In-Person Event

FI Houston Partner & Sponsor Salon

Support the #1 Program for Local Founders Building their Startups in Houston's Innovation Ecosystem

Date

Mar 24, 2026

Time

05:00 pm - 07:00 pm

Address

The Cannon Houston - West Campus, 1336 Brittmoore Rd. , Houston, Texas, USA

Timezone

Building an ecosystem literally takes all types. Individuals and businesses who care about the growth of Houston's early-stage startup/innovation ecosystem are welcome to attend this event to signal and/or commit to supporting the Founder Institute Houston's Public Events and Accelerator Program. Having graduated 10 cohorts, the proof of FI Houston's impact has been seen and understood to the point where asking for local support will yield growth in Houston's innovation community! The Houston Directors (Mery, Natasha, and James) would love to meet you, hear your questions, and better understand how you or your business may like to provide Fellowships, Sponsorship, Event, and other types of valued support.

After the Salon, Partners and Sponsors are welcome to "sit in" to see the program in progress. The Mentor Idea Review Session, the first Milestone of the 2026 Accelerator program, begins at 7pm. In the Review Session, panels of local experts (who are registered Mentors in the local program) will review and score the Founders' ideas and message's behind their startups to ensure viability for continuing in the FI program.

Interested Partners and Sponsors only please.

For more information about the investors, accelerators, incubators, and tech events available in Houston, see our list of Startup Resources.

About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 8,100 entrepreneurs raise over 1.9BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.