Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b81fdee-6ee4-49e3-af82-bca6ac9147cb Date 6/2/2014 Company Name Mozido Mailing Address 1601 South Mopac Expressway Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description Across mobile phones, through point-of-sale terminals, over the Internet – Mozido offers the services your customers need, where they need them. Website http://www.mozido.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Mozido Receives $10,000,000 New Financing”
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drillMap Receives $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f18a8e0d-6fb8-4b9a-809e-e2fd9e597307 Date 6/2/2014 Company Name drillMap Mailing Address 210 Barton Springs Austin, TX 78704 USA Company Description drillMap combines datasets from hundreds of sources with cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art analytical tools, transforming the way companies aggregate, visualize, and analyze energy data. Website http://www.drillmap.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “drillMap Receives $2,000,000 New Funding”
A Few Raindrops Amid Texas Biotech IPO Drought
As the proverb goes: Ask, and ye shall receive. Recently, I wrote about ZS Pharma’s bid to go public. The suburban Fort Worth company is developing a drug to treat chronic kidney disease and hopes Wall Street cash can propel it through late-stage clinical trials. (Terms have not yet been set.) Still, ZS’s SEC filing … Continue reading “A Few Raindrops Amid Texas Biotech IPO Drought”
Startups and “The Future of Informing”: Q&A with Matter’s Corey Ford
Don’t let it be said that the media industry is anti-innovation. Journalism schools sponsor hard-hitting studies saying news organizations must reinvent themselves to survive. A leaked innovation report from the New York Times shows that the venerable paper is serious about doing exactly that, even if it’s still struggling to figure out how. And KQED, … Continue reading “Startups and “The Future of Informing”: Q&A with Matter’s Corey Ford”
Texas Update: Localeur, Need Raise New Funds & Plan Expansions
It’s been just over a year since we launched Xconomy Texas. One of the items I’ve recently been considering adding to our roster of innovation coverage is a regular catch-up feature with some of the many entrepreneurs we’ve met. And that’s when two of them—Joah Spearman, founder of Localeur in Austin, and Matt Alexander, founder of … Continue reading “Texas Update: Localeur, Need Raise New Funds & Plan Expansions”
Structured Polymers Garners $1,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d12b824-22f9-4356-81d9-7548bb4ddf39 Date 5/29/2014 Company Name Structured Polymers Mailing Address 3925 West Braker Lane 3rd Floor Austin, TX 78759 USA Company Description Structured Polymers produces specialty polymer materials for the additive manufacturing industry. Website http://www.structuredpolymers.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Structured Polymers Garners $1,500,000 Seed Financing”
Ordoro Garners $438,498 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22acab06-e1d6-429c-8d4b-e9be17165985 Date 5/29/2014 Company Name Ordoro Mailing Address 101 W 6th St. Austin, TX 78701 USA Company Description Ordoro is a provider of a web-based order and web-based inventory management service. Website http://www.ordoro.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $438,498 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory … Continue reading “Ordoro Garners $438,498 New Round”
Austin Startup Voter Trove Brings Big Data Analytics to the GOP
Justin Gargiulo wants to bring Republican political campaigns into the 21st century. The young political consultant was at an industry conference three years ago when he noticed that the panelists discussing campaign technology were either Democratic or non-partisan. “I thought, I’m a Republican. We should have this,” he says. “And I saw a market opportunity, … Continue reading “Austin Startup Voter Trove Brings Big Data Analytics to the GOP”
Prostate Cancer Screening: Seduction Of The Innocent
Many rare book collectors keep an eye out for an original copy of Seduction of the Innocent, a cause célèbre when it was published back in the 1950s by psychiatrist Fredric Wertham. The tome purported to show that the root cause of juvenile delinquency in the U.S. was comic books! Sensationalistic congressional hearings followed in … Continue reading “Prostate Cancer Screening: Seduction Of The Innocent”
