Rice Tech Transfer Office Hours

Have an idea, startup, or company looking for innovative technology? Meet with the Rice University Office of Technology Transfer during office hours at The Ion to explore how university research can power your next breakthrough. Our team works with startups, entrepreneurs, and established companies to help commercialize cutting-edge technologies developed at Rice. During these office […]

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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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Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-technology-leadership-advantage-series-tickets-1997195321971?aff=oddtdtcreator AI success depends less on technology and more on leadership, strategy, accountability, and executive decision-making. AI isn't your biggest challenge. Leadership Is. Why most AI strategies fail before the technology does. AI has never been more accessible. Powerful models, enterprise AI platforms, automation tools, and AI-enabled software are available to companies of […]

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Design Your Business Backwards

Register here: https://luma.com/f3o1spx1 Start designing freedom from day one. Most entrepreneurs build first and hope freedom shows up down the road. But working around the clock isn't growth, it’s a trap. Hustle, funnels, and social media won't save a business that was built on the wrong foundation. ​Blue People presents: Tech and Tequila Talk – […]

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How to Start a Startup

You have an idea...now what? Before you start looking for funding, it's important to ensure that your idea is both viable and valuable — if it doesn't have a sound model and a market willing to pay for it, investors won't be interested anyway. Join us after the session, hosted by Heath Butler, for a […]

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Tech Transfer Thursdays

Universities and research institutions produce some of the most valuable discoveries in the world, yet navigating the path to commercialize them is not always clear or well known. Join us on September 10th at The Ion to hear directly from Halliburton Labs and see live pitches from startups commercializing energy and cleantech IP out of […]

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Upstream: Digital Tech Meetup at Second Draught

Register here: https://luma.com/timbergrove Upstream: Digital Tech Meetup – Monthly Social 🍻 No stage. No slides. No panels. Just upstream operators, engineers, founders, and digital leaders getting together over beer and pizza. This is the informal side of the Upstream Digital Tech community. A casual, vendor-light happy hour for people navigating digital change in oil and […]

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Out in Tech Houston Monthly Mixer

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/out-in-tech-houston-monthly-mixer-tickets-1979625431957?aff=odcleoeventsincollection Out in Tech Houston is the local chapter for Out in Tech, the world’s largest non-profit community of LGBTQ+ tech leaders. Out in Tech creates opportunities for […]

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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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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 […]

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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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NASA Office Hours

NASA is bringing its expertise to Houston’s innovation hub! Every other Friday, join us for NASA's office hours, designed to bridge the gap between Houston’s innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups with NASA's elite experts, capabilities, and technology.  License the Future: Discover how to utilize NASA-developed technologies and intellectual property for your own projects. Partner for Growth: Explore how […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Halliburton Labs Pitch Day

Register here: https://luma.com/e1ab35lk ​Join Halliburton Labs for Halliburton Labs Pitch Day. ​As part of Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week, they are bringing together leading investors, industry practitioners, and hard-tech […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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