Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

MassChallenge Texas’ first two years were big. During that time, we successfully ran three accelerators in two cities and convened more than five hundred resources, experts, partners, business leaders, and investors to support 181 startups from all corners of the world. THE TEXAS PROGRAMS 2020 is a hallmark year for the Texas team.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. Contrasting China via their Zhi-Xing (? ?,

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APRIL 25, 2018

Advocates for diversity and inclusion (D&I) want to see a greater commitment to inclusion in product development and diversity in global employment and hiring practices. Capital Factory is a Certified B Corporation® whose mission is to be the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. This is something many organizations do?—?not

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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. Brand, general partner at True Wealth Ventures.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

In July I spoke on a panel at 3 Day Startup Global Roundup, an opportunity that sprung out of a connection in a Female Founders Facebook Group. Funding 101 Panel at 3DS Global Roundup w/ myself, Bart Bohn and May Samali. It’s like that warm belly feeling after a full bowl of ramen. What does that look like?

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Colonel) is the Director of the Texas Military Department Joint Innovation Unit, a DARPA and NSIN Fellow, and now leads the Defense Innovation Unit across Texas. Ben previously co-founded Simply Interactive, Chaotic Moon, and Conversable leading all of them to successful exits. The Connectors Alex “STOIKY” Goldberg ( Lt.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 12, 2019

We’re proud to share that our members, startups, entrepreneurs and Innovation Council partners submitted a total of 17 proposals to the SXSW PanelPicker this year! This past month, SXSW called on the community to enter proposals for conference sessions at all SXSW 2020 events— and so the buzz begins. FDA BLOCKCHAIN PILOT?—?WHAT

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 15, 2017

I was already Texas-bound to give my personal take on global trends in digital kid’s media, so when the Summit organisers opened applications for an integrated pitch event I filled out the form with a determined “pick me” focus. After 11 days in Texas, I no longer think squirrels are cute! BBQ Brisket — yum!

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Austin Startup

APRIL 11, 2020

This story was originally published on MassChallenge.org on April 9, 2020 Written by Jon Nordby, MassChallenge Texas in Houston and Bill Powell, Stadia Ventures In the face of catastrophe, innovators turn challenges into opportunities. still on. ## ABOUT MASSCHALLENGE MassChallenge is a global network of zero-equity startup accelerators.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

In 2017, we released the Texas Startup Manifesto , outlining a vision of a united Texas startup ecosytsem where startup entrepreneurs treat the four major metropolitan areas as one big city when they are recruiting talent, fundraising, and acquiring customers. Our word of the year was “Dallas”. The money is flowing in Dallas too?—?our

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

We tried, and opted out of, potentials for pivots; we pitched for game-changing partners and acquisitions that did not ultimately convert. Even though most of this message was already drafted, we also had a Hail Mary of a final acquisition conversation that closed the following morning. Obviously, it did not convert. We pitched.

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Austin Startup

JULY 19, 2021

To give a high-level snapshot of the activity in just the investment community alone this past June, ATX Venture Partners closed a $150M fund, 8VC filed with the SEC regarding plans to raise an $880M fund and Mainsail Partners, a growth equity fund based in San Francisco, is planning to open an office in Austin this September ( Source: AustinInno ).

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 17, 2020

And Texas REALTORS® noticed. Texas REALTORS® , a statewide professional membership organization, has decided to jump into the current and for the first time is hosting an event during SXSW covering the intersection of technology, real estate, and social responsibility. a REACH® partner?—?is economy, accounting for $3.6

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

COVID-19 has caused global acceleration of many trends that were already happening before the pandemic and the immigration to Texas and especially Austin are no exception. Breyer Capital’s Chinese partner IDG Capital, where Jim is Co-Chairman, led some of the first investments in Chinese companies Tencent, Baidu, and Xiaomi.

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JULY 2, 2021

CareerPlug and Chargify first partnered together in 2018 after CareerPlug recognized it had a significant business problem that fellow Texas-based Chargify could solve. Growing and innovating in the heart of Austin, Texas, CareerPlug’s core mission to make hiring easier has always been its driving force.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 9, 2013

In our hyper-competitive global economy, startups are just as likely to find their first customers in Paris, France, as in Paris, Texas. More importantly for startups, “global firms received more than twice as much funding from venture capitalists as firms with U.S.-only only operations.”

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2018

In addition to desks and offices to rent, being part of this community will bring access to the Capital Factory network of mentors in Texas and the global Union network. Collectively, B Corps lead a growing global movement of people using business as a force for good. We consider ourselves one, too!

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 19, 2018

We have been the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas since 2009. For the last two years, we have also been the center of gravity for AR/VR in Texas. Bose Introduces Audio Augmented Reality Platform Bose is currently working with developers and partners to build and grow the platform.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

For example, search for investors who are interested in mobile and also are willing to invest in Austin, Texas. When you make contact, send them a link to your AngelList profile early on in the conversation. Thanks to Mashable’s Supporting Event Partners. Global Syndication Partners. You’ll find 590 of them!

