​🚫 This event is now at capacity and open to confirmed participants only. If you have not received a confirmation, please note that entry will not be guaranteed. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to seeing our accepted guests there!

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​VCs and founders walk into a bar... and actually talk to each other.

​Join Capitalize VC and Transparent Collective for a laid-back happy hour built for real conversations — no pitch decks required (but we won't stop you). Whether you're raising, deploying, or just surviving SXSW, come decompress with good drinks and even better company.

​This one's intentional. We're creating space for minority and women founders and investors to connect, build relationships, and celebrate the work, because these rooms don't always exist on their own. All are welcome to join us.

​Come mix, mingle, and make the kind of connections that don't happen in a conference room.

​Thursday, March 12 | 5–7 PM During SXSW | Austin, TX

​Spots are limited. Come early, stay late, and leave with a new favorite contact in your phone.

​A special thank you to our sponsor, Deloitte for making this event happen.

​​About Transparent Collective

​​Transparent Collective is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that helps Black, Latin, and women founders access the resources and connections they need to build successful tech companies.

​​We began with the mission to solve a fundamental problem plaguing Silicon Valley: that less than 1% of VC Funding is invested in Black and Latino founders.

​​In 2015, James Norman ​started TC after personally experiencing and recognizing the harsh reality that raising money to grow tech startups as a non-white male in Silicon Valley was an uphill battle. James brought together an incredible team, Rohini Pandhi and Lara McKeithan, to build a community of startup founders who could talk candidly about their unique challenges and explore fundraising strategies to help them succeed. Hence, the name Transparent Collective.

​​Our first batch of founders came through our program in 2016, and since then, we have had a competitive application process for our week-long intensive program in San Francisco that touches on all the key aspects of founding and running an early-stage startup.

​​Our Impact to Date:

• ​​92 TC Alumni

• ​​65% of Founders Have Raised VC Funding

• ​​9% of Alumni Have Been Acquired

• ​​$125M+ Early-Stage Funding Raised to Date

​About Capitalize VC

​Capitalize VC is a Chicago-based firm investing in the $32.5 trillion global commerce industry and its connection to the creator economy. The firm invests in B2B commerce-enablement software companies at the pre-seed that are solving critical problems for retailers, brands, creators, and their supply chains as they navigate a rapidly shifting commerce and creator landscape.