BiteLabs Digital Health and Innovation Summit - Houston, Texas | Connect with Clinicians, Founders, and Investors

Code & Coffee is a friendly, low-pressure meetup for coders and code-curious. All skill levels are welcome! Come hang out and meet people. And if you want to co-work, feel free to bring a laptop or a project. What to expect 1. Arrival and Set up Get in and hang out a bit. There is Houston traffic, so show up any time during the event. 2. Announcements We start with some slides and news. Sometimes we have a lightning talk or short presentation. 3. Quick Intro Circle This is low pressure, everything is low pressure. Just try to remember your name, what you can help with, and what you need help with. 4. Open Networking The rest of the time is for chatting or co-working. We have plenty of coffee and soft drinks available for the caffienated types. There is also a filtered water dispenser. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Code & Coffee Discord (The in-between spot) www.codeandcoffee.chat \- Be sure to select Houston as your city\. The career and coding help forums are a great resource\. Shout out to our venue host - Improving! Improving is dedicated to building and advancing a great work culture that exemplifies teamwork, excellence, and fun! We believe this inspires and motivates all of us while establishing life-long relationships. Improving is a long-time supporter of the Conscious Capitalism movement. We work to serve the interests of all our stakeholders, establishing trust along the way.

State of the Commons 2026 HIC End-of-Year Gathering & Social Join Houston Innovation Commons for our final gathering of 2026 — an evening to reconnect, reflect on what we’ve learned together, and look ahead to the questions Houston’s innovation ecosystem should tackle next. Throughout the year, HIC has brought together founders, investors, operators, ecosystem leaders, and community members to interrogate some of the persistent challenges facing innovation-driven entrepreneurship in Houston. We’ve asked questions about technical talent, incubators and accelerators, early-stage capital, and the infrastructure that helps promising ideas move forward. At State of the Commons 2026, we’ll bring those investigations together for the first time. State of the Commons We’ll share a short annual briefing synthesizing what we heard and discovered across the year: What patterns emerged across our investigations? Where does Houston’s innovation ecosystem appear to be working well? Where does friction continue to show up? What have we learned that changes how we understand the problem? What questions and opportunities deserve greater attention in 2027? This won’t just be a recap of HIC events. It’s an attempt to step back, connect the dots, and take stock of the state of Houston’s innovation commons. And then, we celebrate. The rest of the evening is an open house and social. Come grab a drink, eat, reconnect with people you’ve met through HIC, meet someone new, explore some of the findings from the year, and help us think about where the Commons goes next. So expect: State of the Commons annual briefing Food + drinks A little end-of-year atmosphere Plenty of time to actually hang out Whether you joined us for one gathering or have been part of the Commons throughout the year, we’d love to close out 2026 with you. Hosted by Houston Innovation Commons Houston Innovation Commons is a community-driven effort to better understand the friction within Houston’s innovation ecosystem

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.

Office Hours are unstructured discussions between Golden Seeds members and entrepreneurs. This opportunity is particularly relevant for companies that are likely to seek funding in the next 12 to 24 months.