Brewbot Raises $1.5 Million in a Seed Round of Funding

Brewbot, a Techstars Austin startup, just landed $1.5 million in seed stage funding. The company raised the money from Brad Feld, Bebo Founder and CEO Michael Birch and Federico Pirzio-Biroli, an angel investor in London, Boulder VC Bullet Time Ventures, Hallett Capital and a new fund in Northern Ireland, TechStart NI and SparkLabs Global. The […]

Brewbot, Vaporshot and Other Tech Gadgets at Engadget Austin Live

A big crowd turned out for Engadget Live Austin held last Friday to showcase some of the city’s latest tech products. A customized beer brewing station controlled with a smartphone, a vaporized alcohol machine and a virtual reality Oculus Rift headset were a few of the devices on display at the Austin Music Hall. Engadget, […]

Techstars Austin Unveils its Second Class

A Longhorn Startup company, Burpy, is among the latest crop of Techstars Austin companies selected to participate in its three month long accelerator. Burpy, founded by a group of UT undergraduates and led by Aseem Ali, is an online grocery delivery business available in Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas. The other team from Austin […]