Thirteen years ago, four tech workers in Austin founded Spiceworks, a social network for IT professionals.
That company grew to employ 450 people and it also raised $111 million in venture capital funding including $57 million from Goldman Sachs in 2014.
This week, Jay Hallberg, one of the co-founders and its CEO, announced in a blog post, that Spiceworks entered into an agreement to be acquired by Ziff Davis B2B, a division of J2 Global. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
“As
you probably know, Ziff Davis has a storied history in developing and running
some of the world’s leading B2B and B2C technology websites including PCMag,
IGN, Mashable, Speedtest.net, and others that serve tens of millions of
visitors every month,” according to Hallberg’s post. ”And for technology
brands, Ziff Davis B2B brings 20 years of expertise in performance marketing
and lead generation solutions that power over a million connections between
businesses and brands annually.”
In his blog post, Halberg warned that layoffs are imminent. But he did not provide specific details.
“Spiceworks and Ziff Davis B2B each bring unique competencies and talented personnel to the combined company. But we both recognize our businesses have some similarities and overlapping functions and skillsets that need to be addressed and integrated if we’re to build a long-term, sustainable business,” Halberg wrote. “So, we’ve made the difficult decision to combine and/or reduce some roles at both organizations. Neither organization takes these decisions lightly, and we’ve focused our efforts on being compassionate and supportive during this time. I would like to thank the team for their can-do spirit, commitment to our vision, and to the lasting contributions that will carry us forward.”
Spiceworks last announced layoffs in late 2016. It cut 54 workers from its workforce of 450 at that time.
The company plans to share more details at Spiceworld, its
annual event in Austin at the Austin Convention Center on Sept. 23.
Natiivo rendering courtesy of Newgard Development Group
The transformation of Rainey Street District continues with the groundbreaking Thursday morning on Natiivo Austin.
The high-rise building at 48 East Avenue is being built for
home-sharing by Austin-based Pearlstone Partners and Newgard Development Group.,
based in Miami.
The condos allow owners to own, stay and share their condos and
is powered by Airbnb, a platform for home-sharing for new buildings, according
to Forbes. The building is set to open in 2021, the 48 East hotel will feature
33 floors and 249 units available in 16 individual floor plans. The studios,
one- and two-bedroom hotel-licensed homes start at $400,000.
Newgard Development Group is also building a similar high-rise
condo building in Miami.
At the ground-breaking in Austin, Robert Lee, founder, and CEO of Pearlstone Partners joined Harvey Hernandez, co-founder, and CEO of Miami-based Newgard Development Group and NGD Homesharing, during a ceremony to mark the start of construction. Austin-based architecture and interior design firm STG Design served as architect on the project.Aecom/Hunt is the construction firm building the project.
The two also announced Thursday that 100 units have been reserved since the project was announced a month ago.
“When I first met with Harvey and his team, I quickly realized that our visions for this site completely aligned,” Lee said in a statement. “We knew this concept of allowing an individual to buy into a hotel would work well for a city like ours. We’re Austin, after all: creative, forward-thinking, flexible, open-minded, and certainly no stranger to shared economies and industry disruption. I take great pride in our city for being the first to bring this concept to market, nationally.”
As part of the groundbreaking
ceremony, Natiivo Austin made a $5,000 donation to the Rainey Neighbors
Association,
“We are grateful for
the opportunity to begin building a strong partnership with Natiivo,” Rainey
Neighbors Association President Sandra De Leon. De Leon said in a statement.
“It’s so important for neighbors and developers to work together to shape a
vibrant, sustainable neighborhood that thrives. Together we can all do our part
to be good stewards of the community.”
Sputnik ATX has announced the latest group of six startup companies accepted into its Summer 2019 cohort.
This is the fourth cohort selected for Sputnik ATX, an Austin
startup accelerator focused on growth companies since its founding in 2017.
More than 300 companies applied for the program, and Sputnik ATX
selected 22 finalists. From that group, Sputnik ATX chose the six companies.
“Of note, all six companies chosen have either female or minority
founders,” according to a news release.
“We start this process by looking for the best companies with the
greatest potential, and I am thrilled that this cohort ended up being either
female or minority-led,” Oksana Malysheva, CEO and Managing Partner of Sputnik
ATX, said in a news release. “When you apply to Sputnik ATX, no matter your
gender, race, ethnicity or background, you get a fair shot. This group of
startup founders has shown us that they have what it takes to build successful
companies, and we are proud to help them on their startup journeys.”
