David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

8:30 Networking. She is also an adjunct professor, who taught a leadership course at Columbia Business School. Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO of VolunteerSpot. Karen Bantuveris has 15 years experience as a consultant in customer centric- leadership development, marketing strategy and business process design.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2012

It’s hard to believe that the genius behind the co-creation of software giant Microsoft never finished college, but it’s clear he didn’t need his diploma to do big things. Sergey Brin is a co-founder of Google and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world. Sergey Brin. Mark Cuban. Walt Disney.

Kansas City 173

Kansas City Entrepreneur Marketing Maryland 173

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 7, 2017

In August we released the Texas Startup Manifesto and announced our plans to expand our Accelerator program to include Dallas with a presence at The DEC. In October we announced our $100,000 Dallas Investment Challenge and then in November the $100,000 Houston Investment Challenge.

San Antonio 48

San Antonio Texas Dallas San Francisco 48

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

This particular challenge will focus on startups with a founder or executive leadership teams who are normally underfunded and underrepresented in the tech space including people of color, women, and those in the LGBTQ+ community. As well as at The DEC in Dallas on September 6th. You could walk away with $100,000!

Georgia 81

Georgia Dallas Austin Hosting 81

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

In August we released the Texas Startup Manifesto and announced our plans to expand our Accelerator program to include Dallas with a presence at The DEC. In October we announced our $100,000 Dallas Diversity & Inclusion Investment Challenge. We’re fortunate to have two incredible partners to work with on this initiative. “One

Houston 48

Houston Texas Dallas Early Stage 48

Hearpreneur

JUNE 12, 2019

Joel Gascoigne is the co-founder and CEO of Buffer, a social media management platform. In addition to his early career as a surgeon, Dr. Larry Goren is also a well-respected entrepreneur and the founder/CEO of Onsite Innovations, one of the largest providers of on-site occupational medical services in the United States.

Entrepreneur 88

Entrepreneur Cofounder Los Angeles Leadership 88

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

2019 Accelerator Statistics We recruited 28 startups with female founders, which is a 3x increase from 2017. We recruited 15 startups with Black founders, which is nearly a 2x increase from 2017. We recruited 15 startups with Latinx founders, which is two more than what we had in 2017. We need to understand this better.

Equity 63

Equity Houston Dallas Texas 63

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

2019 Accelerator Statistics We recruited 28 startups with female founders, which is a 3x increase from 2017. We recruited 15 startups with Black founders, which is nearly a 2x increase from 2017. We recruited 15 startups with Latinx founders, which is two more than what we had in 2017. We need to understand this better.

Equity 63

Equity Houston Dallas Texas 63

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

Heather is an outspoken advocate for women in tech leadership roles and building an inclusive and diverse workforce. Brunner (@heatherjbrunner) | Twitter Preston James Co-founder & CEO DivInc Preston is at the center of everything Diversity & Inclusion in Austin.

Technical Cofounder 48

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Fractional CTO CTO 48

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Dick Kramlich is an old school businessman who has been active in venture capital since 1969 with Arthur Rock and Co. He has co-founded the venture firm NEA, investing in many successful companies including Juniper Networks, ImmuneX, Macromedia, and Dallas Semiconductor. Yoram Tietz – Are these times different?

China 87

China IP Singapore 87