Trends | AustinStartup

OpenAustin.Org [Why Didn't We Think Of This Sooner?]

11. May, 2009 View Comments

If you came to Austin Tech Happy Hour last Thursday, you may have been able to catch a sneak peak of something pretty cool as part of Technology Spotlight. Whurley was showing the concept for OpenAustin.org in advance of its official launch today.
You may remember some of the discussion surrounding the City of Austin giving [...]

Government

Launch, Press Release, Trends

Preview: Burn Alter Ego

18. Mar, 2008 View Comments

The big brands are quickly learning how to market using the social networking tools of the day. Case in point, a new Facebook application namd Alter Ego that is just plain….well….cool. And you can see the Burn branding all over it, which is a Coca Cola brand. In Alter Ego you can create an alter [...]

Enterprise

Media, Trends

Significant Venture Funding in Austin During Q4

19. Jan, 2008 View Comments

On Friday afternoon, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Financial released data showing that venture funding across the US was up, with 963 companies raising over $7 billion in the fourth quarter. Most interestingly, out of the top 10 deals in 2007, only 3 were in California (local company Heliovolt raised either [...]

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Funding, Press Release, Research, Trends