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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

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The Forrest Four-Cast: May 7, 2017 The strength of the Central Texas technology / startup scene helps SXSW thrive as an epicenter of innovation. At the Austin Convention Center. $99-$3895 Monday, May 8: EFF Austin Meet Up (FREE) We promote the right of all citizens to communicate and share information without unreasonable constraint.

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Honor Technology Closes $370 Million in Financing, Plans to Triple its Engineering and Product…

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Honor Technology, Inc. , the world’s largest senior care network and technology platform which recently acquired global home care provider Home Instead , today announced it has raised $70 million in Series E funding and $300 million in debt financing.

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Add Your Name: Austin Tech Community Letter Supporting 5G

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Austin is far behind other communities in permitting small cells, technology that will bring 5G?—?the In fact, a recent Texas Senate hearing revealed that among the major metropolitan areas in the state, Houston had approved 548 small cell permit applications, Dallas had approved 288, and Austin had approved only two.

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What does it mean to be Latinx in Tech Today?

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On October 15, Capital Factory hosted the Latinx in Tech Summit, where over 100 founders, investors, executives, and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the city gathered together for an inspiring and insightful afternoon. I've never been around this many Latinx in tech. As we head to 2020, Latinx will be the MAJORITY in the US.

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First LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum Gathers DFW Community for Inspiring Conversations

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We know that diverse companies with supported, happy teams perform better,” noted Joshua Baer on June 25th, at Capital Factory’s inaugural Dallas/Fort Worth LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum. She landed her first job in the industry as tech support for Windows 95, and from there her interest skyrocketed.

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The Investors Guide to SXSW 2019

Austin Startup

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. Come check out tech through a military lens. Here are the lounges, parties, pitches and panels I can share publicly. GEAR UP, Y’ALL.

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Diverse Lead Firms

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We make a minority of our investments in new technology areas where deep technical innovation is occurring and where we believe there is will be a large future market opportunity. For these companies, we look for deep technology differentiation plus early market validation or clear opportunity for such.