UnboundID Obtains $2,500,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e92af10c-0a5a-4afe-b559-12f8635a2c1c Date 5/28/2014 Company Name UnboundID Mailing Address 13809 Research Blvd Austin, TX 78750 USA Company Description UnboundID is a leading platform provider for identity services, enabling companies to dynamically manage, protect, and share customer data in real-time across cloud, mobile and social applications. UnboundID solutions help companies increase average revenue per … Continue reading “UnboundID Obtains $2,500,000 Series B Financing Round”
Need Receives $500,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0aed96c0-d9bb-4fbd-9670-d5afb6a06ae0 Date 5/28/2014 Company Name Need Mailing Address Undisclosed Dallas, TX ?75019 USA Company Description Need is a one-of-a-kind men’s publication, retailer, and subscription service launching later this year. Website http://www.needlifestyle.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The capital will be used for hiring, building out … Continue reading “Need Receives $500,000 Seed Round”
Navigating JOBS, Wrangling Investors: A Biotech CFO Roundtable
In biotech, the visionary scientists and serial entrepreneurs often—arguably too often—get described as “rock stars.” The financial guys… well, not so much. But in a business where cash is constantly burned at the altar of R&D, and financial engineering can be as prized a skill as drug hunting, the CFOs perhaps deserve more time in … Continue reading “Navigating JOBS, Wrangling Investors: A Biotech CFO Roundtable”
Cleantech Entrepreneurs—and Sasquatch—Star at Surge Demo Day
Energy is a vital industry to the global economy, yet many of the basic practices to find, extract, and deliver oil and gas have not changed in decades. That situation has proven to be fertile ground for cleantech accelerator Surge and its startups. Earlier this week, Surge’s third class made their debut in front of … Continue reading “Cleantech Entrepreneurs—and Sasquatch—Star at Surge Demo Day”
Cord Cutting: How to Get High-Speed Internet Service Without Cable
[Updated article for 2017 is here, 10/25/17.] Last fall I wrote a column called Please, Keep Paying $80 a Month for Cable So I Can Enjoy Cheap TV. The article was addressed to folks who complain about the exorbitant fees they’re paying to Comcast or AT&T for premium cable bundles. Adopting a cheeky, sarcastic tone—which … Continue reading “Cord Cutting: How to Get High-Speed Internet Service Without Cable”
Malauzai Software Lands $6,480,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d900df64-e4a5-4746-97e7-cbd094d2edc7 Date 5/23/2014 Company Name Malauzai Software Mailing Address 9020 Capital of Texas Highway Austin, TX 78759 USA Company Description Malauzai Software Inc. was formed in 2009 to participate in the mobile banking revolution. We build mobile banking SmartApps for community banks and credit unions for use by their customers and members. … Continue reading “Malauzai Software Lands $6,480,000 Series C Funding”
Texas Roundup: Filament Labs, LiveOak, Capital Royalty, Alafair
Here is the latest innovation news from Texas: —Austin, TX-based Filament Labs announced Thursday that it has raised $1 million in seed funding to develop an app that creates digital patient self-care programs with task reminders and educational information and videos. The round was led by Mercury Fund in Houston. —LiveOak Venture Partners closed Tuesday … Continue reading “Texas Roundup: Filament Labs, LiveOak, Capital Royalty, Alafair”
New Funding, Commercialization Officer at Texas Cancer Agency
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Wednesday awarded about $82 million in grants, the largest of which went to Austin, TX-based Mirna Therapeutics. The board approved spending $25 million in a three-year grant to support the biotech firm’s efforts to develop therapies based on microRNAs, very short RNA strands that work as genomic … Continue reading “New Funding, Commercialization Officer at Texas Cancer Agency”
Skyonic Obtains $12,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c3536314-c671-4a1c-a4b6-375126dc6f6c Date 5/22/2014 Company Name Skyonic Mailing Address 900 S. Capital of Texas Hwy Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description At Skyonic, we believe that clean air and economic growth are not mutually exclusive. We believe that mineralizing CO2 emissions is the best-available method for reversing global warming. Website http://www.skyonic.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Skyonic Obtains $12,500,000 New Financing Round”
1Q VC Data: What Just Happened?