The three month long accelerator program provides mentoring,
education and support to the startups as well as a $100,000 investment.
The companies include (descriptions provided by Sputnik ATX):
Elite
Sweets – Elite Sweets makes delicious, high quality donuts that are
gluten-free, low carb, and baked with 15g of protein per donut. They offer a
healthier alternative to traditional sweets. The mission of Elite Sweets is to
promote an active and healthy lifestyle while redefining the way people think
about sweets.
Datum –
Datum is a mobile advertising platform that allows small businesses to micro
target messaging to the audiences they’re trying to serve. Their proprietary
mobile data warehouse aggregates billions of data points into easily understood
and defined audiences to solve real world communication and transportation
challenges.
OpenTeams –
OpenTeams connects open source developers and projects with organizations that
use that code in everyday life. Currently, 96% of proprietary apps contain open
source components, which creates a management and maintenance time
bomb. Open Teams fixes this problem by making it easy for organizations to
connect and transact with the people that write and lead open source projects.
Open source contributors showcase their contributions, get recognition and
compensation for their work; organizations find and fund open source projects
they depend on.
Signum
City – Signum City is a fantasy stock market gaming app designed
to help every young adult beat his or her parents in stock market investing.
The game allows users to play with fake money to win real prizes while gaining
stock market know-how and strategies of accumulating wealth. Signum City is
bringing financial literacy to future generations.
Tradiies – TRADiiES is a B2B mobile marketplace,
LinkedIn-style platform built for modern day beauty professionals. TRADiiES is
the first professional beauty network. For beauty pros, it’s a place to build a
digital portfolio, apply to jobs and find hands-on education. For salon owners,
it’s a tool to post jobs, find quality candidates and manage their hiring
process.
Uconnect
Esports – The competitive gaming, or esports, industry is the
biggest thing you’ve never heard of, despite the fact that it has already
gripped the attention of half a billion young adults around the world. The $1B
industry is exploding at 26%YOY revenue growth, with brand sponsorships
accounting for almost half of that growth. The Uconnect platform is the first
to provide the infrastructure to allow brands to sponsor the previously
unreachable massive ecosystem of esports communities.
Sputnik ATX has also chosen one company founded by a UT Austin student to participate in its Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) Program. POP – POP is a mobile software company with a mission to combat societal feelings of loneliness and isolation. The POP platform enables users to create long-lasting and meaningful connections. POP’s platform facilitates real-time and scheduled meet-ups based on shared interests, passions and personality matches in order to build authentic connections.
Austin downtown skyline view and view down Congress Avenue with the Texas State Capitol building in view.
Google Fiber and Google
Webpass have never been offered together in the same market until now.
And what that means for Austin residents and businesses is wider availability of Google’s super-fast Internet service. Google’s broadband Internet is 100 times faster than most broadband services.
Google announced last week that it is providing Webpass, super-fast wireless Internet service in Austin. It already has Google Fiber, a high-speed Internet service, available in some part of Austin and in San Antonio.
Google Fiber acquired
Webpass in 2016, which provides wireless Internet service with speeds up to 1
gig in densely populated areas. Webpass was founded in San Francisco in 2003 by
Charles Barr. Webpass is available in a handful of U.S. cities primarily on the
West Coast including San Francisco, San Diego, Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley
and Seattle. It is also available in Denver, Chicago, and Miami.
This is Google Fiber’s
first deployment of Webpass in Texas.
The Webpass service
works using “a combination of rooftop radios and fiber optic cables,” and is
able to beam internet through the sky as fast as fiber, according to its
website.
“A receiver on the top of your building picks
up the internet signal from a building with a direct fiber connection and
brings it right into your home through your building’s existing wiring,”
according to Webpass. “This technology is not only cost-efficient but also more
reliable and makes installation quick and easy. All of this allows us to bring
better internet to more people at a fairer price.”
The Webpass service costs $70 per month,
according to Google’s website. “You can
find out if service is available in your building and sign up on the Google
Fiber website.”
“We’re starting downtown and are adding new buildings to
our network as quickly as possible,” according to a Google blog post. “To help
us bring Google Fiber Webpass gig service to your apartment or condo building,
check out webpass.net/austin .”
Google announced in 2013 plans to begin offering Google Fiber in Austin and in December of 2014, the company began offering service to parts of Austin. And in 2015, Google announced plans to bring Google Fiber to San Antonio.
