Every week, we bring you the best events in Austin tech. Read on for details, and check out our events calendar for more.
Stripe and Capital Factory: Going Global, May 8 at 6 p.m.
Stripe and Capital Factory have teamed up for a discussion on scaling your business to go global. The panel, moderated by Sarah Heck, Stripe’s head of entrepreneurship, will include speakers Amir Elaguizy, CEO and co-founder of Cratejoy; Julia Cheek, founder and CEO of EverlyWell and NexGen Venture Partner investor; Eric Moore, VP of product management at HomeAway; and Lyal Avery, founder and CEO of PullRequest.
Startup Grind Austin: Supporting Women Founders with Kerry Rupp, May 9 at 6 p.m.
Startup Grind Austin is hosting guest speaker Kerry Rupp this Wednesday night for an evening of networking and a fireside chat about how to support women founders. Rupp, the general partner of Austin-based VC firm True Wealth Ventures, has over 20 years of experience launching and expanding startups.
Data Science Demo Day, May 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Austin Data Science invites you to join them for data science demos at Galvanize on Wednesday. The demos will be conducted by Galvanize data science students and partner companies including Civitas Learning, Cerebri and AutoAuto AI. Food and drinks will be provided.
Austin Hispanic Hackers Meetup: Digital Currency Now and the Future, May 9 at 7 p.m.
The Austin Hispanic Hackers Meetup will meet Wednesday night to discuss cryptocurrencies and the blockchain. Crypto expert Marco Peereboom, of Austin-based autonomous digital currency startup Decred, will speak at the event.
Side Hustle Saturday w/ Initialized & Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, May 12 at 11:30 a.m.
Head to Capital Factory this Saturday morning for breakfast tacos alongside Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and the teams behind Capital Factory and Open Listings. The topic at hand? How to transform your side hustle into a viable business.