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SUMMARY:Pull Up a Chair: Tech Ranch Office Hour (Europe Edition)
DESCRIPTION:Want a chance to experience what it’s like to be coached by Tech Ranch—through a European lens? \nPull Up a Chair: Tech Ranch Office Hour (Europe Edition) is a guided\, open conversation for European founders navigating the real challenges of building and scaling across the United States and beyond. \nJoin us on May 7th at 11AM Austin time for a space where you can think out loud\, ask the questions you don’t usually get to ask\, and gain perspective grounded in real-world global experience. \nThis isn’t a webinar. It’s a working table. \nYou’ll be joined by Tech Ranch CEO Kevin Koym\, alongside Severine—a global ecosystem builder and multi-perspective operator who has worked across entrepreneur support\, startup founding\, strategic operations\, and engineering within large-scale corporate environments. Together\, she brings a depth of insight shaped by international ecosystems\, European market dynamics\, and the realities of scaling beyond borders. \nSeverine’s work is focused on helping entrepreneurs navigate both strategic and operational hurdles in diverse markets—while fostering the kind of global connectivity that allows startup ecosystems to truly thrive. \nNo pitches. No presentations. Just honest conversation\, practical insight\, and clarity on your next step. \nWhether you’re navigating regulatory complexity\, entering new markets\, or aligning your venture for international growth\, this is where the conversation gets real. \nBecause at Tech Ranch\, we don’t build towers\, we build tables. If you’re building something that matters (and Europe is part of your journey) there’s a seat waiting for you. \nPull up a chair and step into a global network designed to help you scale smarter\, faster\, and with purpose. \n  \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/pull-up-a-chair-tech-ranch-office-hour-europe-edition/
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SUMMARY:Global Connections Virtual Meetup
DESCRIPTION:What happens when you put the right people in the same room—with intention? \nOn Thursday\, May 28 at 11:00 AM (Austin time)\, we’re bringing together impact innovators\, policymakers\, and ecosystem leaders for a virtual session designed to do one thing well: create meaningful connections\, fast. \nThis isn’t another networking event where conversations stay surface-level. \nIt’s a guided experience\, led by Kevin Koym along with our long-standing community\, built on proven methods that help people connect with clarity\, intention\, and real outcomes. \nWe’re taking the dynamic we’ve already created in-person—across gatherings in Austin\, Monterrey\, Italy\, and beyond—and translating it into a virtual space that actually works. \nIn a short amount of time\, you’ll meet the right people\, have the right conversations\, and walk away with connections that can move things forward. \nBecause the goal isn’t just to meet people.It’s to build relationships that matter. \n  \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/global-connections-virtual-meetup/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260604T160000
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SUMMARY:Bodega and Small Business Innovation Summit - Digitizing the Corner Store
DESCRIPTION:There are 15\,000 bodegas in New York City. They move billions in commerce. And almost none of them run on modern infrastructure. \nThat’s not a problem — it’s a massive\, untapped opportunity. \nThe Bodega and Small Business Innovation Summit gathers the sharpest minds in media tech\, AI\, fintech\, and security to unpack a radical thesis: the corner store is the next great platform — if we build the right tools and protect what makes it matter. \nThis isn’t about slapping an iPad on a deli counter. The panel introduces the “Sovereign Bodega” framework — integrated digital systems that let small businesses unlock new revenue streams\, compete with chains\, and scale on their own terms. Modernization without displacement. Tech without erasure. \nHosted by the Bodega and Small Business Association\, Tech Ranch\, Bodegas TV\, and Angeles Investors during #NYTechWeek\, this is where community-rooted commerce meets institutional capital. \nIf you’re allocating toward urban retail\, local commerce infrastructure\, or AI-powered SMB tools — this panel is your deal flow. Grab your spot before it’s gone. \nThis conversation brings together founders\, operators\, and technologists to explore how integrated systems—not isolated tools—can redefine the future of small business in urban communities. \nThis event is hosted by Bodega and Small Business Association\, Tech Ranch. Collaborators also include Bodegas TV and Angeles Investors. \nThis event is a part of #NYTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/bodega-and-small-business-innovation-summit-digitizing-the-corner-store/
LOCATION:The Bronx\, The Bronx\, New York\, United States
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: AI Salon — From Hype to Durable Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Join an intimate AI Salon bringing together founders\, investors\, and operators exploring the next wave of innovation. \nThis curated gathering\, hosted by Progressive Ventures and Founders Creative\, is designed for thoughtful conversation at the intersection of AI\, emerging technologies\, and real-world impact. \nFeatured Speakers\n\nMala Ramakrishnan — Managing Partner\, Progressive Ventures\nSaurabh Ghelani — Global Trust Officer\, Confluent\nAshish Chatur — Engineering Leader\, Gainwell Technologies\nBoris Portman — Founder & CEO\, BetterEngineer\nKautuk Surjan — Practice Head\, ArevaSoft\nFahd Siddiqui — Head of Engineering\, Nova Intelligence\, Iterable\n\nTopics\n\nWhere AI is delivering real\, measurable value today\nWhat separates enduring companies from short-term momentum\nThe role of AI in transforming vertical industries (health\, biotech\, climate\, enterprise)\nHow founders and investors should think about defensibility in an AI-first world\n\nAbout the Organizers\nFounders Creative is a nonprofit organization connecting 40\,000+ AI founders\, investors\, and operators. They aim for 50% representation by women in every room that matters. \nProgressive Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm based out of Palo Alto\, CA and the primary sponsor of Founders Creative. \nRegister on Luma →
