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A review of the first eleven Techstars Unicorns

David Cohen

The three founders (Isaac, Tim, and Jose) were based in the Los Angeles area when they moved the company to Boulder for the Techstars Boulder Accelerator in 2009. It was originally called Romotive, and I still remember founder Keller Rinaudo just crushing it at demo day that year. These are sorted by the year that we funded them.

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Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0

Austin Startup

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. It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas.

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Female Founders! Pitch for a Fast Track into Capital Factory with a $100,000 Investment

Austin Startup

Any software, hardware, or CPG startup in Texas with a female founder or co-founder can apply to participate. With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to their investors, employees, mentors and customers. Female Founders!

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. I’m Shelia Fitzgerald, owner and founder of EliteFitz, a destination inspired women’s boutique. We have an amazing co-parenting style that works for both of us, and we’re both happy.

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MASSCHALLENGE TEXAS IN AUSTIN 2019 NAMES TOP 14 FINALIST STARTUPS

Austin Startup

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. all at zero cost and with zero equity taken. 17 awards ceremony (AUSTIN, Texas?—?Sept.

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Investors! Join Me On An Epic 3 Day Roadshow Across the Great State of Texas

Austin Startup

Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin?—?culminating Hear pitches from startups, investors, and partners Develop relationships between local and visiting investors so we can start to co-invest together VC Reverse Pitch What will do we do in each city? culminating in an epic 10 year birthday party for Capital Factory!

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