​This Week's Featured Speaker:

​CS Freeland is the Executive Director of the Texas Venture Alliance and editor of the Texas Venture Newsletter, where she brings together and amplifies the state’s innovation ecosystem.

​Known as the driving force behind the Texas Venture Fest and Texas Venture Gala & Forum, two signature statewide gatherings drawing thousands of founders, investors, and policymakers, CS has built the largest collaborative venture network in Texas.

​With a background spanning Austin’s first venture studio, angel networks, accelerators, and political consulting, they bring 15 years of experience uniting entrepreneurs, investors, and civic leaders to strengthen Texas’s venture landscape. CS has built a reputation as a connector and catalyst for Texas’s venture and startup community

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