• October 22, 2025 – Speaker: VC Reverse Pitch

    Capital Factory 701 Brazos St #1600, Austin, TX, United States

    GP Kerry Rupp speaks at Austin Tech Week’s VC Reverse Pitch where investors pitch funds to founders to compare fit.

  • November 4, 2025 – Attending: Envision 2025 [San Francisco]

    Shack15 1 Ferry Building Suite 201, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Envest hosts Envision 2025, an invite-only climate investor conference with startup presentations, sector breakouts, LP panel, and investor dinner.

  • December 12, 2025 – Judge: Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition

    University of Texas | Robert B. Rowling Hall 300 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX, United States

    Kerry Rupp joins judging panel as Texas Venture Labs startups compete, refining pitches, validating models and accelerating paths to market.

  • January 14, 2026 – Judge: Ignite Fire Pitch Competition [San Francisco]

    San Francisco’s Marines’ Memorial Club & Hotel 609 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Ignite's highest-achieving startups from the 2025 Healthcare Accelerator program compete for pilot opportunities, investment awards, and services at the Fire Pitch Competition.

  • March 16, 2026, Sara T Brand, Judge: SXSW Founded in Texas [Austin, TX]

    Brown Advisory 200 W 6th St. Suite 1700, Austin, TX, United States

    Founded in Texas is back. Project W, The Artemis Fund, HearstLab, and Brown Advisory are bringing this 2-hour intensive investor feedback session to Austin during SXSW—built specifically for Texas-based women founders in B2B and B2B2C technology.

  • April 14, 2026 – Kerry Rupp Speaker: Austin in Common

    Austin City Limits Live (ACL Live & 3TEN ACL Live) 310 W Willie Nelson Blvd, Austin, TX, United States

    Austin Community Foundation is thrilled to welcome these community leaders to the stage at Austin in Common, now just a month away! You'll hear firsthand how their personal journeys have led them to expand opportunity, build businesses, and invest in the Austin we all know, love and call home.