 💫 brings together founders, teammates, experts and newbies of startups in Greater Houston! Past topics include: Traction + Funding Stage Identification - What stage are you really at? ICP - Seeking your beachhead market Problem Identification - Love the problem, not the solution Bootstrapping - Knowing your runway and not putting money […]

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BUILD LIVE @ THE ION

Have an idea for an app, startup, or digital product? Bring your laptop and let’s build it. Build Live is a free, twice-weekly community build session where founders, entrepreneurs, creators, students, developers, and first-time builders aka vibe coders come together to turn ideas into working technology using AI. This isn’t a lecture, class, or panel. […]

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Angel Investing 101

In a world where only the very wealthy, well connected, and major institutions have access to premium investment opportunities, which have created massive wealth for a small portion of the population, the Innovation Center for Urban Entrepreneurship team believes the key to closing income and wealth gaps globally is to democratize access to opportunities across […]

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Houston Pitch Nights at the Ion

​Houston Pitch Night ​A social pitch night for clarity, not capital. ​Pitch raw ideas. Get honest peer feedback. No investors in the room. ​Houston Pitch Night is a low-stakes, investor-free monthly gathering where early-stage founders test raw ideas and sharpen their messaging over drinks. Instead of pitching for capital, builders pitch for clarity and walk […]

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ENRG HTX – September 2026

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enrg-htx-september-2026-tickets-1992148129683 ENRG (Entrepreneurial Networking Resource Group) is a community for entrepreneurs with 10-250 employees running on EOS or EOS Curious. ENRG (pronounced energy) is here to stay in Houston! Erick Garcia, Lesa A Skipper and Craig Ceccanti are teaming up to build the Houston ENRG Chapter and we could not be more excited to invite entrepreneurs running on […]

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Houston Startup Speedrun

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wades-houston-startup-speedrun-at-the-ion-tickets-1988360089553?aff=erelexpmlt The Houston Startup Speedrun is an intensive and fast-paced program designed to provide both early-stage founders and aspiring entrepreneurs with a comprehensive understanding of the Startup Founder's Journey and the Houston startup ecosystem through a carefully curated curriculum consisting of 10 consecutive 50-minute sessions. Wade Pinder, your host and facilitator, is an […]

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NASA Tech Talks

We want HOU! Join us to discover NASA’s toughest tech challenges--and apply your skills and expertise to solve them.In these presentations, occurring the fourth Thursdays of the month, Mr. Montgomery Goforth and other aerospace subject matter experts will discuss the technology development challenges faced by NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the surrounding Aerospace community in […]

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Houston Linux User Group

Are you interested or already invested in the Linux Operating System? Join us at the Houston Linux User Group, one of the oldest user groups involved with the Linux Operating […]

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Ion Networking with Cup of Joey

What is the purpose of Cup of Joey? It is to create a connected culture of coffee shop-open networking across our region. Every Friday morning, you’ll have the opportunity to meet new and expand your current networks, talk about tech, inspire innovation, and create community. So, what is the difference between a cup of joe […]

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BUILD LIVE @ THE ION

Have an idea for an app, startup, or digital product? Bring your laptop and let’s build it. Build Live is a free, twice-weekly community build session where founders, entrepreneurs, creators, […]

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