ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

First, Jose Briones from Dallas, Texas, pitched SPOTS Online, a QuickBooks add-on product for companies that have to manage complex supply chains but are not quite ready to take on the expense and complexity of an ERP roll out like NetSuite. SPOTS Online.

Early Stage 116

Early Stage India Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 116

Austin Startup

MARCH 16, 2021

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). million Series A round. million in funding. million in funding.

Houston 80

Houston San Antonio Dallas Texas 80

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

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. Twenty four are in Dallas and 22 are in Houston.

Texas 90

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 90

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2014

10 Top Financial Tips for Early-Stage Startups | StartupCollective – crowdspring.co/1qWvaC4. Fan Geoff Case Designs New Dallas Mavs Alternate Team Jersey – crowdspring.co/1pv5Mnw. Before the Startup – crowdspring.co/1rGYDDQ. 5 basic legal considerations for startups | Chicago Tribune – crowdspring.co/1na3gI5.

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

On top of that, we’re fourth in early-stage funding. Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston were ranked ?29 Each city has its strengths: Dallas/Fort Worth has an abundance of large companies with the funds and capital to assist startups, while Houston excels in energy, space, and the medical technology field. According to Inc.

Texas 63

Texas Fort Worth Dallas Houston 63

Feld Thoughts

JULY 11, 2015

“Arkansas: Brad Feld has bounced around a lot: born in Arkansas, raised in Dallas, then lived in Boston for over a decade before moving to Boulder, Colorado. He’s most known for founding Foundry Group, a prominent venture capital firm that focuses on early stage investment, but also co-founded startup accelerator Techstars.”

Arkansas 70

Arkansas Kansas City Dallas Vietnam 70

Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2021

Capital Factory has been the most active early stage investor in Texas since 2010, investing in hundreds of startups and collecting more than $100 million in pre-emptive investment rights to invest in hundreds more.

Accredited Investor 106

Accredited Investor Texas San Antonio San Francisco 106

Austin Startup

AUGUST 19, 2021

With boots on the ground in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, we meet the best entrepreneurs in Texas and introduce them to investors, employees, mentors, and customers. According to Pitchbook, Capital Factory has been the most active, early-stage investor in Texas since 2010.

San Antonio 105

San Antonio Texas Government Houston 105

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Austin Ventures is holding their “ AV Entrepreneur Hours &# in Dallas on Wednesday, February 24. AV Entrepreneur Hours is a chance for early stage entrepreneurs (particularly those in the internet and software space) to dictate casual conversation with the VCs from Austin Ventures in a casual environment.

Dallas 40

Dallas Austin Venture Capital Early Stage 40

The Startup Lawyer

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Austin Ventures is holding their “ AV Entrepreneur Hours &# in Dallas on Wednesday, February 24. AV Entrepreneur Hours is a chance for early stage entrepreneurs (particularly those in the internet and software space) to dictate casual conversation with the VCs from Austin Ventures in a casual environment.

Dallas 40

Dallas Austin Venture Capital Early Stage 40

www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

When you're getting started, sweat equity is often a critical component of your negotiating leverage with co-founders, early stage employees and others who aren't paid market wages to help you grow your business. Sweat equity is just one component of early-stage valuation. In fact, it could be worth much more.

Sweat Equity 55

Sweat Equity Equity Fractional CTO CTO 55

Austin Startup

APRIL 23, 2018

Last year, 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 76

San Antonio Texas Dallas Houston 76

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 30, 2014

The life sciences community is still warming-up to the value of customer development in the early stages of building new ventures”, says David Schonthal , MATTER Co-founder and Clinical Assistant Professor of entrepreneurship & innovation at the Kellogg School of Management.

San Diego 261

San Diego North Carolina Chicago Lean 261

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As we enter year three, we are excited to announce that both accelerator programs in Austin and Houston will run simultaneously which gives us the ability to support up to 200 early-stage startups, and help connect them to Texas’ innovation communities. Need to take a meeting in Dallas or London? as of January 29, 2020.

Texas 62

Texas Programming Houston Early Stage 62

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin?—?culminating The tour starts in Dallas on June 4 and ends in Austin on June 6 with an epic 10 year birthday party for Capital Factory! Each city will showcase entrepreneurs and scaling companies with different themes: June 4 in Dallas ?—?Retail June 4–6, 2019. Who should come on the bus?

Texas 50

Texas San Antonio Houston Dallas 50

Austin Startup

AUGUST 1, 2018

Fetch was raising money to expand from their first market, Dallas, to their second and third markets, Austin and Houston. One of Favor’s key mistakes early was launching Boston instead of Dallas or Houston as their initial expansion markets. Of course, a ton of other factors go into an early stage investment decision.

Houston 48

Houston Dallas Texas Boston 48

Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Sevin Rosen in Dallas launched the next year and throughout the 1980s and 1990s the two firms vied for their place in the Texas market. Many investments in startups start with local venture firms in the early stages and then attract non-local venture firms for later stage and larger deal size opportunities.

Venture Capital 54

Venture Capital Austin Texas Private Equity 54

Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2020

Two companies received awards in the recently announced AFVentures’ Strategic Financing (STRATFI) program, where the Air Force is making big bets on early-stage companies with disruptive technologies and emergent investor backing.

SBIR 62

SBIR San Antonio Houston Government 62

Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Salon C Register: SXSW badge required The Texas Startup Manifesto SXSW Panel The Texas Startup Manifesto is call to action to connect Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas Startup Megatropolis, unlocking billions of dollars in capital and unleashing thousands of diverse entrepreneurs.

