Plugged In - Houston
Plug and Play is the world’s largest innovation platform.
We invest in startups, run accelerator programs, and help the world’s biggest companies — like Amazon, Porsche, Walmart, Mercedes, Pfizer, and 600+ more — stay ahead by tapping into startup innovation.
At the intersection of startups and enterprise, we help good ideas scale — fast.
Plugged In – Houston is our monthly curated happy hour, designed to bring together the builders, backers, and believers shaping the city’s tech and innovation economy.
Hosted at our Sugar Land HQ in the heart of Town Square, Plugged In offers a casual, high-signal environment to meet Houston’s most plugged-in VCs, founders, startup operators, corporate innovation leads, and ecosystem enablers.
This isn’t your average networking event — it’s a smart, social, no-fluff pulse check on what’s actually happening in Houston tech.
What You’ll Experience
🍸 A curated crowd — founders, investors, corporate innovators, and no one asking “so... what’s AI?”
🗞 The Houston Briefing — a 5-minute roundup on fundings, exits, and emerging trends
🚀 Startup Spotlights — 1-minute, no-screen elevator pitches from high-potential early-stage startups
🎤 Surprise Guest Insights — rotating appearances by VCs, operators, or corporate leads with something worth saying
🤝 The Room — great convos, strong drinks, and people who might just build something together
Less “networking event,” more “innovation speakeasy.”
Brief, brilliant, and buzzing with people who get it.
If you’re creating, investing in, or enabling real innovation in Houston — welcome home.