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San Antonio’s Rackspace is Grappling with a Ransomware Attack

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A ransomware attack at San Antonio-based Rackspace Technology has caused service disruptions for thousands of its customers. The attack began last Friday, Dec. 2nd, and continues although the company reported Friday night that two-thirds of its customers’ services have been restored.

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San Antonio-based Pathwire Bought for $1.9 Billion by Sinch

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In a big win for San Antonio’s technology industry, a Swedish company is buying Pathwire, an email delivery platform spun off from Rackspace, for $1.9 San Antonio

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Third Annual San Antonio Startup Week Underway

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The third annual San Antonio Startup Week is taking place this week at various venues downtown. A full schedule of events can be found on the San Antonio Startup Week website San Antonio Startup Week features presentations, panels, workshops, […]. The post Third Annual San Antonio Startup Week Underway appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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San Antonio Hosts its Sixth Annual Startup Week

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The sixth annual San Antonio Startup Week is taking place this week and next at various venues downtown. A full schedule of events can be found on the San Antonio Startup Week website San Antonio Startup Week features […].

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Three Austin and Two San Antonio Startups Receive Google Latino Fund Awards

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At the UnidosUS Conference in San Antonio on Monday, Google announced the 50 recipients selected for its first-ever Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund. Two startups, CodersLink, and Irys were from San Antonio.

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Realty Austin Expands to San Antonio

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Founded 17 years ago, Realty Austin has seen tremendous growth. The husband-and-wife team of Jonathan and Yvette Boatwright have developed the company into the number one independent brokerage in Central Texas.

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San Antonio-based Cliently Receives $1 Million in Funding

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Cliently, which moved to San Antonio last July, announced Tuesday that is has received $1 million in venture capital. Active Capital, a new venture capital firm based in San Antonio and led by Pat Matthews, is the lead investor in the seed stage round of funding. The post San Antonio-based Cliently Receives $1 Million in Funding appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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San Antonio-based FunnelAI Raises $1.5 Million

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The San Antonio-based startup previously raised $375,000 in pre-seed stage funding and participated in the RealCo Accelerator, based at Geekdom. San Antonio-based Active Capital, which last month announced it […]. The post San Antonio-based FunnelAI Raises $1.5 San AntonioFunnelAI, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate leads for car dealers, announced Wednesday that it has raised a $1.5

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Seven Women Run Tech Startups in San Antonio to Watch

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By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News San Antonio is the nation’s seventh largest city, yet it doesn’t have a lot of tech startups run by women and backed by venture capital. But San Antonio’s booming life sciences industry holds a lot of promise for women-led ventures. Two women, both biotech industry veterans, lead […] The post Seven Women Run Tech Startups in San Antonio to Watch appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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Creating a Pipeline of Data Scientists is Key to San Antonio’s Future

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By LAURA LOREK, Publisher of Silicon Hills News Like the California gold miners of yesteryear, San Antonio leaders are betting big on a new type of mining to bring the city good fortunes.

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San Antonio-based Active Capital Raises $21.5 Million VC Fund

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Active Capital, a San Antonio-based venture capital firm, announced it has raised a $21.5 The post San Antonio-based Active Capital Raises $21.5 San Antoniomillion fund focused on providing seed stage funding to business to business software companies. Originally, Pat Matthews, Active Capital’s founder and CEO, set out to raise a $15 million fund, but it was oversubscribed. “We We closed on the fund Dec. 31st […].

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Startup Advice from the Founders of Geekdom in San Antonio

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Geekdom, founded in 2011, is the catalyst for San Antonio’s technology community downtown. […]. The post Startup Advice from the Founders of Geekdom in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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San Antonio-based Dura Software Raises $10 Million in Funding

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San Antonio-based Dura Software announced Friday that it has raised $10 million in funding. The company reported it was the largest round raised in San Antonio this year. The post San Antonio-based Dura Software Raises $10 Million in Funding appeared first on SiliconHills. San AntonioIn addition, Dura Software bought 6Connex, based in Pleasanton, Calif. The company makes virtual event software.

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San Antonio-based NewTek Acquired by Norwegian-based Vizrt

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Vizrt, a broadcast company based in Norway, announced it has acquired San Antonio-based NewTek. The post San Antonio-based NewTek Acquired by Norwegian-based Vizrt appeared first on SiliconHills. San AntonioThe financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Michael Hallen, president and CEO of Vizrt, will lead the company.

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TrueAbility Wins San Antonio Startup Weekend

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A team of four former Rackspace employees claimed the top prize at San Antonio Startup Weekend. Austin Technology San Antonio Technology #SWSanAntonio BikeIdentity Nick Longo San Antonio San Antonio Startup Weekend SoundFly startups technology TrueAbility WeSoundFlyTrue Ability, a service that lets companies test the technical aptitude of job candidates, won the panel of judges over.