The National Venture Capital Association recently released data on first-quarter investment activity, which always makes for an interesting read, at least on long plane rides. Point of fact, this past quarter was exceptional in many ways—and arguably somewhat unexpected. The headlines read that $9.5 billion was invested in 951 companies, an amount we have not … Continue reading “1Q VC Data: What Just Happened?”
Just a Few Slots Left for Napa Summit June 3—Request An Invite
We are just under two weeks away from the Napa Summit 2014: The Xconomy Retreat on the Economy, Jobs, and Growth. It is one of our most special events of the year. Not only does it have an incredible speaker lineup, it is multidisciplinary, offering a rare chance to step out of your zone of … Continue reading “Just a Few Slots Left for Napa Summit June 3—Request An Invite”
VUV Analytics Receives $5,800,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=906ecb1c-854b-44ef-8a9f-500300917c38 Date 5/21/2014 Company Name VUV Analytics Mailing Address 611 Eagle Lakeway, TX 78734 USA Company Description VUV Analytics: Making Vacuum Ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy available to the general scientific community for the first time. Website http://www.vuvanalytics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,800,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The added capability … Continue reading “VUV Analytics Receives $5,800,000 Series A Funding Round”
PledgeCents Secures $25,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37083df9-dde9-421c-a3b9-00a96f0733b4 Date 5/21/2014 Company Name PledgeCents Mailing Address 5504 Morningside Dr. Houston, TX 77005 USA Company Description PledgeCents allows schools and educators (k-12 public/private/charter) from around the world to use a safe, secure, and easy platform to raise funds for any school need (i.e. Field Trips, Supplies, Sending a Sports Team to … Continue reading “PledgeCents Secures $25,000 Seed Round”
WhichBox Media Receives $25,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=091df616-b479-4e32-8435-02900c193885 Date 5/21/2014 Company Name WhichBox Media Mailing Address 2707 Bomar Ave. Dallas, TX 75235 USA Company Description whichbox is all media content creation, content management, social networking, social media and user generated content, ad-serving, e-commerce, delivery to any tablet device, multi domain management, and more: all wrapped in one. Website http://www.whichboxmedia.com … Continue reading “WhichBox Media Receives $25,000 Seed Funding Round”
Zephos Garners $25,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9527eac5-e682-4456-bfdf-05ed22fc78cb Date 5/21/2014 Company Name Zephos Mailing Address 2700 Fairmount St. Dallas, TX 75201 USA Company Description Zephos is a Tech Wildcatters Start-up that focuses on web based solutions for cloud integration. Founded by two Dallas locals, Zephos is focusing on clearing up the mess that is the current data management of … Continue reading “Zephos Garners $25,000 Seed Funding”
GruupMeet Receives $25,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1e62576-3e35-4463-a64e-0c944e28ea43 Date 5/21/2014 Company Name GruupMeet Mailing Address 9540 Garland Rd. Dallas, TX 75218 USA Company Description We help create new opportunities through meeting engagement and event technology solutions. GruupMeet is an event planning and shared communication platform for seamless group airport arrival meet and greet experiences. Website http://www.gruupmeet.com Transaction Type Accelerator … Continue reading “GruupMeet Receives $25,000 Seed Round”
ICcode Obtains $25,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6ada538-b974-4b56-8043-36c72d80e86e Date 5/21/2014 Company Name ICcode Mailing Address 2700 Fairmount Street Dallas, TX 75201 USA Company Description We make invisible ICcode which is able to solve the problem of one-way communication of the standard television content. The user scans the TV content with our application and obtain an active connection. ICcode can … Continue reading “ICcode Obtains $25,000 Seed Financing Round”
Petrabytes Lands $30,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f5663cf8-6043-4ec5-b716-415c8b1a8900 Date 5/21/2014 Company Name Petrabytes Mailing Address 6214 Barkermist Ln. Katy, TX 77450 USA Company Description Petrabytes Inc. provides oilfield analytics and big data repository software solutions for oilfield engineers. It offers XLog, a software solution for multi-well mapping; XRock, a 3D property modeling solution; iPerf, a perforation analysis solution. Website … Continue reading “Petrabytes Lands $30,000 Seed Financing”
