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Mingle Mondays

Mingles are fun and informative and followed by happy hour at Second Draught. Current Mingles include FinTech, Med & Health Tech, Aerospace, and Food Tech.

NASA Tech Talks

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

We want HOU! Join us to discover NASA’s toughest tech challenges--and apply your skills and expertise to solve them. This event will take place on the fourth Thursday of every month.

Office Hours Provided by the Ion

Join us at the Ion for office hours provided by Baker Botts, Aramco, Ion Prototyping Lab, and Ion!

Poptarts & Pitches

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join us every Wednesday on the lower level to present your pitch and get valuable feedback on your deck!

Cup of Joey

8:30 AM -10:30 AM

Join us every Friday for a Cup of Joey! Cup of Joey is a coffee happy hour for innovative ideas.

VC Deep Dive Seminars

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Beginning on 2/2/2023, learn about what makes startups go, how VC works, how to raise as a first-time founder, & the biggest mistakes founders make after raising.

Open Accelerator: Intro to Intellectual Property, Patents, and Trademarks

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Beginning 2/27/2023 through 3/31/2023, join us for an informative workshop series on IP, Patents, and Trademarks!

Artist Preview Party

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
March 30

Join us in celebrating our new interactive Plaza art installation!

Ion Open Accelerator: Go Global – Expand Your Market

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 3

Join us to learn about how to export your product or service to global markets!

Creating & Sustaining Innovation & Entrepreneurship

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
April 5

Join us for a fireside chat discussing the growth of entrepreneurship & a panel on demystifying the patent process.

Ion Block Party + Crawfish Cookoff

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
April 6

Join us every first Thursday of the month on the plaza for live music and local brews provided by Second Draught.

Innovation on Tap: Aditya Mohite, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Rice

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
April 6

Join us for talks on disruptive technology, followed by networking with speakers.

Ion Open Accelerator: Financing Options for Your Business

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 10

Join us for a workshop on financing options for your business!

Ion Open Accelerator: Energy Leadership Index for Core Energy Coaching

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 17

Join us to learn about the Energy Leadership Index assessment (or ELI), a research-backed tool to understand how to manage your energy.

Investor Studio Series: Dream Big Ventures x Ion x Mendoza Ventures

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
April 19

Underrepresented founders face a lot of barriers, including rarely seeing VC dollars. Join us to discover how this is changing!

Ion Open Accelerator: Visual Storytelling & Presentation Design

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
April 24

Join us for a workshop on Visual Storytelling & Presentation Design for Systems Change.

Ion Open Accelerator: Project Management 101

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 8

Join us for an informative workshop to learn the broadly applicable tools and concepts of project management.

Investor Studio Series Dream Big Ventures x Ion

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
May 11

Join us for a fireside chat with Dream Big Ventures Founder Staci Latoison, and Angeles Investors Board President David Olivencia.

Ion Open Accelerator: Revenue Engineering for Growth Stage Startups Series

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 15

Join us for a 3-class series on building revenue growth, creating demand as a pre-requisite to growth, & accelerating acquisition & revenue. Workshop 1: Momentum Marketing: Troubleshooting Your Revenue Engine

Ion Open Accelerator: Revenue Engineering for Growth Stage Startups Series

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
May 22

Join us for a 3-class series on building revenue growth, creating demand as a pre-requisite to growth, & accelerating acquisition & revenue. Workshop 2: Momentum Marketing: Creating Demand in Your Category

Investor Studio Series: B2B SaaS Founders & Their Capital Raising Strategy

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
May 23

Join us to learn about how B2B SaaS founders should be thinking about their capital-raising strategy

Ion Open Accelerator: Revenue Engineering for Growth Stage Startups Series

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
June 5

Join us for a 3-class series on building revenue growth, creating demand as a pre-requisite to growth, & accelerating acquisition & revenue. Workshop 3: Momentum Marketing: Accelerating Your Acquisition Routes

Ion Open Accelerator: Digital Media Kits

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
June 12

Join us to learn what a digital media kit is and why it is essential for your startup or business!

Investor Studio Series: VC Due Diligence Best Practices

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
June 13

Join us to learn about how VCs approach investing and conduct due diligence and why this matters for you as a founder.

Ion Open Accelerator: Guaranteed B2B Trade Show Leads

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
July 17

Join us to learn about B2B Trade Shows, which, when done correctly, can be your least expensive and most profitable marketing tool.

Ion Open Accelerator: Getting the Highest ROI from Conferences and Events

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
July 24

Join us to learn how to maximize your time at and investment in conferences and events!

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