Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2021

Funding Follows Growth and Acquisitions The big fundraising event in this space in the first part of 2021 was Camunda and their $100 million series B round. Acquisitions like this start to make the math for Camunda’s fundraise make a lot of sense. Some of these firms spend most of their effort targeting other market segments (e.g.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Procore Technologies increased its footprint in Austin last week with its acquisition of Esticom, an Austin-based estimating software company. Procore, which has more than 500 employees in Austin, makes construction management software.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

By Laura Lorek Publisher of SIlicon Hills News Favor, the on-demand delivery startup based in Austin, reached profitability last September. “We The post Favor has Grown Tremendously Since its Acquisition by H-E-B appeared first on SiliconHills. We didn’t […].

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Austin Startup

JULY 15, 2010

We’re throwing our summer happy hour at The Dogwood (formerly Mother Egan’s) and we’d like to invite you to come out and join us and the rest of the Austin technology community. There has been a lot of things going on around town, including new funding, acquisitions, and new technology leadership all across the community.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Over 300 old and new faces flew to Austin to spend two days full of networking and talks on growth and experimentation. Even though the Austin weather had some surprises in store for us, the tremendous effort to organize CXL Live pulled off the event through a (literal) storm and frenzy. CXL Live 2022 was a blast.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 28, 2015

In its first acquisition, Bigcommerce announced Tuesday its purchase of Zing, an Austin-based startup that provides mobile retail technologies. Zing moved to Austin three years ago and has raised less than […] The post Bigcommerce’s First Acquisition is in Austin: Zing appeared first on SiliconHills.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Threatcare, an Austin-based cybersecurity firm founded by Marcus J. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The post Austin-based Cybersecurity Startup Threatcare is Acquired by Tampa-based ReliaQuest appeared first on SiliconHills. Carey, has been acquired by Tampa-based ReliaQuest.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 6, 2013

If you're planning to be in Austin, please come say hello. SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH - Hilton Austin Downtown KEYNOTES & CASE STUDIES FROM. (This year, we're battling both the flu and the Congressional sequester.) See you there! THIS SATURDAY! JOIN THE BIGGEST TECH EVENT @SXSW, featuring. 1,000 startup founders, investors, and press!

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 10, 2018

OJO Labs, an artificial intelligence and machine learning startup, has turned down multiple acquisition offers because it’s building a big company in Austin, said John Berkowitz, its co-founder. “We We believe that we have the beginning of one of the largest companies ever to come out of Austin,” Berkowitz said.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Recently one of the startups in our portfolio, eRelevance, failed, as the Austin American-Statesman documented. For all of us Austin fans, I’m talking about Cotter Cunningham, the founder and CEO of RetailMeNot. Who says Austin can’t do B2C now ? the business was the same and through acquisitions it became to be worth $1.33

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Capital One this week announced its acquisition of Wikibuy, an Austin-based online website that allows shoppers to compare prices for items. Wikibuy, founded in 2016, has 20 employees, based at 3939 Bee Cave Road in Austin. The post Capital One Buys Austin-based Wikibuy appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

I have also included quotes from Austin CTOs to give you additional perspective. Acquisitions at HomeAway were uniquely challenging as they were primarily business driven decisions. We facilitate Design Sprints in Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, New York, and San Francisco. Please email douglas@voltagecontrol.co

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

By Marina Djordjevic, Director of Talent Acquisition at Idean. Austin has a relatively small tech community, so reputation is a stronger factor there than it would be in a huge market like New York City. Marina Djordjevic is the Director of Talent Acquisition at global design firm, Idean. Get creative with candidate sourcing.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 8, 2020

Brent Wistrom edits the daily Austin Inno Beat email newsletter , which has emerged over the last five years as a must-read source of information for the city’s startup, entrepreneurial and investment communities The Forrest Files: August 6, 2020 Brent Wistrom is a senior editor at American Inno , overseeing half of Inno’s 14 markets.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 25, 2020

million round of funding and the acquisition of Movoto, a residential real estate search site. “It Austin-based OJO Labs, founded in 2015, has been working for the past five years to create a deeply […]. The post Austin’s OJO Labs Raises $62.5 OJO Labs on Wednesday announced a $62.5

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SiliconHills

JUNE 21, 2016

Stamps.com Tuesday announced its acquisition of Austin-based ShippingEasy for $55 million in cash. ShippingEasy, which makes software to allow online retailers to organize, process, fulfill and ship their orders easily, relocated to Austin from Sydney, Australia in 2012 and is run by Katie May, an Austin native and serial entrepreneur.

