Austin Physical AI July

# **Austin Physical AI Meetup: July Edition** **Hosted by:** Texas Physical AI Builders & Austin-San Antonio Entrepreneurs 🕒 **Time:** 4:00 PM onwards 🎟️ **RSVP:** Free but required (Limited capacity!) ### **About the Event** Are you building the future where artificial intelligence meets the physical world? Or are you an entrepreneur looking to scale, network, and pitch your next big idea? Join **Texas Physical AI Builders** and the **Austin San Antonio Entrepreneurs** community for a high-impact happy hour and networking meetup. This isn't just another casual happy hour—it’s a gathering of the sharpest minds in robotics, hardware, edge AI, and deep tech across the Texas Innovation Corridor. Bring your best ideas, grab a drink, and get ready to connect! ### **Event Highlights** * 🍻 **Happy Hour & Networking:** Connect with fellow founders, engineers, and creators building in the Physical AI space. * 🎙️ **Elevator Pitching:** Got a startup or a project you're working on? Take the mic! Share your 60-second elevator pitch with the community and potential investors. * 🇯🇵 **Special Guest Spotlight:** We are thrilled to welcome Paul Yang of **Governance Partners**, a premier Tokyo-based VC/PE investment fund management firm. ### **Meet Our Special Guest: Governance Partners** Established in 2015, **Governance Partners, Co. Ltd.** is a licensed Japanese investment management firm. They manage fully compliant private equity investment funds across two core strategies: 1. Buyout M&A investments of publicly listed Japanese small-to-medium companies. 2. Venture Capital investments in high-growth startups across **Japan and the USA**. Through their subsidiaries, Marketable and Governance Corporation, they provide world-class asset management and hands-on business support to their portfolio companies. This is a rare opportunity for Austin-San Antonio founders to connect with cross-border capital and learn more about bridging the US and Japanese tech ecosystems. ### **Agenda** * **4:00 PM:** Doors Open & Icebreaker Networking * **4:45 PM:** Welcome Remarks from Texas Physical * **5:00 PM:** Introduction to Special Guests: Paul of Governance Partners * **5:15 PM:** Elevator Pitching Session (Open to the floor!) * **6:00 PM – Late:** Open Networking, Drinks, & Collaboration ### **Who Should Attend?** * Founders and engineers building in Physical AI, robotics, IoT, and hardware. * Entrepreneurs from the Austin and San Antonio ecosystems looking for growth and capital. * Investors interested in the physical AI and deep tech space. * Anyone interested in global venture capital and US-Japan business expansion.