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 15, 2020

You can listen to our conversation on Apple Podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever else you like to download podcasts. You can find my conversation with Mark in that format below. Here's my conversation with Mark Cuban. We'd had conversations, not knowing that that game was going to be played that night.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We had raised a small round of funding in 2013, led by a local angel investor who was a member of Central Texas Angel Network, and used the funds to build our first product (a mobile website) and launch with recommendations from friends of mine in Austin the week before South by Southwest Festival. Most definitely.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

As she recalls, "once we as a team and ecosystem of stakeholders got our plan together--and a big part of that was our incredible school partners, who said, 'We are going to feed as many kids and families as we can,'-- within a week, we were building at light speed what would be the next iteration of Revolution Foods and our feeding system."

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Austin Startup

MAY 3, 2017

The University of Texas at Austin’s Longhorn Startup Demo Day AND Texas Venture Labs are underway and given the incredible and increasing impact Texas is having on entrepreneurship and innovation, I thought we should talk about cattle. The Unicorn Startup The Unicorn is a mythical beast. is considered a Unicorn.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia, Co-Founder of Rocheli Patisserie Nelly Garcia was born in Monterrey, Mexico, and immigrated to Austin, Texas, in 2002 at the age of 15. Her work in the healthcare space as a client manager inspired her to pursue an MBA, which she completed at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2020

Faced with some of the biggest challenges our global society has ever faced, we need leaders to step forward and innovate our way out of this. This will be the first time anyone can register and we expect hundreds of participants from around Texas. Isolated in our homes, our community is what connects us together.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

When I heard that I was selected as a fellow of Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative , a program organized by The German Marshall Fund of the United States I was really happy, but when I heard that I will be deployed in Austin, Texas for 2 weeks I had mixed feelings.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The company raised $45 million in venture capital from firms including DCM, Emergence Capital Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners, and built partnerships with AOL Inc., David Cowan of Bessemer Venture Partners has stuck with Mr. Dreymann. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged. Globaloney: Globalization Challenged.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 18, 2018

With the expansion of globalization, the US has developed a pretty significant trade gap (deficit). The Gold Key business matchmaking service helps US businesses identify, vet, and arrange meetings with interested partners when traveling to an overseas market. But what does this actually mean? Why is this so amazing?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 8, 2018

Capital Factory is teaming up with partners, local and global, to create the tech connoisseur’s private oasis during festival-craziness. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. Time: 4:00 PM?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 10, 2017

Once again tens of thousands of people are heading to Austin, Texas for the largest tech, film and music convergence in the United States better known as South by Southwest ( SXSW). This is my third attendance but the first one that I’m doing full exclusive reporting on the ground.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Darren Bates , Global Inclusion Thought Leader for Darren Bates, LLC Austin has a lot at stake in the development of its Smart City Strategic Roadmap. MayorAdler : diversity of our big cities makes us a stronger Texas. The ability for Austin to positively evolve into a Smart City relies solely on the effectiveness of this roadmap.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 8, 2017

There was a catch, it was in Texas USA! So, I went from researching about attending a conference to being invited to participate on an International Panel discussing global trends in Digital Kid’s media. That email initiated a very-early-morning Skype call, which I later found out was a speaker interview. Putting yourself out there!

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

4 LAUNCH EVENT FOR NEW BOOK ‘SELL MORE FASTER’ (AUSTIN, TEXAS ? —?Aug. Voltron Room (701 Brazos, Austin, Texas 78701) that same day. When I asked David Cohen, Co-CEO of Techstars, for some advice on writing the book he suggested a collaboration utilizing the experience of the 1900 companies in the program’s global portfolio?—?we

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2017

The internet of things (IoT) is at the center of this evolution and at a recent Tech Titans event in Dallas, corporate leaders from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ericsson, Texas Instruments, Samsung, AT&T, Verizon, Nokia and more gathered to talk about the latest developments, biggest obstacles and their predictions for the future.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

I’ve been running this business with my partners for four years now and even though it feels like 138 years ago, I’m still working hard with the same enthusiasm as in the beginning. Global Innovation Exchange : Great place for people looking to promote their ideas and get funding. I love every single second of it. Why do you need Help?

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Do you tax a business traveler from Texas who orders TurboTax on his WiFi at Starbucks in Cherry Creek or a tourist from Oklahoma who does so from his SmartPhone while sitting on the chairlift at Vail? On the low end, think of a download of small mini-apps: a $.95 95 ringtone, a $1 MP3 song, a $2 e-book, a $5 upgrade to your GPS.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 22, 2018

Austin, Texas, our beloved hometown, becomes unrecognizable. As technology advances, brands must determine how to traverse between AI, VR, AR, conversational interfaces, and the plethora of new, relatively cheap technologies gaining market share. SXSW is an other-worldly experience. There is a TON of room for innovation.

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