GetReal.Estate Garners $25,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d3d61bda-3361-4e8c-9e56-55835885d94e Date 5/21/2014 Company Name GetReal.Estate Mailing Address 2700 Fairmont St. Dallas, TX 75201 USA Company Description In a market where the relationship is the primary sales tool, GetReal.Estate assumes the role of an ecosystem full of tools designed to integrate real estate companies, independent agents, brokers and builders, enhancing business and … Continue reading “GetReal.Estate Garners $25,000 Seed Financing Round”
Project Insiders Secures $30,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b132b210-c90e-40b0-af4a-b98881156ce9 Date 5/21/2014 Company Name Project Insiders Mailing Address 2712 Sherwin St. Houston, TX 77007 USA Company Description My name is Kenley Clark and I founded Project Insiders. After years of working in the Energy Industry Supply Chain I’ve come to understand the value and need for current, actionable sales intelligence in … Continue reading “Project Insiders Secures $30,000 Seed Financing”
Incubation Station Turns Eye to Austin’s Consumer Products Startups
Austin is rightly known for its tech hardware and software startups, but Shari Wynne felt there was a need to support other entrepreneurs, namely, those making consumer products. So, she took a page out of the book of tech accelerators like Techstars and Capital Factory and founded Incubation Station in 2012, a 14-week program to … Continue reading “Incubation Station Turns Eye to Austin’s Consumer Products Startups”
ZS Pharma Ends Texas Biotech IPO Dry Spell With $86M Pitch
Biotechs all over the country have been rushing into the IPO queue over the last year—just, as it turns out, not in Texas. That changed this past week, when ZS Pharma, a suburban Fort Worth, TX, biotech, revealed plans to go public and raise as much as $86 million from investors. ZS Pharma is developing … Continue reading “ZS Pharma Ends Texas Biotech IPO Dry Spell With $86M Pitch”
Austin’s Step One Aims to Put the Customer in Charge of Customer Care
Calling customer service—or navigating the maze of an online help desk—is among the most frustrating chores for consumers who are dealing with product problems. Turns out, it’s not that much fun for the companies either. One Austin startup says its software can make the experience better for all. “There are typical things that people call … Continue reading “Austin’s Step One Aims to Put the Customer in Charge of Customer Care”
Check Out Our Napa Summit Agenda—Get Your Invite for June 2-3 Event
It’s one of the most special events Xconomy holds—an invitation-only confab in the Napa Valley for roughly 80-90 special guests and speakers. And the Napa Summit 2014, set for June 2-3, is shaping up to be our best ever. We have a power-packed array of speakers, from pioneers in their fields to some of the … Continue reading “Check Out Our Napa Summit Agenda—Get Your Invite for June 2-3 Event”
Welcome to the Seven-Year Technology Pause
What’s even harder to endure than the collapse of an economic or technology bubble? The long lull that follows. The current bubble hasn’t popped quite yet—and it might not, at least not in the sudden and messy way that the dot-com bubble did, in March 2000. What’s just as possible is that that we’ll see … Continue reading “Welcome to the Seven-Year Technology Pause”
Innovation Hub: David Pogue Does Some Trendspotting
David Pogue is a tastemaker. His reviews in The New York Times—and now on Yahoo—are widely followed. He has 1.5 million Twitter followers. And he’s always on the lookout for new trends. So, what is he intrigued by right now? And what does he think is overhyped? I put it to Pogue. [The following interview … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: David Pogue Does Some Trendspotting”
Alafair Biosciences Lands $1,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=44ae3f1d-0547-4bc6-b22d-31c05f3c8d14 Date 5/16/2014 Company Name Alafair Biosciences Mailing Address 3925 W. Braker Lane 3rd Floor Austin, TX 78759 USA Company Description Alafair has been funded by research grants and is currently conducting pilot animal studies and developing additional product formulations. The company has a sponsored research agreement with the University of Texas, … Continue reading “Alafair Biosciences Lands $1,000,000 New Round”
StepOne Secures $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7f7959ac-4029-4529-bdc4-79f310b14e29 Date 5/16/2014 Company Name StepOne Mailing Address 13359 N Hwy 183 Austin, TX 78750 USA Company Description At StepOne, we understand the passion customers can feel when frustrated with a product’s technical problems, a billing question, or an implementation snafu. We’ve been there many times ourselves. Website http://www.steponeinc.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “StepOne Secures $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
The Davis Dilemma: New Energy for Innovation, But Where to Grow?