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SiliconHills

OCTOBER 6, 2016

And now a new Austin startup, Twyla, has got the solution. It provides a new way to discover and buy art by providing access to limited-edition artworks by […] The post Twyla Officially Launches Art Acquisition Site and Raises $19 Million appeared first on SiliconHills. The company officially launched on Thursday.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 4, 2019

Austin-based Skills Fund, a financing platform for bootcamps and tech skill training schools, announced Tuesday that it has been acquired by San Diego, Calif.-based The acquisition was an all cash deal but the sales price was not disclosed. based Goal Structured Solutions. Skills Fund, founded in 2015, previously raised $11.5

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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. This will be followed by an Investor Week starting March 9, where Techstars Austin will curate meetings with investors from all over the United States.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 15, 2018

The first-ever Austin Cannabis Entrepreneur (ACE) Conference comes to the Hyatt Regency on April 19–20, bringing two days of content focused on startup opportunities in this fast-growing market. Register now for the Austin Cannabis Entrepreneur (ACE) Conference on April 19–20 at the Hyatt Regency for just $75.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The program, overall, is a top 25-ranked entrepreneurship program in the country, right up there with our UT Austin and Texas A&M brethren. Before I made the move, like many of my Austin colleagues and friends, I had developed a high-level impression of the city. just under $6 billion, respectively.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 19, 2018

London-based Finastra announced this week its acquisition of Austin-based Malauzai, a provider of mobile and Internet banking solutions. The post London-based Finastra Acquires Austin-based Malauzai appeared first on SiliconHills. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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SiliconHills

APRIL 15, 2014

Bazaarvoice announced Tuesday its acquisition of FeedMagnet, a social media curation company in Austin, for $9 million in cash. With the acquisition of FeedMagnet, Bazaarvoice reported it wants to harness the […] The post Bazaarvoice Buys Austin-based FeedMagnet appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Looking for Funds in All the Right Places: The Definitive Guide to Austin Capital By David Altounian and Stephen Straus OVERVIEW For entrepreneurs: We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of capital in Austin to help focus your fundraising efforts. We’ve compiled a definitive list of sources of startup capital in Austin.

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SiliconHills

MAY 8, 2018

RetailMeNot announced Tuesday the acquisition of LowestMed, a website that compares prescription drug prices and provides mobile or printable coupons. The post Austin-based RetailMeNot Buys LowestMed appeared first on SiliconHills. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Many […].

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2011

Facebook has been poking around several Austin startup companies lately looking for talent acquisitions, and rumors are swirling that they’ve found a taker in beleaguered Gowalla.

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Steve Blank

JANUARY 15, 2024

The speed, depth and breadth of these disruptive changes happen faster than the responsiveness and agility of our current acquisition systems and defense-industrial base. Department of Defense traditional sources of innovation ( primes , FFRDCs , service labs ) are no longer sufficient by themselves to keep pace.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

New York-based Sprinklr announced Wednesday its acquisition of Austin-based Dachis Group, which specializes in social and brand analytics. Austin Dachis Group San Antonio Sprinklr technology' The combination creates a formidable company.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 20, 2017

OutboundEngine, which makes an online marketing platform for small business owners, on Monday announced it has completed its acquisition of Toronto-based ReadyChat, a web-based live chat service for real estate and mortgage companies. OutboundEngine acquired ReadyChat in December of 2015. But the company remained in stealth mode until now.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 15, 2014

Blackboard announced Wednesday that is has acquired MyEdu, an Austin-based educational site tailored to college students. based Blackboard did not disclose the terms of the acquisition. The […] The post Blackboard Acquires Austin-based MyEdu appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin Blackboard myEDU University of Texas'

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Austin Startup

MAY 2, 2018

We believe this acquisition is great news for our company, customers, and employees?—?and hence their acquisition of Meta SaaS! we’re not leaving Austin. Now, Austin is not only the home of the world’s leading SaaS spend management solution?—?it’s Another Austin Win — Meta SaaS Is Now Part of Flexera!

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Austin Startup

MAY 13, 2017

This acquisition is the latest in a string of success stories from Austin-based companies VR companies. Another leader in the Central Texas scene is Patrick Curry, who gave an incredible overview of this industry at the Austin Forum last July. These posts often (but not always) cover technology-related trends.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I must take a moment to acknowledge the many kind greetings upon my return to Atlanta and the many well wishes as I departed Austin. Both cities are wondrous , and I will be in Austin regularly for SXSW and other special occasions, one example being the wedding of my daughter there this April. I got the message. May you be disturbed.

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SiliconHills

AUGUST 29, 2016

athenahealth, the nation’s largest healthcare network, announced Monday its acquisition of Austin-based Filament Labs, doing business as Patient IO. Patient IO, which […] The post athenahealth Acquires Austin-based Patient IO appeared first on SiliconHills. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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SiliconHills

JANUARY 18, 2017

Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm, announced Thursday its plans to acquire Planview, an Austin-based software company. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Thoma Bravo to acquire Planview form Insight Venture Partners.

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SiliconHills

MAY 22, 2016

Genstar Capital, a private equity firm, last week announced its acquisition of Austin-based Accruent, which makes real estate, facilities and asset management software. The company […] The post Genstar Capital Buys Austin-based Accruent appeared first on SiliconHills. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

Moderator Kevin Landtroop was joined by Tony Perez , Director of Spark for AFWERX, Matthew Scott , Director of AFWERX Austin, Jason Ballard , CEO and co-founder at ICON3D, and Larsen Jensen , co-founder of Harpoon. Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Can't wait to see what the rest of the day brings!

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