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/partner-event-ai-salon-from-hype-to-durable-innovation/
LOCATION:535 E 5th St\, 535 E 5th St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, US
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SUMMARY:Partner Event: Applied Decision Theory For Business Summit
DESCRIPTION:Metanoia Ventures brings a prepared panel discussion on Applied Decision Theory for Business. \nAn exploration of effective choice through game theoretic math applied to real business decision making. \nWe’re selecting the top 50 applicants among business decision makers in Austin\, Texas to join us for an evening of discussion on how objective logical process through the application of mathematics is the deciding factor on business success or failure. \nTickets: $100 | Approval required \nHosted by: MarcAnthony Salce \nRegister on Luma →
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/partner-event-applied-decision-theory-for-business-summit/
LOCATION:Austin Chamber of Commerce\, 535 E 5th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78701\, US
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SUMMARY:AI in Education MiniSummit
DESCRIPTION:A Tech Ranch conversation on what is actually working in the classroom\, and what is coming next\nTuesday\, July 14\, 2026 | 3:00 – 4:30pm CDT | Live on Zoom \nEveryone agrees AI is going to reshape education. Far fewer people can tell you what that looks like on a Tuesday morning in a real classroom. This MiniSummit brings together educators\, founders\, and practitioners who are doing the actual work\, so you can hear what is happening now\, not just the hype. \nModerated by Kevin Koym\, founder of Tech Ranch\, the panel will dig into questions like: Where is the gap between what schools teach and what the workforce needs\, and can AI help close it? How are teachers\, students\, and administrators really using AI day to day? What do we make of the counter-trends\, the schools going back to paper\, banning phones\, and blocking AI altogether? And what does great AI-era education look like for the next generation of students and builders? \nCome with your own questions. This is meant to be a working conversation\, not a lecture. \nWho you will hear from\nJenn Clemente is Principal Consultant at Raizon-8 and the 2025 event board co-chair of the Austin AI Alliance. A former foreign correspondent who covered the Balkan wars\, she specializes in corporate storytelling\, strategic communications\, and AI strategy\, with past roles at D-Wave Quantum\, VMware\, and IBM. She recently led the first-of-its-kind DreamBuilders workshop\, teaching 4th through 8th graders at Alpha School in Brownsville to turn their dreams into AI-generated films. \nTonja O’Neill is a strategic technology leader who spans both worlds this summit is about. After a career in software development\, program management\, and business consulting\, including founding her firm Soverex\, she moved into the classroom to teach Computer Science\, Mathematics\, and Finance at the high school level. There she led an AI pilot program\, gave students a real-world defect-tracking experience\, and built two distinct six-week programming curricula: one taking students from Python fundamentals through an original data project\, concept to data-gathering to finished product\, entirely without AI; the other built around using AI as an amplifier\, where students learned to debug AI-generated code and direct AI to architect an original program to their own vision. She also advised district leadership on tech curricula and EdTech platform selection. She holds an MBA from UT Austin and a BS in Computer Science from Texas A&M\, and is a Certified ScrumMaster and Distinguished Toastmaster. \nTom Haymes is a technologist\, educator\, and social scientist\, and the author of Learn at Your Own Risk and Discovering Digital Humanity. He was the design lead for Houston Community College’s West Houston Institute and has served as Storyteller in Residence for Arizona State University’s ShapingEDU Project. Through his practice IdeaSpaces\, he helps institutions rethink how learning happens in physical and digital environments. \nSteven Galbraith is founder of Tappy\, a Tampa-based edtech company. Tappy is a 24/7 AI tutoring platform for K-12 students in math\, science\, and language arts\, giving students personalized\, step-by-step help while showing teachers real-time dashboards of student progress. He is a strong advocate for transparent\, “no black box” AI in learning. \nHosted by Tech Ranch Austin. Free to attend. The session will be recorded. \nJoin on Zoom
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/ai-in-education-minisummit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260715T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260715T160000
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SUMMARY:In an Ever-Changing World\, Can Your Tech Keep Up? — Austin Chamber Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join Tech Ranch’s Kevin Koym as a featured panelist at the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming panel discussion: “In an Ever-Changing World\, Can Your Tech Keep Up?” \nThis timely conversation will dig into how leaders can harness today’s tech tools\, sharpen leadership strategies\, boost operational efficiency\, and build the kind of company culture that thrives through change. \nDetails\n\nDate: Tuesday\, July 15\, 2026\nTime: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nVenue: SKG\, 2010 South Lamar Boulevard\, Austin\, TX 78704\nHost: Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce\n\nSpecial Offer\nBring a buddy! Use code KEEP-UP_BUDS for 50% off a second ticket. \n🎟️ Register Here \nWe hope to see you there — come say hi to Kevin after the panel!