Two kids build and test a robot that they work on.
Youth Code Jam, a nonprofit program to teach middle and high school students coding skills, started in San Antonio and has branched out to Austin.
Debi Pfitzenmaier started Youth Code Jam
in 2012 at a San Antonio library with 30 people attending. The event has grown every year since
then and has reached over
20,000 students and their parents across Texas.
In February, Youth Code Jam held its first
event in Austin at the Austin Central Library. With over 350
participants, it was the most diverse Jam held in Texas with more girls (59
percent) than boys and 89 percent students of color participating.
Now it’s returning with a low-sensory Youth Code Jam on Saturday, August 24th from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The event is for middle and high school students who are gifted or twice-exceptional along with students with Asperger’s, ADHD, sensory processing challenges and other neuro diversities. It is for everyone from beginners to advanced coders. The event takes place at the Austin Central Library at 710 W. Cesar Chavez. The event is free, but registration to attend is required. To sign up and for more information please go to youthcodejam.org/austin.
“We’ll have electronics, coding, and
cybersecurity,” Pfitzenmaier said in an email statement. “Kids don’t have to
know how to code to attend. But if they do, we’ll have the volunteer manpower
to expand skills. Volunteers at the event are actual programmers and engineers
from Google, Microsoft, IBM, Box, Silicon Labs, and others.”
The event is sponsored by the Austin Public
Library, Google Fiber, H-E-B and
Oracle. Youth Code Jam also received a $10,000 donation from H-E-B upon the
opening of its Eastside Tech Hub to support the non-profit organization’s work
in San Antonio and Austin.
On Thursday, the Austin-based company announced it has raised $60 million in a Series C round of funding, just seven months after closing its $30 million Series B round. To date, the company has raised a total of $103 million.
ScaleFactor is one of Austin’s fastest-growing startups. Silicon Hills News named it one of the top 25 hottest Austin startups to watch this year.
Coatue Management led the round with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Canaan, Broadhaven Ventures and Firebrand Ventures. New investors include Vulcan, Stripes Group and NextPlay Capital.
ScaleFactor makes an online financial software
platform for small to medium-sized businesses to handle tasks such as payroll
and bookkeeping. The company plans to use the new funding on product
development and sales.
“Listening closely to our customers over the years, we’ve
learned small business owners care about three factors above everything else:
saving time, saving money and scaling their businesses,” Kurt Rathmann, founder
and CEO of ScaleFactor, said in a news release.
With the additional funding, ScaleFactor plans to branch out into a new area by providing financial resources to small and medium-sized businesses.
ScaleFactor helps small and medium-sized businesses organize financial data in one place and extract value from that data. It’s a software as a service platform that starts at $399 a month.
“ScaleFactor is building the most comprehensive financial SaaS
platform on the market for SMBs,” Thomas Laffont,
Coatue’s co-founder, said in a news release. “ScaleFactor is the back-office
connection point that simply makes it easier to run a business. We are very
pleased to invest in and support ScaleFactor on their path toward market
leadership in the fintech sector.”
Tom Markusic, founder and CEO of Firefly Aerospace speaking at the Austin Forum
Firefly Aerospace has been on one wild ride to get its rockets built in Texas.
“We have been building for the last several years and
we’re going to fly our first rocket in the next six months,” said Tom Markusic,
Firefly’s founder and CEO.
But the road to the launch pad and has been a rough
one.
Firefly Aerospace and its predecessor, Firefly Space Systems, collectively have spent $110 million so far, and the company hasn’t even had a Series A round of venture capital funding yet, Markusic said. He spoke Tuesday night at an Austin Forum event on Technology, Space and Humanity at the Austin Central Library downtown. More than 300 people turned out for the free event to hear presentations from Markusic and Rick Tumlinson, founding partner of SpaceFund, a venture capital firm focused on the space industry.
Tumlinson gave an overview of what he and Markusic
refer to as New Space, a commercial effort to launch rockets, ferry payloads
and people and eventually help to colonize Mars.
Tumlinson mentioned efforts by billionaires behind the
new ventures creating space rockets. Two of them already have operations in
Texas. Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, has a suborbital launch facility
located in West Texas, near the town of Van Horn. Blue Origin, founded in 2000,
is developing a variety of rocket-powered vertical takeoff and vertical landing
space vehicles.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has developed a test launch
facility in South Texas in Boca Chica. It’s developing its Starship rocket to
take people to Mars there, according to a Business Insider article.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is also developing
rockets.
