Twelve Austin companies made Deloitte’s annual Technology Fast 500 list, up from eight companies last year. Deloitte ranks the fastest growing private and public companies in the technology industry. Five of the companies made the list last year and again made the list this year including Kinnser Software, 181, Bazaarvoice, 186, SailPoint, 233, HomeAway, 404 […]
Phunware Buys Digby
Phunware, a mobile advertising platform, announced it has bought Digby, marketing software for retailers to reach customers on their mobile phones. The two Austin companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. The deal adds Digby’s customers including Cabela’s, Kohls, Catalina Marketing and Hasbro to Phunware and lets the company offer consumers ads on […]
Phunware’s Alan Knitowski Calls it Like He Sees It at Startup Grind Austin
By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Alan Knitowski calls it like he sees it, letting fly his controversial perspectives that: Austinites bootstrap too much, entrepreneurs interested in work/life balance need to “grow up” and he would happily rail on the entire group of investors at Austin Ventures to their faces. The investor, serial […]