Heaven Hill Brands of Kentucky announced this week it is buying Austin-based Deep Eddy Vodka for an undisclosed amount. Clayton Christopher and Chad Auler founded Deep Eddy Vodka in 2010. The Wall Street Journal in May reported that the Austin-based company was for sale and estimated its valuation at between $165 million and more than […]
PreAccelerate Hosts Its First Demo Day
November 14, 2012 by 1 Comment
By DAVE MICHAELS Special Contributor to Silicon Hills News PreAccelerate hosted its Demo Day for its first graduating cohort Tuesday evening. The excitement was palpable as a grueling 6-week process culminated in startup pitches. Keynote speaker Clayton Christopher, Founder of Sweet Leaf Tea and Co-Founder of Deep Eddy Vodka, recounted his experience of getting Sweet […]
Austin Chamber’s New A-List of Startups to Watch
November 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Stacy Zoern, CEO of Community Cars, Inc., runs a car manufacturing business out of Pflugerville. But that’s not the most remarkable part. Zoern, who uses a wheelchair to get around, wanted to find a car that would provide independence to wheelchair users. Online, she found the Kenguru, an electric smart car. Only problem was the […]