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/in-an-ever-changing-world-can-your-tech-keep-up-austin-chamber-panel/
LOCATION:SKG\, Austin\, Texas
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260721T173000
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SUMMARY:FIESTA in July\, Celebrating 5 Years! — Kevin Koym will be there
DESCRIPTION:Hey\, I want to make sure that this is on your calendar. I will be at FIESTA. \nWe use the FIESTA event to connect our community in\, and I really like what they do\, so I’m here to support it. \nI’ll be at FIESTA. Kevin Koym\, that is. Join us\, and we’ll see you then to build community Austin style. \nFIESTA is a monthly gathering for Austin’s startup community — Founders\, Investors\, Entrepreneurs\, Startups\, Techies\, and Austin Newcomers. Built by founders\, for founders. \nAgenda:5:30 PM – Doors open\, check-in\, networking\, pizza and drinks.6:40–7:15 PM – Welcome\, announcements\, sponsor and funder introductions\, founder pitches.7:15–8:30 PM – More networking and time to connect.After 8:30 PM – Optional after-party at Retail Therapy.
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/fiesta-in-july-celebrating-5-years-kevin-koym-will-be-there/
LOCATION:Capital Factory\, 701 Brazos St\, Austin\, Texas\, 78701
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260729T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260729T200000
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SUMMARY:Austin Robotics & AI – July Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Tech Ranch will be represented at this meetup — come out and look for a Tech Ranch team member to connect with. We think Austin Robotics & AI is an important gathering for what it represents: builders\, researchers\, and engineers sharing real work in robotics and AI here in Austin. \nWe are handing the mic over to you. This month is a night of lightning talks (5–10 minutes each) from local builders\, engineers\, and researchers. \nLineup: \n\nTristan Slominski — Sensorimotor Intelligence: Reverse engineering the neocortex\nAaron Brown — Scaling Robotics Intelligence at the Edge with SiMa.ai\nRaven Asher Raziel — Fang Robotics: How a Community College Robotics Team outdid UT\nSharan Soma — SOMA OS: open computing platform for software-defined vehicles\nKieran Singh — Nexus: Dynamic Manufacturing\, Sustainable Materials\, The American Dream\nRahul Singh — Giano: Guided Piano Learning Gloves\nR.D. Childers — Building physical objects in robotics & automation with AI\nKsenia — Measuring People Like We Measure AI: Bayesian Knowledge Tracing\nAlchemy — Audio Spatial Dolby Atmos Portable Event Space\nKimate Richards (10Things CEO) — Robot training\, simulation\, and scene understanding\n\nRSVP: https://www.meetup.com/austin-robotics-ai/events/313327263/
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/austin-robotics-ai-july-meetup/
LOCATION:HICAM\, 6201 Quinn Luke Trail\, Austin\, Texas
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
ORGANIZER;CN="R.D. Childers":MAILTO:rd@rdchilders.com
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SUMMARY:AI Against Trafficking: Awards & Networking
DESCRIPTION:Tech Ranch will be represented at this event — come out and look for a Tech Ranch team member to connect with. We think this gathering is important for what it represents: responsible AI applied to real human impact on UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. \nJoin us for a special evening bringing together AI builders\, nonprofit leaders\, advocates\, founders\, artists\, and community partners. This event is part of Call for Code AI: United Against Trafficking\, a global initiative using AI to address human trafficking. \nPresented by: UN Human Rights (Host and Global Impact Partner)\, Call for Code AI (Host and Global Platform)\, Austin AI Hub (Co-Host and Producing Partner)\, and the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery (Official Charity Partner). \nThe awards ceremony recognizes the top teams from the global hackathon and highlights promising AI solutions. You do not need to have submitted a project to attend — the event is open to anyone interested in technology\, responsible innovation\, and AI for good. The program also welcomes artists and storytellers through the Art Against Trafficking track. \nAgenda: \n\n5:30 PM — Check-in and arrival\n6:00 PM — Welcome\n6:05 PM — Message from UN Human Rights\n6:15 PM — Keynote: Toni McKinley\, Magdalene House Austin\n6:25 PM — Finalist showcase and awards\n6:45 PM — Panel: Farhang Kassaei (VP Eng & CTO\, Google Fi Wireless / Google Store) and David Reid (Founder & President\, redM; CTO/CMO\, NOV)\n7:30 PM — Networking\n\nRSVP: https://luma.com/5rt0wmip
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/ai-against-trafficking-awards-networking/
LOCATION:Capital Factory (1st floor – Voltron Room)\, 701 Brazos St\, Austin\, Texas\, 78701
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Austin AI Hub":MAILTO:team@austinaihub.org
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SUMMARY:OpenCoffee Club Austin – Downtown
DESCRIPTION:Meet us at Open Coffee. This is a great event to get connected to Austinites\, and it’s all about community. RSVP at https://luma.link/3GrYbeEWCd.
URL:https://techranchaustin.com/event/opencoffee-club-austin-downtown/
LOCATION:Houndstooth Coffee\, Austin\, Texas
CATEGORIES:Partner Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Damon Clinkscales":MAILTO:damonc@gmail.com
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