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A Venture Capital History Perspective From Jack Tankersley

Feld Thoughts

In January, Jerry Neumann wrote a long and detailed analysis of his view of the VC industry in the 1980’s titled Heat Death: Venture Capital in the 1980’s. Some regional firms, such as Austin Ventures (in Austin, TX) did prosper because they subsequently adopted either an industry or national focus.

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TrustRadius Raises $5.5 Million in Venture Capital

SiliconHills

The Austin-based company reported LiveOak Venture Partners led the Series B round with participation from existing investor Mayfield. Million in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills. TrustRadius, founded in 2012, announced Wednesday it has raised $5.5 To date, TrustRadius has raised $13 million.

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Austin: a magnet for talent and resources

Austin Startup

I led the seed round not long ago for an Austin-based SaaS company that had all of the qualities I look for in a software investment?—?a While they had not previously invested in Austin, this firm was excited about the opportunity and had spent weeks performing diligence on the company.

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Austin Companies Raised a Record-Breaking $4.9 Billion in Venture Capital in 2021

SiliconHills

The year 2021 marks the year of the biggest funding deals for Austin startups since Silicon Hills News began covering the market in 2011. Austin had several big funding deals more than $100 million. In fact, all the top ten deals for Austin in 2021 were worth $100 million or more. Overall, the venture capital […].

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Breyer Capital Austin?—?End of Year Update

Austin Startup

Breyer Capital Austin?—?End End of Year Update After officially announcing Breyer Capital Austin earlier this year after two years of active planning and due diligence, I received a humbling number of gracious emails and messages from Austin-based leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, and investors.

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eve is coming to Austin

Austin Startup

eve is Coming to Austin How an event insurtech startup not only survived, but thrived during COVID Building a startup is risky at the best of times. It has all the makings of a great tech city and that’s being validated by the arrival of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, as well as American venture capital.

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 25 Austin-Based Startups to Watch in 2022

SiliconHills

Austin had a record-breaking year with startup activity overall on the rise. In 2021, companies in the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area raised $4.9 billion in venture capital in 387 deals, more than double the $2.3 A few trends Silicon Hills News has […].

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