ACGSV Mid-Year Capital Outlook 2026

ACG Silicon Valley’s Mid-Year Capital Outlook is a Peninsula dealmaker panel on market trends, capital conditions, and which sectors may have room or pressure in the second half of the year. The Association for Corporate Growth is the durable middle-market deal-community host; this chapter night is for people who already work M&A, growth equity, venture, or adjacent advisory and want named association density rather than an open mixer. The host copy frames it as a juncture for investors, economists, and business leaders navigating an evolving financial landscape.

Listed speakers give the outlook a capital, counsel, and venture mix. Shawn Flynn, managing director at SVH Capital and moderator, founded Silicon Valley Highpoint Capital and hosts The Silicon Valley Podcast. Chris McKinnon is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital group. Murray Newlands is founder and CEO of Open Future Forum, a Silicon Valley executive community. Yangchen Sharma is a general partner at RoundTable Ventures, investing in early-stage AI, DeepTech, healthcare, and defense, and a co-founder of First Origin. Register on the ACG Silicon Valley event page.

Go if Peninsula M&A, growth equity, venture, or adjacent advisory is your daily work and you want the mid-year conversation with chapter regulars. Skip if you need a free mixer, a builder demo night, or a civic chamber BBQ. Non-members can attend at the listed tier, but the room assumes you already sit near deals or capital allocation. Bring a concise introduction tied to markets, capital conditions, or a sector you actually cover.

Thursday, August 20, 2026, 5:00 to 7:00 PM PDT at Industrious University Place, 1950 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303. Industrious is a coworking campus on the Peninsula, across the water from downtown San Francisco. University Avenue evening arrival still needs a named checkout and member-status check. Same evening, the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber’s anniversary BBQ runs in San Jose; choose capital conversation or civic-business picnic, not both as one ride.

Listed pricing: complimentary for Silicon Valley chapter members, $30 for other ACG chapter members, and $80 for non-members. Complimentary SV-member tickets still go through checkout. Outlook panels fill with chapter regulars, so registration is the seat. Re-check live inventory the day of.