And in Cedar Park, north of Austin, Firefly
Aerospace’s Markusic is developing launch vehicles and spaceships. It also
landed a contract with NASA in November of 2018 to provide lunar payload
services.
And Markusic, who worked at NASA and the United States
Air Force, before joining SpaceX and then Blue Origin and Galactic, has worked
hard to make sure Firefly Aerospace will be one of the major players in New Space.
The main goals of New Space are to lower costs and
provide easier access to space, Markusic said.
Firefly Aerospace focuses on designing, building,
testing and breaking things fast and rebuilding and retesting fast, Markusic
said.
“There is no fear of breaking things if iteration is
fast,” he said. “There is no fear of failure.”
Markusic calls Firefly the “SpaceX of small to medium launch market.”
Firefly’s long-term vision is to build reusable rockets
that launch from runways with airline like operations. NASA led the way with
the Apollo 11 mission 50 years ago, which landed Astronaut Neil Armstrong and
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon. Now the New Space companies want to build on
that legacy to help the U.S. return to the moon and eventually Mars.
New Space will be a $2.7 trillion industry by 2045,
Markusic said.
“This is going to touch all of our lives – this access
to space – the things that are going on in the lower-earth orbit will affect
our lives in profound ways,” Markusic said. “You can think of New Space as the
next frontier of the information revolution. That’s where the big gains are going
to be made.”
In 2013, Markusic saw an opportunity for small space
satellites and quit Virgin Galactic to found Firefly Space Systems with the
vision to provide the world’s most economical and convenient small satellite
launch services. But that first version of Firefly encountered some problems.
And on Sept. 29th of 2016, the company furloughed its workers. It
ended up bringing them back on Oct. 31st but had to shut down again
on Dec. 1st, 2016 and file for bankruptcy.
But six months later, Firefly Aerospace returned and
started the company back up. On May 17,
2018, the company had a successful engine test.
Photo of Firefly engine test, courtesy of Firefly
Firefly Aerospace has raised about $70 million in the
last two years, Markusic said. Firefly also announced plans for a new launch
facility in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
At its hometown headquarters in San Antonio, H-E-B is making a big investment to create a state-of-the-art tech center.
H-E-B announced Wednesday it plans to add 500 new jobs in San Antonio and build a 150,000 square-foot, five-story building in downtown San Antonio. The building will have the capacity to eventually house 1,000 employees.
Construction is set to begin next summer with plans to open by the summer of 2022.
The building will accommodate the growth of H-E-B Digital, which
includes its product, design, technology and e-commerce teams, according to a
news release.
“Our success starts with
our people, who provide exceptional hospitality to deliver world-class shopping
and digital experiences,” Craig Boyan, H-E-B President, said in a news release.
“We’re committed to hiring more people, adding the necessary skills to become
both a better tech company and even stronger brick-and-mortar retailer.”
H-E-B already has more than 1,000 employees in San Antonio on
its H-E-B Digital team. And it recently added several hundred more at its
Eastside Tech Hub in Austin, which opened in June. Altogether, H-E-B has more
than 5,500 employees who are part of its H-E-B Curbside and Home Delivery
teams.
“H-E-B continues to have an outsized impact on our community. One of our region’s greatest strengths is our willingness and eagerness to serve others, and H-E-B consistently leads the way in this respect,” Graham Weston, co-founder of Rackspace and Geekdom, said in a news release. “These 1,000 Partners will be digitally innovating from right here in downtown San Antonio, serving Texans everywhere. Another thing we do exceptionally well as a region is to celebrate. Today, we should all celebrate H-E-B. 500 new tech jobs in our community is the type of commitment that sets us on an entirely new path.”
San Antonio-based Lake Flato Architects will design the project,
which will be similar to its Eastside Tech Hub with an open floor plan and
areas for collaboration throughout, according to a news release.
“The San Antonio tech center will be become
part of the new front door to our Arsenal campus, just as H-E-B Digital is
creating a new front door for our customers online and via mobile shopping
experiences,” Jag Bath, H-E-B Chief Digital Officer, said in a news release.
“The H-E-B tech center employing 1,000 people
will be a quantum step in making San Antonio a center for technology,” Bexar
County Judge Nelson Wolff said in a news release.