Technical Review 89

Technical Review Austin Texas Cofounder 89

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.

Houston 48

Houston Texas Dallas Early Stage 48

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 6, 2016

I’m finally home after three solid weeks on the road which included Austin, Dallas, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. I spent a weekend in Dallas with my parents and went to Dairy Queen for Blizzard’s three times with my dad (my mom tagged along and even had a Blizzard one night.)

Community 70

Community Los Angeles Dallas Philadelphia 70

The Startup Magazine

MAY 21, 2018

At this year’s FUND Conference in Austin, Texas, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. HQ Location : Dallas, Texas HQ. (we Like us, they are extremely excited about what we are doing and have been one of the pillars of our company. CEO Name : Kyle Bainter.

Fort Worth 61

Fort Worth Phoenix Houston Dallas 61

Austin Startup

AUGUST 24, 2019

Brett : Our goal going into Capital Factory’s Accelerator program is to get connected to people that we would want to meet during the fundraising process, and then also networking for people who have gone through scaling companies from early stage to mid-stage and understand the dynamics that go into both.

Dallas 48

Dallas United States Startup Elevator Pitch 48

View from Seed

JUNE 23, 2022

DC: Hi, I’m Dennis and I’m currently living in Dallas, TX. RH: What’s your favorite thing about being an early-stage founder? We believe social media influencers are the next generation of online retailers and we’re building the platform to arm them with awesome products to sell. Get to know the founders. And your least?

DC 156

DC Cambodia eCommerce Social Media 156

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

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon C Register: SXSW badge required The Texas Startup Manifesto SXSW Panel with Joshua Baer The Texas Startup Manifesto is call to action to connect Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and the rest of the state into a Texas Startup Megatropolis, unlocking billions of dollars in capital and unleashing thousands of diverse entrepreneurs.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Ben lives the Texas Startup Manifesto having lived in Austin and Dallas and with Hypergiant offices in both cities plus Houston. Now he is a VC at Moonshots Capital , focused on investing in early stage tech companies with a special focus on backing military veterans.

Austin 110

Austin Texas Cofounder Los Angeles 110

David Teten

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Susan Balloch is a Managing Director of Golden Seeds, an angel fund that invests in early stage companies founded or led by women. As the Founder and Principal of Radiance Learning, she worked with leadership teams at clients including Silicon Graphics, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Tenet Healthcare and Stanford Univeristy.

Private Equity 114

Private Equity North America Cofounder Angel Groups 114

Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

Early stage sales and product-market fit are topics that I love talking about,” said Schwartzfarb. I’ve spent my entire career helping to build early stage companies and I feel very fortunate to share my experience with founders everywhere.” 5: Dallas, TX?—? 4: “Sell More Faster” Launch Party?—?Austin,

Austin 48

Austin Management Los Angeles New York City 48

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

The importance of the conference is that it assembles most of the top privately held early-to-mid-stage technology companies in the country (and some globally) as well as most VC’s, growth equity funds and corporate development departments from large industry players looking at technology acquisitions. Revenue of ~$160mm in 2008.

IPO 242

IPO Venture Capital Private Placement Cofounder 242

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

And that’s really important for an early stage start-up to be able to move as fast as possible etc., And of course there’s the usual pros and cons right? Like with more people who are not taking salary, you can literally do twice as much. But you also have to agree on things and this and that.

Cofounder 199

Cofounder Technical Review Chicago Technical Cofounder 199

View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Think intimate practice pitch sessions featuring real-time feedback from the NextView team and the broader early-stage investment community. Rather, we work with each team on an individual basis and come up with a specialized fundraising plan, catered to YOUR business and YOUR goals.

Programming 156

Programming Sacramento San Francisco Founder 156

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In 2019 Minh Vu expanded the strategy to collaborate with more partners and to add programming in the Dallas and Houston markets. Investing in Diverse Startups We know that access to early-stage capital is one of the most critical barriers keeping diverse founders from succeeding. Not all Texas cities have the same demographics.

Equity 63

Equity Houston Dallas Texas 63

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In 2019 Minh Vu expanded the strategy to collaborate with more partners and to add programming in the Dallas and Houston markets. Investing in Diverse Startups We know that access to early-stage capital is one of the most critical barriers keeping diverse founders from succeeding. Not all Texas cities have the same demographics.

Equity 63

Equity Houston Dallas Texas 63

Scalable Startup

JULY 19, 2011

I’ve also had the good fortune to operate and sometimes live in several other fledgling tech corridors – Cambridge, NYC, Portland, Boulder, Santa Fe, Austin, Dallas, SLC, Frankfurt, Paris.

California 20

California Southern California San Francisco Silicon Valley 20

Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

The Food+City Challenge Prize is an international competition among early stage business startups encouraging innovation in the urban food system. We will select 6 startups to pitch for 3 minutes each in front of a panel of VCs and early stage investors.

Mexico 48

Mexico Silicon Valley Texas Austin 48

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

That’s probably one of the biggest challenges, and one of the things you should do in the early stages. Number two in line, Dallas Texas. Peter: Dallas, Texas, number two, number one in employment labor and hiring. Peter: Eric, I think you are our 14 or 15 guest, but you’ve had over 180, is that right?

Texas 60

Texas Small Business San Antonio New Hampshire 60