Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The Howdy Austin mural commissioned by Ride|Austin Here is your home page to get started and meet all of the people you need to know to plug into the Austin tech startup scene?—?the Working with Joe, he founded RideAustin to provide ridesharing to Austin when Uber and Lyft were driven out by city council.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Our imagination is bounded by our experience,” Hector shared, and diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical to being able to imagine things properly. I call Austin my second home because people believe in people. Stay connected with us through our Austin Tech Live or Dallas Tech Live mailing lists and @CFDiversity for updates.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Amir Elaguizy pitching Cratejoy on stage at SXSW 2014 I know lots of investors from Texas and from around the world who are visiting Austin for SXSW and want to know where to go and how to plug in. 6:00PM HILTON AUSTIN DOWNTOWN, SALON J HEATHER BRUNNER, WP Engine ROD FAVARON, Spredfast GREGORY L. The SXSW Startup Crawl!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A systems-wide approach to operationalize diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the startup ecosystem is required and must be built from the ground by communities of color with the support and investment of all. Opportunity Hub is one of those communities forging the path towards true diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

I recruited a top-flight engineer and serial entrepreneur to build our MVP, on equity?—?and Our venture was selected for competitive accelerator spots & recognition from media and mentors from Austin, Chicago and Silicon Valley to work on this problem and capture the value its solution provided. So, we worked to raise capital.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 15, 2012

Austin Evarts, GoChime. Jerry Johnson, RLJ Equity. Patrick Riley, Global Accelerator Network. David Cohen, TechStars. Jared Polis, TechStars. Jason Seats, TechStars. Kwasi Asare, Moodlerooms. Nicole Glaros, TechStars. Al Doan, Missouri Star Quilt Co. Allen Gannett, EmployInsight. Brad Harrison, BHV. Brian DeWitt, SocialThing.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Winners in 10 categories will be announced at the Pitch Award Ceremony at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 10, at the Hilton Austin. Investors of EnrichHER get no equity. Equity investing typically is only suitable for high growth companies where an exit is expected. Tell us more about who is investing and why?

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Austin Startup

JULY 6, 2018

The below outlines how I would approach the decision: Cash and Equity. Very simply, what are you giving and what are you getting in return in terms of cash and equity for joining the program? Others find it a necessary cost to getting access to the accelerator’s network, which is what they’re really there for. Market Focus.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Mellie Price is a Capital Factory co-founder and started our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts. Jan Ryan started Women@Austin and brought many new women into our community as mentors and we’re excited to continue working with her at UT Austin’s Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Mellie Price is a Capital Factory co-founder and started our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts. Jan Ryan started Women@Austin and brought many new women into our community as mentors and we’re excited to continue working with her at UT Austin’s Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute.

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Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2019

While this isn’t Capital Factory’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) event or initiative, this was the first of its kind in the DFW area and definitely not the last. Here’s to More Powerful Conversations The Forum ended with a happy hour and another chance for guests to network and reflect on the topics covered throughout the day.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

Arena Growth Partners | Venture Capital and Private Equity | Austin, Texas - Venture to Lead™ Aspect Ventures We bridge the gap between your seed and later stage venture so together, we can turn great ideas into great companies. The companies are actively vetted, coached and advised by our network.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 26, 2017

Picture Description: CodeNEXT Logo and Tag Line: “Shaping The Austin We Imagine” Will Austin’s revised land development codes hurt or help people with disabilities? Urbanization is one of the most important global trends of the 21st century. This blog contributes a clear overview of the main issues at stake.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 8, 2019

MASSCHALLENGE TEXAS NAMES TOP 14 FINALIST STARTUPS FROM AUSTIN-BASED ACCELERATOR International accelerator to award up to $500,000 in equity-free cash prizes to select top startups from the region’s third startup accelerator program at Oct. 17 awards ceremony (AUSTIN, Texas?—?Sept. 17, 2019 at the Hilton Austin.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 30, 2017

TL;DR : Elite accelerators have cemented themselves as the universities of the entrepreneurial world; offering a bundle of resources in exchange for a price (tuition in form of equity). For some, it’s about preparing for a successful career, including building a network that you can leverage for your career. Those are the pragmatists.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

But when the finally convert the debt to equity the round gets filed with the SEC and thus journalists often pick up on it. If you watch the video you’ll see that Jason & I debated whether Austin Ventures or Redpoint had funded HowAway / VRBO … turns out we were both right! They also avoid Reg D.