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Techstars Cloud Shuts Down in San Antonio

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Techstars Cloud launched in January of 2012 in San Antonio with 11 startups. It returned in 2015 under the director of Blake Yeager, who […] The post Techstars Cloud Shuts Down in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San AntonioSince then, Techstars Cloud has had four graduating classes. The program took a year-long hiatus in 2014 when its managing director Jason Seats moved to Austin to head up Techstars Austin.

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HeroX to Launch First in San Antonio with $500K Prize

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By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News HeroX, a platform for competitions to solve local and global problems, plans to launch its first project in San Antonio on January 15th. The project is called the San Antonio MX prize. The coolest part about it though, is that we, the Geekdom […] The post HeroX to Launch First in San Antonio with $500K Prize appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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Ten Startups to Watch in Austin and San Antonio

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The following ten startups in Austin and San Antonio fit that bill. In Austin Makexyz - a 3-D printing […] The post Ten Startups to Watch in Austin and San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin San Antonio The criteria for being a hot startup in Central Texas is the founders need to disrupt an existing industry and create something compelling enough that people want to open up their wallets and buy their product.

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Cybersecurity Firm root9b Expands to San Antonio

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root9B announced this week it is opening a new office this fall in downtown San Antonio. The company was ranked 45th on the Cybersecurity 500, a […] The post Cybersecurity Firm root9b Expands to San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio Cybersecurity root9bThe Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company provides advanced cybersecurity services and training to private businesses and government agencies.

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September Tech Events to Attend in San Antonio

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Silicon Hills News is working with Igloo Software, one of Canada’s most innovative companies, to give away 50 free tickets to its digital workplace conference at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa next week. The post September Tech Events to Attend in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San AntonioWelcome to the fall. Are you ready to attend some great tech events?

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A Technology Revolution is Brewing in San Antonio

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Tom Cuthbert founded Click Forensics in San Antonio a decade ago but he moved the startup to Austin because he couldn’t find funding and technology talent locally. Now Cuthbert wants to grow San Antonio’s startup community as a […] The post A Technology Revolution is Brewing in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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Lyft Returns Ridesharing to San Antonio

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Lyft, the ridesharing startup, is coming back to San Antonio. Following three hours of discussion, the City Council of San Antonio on Thursday voted six to five in favor of a nine-month pilot agreement with Lyft. It’s been a bumpy ride so far for ridesharing companies operating in San Antonio. Lyft originally launched in March […] The post Lyft Returns Ridesharing to San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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San Antonio’s Top 10 Tech Stories for 2013

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As evidence, check out the Forbes story listing Austin and San Antonio number one and two metro areas, respectively, when it comes to booming economies for 2014. San Antonio’s technology industry got a huge boost from Geekdom, a downtown incubator and coworking […] The post San Antonio’s Top 10 Tech Stories for 2013 appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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On the Hunt for Pokemon in San Antonio

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By Laura Lorek Reporter with Silicon Hills News More than 1,000 Pokemon players met to go on a “Hunt” in downtown San Antonio Saturday for Pokemon, Pokestops and to do battle at Pokemon Gyms. “I With all of the events happening in our world right now, it […] The post On the Hunt for Pokemon in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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San Antonio MX Prize Officially Launches

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The San Antonio MX Challenge has officially kicked off. Now the contest has officially launched at Geekdom, a collaborative co-working space in downtown San […] The post San Antonio MX Prize Officially Launches appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio Geekdom Graham Weston HeroX San Antonio MC Prize

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Five Startups Pitch at 3 Day Startup San Antonio

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By ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News Five startup teams pitched ideas at the latest 3 Day Startup San Antonio event last weekend. Cristal Glangchai and the Venturelab team ran the event, which was the ninth 3DS San Antonio. Thirty-five students participated in the 3 Day […] The post Five Startups Pitch at 3 Day Startup San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio 3 Day Startup San Antonio 3DS San Antonio Geekdom

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Cafe Commerce Officially Launches in San Antonio

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Entrepreneurs and small businesses now have a new resource to get help in San Antonio. Small businesses contribute three quarters of the new jobs […] The post Cafe Commerce Officially Launches in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio Accion Texas Cafe Commerce entrepreneurs Kauffman Foundation Café Commerce, operated by Accion Texas with funding from the city, officially opened Monday at the central library downtown.

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San Antonio Investors Launch an Angel Network

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San Antonio doesn’t attract as much venture capital as Austin, Houston and Dallas. Last week, they launched the San Antonio Angel Network and announced Chris Burney, a former Rackspace executive, as its executive director. While San Antonio has had investment funds, […] The post San Antonio Investors Launch an Angel Network appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Code for America Coming to San Antonio

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By ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News The City of San Antonio is now one of only 10 U.S. A national nonprofit organization, Code for America works […] The post Code for America Coming to San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio 80/20 Foundation Code for America Lorenzo Gomez city governments chosen for the national Code for America program.

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San Antonio-based Harland Clarke Acquires RetailMeNot for $630 million

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San Antonio-based Harland Clarke announced Monday it has acquired RetailMeNot for $11.60 The combined company creates a large multi-channel media network with tens […] The post San Antonio-based Harland Clarke Acquires RetailMeNot for $630 million appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin San Antonioper share or $600 million.

