🔥 What’s hot in Houston’s innovation scene this week?

6/29/26 - 7/5/26

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Howdy Rocketnetworkers!

Quiet week ahead — unless you count America turning 250. Happy 4th, everyone. Take a minute to remember the values this country was built on.

But there's one event I can't shut up about: the Latino Founders Forum – Houston.

Yes, it's called the Latino Founders Forum. No, you don't have to be Latino to come. Pull up, grab a drink, throw on your favorite soccer jersey, and meet people who actually build things. Everyone's welcome.

Here's where it gets good. This one's a triple celebration.

We're toasting two birthdays — Sunny Zhang of TrueLeap and Born Global, and Chef David Cordúa of The Lymbar. And Sunny isn't just blowing out candles; he's launching orian.ai, Community Intelligence. (see here post here)

Wins, founders, good food, and a community that shows up for each other. That's the whole point.

Huge thanks to the co-organizers making it happen — ScanNinja, Tool Store, Timbergrove, TrueLeap and The Lymbar. This one doesn't come together without you.

One more thing: we're bringing World Cup energy this month, so wear the jersey.

See you there.

- oleg 👊

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🤓💻 - good for developers and other technical folks

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🎖️🪖 - veteran or military related 

🏅 - sports tech related

₿ - web3 related


HERE ARE OUR PICKS FOR HTX THIS WEEK

Wednesday, July 1

Friday, July 3

The flagship Friday Cup of Joey at the Ion — the anchor of the Houston founder week. Coffee, open networking, and the "what's your why" conversation. Running the day before the holiday.

Founders and newcomers talk traction, funding stage, ICP, and bootstrapping. Runs right after Cup of Joey at the Ion.

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That’s a wrap for now, RocketNetworkers,

Stay tuned, and keep grinding!

❤️ - ROCKET NETWORK TEAM

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