Events & Activities
Join us for exciting events throughout the year, from biweekly coworking sessions to career-building opportunities and speaker events.
TVG San Francisco Trek
Visited top VC firms (Sequoia, Entrepreneurs First, Vista, Gradient Ventures, Transpose, Heavybit, Antler) and high-growth startups (Crusoe, Tavus, Mira) in San Francisco.
TVG x Bessemer Venture Partners
Fireside chat with Jason Scheller and John Drake, General Partners at Bessemer Venture Partners, which gave us rare chance to dig into sourcing, founder judgment, and the realities of evaluating companies at the earliest stages.
TVG x Superhuman
Fireside chat with Vivek Sodera, Founder & GP of Supercharge.vc and Co-Founder of Superhuman Mail, who shared lessons from scaling Superhuman (recently acquired by Grammarly), his experience co-founding LiveRamp (IPO: RAMP), and his journey backing 20+ AI-centric startups across Silicon Valley and Austin.
TVG x Throne
Fireside chat with Scott Hickle, co-founder of Throne Science, a company pioneering continuous gut health testing to help people improve their health with every flush
TVG x a16z & Saronic & Base (American Dynamism)
TVG Mega-event: TVG and a16z brought the Austin venture community together for an incredible night featuring Doug Lambert (Co-Founder & COO, Saronic Technologies), Erin Prince-Wright (GP, Andreessen Horowitz American Dynamism), and Jared Green (Head of Software, Base Power Company), who shared incredible insights about scaling hard-tech ventures.
TVG x a16z Crypto
Fireside chat with Chris Lyons, a General Partner at a16z leading the firm's crypto investment efforts, shared insights about web3's evolution and early-stage investing in crypto
TVG x Amenities Health
Fireside chat with Aasim Saeed (MD-MPA), who clarified many misconceptions about healthcare and delineated how he helped many hospitals (including Baylor Scott & White) unlock millions of dollars in profit
TVG x BuildGroup
Fireside chat with Jim Curry, co-founder of BuildGroup, who brought a powerhouse perspective on long-term growth and investing with purpose.
TVG x Saga Ventures
Fireside chat with Max Altman, co-founder of Saga Ventures, who discussed the nature of VC in the Bay Area and his passion for AI, fintech, and manufacturing.
TVG x Earl Grey Capital
Fireside chat with Amit Vasudev, co-founder of Earl Grey Capital, who shared incredible insights on early-stage tech investing and his journey from starting Clearbit to his own VC firm.
TVG x USIT x Tacora Capital
With USIT, hosted fireside chat with Keri Findley, founder of Tacora Capital, first female partner at Third Point LLC, and Columbia University graduate, who discussed asset-based lending for VC-backed companies and her journey as a trailblazing woman in finance.
TVG x Capital Creek Partners
Fireside chat with Jordyn Gauntt, senior associate at Capital Creek Partners, mentor for Girls Who Invest, and advisor for UT Austin's MSF program.
TVG x LiveOak Ventures
Fireside chat with Venu Shamapant, co-founder of LiveOak Ventures with $500M+ AUM, who reflected on his early years in VC and the Austin startup ecosystem
TVG x S3 Ventures
Fireside chat with Brian Smith, founder of S3 Ventures with over $900M AUM, who shared insights from his 18+ years of venture experience.
TVG x Kamerra
Fireside chat with Gautam Shah, partner at Kamerra, who discussed digital transformation investments and his experience in finance and strategy.
TVG x Energy Transition Ventures
Fireside chat with Craig Lawrence, founder of Energy Transition Ventures, who delved into cleantech investing and energy transition.
TVG x Untitled Capital
Fireside chat with Roger Dickey, Managing Partner at Untitled Capital, who discussed his experience investing in 120+ startups and founding successful companies.
TVG x TUIT x Grafton Street Partners
Co-hosted Stephen Santrach with TUIT, co-founder of Grafton Street Partners, who shared insights from managing a $500M+ investment fund.
TVG x NVIDIA
Fireside chat with Anish Maddipoti, who shared his journey from college startup founder to product manager at NVIDIA working on AI developer tools.
TVG x Velo CFO
Fireside chat with Vibhav Joopelli, UT Austin alum and founder of Velo CFO, who discussed outsourced CFO services for VC-backed startups.
TVG Bevs & Devs x Z Fellows
Networking event with students from TVG Bevs & Devs and Z Fellows.
TVG New York Trek
Visiting top VC firms in New York City.
Base Power Company: Growth in Energy
Talk + Q&A with Cole Jones, Head of Growth at Base Power Company
Saronic / 8VC Fireside Chat
Fireside chat with Alex Moore, Partner at 8VC, and Vib Altekar, Head of Software at Saronic.
Pipedream Labs: Innovation in Logistics
Talk + Q&A with Canon Reeves, CTO of Pipedream Labs.
TVG x Genesis x Momentum
Entrepreneur First Pitch Competition - Showcasing the next generation of student founders.
Lazard: Venture & Growth Banking
Talk + Q&A from the Venture & Growth Banking team at Lazard.
BMW iVentures: Financial Modeling
Financial modeling workshop with Scott Walbrun, Principal at BMW iVentures
Crypto Panel
Expert panel discussion on the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.