Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, announced the 10 startups selected for the 2020 class of Techstars Austin. Techstars funds all types of startups, working across all verticals, applying all types of business models.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 17, 2020 Skilllab has a clear mission: to develop technology-based solutions to empower employment services to better integrate refugees into local labor markets. What is your top goal for Skilllab for 2020? A curious conversation over a great meal and drink. Biking everywhere. Absolutely not.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Tony Martens , Co-Founder at Plantible Foods , moved his company to San Diego from the Netherlands The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 Plantible Foods wants to contribute to a more sustainable and responsible future while meeting the food needs of a hungry planet. What is your top goal for your startup for 2020?

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 16, 2020 Maria Tanjala , co-founder of FilmChain , is passionate about tech solutions that bring transparency and automation to creative industries. What is your top goal for FilmChain for 2020? If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Quantstamp is a Y Combinator-backed company building the standard in blockchain cybersecurity. One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , see the Quantstamp pitch in the category of Blockchain Technology (12:30 pm to 1:30 pm Sunday, March 15) before a live audience and a panel of expert judges.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Cove.tool CEO Sandeep Ahuja recently won a Forbes 30 under 30 award The Forrest Four-Cast: January 30, 2020 Bringing together sustainability and efficient architectural practices, the team at Cove.tool is committed to fighting climate change one building at a time. What is your top goal for CoveTool for 2020?

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: January 31, 2020 Make video captioning easier and better in a world where audiences now watch extensively without sound. What is your top goal for Quicc for 2020? If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17. Quicc co-founders Jason Toevs and Mike Mathia.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 27, 2020 Winding Tree has created the world’s first open marketplace for travel. What is your top goal for Winding Tree for 2020? 2020 is a milestone year as we launch groundbreaking new solutions that will radically transform travel commerce. How Winding Tree works to improve travel bookings.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 10, 2020 Here’s the problem Arist set out to solve: too often video-based learning and training is ineffective, inaccessible, and expensive. Ioffe founded TILE , the world’s largest conversation series, which now has more than 400 chapters and is in 49 countries. What is your top goal for Arist for 2020?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 10, 2020 Here’s the problem Arist set out to solve: too often video-based learning and training is ineffective, inaccessible, and expensive. Ioffe founded TILE , the world’s largest conversation series, which now has more than 400 chapters and is in 49 countries. What is your top goal for Arist for 2020?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 27, 2020 A B2B tech company, Flugauto is developing a world-class UAV platform for aerial delivery of industrial cargo for the energy industry. What is your top goal for Flugauto for 2020? What is the most overhyped tech trend of 2020? Georgia Tech and Stanford. The entrepreneurial vibe.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 10, 2020 Did you win big on the Super Bowl? Or maybe you can’t wait to make your picks for Euro 2020. See Betmarkets talk about their business model in the category Innovative World Technology between 5 and 6 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 10, 2020 Did you win big on the Super Bowl? Or maybe you can’t wait to make your picks for Euro 2020. See Betmarkets talk about their business model in the category Innovative World Technology between 5 and 6 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 23, 2020 One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Virsix Games reimagines how people play together by remixing analogue play with cutting-edge emerging technologies such as AI, voice-activated smart speakers, augmented reality, near field communication, machine learning techniques and more.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: January 29, 2020 Here’s a problem: worldwide, there aren’t enough radiologists to meet patient needs. What is your top goal for Radiobotics in 2020? If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17. All SXSW Pitch events take place at the Hilton Austin Downtown.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Left to right: Heather Shen , CTO; Melina Lopez , CPO; and Elise Smith , CEO The Forrest Four-Cast: February 25, 2020 As the saying goes: Before you judge a person, walk a mile in their shoes. If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ed Yu , CEO and co-founder of StrongSalt The Forrest Four-Cast: February 3, 2020 Is it possible for companies to protect their customers with data privacy that complies with regulations and is easy for developers to use? What is your top goal for StrongSalt for 2020? “Encryption sucks and we fix that.”?—?

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

plans to revolutionize indoor growing The Forrest Four-Cast: February 5, 2020 Are you an urbanite craving a connection with nature? One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , see Ava Byte pitching in the category of Consumer Technology & CPG (9:30 to 10:30 am Sunday, March 15) before a live audience and a panel of expert judges.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

plans to revolutionize indoor growing The Forrest Four-Cast: February 5, 2020 Are you an urbanite craving a connection with nature? One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , see Ava Byte pitching in the category of Consumer Technology & CPG (9:30 to 10:30 am Sunday, March 15) before a live audience and a panel of expert judges.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Intvo’s AI technology spotlights pedestrians to make for safer streets The Forrest Four-Cast: January 27, 2020 Meet Intvo , a startup with the target audience of everyone on the road. If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Neelam Dwivedi of NeelAgil Technologies Private Ltd aims to help millions of people treat their diabetes The Forrest Four-Cast: February 19, 2020 The next time you’re out in a crowd, look around. NeelAgil Technologies Private Limited , one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , is determined to change that. million Americans.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Amy Keller’s startup PurePlus transforms produce that would be wasted into healthful candy The Forrest Four-Cast: February 24, 2020 If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the U.S. What is your top goal for PurePlus for 2020?

