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WP Engine passes $100M in revenue and secures $250M investment from Silver Lake

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

People said there’s no money in hosting. The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm.

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WP Engine Opens an Office at Geekdom in San Antonio

SiliconHills

By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News WP Engine, founded in 2010 at Capital Factory, has 150 employees in Austin and it’s hiring. The plucky startup also has another 10 employees in a satellite office in California. San Antonio Austin Wordpress hosting WP Engine' San Antonio Austin Wordpress hosting WP Engine'

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Easy Expunctions wins $100,000 San Antonio Investment Challenge in partnership with Geekdom

Austin Startup

Last Tuesday, we drove to Geekdom in San Antonio with a bus full of investors, mentors and entrepreneurs and chose Easy Expunctions as the winner of our $100,000 San Antonio Investment Challenge. Easy Expunctions leverages technology to assure our customers a clear and cost-effective solution to clearing criminal records.

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$100,000 San Antonio Investment Challenge in partnership with Geekdom

Austin Startup

This Tuesday we’ve chartered a Von Lane bus and are coming to San Antonio with 24 investors, mentors and entrepreneurs to announce $100,000 just for San Antonio! Many of the most successful entrepreneurs in Texas have banded together to give one startup from San Antonio a $100,000 investment to try and change the world.

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Female Founders! Pitch for a Fast Track into Capital Factory with a $100,000 Investment

Austin Startup

On October 4th, five technology startup finalists will pitch to a panel of advisors and judges made up of successful investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders. All finalists will receive: A fast track into the Capital Factory portfolio where you will receive opportunities to get in front of potential investors, customers and employees.

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Why you should invest in Texas

Austin Startup

There have been almost 50 companies started by former Bazaarvoice (his former company) employees. Each city hosted break out sessions around topics that are especially relevant in that city. To help explain why Austin and Texas are even better places to start a company Brett also said, “Capital is all about the ripple effect.

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Houston Startups can Pitch for a $50,000 Venture Investment

Austin Startup

The challenge will occur on May 21 at Houston Tech Rodeo in partnership with Houston Exponential and will feature five technology startup finalists from greater Houston that will be evaluated by a panel of successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. One will walk away with a $50,000 investment! million Series A round.

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