By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News The stats don’t bode well for women-run tech startups nationwide. Less than 3 percent of venture-backed startups have a woman as a CEO. But things are changing. Groups like Women@Austin, Women Who Code and Women in Technology are shining a spotlight on female tech entrepreneurs locally. And […]
Female Entrepreneurs Connect and Learn at Women@Austin
October 12, 2014 by 3 Comments
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News “Leave Your Superwomen Capes at the Door” That’s Jan Ryan’s only rule for Women@Austin events at Capital Factory. The meetings provide a receptive environment for female entrepreneurs to connect and learn from each other while enjoying wine and hors d’oeuvres. “Authenticity is what makes the magic for […]
Spot On Sciences Makes Taking Blood Samples Easy
August 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News The most remarkable thing to Dr. Jeanette Hill about the evolution of her company, Spot on Sciences, is the myriad ways her blood collection device, HemaSpot, is being used. It has proven invaluable in research being done in Spain that shows taking blood pressure medication at night […]
Austin Chamber Names 12 Startups to its Austin A-List for 2014
May 8, 2014 by 1 Comment
By LAURA LOREK Founder of Silicon Hills News The Austin Chamber of Commerce Wednesday night named 12 companies to its A-List of Startups for 2014. In the “Emerging” category, for companies that have raised less than $1 million, the winners were Datical, Compare Metrics, Embrace, TeVido, TrustRadius and Spot on Sciences. “You look at the […]
Four Austin Startups Win the Regional 1776 Challenge Cup
January 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
By SUSAN LAHEY Reporter with Silicon Hills News Aceable, Water Lens, Spot On Sciences and Reaction Housing were the four winners of the 1776 Challenge Cup Competition held at Capital Factory Friday night. The four will be flown to Washington D.C. to compete against the winners from 15 other global cities for a chance at […]
