Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 23, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. What are your goals for UbiGro in 2019? Tell us about the startup ecosystem there. Credit: UbiQD, Inc.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 13, 2023

Readers of VC Cafe know how big of a fan I am of startup landscapes. You can find the previous editions from Q3-Q4 2022 , Q1-Q2 2022 , July 2021 , July 2020 and May 2019. The Israeli startups building the Metaverse (updated Jan 2023). The Israeli startups building the Metaverse (credit: Remagine Ventures).

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VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2020

I love startup landscapes. It’s been a while since I posted the first Israeli startup landscape collection (August 2018) and second batch (Nov 2019) of Israeli startup maps. Israeli startups and scientists are working hard on finding a vaccine and better diagnostics for Covid-19. Source: Cardumen Capital.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

My service startup quickly grew and became a platform to identify new problems we could solve for clients. Inversely, if you’re using the agency model to fund another startup or product, you should probably keep things lean. Choose to expand vertically or horizontally. To my surprise, I closed my first client in under two weeks.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. This is particularly true for complex verticals such as B2B SaaS products, where product marketing’s ability to pinpoint users with the most need and educate them on product features and benefits proves useful.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

What has the startup experience taught you about life? I would probably been working at another startup I founded. But my personal favorite part about San Francisco is the energy of the startup founders and the investor network. What was the most overhyped tech trend of 2019? What is your top goal for Lofty AI for 2020?

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

In 2019 we partnered with several revenue-based lending providers, effectively creating a marketplace. “. His description: “We announced a new $500 million fund in Q1 of 2019, in our 10th year. Up to $3M in growth capital for your tech startup”. Fund II has raised over $100m as of mid-2019. . Bigfoot Capital.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

By Daniel Sokolovksy, Co-Founder and CEO, WARP and Troy Lester, Co-Founder and CRO, WARP The dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was more than just a bank collapse, it was a reality check for both startups and the VCs that fund them. So what does an early-stage company do to avoid the doom and gloom plaguing the world of startups?

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

So far in 2023, generative AI startups raised $16 billion, according to Dealroom. In the past five months, the number of Israeli Gen AI related startups in Israel has more than doubled from 67 to 144 companies included in the current landscape below. The total amount raised by Israeli generative AI startups so far has reached $2.3

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Startup Magazine continues our Founder Interview series with entrepreneur Richard Lavina, Co-Founder and CEO of accounting services platform, Taxfyle. Here are Richard’s insights and startup advice he shared with us about his entrepreneurial journey…. TSM: Taxfyle is really no longer a startup, it is a “scaleup”.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Entertainment is more than newspapers, more than Hollywood, and more than the sum of specific verticals jousting for consumer eyeballs. Emarketer has pegged that number at over 12 hours for 2019. Startup landscapes, while not perfect, are useful as they provide a way for us to define a space/category and the players of that vertical.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 2, 2019

Each week we like share our thoughts on a range of topics from vertical markets to general startup advice and our reflections on investing. Running a Startup. We published a three-part series throughout December to help startups manage their changing priorities and strategies as they grow…. “So So you just raised a….”

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Are you thinking about rebranding your startup, but you’re not sure if you should pull the trigger? Now the cans are sleeker, the typography is more modern (while paying homage to Coca Cola’s past), and each can’s design includes a bold and colorful vertical stripe. Originally published at [link] on April 22, 2019.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 19, 2020

According to its survey released this month, the impact investment market has reached $715 billion in 2019, with an estimate of about 1,720 organizations now involved in managing funds for those who want to make a financial return from investments that also have beneficial social or environmental outcomes.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2021

Initially, Uber launched its vertical in the food delivery services with the name UberFresh. As per the year 2020, UberEats has a user base of 66 million worldwide, which is thrice that of the year 2019. With this data, let us move on to the different aspects involved in creating a food delivery business like UberEats.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Austin Startup Week , established in 2011, is five days full of inspiring events that celebrate Austin startups, the organizations that support them, and the spectacular people who make it all happen. Throughout the week you’ll find panels, keynotes, specialized meetups, happy hours, workshops and our famous Austin Startup Crawl.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This is the most comprehensive guide online to creating a strong brand identity for your business or organization in 2019. A brand identity is the most effective way any organization (startups, small businesses, agencies, nonprofits, or others) can gain a competitive edge in an increasingly crowded marketplace.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 7, 2022

It’s also difficult for startups operating in this space to create real defensibility as most are built on the same core APIs. We already invested in two startups in the space. And finally, there are open questions about the use of training data (for text or art) without referencing and credit to the source.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 17, 2023

OpenAI recognised this as well and was quick to launch the OpenAI startup fund , a $100M corporate fund (with participation from Microsoft, the main backer of OpenAI and soon to be owner of 49% of it). It will be tough for new startups to compete on AI core technology. The global generative AI market was valued at USD 8.12

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Skilllab’s co-founders won the Google AI Impact Challenge in 2019. Ulrich Scharf , Co-Founder and Managing Director, explains what he’s excited about in the tech world, what he’s learned from the startup experience, and why he doesn’t want to go to the moon. What has the startup experience taught you about life?

