By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The latest Techstars Austin class showed off their hustle, determination and maturity at Demo Day Wednesday. All of the startups already have customers, revenue and market traction. Bob Metcalfe, professor of innovation at UT, introduced Burpy, a grocery delivery service formed by five friends at UT. He […]
Techstars Startup Cloud 66 Plans to Move to Austin Permanently
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Circuit of the Americas is One of Austin’s Biggest Startups
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BY LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Don’t put too much pressure on picking a particular career in college, said Bobby Epstein, founder of the Circuit of the Americas. “You might pivot a couple of times,” he said. Epstein gave that advice at Longhorn Startup Lab’s Demo Day Thursday night to hundreds of people […]
DreamIt Ventures Austin’s Inaugural Demo Day Introduces Nine Startups
March 10, 2013 by 3 Comments
BY ANDREW MOORE Reporter with Silicon Hills News DreamIt Ventures Austin’s inaugural demo day showcased its first crop of startups at an event Saturday. After 12 weeks of work at Capital Factory in downtown Austin, the nine startups finally took to the stage at the Bullock Texas State History Museum to pitch their companies to […]
You’re Invited to TechStars Cloud Demo Day on April 11th
March 27, 2012 by 1 Comment
In January, entrepreneurs from all over the country arrived in San Antonio for the first ever TechStars Cloud. Nicole Glaros, one of the program’s directors, moved to San Antonio with her family for the three month program. Jason Seats, the other director, says the program is coming to a conclusion with TechStars Cloud Demo Day […]
Greenling wants to change the way you eat
December 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
At the Capital Factory’s Demo Day, Mason Arnold gave a quick pitch on Greenling, the organic grocery delivery service. “Our food system is broke,” Arnold said. He estimates more than half the population in the U.S. will die from food-related disease, primarily obesity-related illnesses. He founded Greenling to change the way people eat. And he […]
A storify wrap up of The Capital Factory’s Demo Day 2011
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HelpJuice takes the pain out of online customer relations
September 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Emil Hajric, CEO of HelpJuice, gave a demonstration to investors at the Capital Factory’s Demo Day 2011. His company was one the five Capital Factory 2011 Demo Day Finalists. HelpJuice makes an application that makes updating knowledgebases like Frequently Asked Questions or FAQs for companies easy.
Groupcharger’s app engages almuni
September 7, 2011 by 2 Comments
Kirtus Dixon, co-founder and CEO of GroupCharger was selected as one of the five Capital Factory 2011 Finalists. He pitched his company to investors during Austin Startup Week at the Capital Factory’s sold-out event Demo Day 2011. Dixon’s company, GroupCharger, seeks to get alumni more actively involved and donating to their Alma Maters through its first […]
TeamTopia seeks funds to tackle youth sports market
September 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
SwimpTopia makes it easy to join a swim team. The Austin start-up, known as TeamTopia, first product is SwimTopia, a web-based application that reduces the paperwork hassle involved in joining a swimteam, said Mason Hale, CEO of co-founder. Launched earlier this year, SwimTopia has 2,700 registered users and 1,100 athletes for 6 teams. It has processed $120,000 […]
