About Us

Austin Startup Meetup is a platform for entrepreneurs and startups in the Austin (and the larger Texas) ecosystem to connect, share their knowledge and experiences, wins and losses, and collaborate, support, and learn from each other to build great companies. We're one of the largest and most active startup communities in Texas.

We are a community of over 6500 founders, advisors, mentors, experts, investors, and enthusiasts coming from diverse backgrounds, bringing with us a wide spectrum of perspectives, experience, and industry expertise. Since 2017, we had over 80 events that included expert talks, pitches, startup show-cases, mentor/advisor/investor office hours and networking events, attended by more than 8000 people.

We meet monthly, and organize a variety of events covering various topics of interest to founders, like fund-raising, growth, user acquisition, startup law, patents and IP, sales, marketing, etc. We believe that knowledge and expertise should be easily accessible, so our events are, and will always be free. To know more information about our sessions, and connect with us, use the links below.

Important Links

• Our monthly event schedule is published at https://www.meetup.com/Austin-Startup-Meetup/. You can view and RSVP to our events there.
• If you want to present, submit your request here.
• To continue conversations beyond the events with the other members, join our Slack group here.

Organizers

Suman Poluri has over 20 years of experience architecting and building mission-critical and scalable applications across various domains, technologies, and platforms. He holds a Bachelors degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering, and has previously led engineering teams in India and in the US.

He had previously launched and run a social commerce marketplace, and has been involved in tech startups for the better part of the last decade. He had co-founded and was instrumental in architecting & developing the products and integrations at a VC backed B2B SaaS company, that was acquired by SocialMiningAi. He currently leads the product and engineering efforts at EngagedAi.

Nabeeha Ghani is a Product Manager at Pedernales Electric Cooperative with a strong background in UX, product design, and web development. She has worked across B2B and B2C industries, leading user-centered product development and driving business growth. She earned her B.A. in Cognitive Sciences from Rice University.

Her experience spans several startups, including Clutch, which was successfully acquired in 2024. At Marriage Pact, a Stanford alumni-founded venture, she helped acquire ~15,000 users as a Product Manager. She also founded Women’s Wave, which connected 400 women in Houston to build friendships.

An active member of the local startup ecosystem, Nabeeha provides freelance services to early-stage companies, helping them refine their digital experiences and scale their products.