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SXSW Startups: CargoX

Austin Startup

and we are already building a strong network of partners and customers. At the same time, we are looking for strategic partners and investors to help us maximize our market presence and adoption. We are one of the few blockchain projects in the shipping industry with a working solution?—?and

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Two Clean Energy Incubators Launched in Texas

Austin Startup

In addition, ATI-CEI organized or co-organized over 20 clean energy focused events to help build the Central Texas clean energy community. This program provides the seed capital to do so. ATI and SECO encourage applicants to partner with their local utilities and/or local energy industry as part of this program.

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Exploring the NextView Platform? Start Here

View from Seed

One of the best and most positive movements proliferating around the tech community is what Product Hunt founder and CEO Ryan Hoover calls “building in public.” Because of both lean startup principles and a thriving community of pay-it-forward individuals, we can all now build a little, learn a little, and then repeat.

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The Intersect Fund – Small (Business) Is The New Big

YoungUpstarts

. “It became clear that although many of these low-income entrepreneurs have quality business ideas and a lot of motivation, they often lack the business knowledge and seed capital they to get the most out of their enterprises,” they add. Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.

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Building a new startup hub

Startup Lessons Learned

Ive written a little bit about the origins of Silicon Valley because I think its important for us to understand how we got here in order to make sure we preserve what is best about our community. The companies I spoke to all agreed that the community there was extremely supportive, especially in the critical ulta-early-stage.

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An Inside Look at Capital Factory’s Women in Tech Summit

Austin Startup

The Women in Tech Summit, produced by Capital Factory in partnership with DivInc and Women@Austin , included programming that ranged from an empowering Google workshop, to a pitch competition for the chance to win a $100,000 Investment. Interested in being a part of Capital Factory’s diversity and inclusion initiatives?

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Startup Fairy Tales and Other Tall Tales That Venture Capitalists Tell

Growthink Blog

With this seed capital – more often than not totaling between $100,000 and $1,000,000 - the company accomplishes a number of key technical milestones, gets a beta customer or two, and then goes on a "road show" to venture capitalists around the country for capital to “scale” the business. Venture capitalists Cut Tough Deals.