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2020

In mid-2019, they launched a new feature called “spaces,” which allows users to create content around topics instead of questions. Unless you’re a small, agile startup, shipping new features isn’t as simple as it sounds. Instead, you have to identify scalable solutions that drive organic traffic—new information types or page templates.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 25, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. What do you like most about the startup experience? What are your goals for Molecula in 2019? CEO Higinio O. The people.

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Version One Ventures

JUNE 18, 2024

Genomics & Proteomics: Gencove (2017), a platform for low-pass sequencing; and a startup (2023, not yet announced) that is building Illumina for proteins. First, the founding team really matters Considering the product development timeline is so long, deep tech startups need passionate mission-driven people at the helm.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In addition, Flugauto was selected as one of the Top Picks at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019. Working for or founding another disruptive startup. What has the startup experience taught you about life? If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17. Blockchain.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Sørensen, who is also a co-author of F**k It, Ship It , shared some thoughts about life in Denmark and her startup experience. What was the most over-hyped tech trend of 2019? Writing more books and investing in other startups. What has the startup experience taught you about life? I think the word AI is over-hyped.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

One of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Arist was also named one of 20 education-focused finalists in Fast Company ’s 2019 World-Changing Ideas competition , which recognizes companies, non-profits, and individuals that commit to social good through breakthrough innovation. Arist started out as a somewhat ridiculous idea?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

One of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , Arist was also named one of 20 education-focused finalists in Fast Company ’s 2019 World-Changing Ideas competition , which recognizes companies, non-profits, and individuals that commit to social good through breakthrough innovation. Arist started out as a somewhat ridiculous idea?

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In 2019, Ortiz took home Best-in-Show Gold Award for Virsix’s pioneering work with voice-controlled gaming at the Alexa Conference. If you are an entrepreneur, check out the SXSW 2020 Startups Track , which runs March 13–17. Visit this page to see all previous interviews in this series as well as a list of all finalists.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

One of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , the Porto, Portugal-based startup is nearing its full launch date, and already has had more than 12,000 beta users sign up to choose from a selection of renowned professional bettors to copy. André Flórido pitching Betmarkets during Techsylvania 2019 Startup Avalanche’s final.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

One of the 50 finalists for SXSW Pitch 2020 , the Porto, Portugal-based startup is nearing its full launch date, and already has had more than 3,500 beta users sign up to choose from a selection of renowned professional bettors to copy. André Flórido pitching Betmarkets during Techsylvania 2019 Startup Avalanche’s final.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Amy Keller’s startup PurePlus transforms produce that would be wasted into healthful candy The Forrest Four-Cast: February 24, 2020 If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind China and the U.S. What has the startup experience taught you about life? Female entrepreneurs must have grit.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

Before founding HAI in 2019, she served as the director of Stanford’s AI Lab. I actually think the democratization of this technology, the innovation, and eventually the human impact of this technology is mostly delivered through industry, through startups, through companies, through their products and services. Because AI is very new.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 13, 2021

Before founding HAI in 2019, she served as the director of Stanford’s AI Lab. I actually think the democratization of this technology, the innovation, and eventually the human impact of this technology is mostly delivered through industry, through startups, through companies, through their products and services. Because AI is very new.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 4, 2021

In June of 2019, I got a cold e-mail with a single link: “My name is Braeden Kelekona and I’m the founder of Kelekona, a drone service for passengers and cargo. It seemed unrealistic—not that all startups aren’t in some way realistic—but VCs generally communicate communication style with competency. Below is a link to the pitch video.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 29, 2019

Austin is also a destination market for many of the increasingly large segment of startups that manage STRs one could describe as either “aparthotels” or “boutique STRs”: a modern spin on the corporate apartment concept, if you will. Among the myriad startup aparthotel ventures, The Guild ?—?which

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 21, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. We’re excited to explore these new opportunities in 2019. What are your goals for Geospiza in 2019?

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Hunter Walker

JULY 18, 2022

Why I’m Not Telling Every Startup To ‘Pull The Brakes’ Just Yet. Instead I’ll suggest there are two specific questions that really matter, the answers to which will have the biggest impact on the next 1–5 years of startups and venture capital. The latter means that every Series A+ startup has to reforecast.

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