Houston's flagship founder + investor conference, run across the three Texas TiE chapters at the Ion District. Day 1 (Oct 28) is the founder track: the TiE Hatch Pitch Competition with ~10 curated automation and AI startups pitching live to deploying investors, plus curated networking and investor meetings. Day 2 (Oct 29) is the main conference: keynotes, fireside chats and industry panels on AI governance, energy, healthcare, aerospace, defense, logistics, and workforce. If you are building in Texas, this is the highest-density founder-investor room of the fall. TiE Charter Members attend free; everyone else via early-bird ticket.

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  • pitch
  • fundraising
  • investors
  • founder
  • ai
  • automation
  • texas