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 20, 2020 Technology impacts all facets of human life, and sometimes it can save it. That’s the mission driving products like Hemafuse , one of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020. What is your top goal for Sisu Global for 2020?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Lofty AI team includes (from left to right) Jerry Chu , Alysia Silberg , Mark Keane , and Max Ball The Forrest Four-Cast: February 24, 2020 Lofty AI serves both full-time and part-time real estate investors by helping them make more data-driven decisions yielding higher returns. What is your top goal for Lofty AI for 2020?

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Deepblocks ’ leadership: CEO Olivia Ramos , CTO Jesus Cabrera , and COO Jeff Millett The Forrest Four-Cast: February 13, 2020 Is it possible to bring down the cost of optimizing housing to zero? That’s the goal of Deepblocks , one of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020. What is your top goal for Deepblocks in 2020?

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 16, 2020 For anyone who is looking to get value from their data, Virtualitics offers a unique solution to solve modern data challenges and lack of data scientists. The cornerstone feature of VIP 2020 is its “Network Graph” package. An example of what Virtualitics can do with your data.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The Applied Bioplastics Co-Founders: CEO Colin Ardern and CRO Alex Blum The Forrest Four-Cast: February 29, 2020 We’ve got a serious plastic problem. One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Applied Bioplastics makes the use of more sustainable plastic affordable. What is your top goal for Applied Bioplastics for 2020?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 7, 2020 AR apps don’t scale?—?these A finalist for SXSW Pitch 2020 in the category of Augmented & Virtual Reality , echoAR co-founder and CEO Alon Grinshpoon will pitch at 3:30 to 4:30 pm Saturday, March 14), before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. Our vision is to become the ?1

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 7, 2020 AR apps don’t scale?—?these A finalist for SXSW Pitch 2020 in the category of Augmented & Virtual Reality , echoAR co-founder and CEO Alon Grinshpoon will pitch at 3:30 to 4:30 pm Saturday, March 14), before a live audience and a panel of expert judges. Our vision is to become the ?1

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 12, 2020 Women who wear makeup know that leaving the house with more than a single lipstick is a pain. One of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Graham will pitch Renzoe in the category Consumer Technology & CPG (9:30 am to 10:30 am Sunday, March 15) before a live audience and a panel of expert judges.

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MARCH 3, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 3, 2020 “If you look at the four quadrants of the circular economy, the fourth one?—?collection, One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , MolyWorks is building a distributed recycling network to convert scrap metal into additive manufacturing grade powder and parts at the point of need.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

A first generation Iranian-American, she also speaks conversational Farsi. The Forrest Four-Cast: February 23, 2020 Of all the many horrors that persist in 2020, the fact that human trafficking continues is one of the hardest to accept. What is your top goal for Collective Liberty for 2020?

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AUGUST 11, 2011

- an innovative concept for capturing stray conversations heard in random places and sharing those on Facebook and Twitter. On the topic of business models, Spencer proposed building traffic and then selling the company, which I pushed back on. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Passbase Co-Founders: Felix Gerlach , Mathias Klenk and Dave McGibbon The Forrest Four-Cast: February 26, 2020 Passbase is tackling a huge and essential challenge: how to build a secure, private, and convenient digital world. What is your top goal for Passbase for 2020? What is the most overhyped tech trend of 2020?

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2020 One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , DrumG is a global technology firm that builds and operates financial market applications and networks. Nadareski talked about the goals for DrumG, what they’re excited about in 2020, and what blockchain and DLT can achieve for our global economy.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Benjamin Nadareski of DrumG , which solves data ownership and a broken valuations industry The Forrest Four-Cast: February 11, 2020 One of 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , DrumG is a global technology firm that builds and operates financial market applications and networks. What is your top goal for DrumG for 2020?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 25, 2020 Waycare is tackling the ever-increasing issues of traffic congestion and fatalities with a cloud-based platform powered by Artificial Intelligence that provides traffic management solutions for cities around the U.S. What is your top goal for Waycare for 2020? 5G networks.

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