H-E-B also recently announced plans to launch a trial of driverless cars delivering groceries in the Olmos Park area, a suburb just north of downtown San Antonio. And the company acquired Favor, an on-demand delivery startup based in Austin, last year, which prompted the expansion there with its Eastside Tech Hub.
Hypergiant Industries, the artificial intelligence startup in Austin, announced a big partnership Tuesday with Booz Allen Hamilton, a huge government contractor.
The deal
involves Hypergiant and Booz Allen Hamilton working together to create artificial
intelligence solutions and products for companies and government agencies. They
plan to announce those products shortly, according to a news release. The two
companies did not disclose the financial details of the deal.
Hypergiant Industries, founded in 2018, has 186 employees and offices in Austin, Dallas, and Houston. And now it’s establishing an office in Washington, D.C.
“While
AI holds significant opportunity, organizations often struggle to effectively
implement the technology in a way that delivers real, repeatable value,” Josh
Sullivan, a Booz Allen senior vice president, said in a news statement. “Our
work with Hypergiant will help clients bring AI out of the lab faster, building
explainable and transparent outcomes.”
Booz
Allen Hamilton, based in McLean, Va., had annual revenue of $6.7 billion last
year, and employees 26,400 people. It also has an office at Capital Factory in
Austin.
Some of
the areas Hypergiant and Booz Allen Hamilton plan to work together include in
the healthcare industry. They plan to use artificial intelligence to mine vast
amounts of data to enable first responders and emergency care workers to better
assess and address emergency situations including buildings following a
national disaster.
Another area where they will work together is on catching fraud. AI, data mining and machine learning can help the U.S. government and the I.R.S. identify patterns of fraud. Those same methods can also be used to help financial services firms identify fraudulent activities on its customers’ accounts.
Other
areas include predicting fake domains that can act as delivery vehicles for
malware. Also, Hypergiant and Booz Allen are working on analytics and
artificial intelligence techniques to defend against malware.
“Booz
Allen Hamilton has the kind of reach, scale, and knowledge that we get excited
about,” Hypergiant Industries’ Chief Executive Officer Ben Lamm said in a news
release. “They also have a shared mission to help companies and people change
the world. Together, we will be able to leverage great technology and enable
groundbreaking ideas, to tackle the world’s biggest problems.”
Austin, Texas, colorful ATX sign at 5th street, downtown
Even though we’re in the dog days of summer, there’s plenty to do in Austin this month.
And if you’re planning ahead, make sure to snag a ticket to our ContentATX3 event next month at Galvanize. It’s a great event for entrepreneurs in the tech industry to learn about ways to communicate better with investors, media, customers, and more.
August 5th
Close the Gap – MVP to Market & Scale
When: 6:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.
Where: General Assembly @ WeWork, 600 Congress Ave., 14th
floor, Austin, TX
Why: This event is co-hosted by The Product League and Collective – a MediaTech Ventures Incubator. The event features Tanja Horan, Principal at Tacosa 360 Consulting. She works with organizations to develop and manage their product portfolio for scale & growth. For more info.
August 6th
Technology, Space and Humanity
When: 6:15 PM –
7:30 PM
Where: Austin Central Library, 710 West Cesar
Chevez Street, Austin, TX 78701
Why: The Austin Forum on Technology & Society in partnership with Austin Public Library presents: Technology, Space & Humanity with Speakers Tom Markusic of Firefly Aerospace and Rick Tumlinson of SpaceFund. For more info.
August 7th
Dog Days | Female Founders TX x The Riveter
When: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Where: The Riveter, 1145 West 5th
Street, Austin, TX 78703
Why: On August 7th, join us at The Riveter for our monthly Female Founders brown bag lunch. For more info.
August 8th
Digital Entrepreneur Meetup Austin
When: 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Proof
– Company Headquarters, 200 E 6th Street Suite 310, Austin, TX 78701
Why: This
event is hosted by Chris Yates, Founder of Rhodium Weekend. Chris acquires,
invests in, grows, and sells online businesses and organizes events for others
who do the same.
Chris is on a 1,500 mile road trip hosting 7 meetups along the way and this is one of the stops on the journey. Questions can be directed to Chris at chris@rhodiumweekend.com. For more info.
Why: Join Accenture, in collaboration with ColdTowne Theater, on August 8th to explore Fjord Trends and Accenture’s Technology Vision along with some light-hearted improv comedy to help bring the trends to life. This event will dive into emerging trends that are expected to affect business, technology and design over the next few years. Lite bites and refreshments will be provided. For more info.
