RSVP by paying on the link below at the tech^map website:  Be part of our community and RSVP

Network and connect to find your next employee, your next co-founder, or build your professional network!  Work might be from 9-5, but business happens between 5-9.  The Co-Founder Meetup by The tech^map is a forum for professionals to pitch their business, idea, startup, etc. to the community and gain valuable feedback.  The audience is full of other entrepreneurs, developers, investors, and media.

To speed up the process for check-in, please go to the tech^map website to RSVP and Pay.  Have your PayPal email (electronic or paper copy) when you arrive at the door. If you pay at the door, it will be $15.00.

Are you new to the Co-Founder meetup? Do you have a project in mind you are looking to get off the ground? Are you looking to find a job or join a great startup? Ready to get on stage and pitch?

Check out our awesome group that can help you navigate to find your next co-founder, employee, investor, or user! Mix and Mingle with others in the same boat. Enjoy a great night of pitches, networking, food, and beverages!

Looking to Pitch:

We would love to have you pitch at our meetup!  We’ve had some great companies on stage.  In order to present, please just RSVP to Pitch and pay. Our community director will be in touch with additional information.  If you have any questions, please email [email protected] and I’ll be happy to answer any questions.  Each meetup will have 5 presentations that are 5 minutes in length with a 4 minute Q&A from the audience.

Support this group:

Ask us about our verified membership option and the perks!  You can register and find out more by checking out this page.  Looking to join our amazing list of sponsors? Check out more details on the tech^map website or email [email protected] for more information.  Sponsorship start at $50/month!

Developers looking for a job:

If you are a software or hardware developer, or UX/UI designer interested in joining a cool startup, you can attend for FREE. Just send an e-mail to [email protected] with a link to your tech^map completed profile and we will get you RSVP'd.

February Meetup Details:

Krishna Srinivasan is a co-founder of LiveOak Venture Partners and has been investing in early stage Texas based companies and entrepreneurs since 2000.

Prior to founding LiveOak, Krishna was a Partner at Austin Ventures. Before joining Austin Ventures, Krishna was with Motorola where he wrote large scale optimization software for supply chain planning and worked with a variety of business units on strategic and operational issues. He started his professional career at SEMATECH.

Krishna received his MBA from Wharton where he graduated with highest academic honors as a Palmer Scholar. He also has an MS in Operations Research from the University of Texas at Austin, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, where he graduated with the highest all-round honors.

Krishna currently sits on the Board of Directors for: CS Disco, Digital Pharmacist, Hive9, OJO Labs, Opcity, Razberi Technologies and Telestax. His past investments include Augmentix (Acquired by Entorian), BlackSand Technologies (Acquired by Qualcomm), Mavenir Systems (NYSE: MVNR), Spatial Wireless (acquired by Alcatel-Lucent) and StackEngine (acquired by Oracle). 

Krishna is an active leader in the community as a Board Member of the Entrepreneurs Foundation and serves as the Chairman of the Board for The Miracle Foundation - a non-profit that brings life-changing care to the world's orphans. 

• Agenda: 

6:30-7:00pm - Sign-in and socializing (Grab food a drinks) 
7:00-7:10pm - Announcements, Sponsor notes 
7:10-7:35pm - Keynote Speaker Q/A 
7:35-8:30pm - Pitches / Q&A
8:30-9:00pm - Network, Network, Network 
9:00pm - Until whenever. Go downstairs to the bar to network more.

We have colored dots! Make sure you find who you are looking for

RED: Talent (Developers, Designers) 
GREEN: Investor (accredited) 
BLUE: Entrepreneur 
YELLOW: Media | Other

Please RSVP as space is limited! 

Parking:

Parking is available in the OMNI/Austin Centre Garage after 6pm. Please bring your ticket to the front desk at Capital Factory to receive $5 parking. Please save both parking tickets to exit garage. Street parking (check signs for restrictions) is also available and free after 6pm on Mondays.

Capital Factory (Located in the Austin Centre)

https://www.meetup.com/CoFounder-Austin/events/243164710/

Type: Meetup

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