ATX Ecosystem Resources, Updates, Networking, Lightning Pitches, Raffle & More

Welcome to the Austin Startup Meetup, one of the largest and most active meetups in Texas for entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts. Come, be part of the community of 7500+ members from the Austin and Texas startup community, and talk about your startups, ideas, challenges, experiences, etc. Get support, feedback and advice from experienced entrepreneurs, mentors, advisors and investors. 🛠️ **ATX Ecosystem Updates & Resources** As usual, we'll start by taking a quick look at the state of the Austin startup ecosystem, talk about some news and upcoming events and provide startup resources. 📢 **Lightning Pitches & Shoutouts** Then we'll get right into the most exciting part of the event. We'll welcome members from the audience to come and give lightning pitches on their startups, projects and ideas. We want entrepreneurs to come out of their comfort zone and talk about their ideas, challenges, wants and needs in an open forum of helpful members in the community. 🎁 **Exclusive Raffle!** Thanks to our partnership with **JetBrains**, one lucky attendee will win a **100% Free Personal Subscription** for any JetBrains product of their choice - CLion, DataGrip, DataSpell, GoLand, IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PhpStorm, PyCharm, ReSharper, ReSharper C++, Rider, RubyMine, WebStorm, or dotUltimate. **Agenda** * 6:00 pm - Networking * 6:15 pm - Event Intro * 6:30 pm - ATX Ecosystem Resources & Updates * 6:45 pm - Lightning Pitches, Shoutouts, Raffle * 7:45 pm - Networking * 8:30 pm - Wrap Up **Date** Monday, September 7, 2026, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm **Location** STATION Austin 1st Floor (Room Name: Voltron) 701 Brazos St, Austin, TX Thank you to ***STATION Austin*** for sponsoring *the **Austin Startup Meetup***. STATION Austin is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. Day and night, in-person and online, we gather the best founders, programmers, and designers outside of Silicon Valley and introduce them to investors, employees, and customers who help their ideas launch. STATION Austin is powered by Capital Factory, whose investments and leadership have helped power the Texas startup ecosystem for more than a decade. To sign up for a STATION Austin membership, [click here](https://stationaustin.org/commons/). **Event Sponsors** * **Aidiyoh** ([https://aidiyoh.com/](https://aidiyoh.com/)) Aidiyoh is a radio-first platform for AI generated music, designed for continuous listening, discovery, and streaming. Experience the perfect blend of traditional radio's "always on" streaming with the creative control of modern playlists - all featuring exclusively AI-generated music. * **STATION Austin** ([https://stationaustin.org/](https://stationaustin.org/)) The Center of Gravity for Entrepreneurs in Texas. Learn. Work. Accelerate. STATION Austin is powered by Capital Factory, whose investments and leadership have helped power the Texas startup ecosystem for more than a decade. * **JetBrains** (https://www.jetbrains.com/) From IDEs to team collaboration software, JetBrains suite of products are trusted by millions of developers for their user experience, productivity and features across various programming languages and technologies. **Who is this event for?** This is a free event open for anyone interested in Austin startups. Do you: • Want feedback on your ideas for a startup? • Want to meet people that founded/run their startups in Austin? • Want to know how startups in Austin are doing things and learn from them? • Want to discuss the challenges you are facing in your startup and get help? • Want to spread the word and get people talking about your startup? • Want to share your startup experience with newbies? • Want to help local startups with their challenges? • Just want to meet other folks involved in startups? Then, this event is for you. You could be an entrepreneur, designer, developer...well it doesn't matter. This is open for everyone interested in Austin startups. Come, grab a drink and meet other startuppers in Austin. Exchange ideas,