Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. Now the 9th largest economy in the world, it‘s clear that the rest of the world is waking up to the potential in Texas. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. Are they drawn to Texas or moving away from California? Joe Lonsdale.

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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. If you believe in Texas, you can invest alongside us. it has been decades in the making.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

MassChallenge Texas’ first two years were big. 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.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Joanna Gaines started out with a small home goods store in Waco, Texas. The decision to invest in efficiency boosters versus building out a team in the early stages is another potential tradeoff to consider. She never really thought about going beyond that. Tough decisions are persistent.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The StARTup Studio put on by the Innovation Center at the University of Texas at Austin had a decidedly pharmaceutical focus during its January presentations.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 4, 2020

Photo source: THBD) As part of Temple Health and Bioscience District’s (THBD) mission to grow twenty-first century jobs by fostering bioscience education, research and healthcare in Central Texas, the team at THBD hosted high school students from Temple Independent School District (TISD) for a tour of the office and laboratory facility this month.

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SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

In 2010, LiveOak Venture Partners saw a vast opportunity in the Austin and Texas market for early stage technology entrepreneurs. The post LiveOak VP and Telestax Discuss Early Stage Technology Investing in Austin on the Ideas to Invoices Podcast appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. It follows up on my posts discussing why early stage startups should — or should not — move to Silicon Valley. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Competencies?

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

The Forrest Four-Cast: November 25, 2017 Earlier this fall , MassChallenge announced their expansion into Texas, which is this incubator’s first US location outside of the home base in Boston. This announcement provided another strong endorsement of the fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Austin and across the Lone Star State.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 28, 2020

On top of that, we’re fourth in early-stage funding. However, there are many incubators, accelerators, and VC’s around town that we have been proud to work alongside— Techstars, Austin Technology Incubator, Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), Silverton Partners, and LiveOak Venture Partners to name a few. According to Inc.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Amir Elaguizy pitching Cratejoy on stage at SXSW 2014 I know lots of investors from Texas and from around the world who are visiting Austin for SXSW and want to know where to go and how to plug in. Meet the Locals Here are the most active early stage investors in town that you should meet while you’re here and do deals with.

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SiliconHills

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It is the largest institutional Texas-focused, early-stage tech venture capital fundraised in more than a decade, […]. A decade ago, Austin-based LiveOak Venture Partners took a few years to put together its first $100 million investment fund.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

The biggest week of the year for tech and startups in Austin, Texas as South by Southwest (SXSW) descends upon the city from March 19–15. Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel 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.

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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. Room 400–402 Texas Fight! Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

According to Fortune magazine , “For decades, Austin Ventures was more than just the largest and most powerful venture capital firm in Texas. When Austin Ventures got its start in 1979, the venture capital industry was nascent nationally and almost non-existent in Texas.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 1, 2013

He also served a two year term as chairman of the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, which invested in early stage technology companies in Texas. Aside […] The post Texas Intrepid Ventures’ David Spencer on Startup Grind San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Join Me On an Epic 3 Day Roadshow Across the Great State of Texas Get your ticket on this exclusive journey across the 10th largest economy in the world and 4 of the 10 largest and fastest growing cities in the U.S. For many years, Texas has been the fastest growing state with many of the fastest growing cities. June 4–6, 2019.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

It came from an amazing small startup in McKinney, Texas (30 miles North of Dallas) called NewToy , which they acquired. If you’re working with early-stage companies you need to be spending quality time with them which means you need to be nearby. Joshua Baer & Jason Cohen do this in Austin, Texas.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 19, 2021

Capital Factory is the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas, the number one state for startups in the U.S. 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.

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Austin Startup

JULY 22, 2021

Capital Factory’s Texas Fund , in partnership with Beam Angel Network , Seven Seven Six Fund , and Golden Seeds (Houston) , is excited to announce the next $100,000 Investment Challenge at our 4th Annual Women In Tech Summit. Any software, hardware, or CPG startup in Texas with a female founder or co-founder can apply to participate.

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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. I could not have picked a better bunch of people to share my early Thursday mornings with.

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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.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

Our unique approach to investing, coupled with a pioneering spirit, provides the vision to guide early stage growth companies beyond today and toward future success. We invest in companies that sell to both enterprise/SMB customers as well as direct to consumers.

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SiliconHills

JUNE 12, 2012

The Startech Foundation, based in San Antonio, serves as the South Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization, and in that role it is accepting applications from South Texas startups seeking financing from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund.

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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 lives the Texas Startup Manifesto having lived in Austin and Dallas and with Hypergiant offices in both cities plus Houston. STOIKY is his callsign.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 16, 2021

You could walk away with $50,000 and a new home at the Center of Gravity for Entrepreneurs in Texas! They’ve recently partnered with Texas powerhouse grocer H-E-B to produce and sell bread, hot dog buns, and hamburger buns that are virtually zero carb and high in protein and fiber. Application deadline is April 26.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

The fourth annual Relationship and Information Series for Entrepreneurs (RISE) returns to Austin, Texas, March 1-5, 2010 with five full days of free sessions covering a wide range of topics of interest to aspiring, new and established entrepreneurs in all industries. RISE Funding Forum. RISE Fast Pitch Competition and the.

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SiliconHills

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

In 2014, Chris Shonk and Brad Bentz founded ATX Seed Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in Texas. Shonk said they saw the demise of Austin Ventures, the largest local venture capital firm which sunset that year, as an opportunity.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 10, 2017

Josh runs a series of Capital Factory-affiliated venture funds and is the most active early stage investor in Texas since 2013, according to Pitchbook. Joshua Baer is a serial entrepreneur and founder/Executive Director of Capital Factory , the largest coworking space and tech incubator in Austin.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The Texas capital recently was named the #1 place in America to start a business by CNBC. In large part due to the University of Texas at Austin and other universities’ influence, Austin is known for having an educated workforce. Let’s take a look at some of the best U.S. Austin, TX. with their startups growing by 81.2

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Perla is the founder and CEO of Dynamic Rehab Group in McAllen, Texas, which is considered the largest pediatric therapy provider in the South Texas area. As you have a history of building early stage companies, what is the most important thing you tell startup founders? Perla Tamez.

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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. He was the first institutional investor in Facebook and also an early-stage investor in groundbreaking companies like Etsy, Spotify, C3.AI, Why Jim Breyer?

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Austin Startup

MAY 15, 2020

Oksana and I had more than just a few meetings in the past few months to discuss how the current pandemic will change investing in early stage companies, and how we can adapt to help companies be safe, and grow through hard times. More than anything, we strongly believe that this shall pass.

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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. Many of the most successful entrepreneurs in Texas banded together to give one startup from San Antonio a $100,000 investment to try and change the world.

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SiliconHills

MAY 18, 2018

from the University of Texas at Austin and his Law Degree from Harvard. He represents early-stage companies across a variety of tech-focused industries and […]. He received his B.A. The post Lawyer Jose Ancer Discusses Legal Issues Tech Entrepreneurs Face on the Ideas to Invoices Podcast appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2013

Seed investments” are early stage financings (typically less than $1.5 Texas is still struggling to hold the next position. California (Silicon Valley), Massachusetts (Boston), NY, Washington, and Texas held as the top 5 states for venture capital in 2012, but overall, 38 states got in on the action.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 19, 2018

Earlier this year at the FUND Conference in Austin, Texas, over 100 startups presented their early-stage companies in front of hundreds of investors and industry leaders. HQ Location : Austin, Texas HQ. Thank you for your insights and congratulations on the accomplishments and FUND Conference recognition.

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