DallasMeetup Partners with North Texas Disability Chamber

DallasMeetup Announces Strategic Partnership with the North Texas Disability Chamber

DallasMeetup is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with the North Texas Disability Chamber, further expanding our commitment to building the most inclusive, representative, and opportunity-driven networking platform in the DFW region.

As Dallas continues its rise as a national hub for entrepreneurship, finance, healthcare, commercial real estate, and emerging technology, it is critical that growth includes everyone. This partnership ensures that disability-owned businesses, professionals with disabilities, and inclusive employers have a stronger voice and greater access to the DallasMeetup ecosystem.

This partnership between the North Texas Disability Chamber and DallasMeetup represents a powerful step toward building stronger connections, expanding opportunities, and creating spaces where inclusion thrives. Together, we are cultivating a future where community, collaboration, and belonging fuel innovation and unlock potential for all.
— - Dylan M. Rafaty, President & CEO

NTXDCC President & CEO Dylan Rafaty, NTXDCC Executive Board Member Vahid Behzadi and Francis Ufomadu of Way to Work Productions

Why This Partnership Matters

At DallasMeetup, we’ve built a reputation as the #1 large-scale quarterly networking mixer in Dallas, bringing together founders, executives, operators, investors, and civic leaders across industries.

Partnering with the North Texas Disability Chamber reinforces three key priorities:

1. Expanding Economic Inclusion

The disability community represents one of the largest underchampioned business segments in the country. By partnering with the Chamber, DallasMeetup will actively support:

  • Disability-owned businesses

  • Inclusive hiring initiatives

  • Supplier diversity opportunities

  • Accessible entrepreneurship

2. Elevating Representation at Scale

With 1,000+ attendees at many of our cohort-driven events, DallasMeetup offers a high-visibility platform. Through this collaboration, we will:

  • Spotlight Disability Chamber members as Featured Networkers

  • Highlight disability-led ventures in blog and social content

  • Create intentional introductions across industries

3. Driving Real Business Outcomes

This isn’t symbolic — it’s operational.
DallasMeetup will work alongside the Chamber to:

  • Promote members across our LinkedIn and email ecosystem

  • Facilitate B2B introductions

  • Integrate disability-owned vendors into event sponsorship and activation opportunities

What This Means for the DFW Business Community

Dallas is rapidly expanding its national profile — from financial innovation to healthcare leadership to commercial real estate development. True economic strength, however, is built on broad participation.

The North Texas Disability Chamber brings expertise, advocacy, and a powerful member base that strengthens the entire regional business ecosystem.

Together, DallasMeetup and the Chamber will:

  • Foster accessible networking environments

  • Promote inclusive business best practices

  • Create cross-sector introductions

  • Expand opportunity pipelines

A Shared Vision

DallasMeetup has always operated as a “big tent” platform — connecting healthcare innovators, fintech founders, CRE executives, startup operators, professional sports leaders, and civic stakeholders under one roof.

By partnering with the North Texas Disability Chamber, we are expanding that tent — intentionally.

Because the future of Dallas business leadership must be:

  • Inclusive

  • Representative

  • Growth-oriented

  • Opportunity-driven

Join Us

We invite Chamber members, corporate partners, founders, and community leaders to attend upcoming DallasMeetup cohorts and experience this collaboration firsthand.

If you’re interested in:

  • Sponsorship opportunities

  • Disability-inclusive supplier engagement

  • Becoming a Featured Networker

  • Building strategic partnerships

Let’s connect.

Dallas is growing. Let’s grow together — inclusively.

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