Rackspace Chairman Graham Weston has been bullish on his company since he made his initial investment to found the hosting company in 1999. And now, he’s investing even more in the San Antonio-based managed cloud company. This week, Weston announced he has purchased $2.5 million or 58,400 shares of the company’s stock on the open […]
TEDxSanAntonio Sparks a City of Ideas
October 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News San Antonio has evolved into the City of Ideas, said Graham Weston, chairman of Rackspace. “The whole genesis of TED is about sparking ideas and spreading ideas and that happens every year at TEDxSanAntonio,” Weston said This is a culture Rackspace wants to be a part of, […]
The Techstars Cloud Program Returns to San Antonio in 2015
July 23, 2014 by 12 Comments
I am very excited to have the opportunity to restart and lead the Techstars Cloud program: http://t.co/jMnKZomSuq cc @techstars — Blake Yeager (@blake_yeager) July 23, 2014 The Techstars Cloud program launched in San Antonio in 2012 with 11 companies and the next year another 11 startups participated in the 2013 program. But the program, launched […]
Rackspace Entertains Buyout Offers
May 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Rackspace Hosting may be sold. The San Antonio-based company hired Morgan Stanley to evaluate potential partnerships and acquisitions. “In recent months, Rackspace has been approached by multiple parties who have expressed interest in exploring a strategic relationship with Rackspace, ranging from partnership to acquisition,” according to a statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
Students Showcase Engineering Skills at FIRST Robotics Super Regional Championship
March 1, 2014 by 3 Comments
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News Want to see some of the best and brightest young minds in our country in action? Go to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Saturday for the finals of the FIRST Robotics Super Regional Championship, a three-day robotics competition with more than 3,500 students and more than […]
San Antonio MX Challenge Seeks to Solve Problems and Realize Dreams
January 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The XPRIZE Foundation organized a four-day adventure trip to visit tech companies in California last February. XPRIZE Founder Dr. Peter Diamandis wanted to showcase space and ocean innovation to a select group of entrepreneurs. Part of the event involved a Zero G flight in which the passengers […]
San Antonio MX Prize Officially Launches
January 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The San Antonio MX Challenge has officially kicked off. Silicon Hills News broke the story about the first local X-Prize challenge late last year when some members of the HeroX organization briefed the technology community about the contest at Geekdom. Now the contest has officially launched at Geekdom, a collaborative co-working space in downtown San […]
Startup Grind Features Graham Weston of Rackspace
November 27, 2013 by 3 Comments
Graham Weston, co-founder and chairman of Rackspace Hosting, grew up in the greater San Antonio area. At his first job, he worked in his dad’s cookie plant balancing the books from delivery drivers and occasionally packaging cookies. His dad owned Grandma’s Cookies and later sold the company to Frito Lay. Weston’s first venture into entrepreneurship […]
TechStars for a day at Geekdom
November 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The TechStars Cloud could serve as a catalyst to ignite San Antonio’s startup technology community. That’s because ten new startups will locate here for the 12-week program, which kicks off in January. Also, Nicole Glaros, TechStar managing director, will move here with her family. She will run the TechStars Cloud along with Jason Seats. On […]