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Targeted Technology Funds San Antonio Life Sciences Startups

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By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Entrepreneurs in the life sciences industry in San Antonio for years complained about the lack of venture capital. In 2008, Paul Castella and Alan Dean, cofounders and senior managing partners of Targeted Technology, a venture capital firm based in San Antonio, decided to do something about that. […] The post Targeted Technology Funds San Antonio Life Sciences Startups appeared first on SiliconHills.

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San Antonio-based Assembla Buys MyGet

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Assembla, a software development platform based in San Antonio, has announced plans to acquire MyGet, a software management company, based in Belgium. The post San Antonio-based Assembla Buys MyGet appeared first on SiliconHills. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Assembla, founded in 2005 and acquired by Scaleworks in 2016, is a software as a service company that sells a platform that allows coders […].

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AT&T Launches its GigaPower High Speed Network in San Antonio

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By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News The battle to provide the highest speed broadband Internet connections in San Antonio has begun. On Monday morning, AT&T announced U-Verse with AT&T GigaPower high speed Internet service will launch in San Antonio and surrounding […] The post AT&T Launches its GigaPower High Speed Network in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio

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Burpy Expands to San Antonio and Houston

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Burpy, which expanded into the San […] The post Burpy Expands to San Antonio and Houston appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin Aseem Ali Burpy Grocery delivery Houston Longhorn Startup San Antonio startups Texas By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Last Longhorn Startup class, Aseem Ali and a team of undergraduate students pitched Burpy, a grocery delivery service.

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Geekdom Ignites San Antonio’s Tech Industry

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By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Founded in late 2011, Geekdom has served as a catalyst for San Antonio’s technology startup industry. It hosted the Techstars Cloud program, which graduated […] The post Geekdom Ignites San Antonio’s Tech Industry appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio Geekdom

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Competition Heats Up for the San Antonio MX Challenge

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Already 30 teams have registered to compete in the San Antonio MX Challenge, said Jesus Salas, head of the project. Salas gave an update on the San Antonio MX Challenge Tuesday night at the SA NewTech meetup. The San Antonio […] The post Competition Heats Up for the San Antonio MX Challenge appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio Geekdom SA Newtech San Antonio MX

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StemBioSys of San Antonio Lands $8 Million in Funding

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San Antonio-based Targeted Technology Fund led the financing with $2.25 San Antonio-based StemBioSys, founded in 2010, plans to use the money for manufacturing facilities and to prepare for the […] The post StemBioSys of San Antonio Lands $8 Million in Funding appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio StemBioSys, which focuses on research with adult stem cells, has closed on $8 million in Series A funding.

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Carvana Launches into Austin and San Antonio

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Carvana, a startup that lets people buy used cars online for next day delivery, launched this month in Austin and San Antonio. With Carvana, you can buy a car entirely online – from financing, to trade-in to […] The post Carvana Launches into Austin and San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin San AntonioCarvana is also in Houston and Dallas. Nationwide, it’s in eight markets including Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte and Nashville.

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Ridesharing Under Heavy Regulation in San Antonio

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Ridesharing is in the hotseat in San Antonio. Last Thursday, the San Antonio City Council passed changes to its code to allow services like Lyft and Uber to operate legally in the city. Uber reported it might leave the city altogether if the […] The post Ridesharing Under Heavy Regulation in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio Lyft ridesharing Uber

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Storific Relocates from Paris to San Antonio and Launches its App

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This weekend in San Antonio, people will be to skip lines for select cafes and eateries thanks to Storific’s mobile-ordering app. The company, originally founded in Paris in 2009, has relocated to San Antonio and is based at Geekdom, the downtown collaborative coworking space and technology incubator. San Antonio Geekdom Storific

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Code for America Hosts CodeAcross in San Antonio

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By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Think of this group as super heroes for the city of San Antonio. Together, they seek to tackle issues around transparency, information about school closures, creating customer service portals, discovering […] The post Code for America Hosts CodeAcross in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio City of San Antonio Code for America CodeAcross Rackspace

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WP Engine Opens an Office at Geekdom in San Antonio

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And WP Engine has just opened a San Antonio office at Geekdom, a technology incubator and coworking […] The post WP Engine Opens an Office at Geekdom in San Antonio appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio Austin Wordpress hosting WP Engine By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News WP Engine, founded in 2010 at Capital Factory, has 150 employees in Austin and it’s hiring.

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3 Day Startup San Antonio Nurtures New Entrepreneurs

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By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Stephanie King attended a 3 Day Startup program at Geekdom in San Antonio last weekend with an idea for a startup. “I Instead of pitching her idea, King joined Spotduct, a startup focused on creating short videos for brands […] The post 3 Day Startup San Antonio Nurtures New Entrepreneurs appeared first on SiliconHills. San Antonio 3 Day Startup 80/20 Foundation Geekdom startups technology