Investors! Join Us On an Epic 3 Day Roadshow Across the Great State of Texas
Get your ticket on this exclusive journey across the 10th largest economy in the world and 4 of the 10 largest and fastest growing cities in the U.S. Find out what the buzz is all about and make valuable connections with local investors who you can syndicate deals with. The tour starts in Dallas on June 4 and ends in Austin on June 6 with an epic 10 year birthday party for Capital Factory!
Who should come on the bus?
The famous hockey player Wayne Gretsky said that a key to his success was to “skate where the puck is going.” For many years, Texas has been the fastest growing state with many of the fastest growing cities. The people who are moving here are educated and entrepreneurial. They are moving here to work at Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Oracle. They are moving their companies here. They are coming here to start new companies. Investors who want to invest where the puck is going are investing in Texas.
This is going to be an amazing trip. You can see a list of the 70+ investors and other partners who have signed on to participate in local programming at the bottom. You should come along for the ride if you are interested in investing more in Texas technology and disruptive commerce companies and want to develop relationships with local investors who can be your deal flow.
- Venture Capitalists and Family Offices from around the U.S. and around the world.
- Venture Capitalists and Family Offices from around Texas who can syndicate deals or take direct investment
- University and entrepreneurial community leaders
- Local celebrity guests
- Press and media
Grab your seat now and get an early-bird discount before March 31.
What will we do on the buses?
This won’t be a boring bus ride! You’ll learn about the Texas startup ecosystem, develop relationships with other investors, and have a lot of fun.
- Hear pitches from startups, investors, and partners
- Develop relationships between local and visiting investors so we can start to co-invest together
- VC Reverse Pitch
What will do we do in each city?
In each city that we visit we will take some time to learn what is unique about each region and meet the connectors you need to know to get Texas deal flow there. We’ll always make time to develop one-on-one relationships with local investors because that’s our number one goal and of course we’ll eat lots of Texas BBQ and breakfast tacos.
Each city will showcase entrepreneurs and scaling companies with different themes:
- June 4 in Dallas — Retail CPG, Financial Tech, Real Estate Tech
- June 5 in Houston — Energy, Health, Robotics
- June 6 in Austin — Artificial Intelligence, eCommerce CPG, Defense Industry, Cybersecurity (San Antonio will be joining us in Austin)
Why are we doing this?
It’s well documented that Texas receives only 2% of all of the venture capital dollars which is significantly less than you would expect for the size of the Texas economy which is the 10th largest in the world. While this statement is true of just about every city and state that doesn’t start with “Silicon” and end with “Valley,” it’s still a huge opportunity for investors who don’t have any exposure to Texas. More capital would likely result in a higher success rate for the existing startups as well as new startups that might not have formed otherwise or might have gone elsewhere.
I’m an optimist. I believe that funding levels are a trailing indicator that tell us more about what has already happened than what’s to come. Talent is the leading indicator, and no matter what way you measure it the talent is moving to Texas. Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are four of the fastest growing cities in the country and have been for the past decade. Who’s moving here? Highly entrepreneurial, well-educated, upwardly mobile — a lot of them are moving here from Silicon Valley!
That said, more money will accelerate the growth of the region. I’ve seen numerous examples over the past 10 years of strong Texas companies that didn’t see their full potential because they were capital constrained. I believe that this one trip can make a significant impact on bringing more capital to Texas in a way that creates great economic opportunity for the local businesses as well as the investors who are coming into the market.
Thanks for the inspiration
I’ve been part of other trips over the past decade that have inspired this trip and shared their playbooks. Big thanks!
- 500 Startups Geeks on a Plane
- Revolution Rise of the Rest
- Rust Belt Safari
Confirmed Participants (still growing)
Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one startup state in the U.S. Last year more than 200,000 entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers gathered day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes, and coworking. We meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their first investors, employees, and customers. Capital Factory is the most active early stage investor in Texas since 2013.
J.P. Morgan believes in the power of startups and have the solutions and expertise to be your partner for growth. We are proud to sponsor the inaugural Texas Startups Roadshow to showcase the tremendous innovation across Texas. To learn more how J.P. Morgan can help drive your business forward, visit jpmorgan.com/cb/technology
TEXAS WIDE
- Capital Factory
- J.P. Morgan
- WeWork
- Accenture
AUSTIN
- CITY HOST: Mayor Steve Adler, City of Austin
- CITY HOST: Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer at SXSW
- CITY HOST: Kendra Scott, Founder & CEO of Kendra Scott Creations
- Air Force AFWERX
- Austin Chamber
- Austin Tech Alliance
- Brand Foundry VC
- Brown Advisory
- Bunker Labs
- Central Texas Angel Network
- Delta-v Capital
- DOD Defense Innovation Unit
- DivInc
- Ecliptic Capital
- Elsewhere Partners
- Entrepreneur’s Foundation of Central Texas
- Jones Spross
- Kastner Gravelle
- Mass Challenge
- Moneta Ventures
- Multicoin Capital
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Notley Ventures
- Sante Ventures
- Techstars
- Translunar VC
- True Wealth Ventures
- Trust Ventures
- University of Texas at Austin Herb Kelleher Center
- University of Texas at Austin John Brumley Texas Venture Labs
- University of Texas at Austin Longhorn Startup Lab
- Vinson & Elkins
- Yoeman’s Capital
DALLAS
- CITY HOST: Bryan Chambers, VP of Accelerator at Capital Factory
- CITY HOST: Alyce Alston, CEO of The Dallas Entrepreneur Center
- CITY HOST: Chris Ryan, Tiger21 Chair
- Blossom Street Ventures
- CollideVillage
- Cyber Future Foundation
- Dallas Entrepreneur Center
- Dallas Regional Chamber
- Foley Gardere Foley & Lardner
- Goldcrest Capital
- Golden Seeds
- Health Wildcatters
- Interlock Partners
- LAUNCH
- Naya Ventures
- RevTech Ventures
- Tejas Opportunity Fund
- Trinity Private Equity Group
- University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Vela Wood Law
HOUSTON
- CITY HOST: Paul Hobby, Chairman of Texas Monthly
- CITY HOST: Doug Erwin, CEO of Red House Associates
- CITY HOST: Blair Garrou, Managing Director of Mercury Fund
- CITY HOST: Emily Keeton, Global Head M&A of WeWork
- Cannon Ventures
- Chevron Technology Ventures
- Greater Houston Partnership
- Houston Exponential
- Mercury Fund
- Red House Associates
- Shell Technology Ventures
- Station Houston
- Texas Medical Center
- ExxonMobil
SAN ANTONIO
- Active Capital
- Geekdom
- Geekdom Fund
UNITED STATES
- Fathom Capital
- Rise of the Rest Funds
- Social Starts
This bus will sell out!
Grab your seat now and get an early-bird discount until March 31.
