Key Takeaways
- • Venture Dallas 2026, the sixth annual venture capital and technology conference, is set for Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026 at Old Parkland in Dallas, with programming across three locations instead of a single track.
- • Headline speakers include Mark Cuban, Joe Lonsdale (co-founder of Palantir Technologies and founder and managing partner of 8VC), Trevor Rees-Jones (founder and CEO of Chief Oil & Gas), and Harlan Crow (chairman of Crow Holdings).
- • Venture Dallas expects about 400 entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders at the full-day event, which was previously held at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
- • The event will name winners of its Best Startups award in early-stage and growth-stage categories, who will each give four-minute pitches on stage.
Summary
Venture Dallas 2026 will hold its sixth annual venture capital and technology conference on Thursday, Oct. 22 at Old Parkland in Dallas. The event, designed to build the region's innovation ecosystem and connect dealmakers and technology entrepreneurs, is taking a reimagined format with programming across three locations at the venue rather than a single track.
Just-announced featured speakers include entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban; Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir Technologies and now founder and managing partner of 8VC; Trevor Rees-Jones, founder and CEO of Chief Oil & Gas; and Harlan Crow, chairman of Crow Holdings. Additional speakers include Stephen Gillett, chairman and CEO of Verily; Jackson Moses, founder and managing partner of Silent Ventures; Lane Kasselman, co-CEO of Blockchain.com; Kyle Bass, co-CEO and founder of Rochefort Asset Management; Alex Davis, founder and CEO of Disruptive; and John Redgrave, co-founder and general partner of DTX Ventures, among others.
Venture Dallas expects about 400 entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders to attend the full-day event. The conference previously took place at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Bryan Chambers, co-founder of Venture Dallas, said the lineup shows that leading founders and investors are paying attention to North Texas, and that the organization aims to turn that interest into capital, companies and jobs that remain in the region. Board member Louisa McCarty Miller said the move to Old Parkland offers more opportunities for focused conversations and networking.
Sessions will cover venture capital, emerging technology, mission-driven investment and North Texas' growing innovation economy. The event will also name winners of the Best Startups award program in early-stage and growth-stage categories, with winners delivering four-minute pitches on stage.
Just-announced featured speakers include entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban; Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir Technologies and now founder and managing partner of 8VC; Trevor Rees-Jones, founder and CEO of Chief Oil & Gas; and Harlan Crow, chairman of Crow Holdings. Additional speakers include Stephen Gillett, chairman and CEO of Verily; Jackson Moses, founder and managing partner of Silent Ventures; Lane Kasselman, co-CEO of Blockchain.com; Kyle Bass, co-CEO and founder of Rochefort Asset Management; Alex Davis, founder and CEO of Disruptive; and John Redgrave, co-founder and general partner of DTX Ventures, among others.
Venture Dallas expects about 400 entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders to attend the full-day event. The conference previously took place at the George W. Bush Presidential Center. Bryan Chambers, co-founder of Venture Dallas, said the lineup shows that leading founders and investors are paying attention to North Texas, and that the organization aims to turn that interest into capital, companies and jobs that remain in the region. Board member Louisa McCarty Miller said the move to Old Parkland offers more opportunities for focused conversations and networking.
Sessions will cover venture capital, emerging technology, mission-driven investment and North Texas' growing innovation economy. The event will also name winners of the Best Startups award program in early-stage and growth-stage categories, with winners delivering four-minute pitches on stage.
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