August 13th
50 Ways to Fight Bias in the Workplace
When: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Atlassian,
303 Colorado St #1600, Austin, TX 78701
Why: Are you interested in what you can do to help build equity in the workplace on a day-to-day basis? Join Lean In ATX on August 13th for “50 Ways to Fight Biases in the Workplace” to learn how to address gender biases in a professional manner. For more info.
August 14th
Startup Grind with Mark Phillip
When: 6 p.m.
Where: Capital Factory 701 Brazos St., Suite
150, Austin, 78701
Why: Interview with Mark Phillip, founder of Are You Watching This?, a business to business sports excitement analytics company that uses patented algorithms to identify the top sports moments in real time. For more information.
August 14th
Andy Roddick Foundation Finding Your Passion
Speaker Series
When: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Tamale
House East, 1707 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
Why: This event will feature a panel-style interview of two of the most incredible small business owners here in Austin: The Valera family (Diane and Juan) of Tamale House and Jason Fox of Earbuds Music. For more info.
August 14th
Sip
& Learn: The Future of Online Privacy with Arlo Gilbert
When: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Wright Bros. Brew and Brew 500 San Marcos Street #105, Austin,
TX 78702
Why: Join the Austin chapter of America’s Future Foundation and the Freedom in Tech alliance for a rousing conversation with tech founder and data privacy expert, Arlo Gilbert. Rachel Kania will be leading the conversation. For more info.
August 14th
ATX: You’re graduating from an early stage
accelerator – What’s next?
When: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: Industrious
Austin – 5th & Colorado, 201 West 5th Street #1100, Austin, TX 78701
Why: If you’re an early-stage founder considering an accelerator or graduating from one soon, join MassChallenge Texas at Industrious and hear our panelist’s insights into the paths they chose for their businesses, and the lessons they learned along the way. The takeaways from this conversation will help prepare you for future milestones. For more info.
August 14th
Hack The Future: AR, VR and XR Unlocking Real
Value
When: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: The Riveter Austin: 1145
West 5th Street, Austin, TX 78703
Why: Join us on August 14 for an event focused on the transformative power of immersive technologies for businesses and organizations. Through a set of mini-TED talks, product demonstrations, and a panel discussion, diverse game-changers in data analytics in WebXR, mobile AR, immersive entertainment, and organizational transformation will share their perspectives and best-practices. For more info.
August 15th
The Creative Mindset: How to Value What You Make
When: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: The Riveter Austin: 1145
West 5th Street, Austin, TX 78703
Why: How can I give myself permission to make the things I want? What’s standing in the way of getting my project off the ground? In this two-hour workshop, we will look at these questions and other ideas around creative output and value. For more info.
Why: Hosted by ATI and the Austin Chamber of Commerce. Christina Churchill, Principal with RSM US LLP’s Technology and Management Consulting, will discuss how to overcome the fear factor, drive innovation and innovate in finance and accounting. For more info.
Why: Join Galvanize in collaboration with Silicon Valley Bank and AutoThink for the August Founders Breakfast! In this event series for early stage founders, we’ll be gathering for tacos and mini-talks from some of the tech industry’s best. For more info.
August 20th
Austin Capstone WeWork Veterans in Residence
Powered by Bunker Labs
Why: Join us to celebrate and showcase our 2019 WeWork Veterans in Residence Powered by Bunker Labs tribe of entrepreneurs! Learn about their companies and where they are headed next. For more info.
Why: “BASHH is Austin’s relaxed mixer filled with professionals of all backgrounds that feel awkward knowing each other online but not offline. The ties come off a 6:00 pm, and there are no speakers or panels, no lame pitches, no egos; all are welcomed to relax and have happy hours!” For more info.
August 21st
Female Founder Series with Kathy Terry
When: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Where: The
Riveter Austin, 1145 West 5th Street Austin, TX 78703
Why: The Riveter Austin is excited to kick off our Female Founders Series with Austinite, Kathy Terry, founder of charitable app InLieu and co-founder of P. Terry’s and Taco Ranch. For more info.
August 22nd
Austin Mosaic Awards
When: 6:00PM – 10:00PM
Where: Google Austin, 500 W 2nd St, Austin, TX
Why: The event, brought to you by The Mentor Method, and BLNDED Media, will recognize companies in categories such as “Best Tech Company” and “Best Inclusive Workspace.” For more info.
