For over 20 years the Austin Technology Council has hosted a party for our local tech community in the days before the world comes to Austin for SXSW. This is a "Good Old Fashioned High Tech Happy Hour".... the kind that got everything started in Austin in the 1990s. It was said last year "This...
What to Expect: 🎉 Announcing $1.5M investment into 50 startups ($30k each) 🔥 Top Latino investors, selected founders, and ecosystem leaders 🌮 Tacos: Taquería D/10 🍹 Drinks (champagne, wine, cocktails, beer & non-alcoholic options) 🍷 Wine tasting 🎶 Latin House by DJ Montes ⚖️ 60% Investors / 10% Eleven Wall Ventures / 10% LFF members...
Welcome to Nucleate Texas House, our unofficial SXSW 2026 home base where science, startups, and culture collide in the heart of Austin 🔥🧬🎶 Texas is building something real. World-class research institutions, a growing founder pipeline, patient-scale clinical access, and a new generation of operators are turning the state into the next major biotech hub. Nucleate...
In a time of global rupture, this SXSW Meet Up brings founders, builders, and ecosystem leaders together to create new connections. Led by Brenda Balmares (Monterrey, Mexico) and Kevin Koym (Austin, Texas), the meetup centers on bridge-building, cross-border collaboration, and relationships that help navigate what comes next—and turn change into opportunity. Event for SXSW Innovation...
Tech Ranch CEO Kevin Koym will serve as moderator for a dynamic panel at the incMTY Festival 2026, one of Latin America’s leading innovation and entrepreneurship gatherings hosted by incMTY and Tecnológico de Monterrey. This session will explore the growing momentum of cross-border collaboration between Texas and Mexico. As the region continues to strengthen its...
In a time of global rupture, this session brings founders, builders, and ecosystem leaders together in Monterrey, Mexico to create new connections. Led by Brenda Belmares (Monterrey, Mexico) and Kevin Koym (Austin, Texas), the meetup centers on bridge-building, cross-border collaboration, and relationships that help navigate what comes next—and turn change into opportunity.
Most people waste the most valuable part of innovation week: what happens after it ends. If you collected business cards, made warm introductions, or sparked potential partnerships, the next 30 days determine whether those conversations disappear—or accelerate. In this practical, framework-driven webinar, you’ll learn how to: How to follow up with intention How to nurture...
As healthcare systems face increasing complexity, innovation is no longer driven by isolated breakthroughs—but by the strength of the ecosystems behind them. In this session, Kevin Koym explores how interconnected networks of entrepreneurs, institutions, investors, and policymakers are reshaping the future of healthcare. Drawing from Tech Ranch’s global work building innovation ecosystems, he will share...
On April 1st, 2026, at Progetto Manifattura in Rovereto, Kevin Koym will join Federico Stefani and Francesca Gottardi for a conversation about a shift many global founders are starting to notice: Austin is quickly becoming a powerful gateway for international startups entering the U.S. market. Kevin will share lessons from decades of working alongside entrepreneurs...
Want a chance to experience what it’s like to be coached by Tech Ranch—through a European lens? Pull 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. Join us on May 7th at...
What happens when you put the right people in the same room—with intention? On 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. This isn’t another networking event where conversations stay surface-level. It’s...
There are 15,000 bodegas in New York City. They move billions in commerce. And almost none of them run on modern infrastructure. That's not a problem — it's a massive, untapped opportunity. The Bodega and Small Business Innovation Summit gathers the sharpest minds in media tech, AI, fintech, and security to unpack a radical thesis:...