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Easy Expunctions wins $100,000 San Antonio Investment Challenge in partnership with Geekdom

Austin Startup

Last Tuesday, we drove to Geekdom in San Antonio with a bus full of investors, mentors and entrepreneurs and chose Easy Expunctions as the winner of our $100,000 San Antonio Investment Challenge. Easy Expunctions leverages technology to assure our customers a clear and cost-effective solution to clearing criminal records.

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

Austin Startup

Just some of the winners include thriving Texas startups like Syzygy Plasmonics (Houston), Shearshare (Dallas), Groupraise (Houston), Journey Foods (Austin), Easy Expunctions (San Antonio), Mynd VR (Dallas), ZPEG (Austin), YouGoNatural (Dallas), and Senseye (Austin).

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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. For decades, Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio have been on all of the “Top 10 Places for…” lists. It all starts with people?—?talent.

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What is a CTO?

Austin Startup

Ideally, they will help you understand technology ROI, innovation accounting, and also help you understand where you can cut costs and where you need to invest. Online Resources & Boards The following job boards and other related resources are a cost effective recruiting tool. Not all CTOs perform all of these duties but some do.

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Houston Startups can Pitch for a $50,000 Venture Investment

Austin Startup

Just some of the winners include thriving Texas startups like Syzygy Plasmonics (Houston), ShearShare (Dallas), GroupRaise (Houston), Journey Foods (Austin), Easy Expunctions (San Antonio), MyndVR (Dallas), ZPEG (Austin), Grain4Grain (San Antonio), and Senseye (Austin).

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Now Any Accredited Investor Can Invest in Texas Startups with Capital Factory and AngelList

Austin Startup

While the Texas weather is preferable to New York City and the cost of living preferable to San Francisco, there are many more reasons that entrepreneurs are flocking to Texas. Thousands of entrepreneurs, programmers and designers gather day and night, in-person and online for meetups, classes and coworking.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

He is a highly creative game designer and idea person, and I am a very strong planner and executor. I then wanted to play off of the strong Hispanic presence in San Antonio, a feeling of familiarity & friendliness, low-cost, and variety, so “Tacos” came to mind.

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