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

Capital Factory’s Texas Fund , in partnership with Beam Angel Network , Seven Seven Six Fund , and Golden Seeds (Houston) , is excited to announce the next $100,000 Investment Challenge at our 4th Annual Women In Tech Summit. You could walk away with a $100,000 investment and a network of entrepreneurs and investors to support your startup!

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio form a massive startup Megalopolis that is attracting top talent, impact-focused investors, and the most innovative companies in the world. Tens of thousands visit Austin every year for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States.

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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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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 4, 2018

This op-ed by ATA’s executive director, David Edmonson, originally ran in the Austin American-Statesman on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Small cells and 5G wireless networks, with speeds up to 100 times faster than current networks, will revolutionize what is possible in the wireless space. and felt frustrated.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

DivInc is a pre-accelerator based in Austin that bridges the gap between underrepresented entrepreneurs and the resources they need to build profitable, high-growth companies. We’ve had the pleasure of working with DivInc in the past on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges in Austin , Houston , and Dallas.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

DivInc is a pre-accelerator based in Austin that bridges the gap between underrepresented entrepreneurs and the resources they need to build profitable, high-growth companies. We’ve had the pleasure of working with DivInc in the past on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Challenges in Austin , Houston , and Dallas.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2017

By Tushar Jain Traditional venture capital firms typically invest in the equity of young, fast-growing, technology startups. So there is real opportunity in investing in smaller platforms at 1/100th the price of Ethereum’s $30B network value. Historically, investing in technology trends meant investing in illiquid assets.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As we enter year three, we are excited to announce that both accelerator programs in Austin and Houston will run simultaneously which gives us the ability to support up to 200 early-stage startups, and help connect them to Texas’ innovation communities. All of this is available to startups for zero-equity and no strings attached.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

MassChallenge, a global network of network of startup accelerators, announced Wednesday plans to launch its new program in the Austin and San Antonio region. The Austin-based nonprofit accelerator will work with up to 100 startups that will compete for up to $500,000 in equity-free cash awards.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

December 7th, 2020 7 PM EST/6 PM CST As the economy continues to go digital and high-tech, Black and Latinx communities are slowly tracking to gain equity in the tech space. At the same time, high-tech and Fortune 500 companies are struggling to hire and retain talented people of color. What if we could solve both problems at the same time?

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summits focused on key under-represented groups are one example of how we try to do that and we’re starting to see some results. Winners include thriving Texas startups like Dallas-based ShearShare , Houston-based GroupRaise , and Austin-based Journey Foods.

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Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2022

Another startup is providing a resilient, mesh local area network for secure tactical communications supporting ground units. In the last few years new venture capital and private equity firms have raised money to invest in dual-use startups. Other startups are providing portable cell towers – “backpackable” and fixed.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

My fellow partners at Austin Ventures may say this is the first thing they look for. I greatly leveraged my eCommerce and broad Shop.org network to do so. And remember that whomever you take money from, whether it is an angel investor, a VC, or private equity (PE) firm, that the partnership with them is like a marriage.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Building cities and societies for human diversity and social inclusion is becoming a global mandate and Austin is about to do it all. Austin Skyline and Lady Bird Lake from the Hyatt Panorama View Date Feb. Like so many municipalities across our nation, the City of Austin seeks to improve livability, workability, and sustainability.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Increasingly in recent years, there have sprung up angel investor networking groups around the country.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 28, 2010

But, if this is the case, why don’t investors in private equity diversify? Unfortunately, most individual investors in private equity significantly under-diversify their portfolios -- investing in one or only a handful of companies. Increasingly in recent years, there have sprung up angel investor networking groups around the country.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Austin McCombs article captured my philosophy well, and also offers some insight into Bazaarvoice culture. But Shop.org is where you go to learn and network. Prior to Coremetrics, enterprise solutions like Accrue or Net.Genesis used log files or network packet-sniffers?—?and make that fourteen years now).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

More specifically, KXAN did not ask our Mayor about service provided by transportation network companies ( TNC ) to Austinites with disabilities. — or or the failure of TNC service providers to provide rides to all citizens of Austin -including Austinites living with disabilities.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. Consider just how much exposure the Austin community gets every year due to SXSW. There is a long tradition of these and it’s what formed the original angel network groups.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 11, 2020

The combined resources of MassChallenge’s deep expert business network and Stadia’s deep pool of leaders in sports and esports, in addition to a specialized curriculum, is a game-changer, because this powerful new formula won’t just serve to guide innovative companies to successful implementation and financial success?

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

This announcement provided another strong endorsement of the fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Austin and across the Lone Star State. MassChallenge Texas Entry Deadline Dec 5 was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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