Every economic development official in the country knows the story. In 1951, Frederick Terman, then the dean of engineering at Stanford University, decided to set aside 200 acres of Stanford-owned fruit orchards in Palo Alto for the new Stanford Industrial Park. The park was soon home to Varian Associates, Shockley Transistor, and Hewlett-Packard, as well … Continue reading “The Davis Dilemma: New Energy for Innovation, But Where to Grow?”
U of H’s Quoz Capital Will Channel Foreign Investment into Startups
The University of Houston will announce today a deal with private investors to create a venture fund to boost its technologies and create a dedicated entrepreneurial center near campus. “This agreement is not just about the technologies, it’s about the whole ecosystem,” says Roth Bose, the university’s vice chancellor/vice president for research and technology. “The … Continue reading “U of H’s Quoz Capital Will Channel Foreign Investment into Startups”
YouEarnedIt Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df4e21b1-6c7a-4849-8b64-7c00d75a4769 Date 5/15/2014 Company Name YouEarnedIt Mailing Address 206 E. 9th St. 18th Floor Austin, TX 78701 USA Company Description YouEarnedIt is committed to driving happiness at work through our fun, flexible, and simple software. Learn more about how it all started and what fuels our passion every day. Website http://www.youearnedit.com Transaction … Continue reading “YouEarnedIt Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
Roundup: Compare Metrics, Zebra Imaging & Cypress Raise New Funds
A rare cool front has blown through Texas—it’s in the low 60s and breezy in Houston in mid-May—so here’s a quick-and-dirty roundup of innovation news so you can spend the rest of your time outside and enjoy the weather. —Compare Metrics in Austin, TX, announced it had completed a $3.8 million fundraise Wednesday. The company, … Continue reading “Roundup: Compare Metrics, Zebra Imaging & Cypress Raise New Funds”
Vobi Wants to Update Conference Calls for Mobile Workers
Mobile devices and Wi-Fi mean that we really can work anywhere. But we’re still pulled into an office setting when it comes to conference calls and other meetings with colleagues. Austin, TX-based Vobi says its cloud-based technology, which is being released today, can set those gatherings free. Think of it as the next generation conference … Continue reading “Vobi Wants to Update Conference Calls for Mobile Workers”
Xconomy Surveys Innovation in the Sacramento-Davis Corridor
As Xconomist Bob Metcalfe has said, “Invention is a flower. Innovation is a weed.” What better place for the weed of innovation to grow than in the fertile region around the California capital of Sacramento, and, especially, nearby University of California at Davis, one of the premier agricultural research institutions in the world? In fact, … Continue reading “Xconomy Surveys Innovation in the Sacramento-Davis Corridor”
Can Sacramento End Its Innovation Drought?
It’s raining, at last, in the Sacramento region. It’s just past noon on the last day of March. As I’d glided east on Interstate 80 that morning, the sky had been darkly pregnant, a wash of Payne’s Gray. Yet not a drop of rain had streaked my windshield. Now, as I’m leaving City Hall in … Continue reading “Can Sacramento End Its Innovation Drought?”
Compare Metrics Secures $3,800,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=563ad4dd-f412-4d09-97e0-db1903db8b91 Date 5/14/2014 Company Name Compare Metrics Mailing Address 1826 Kramer Lane Austin, TX 78758 USA Company Description Compare Metrics is addressing these challenges and creating the next generation of product discovery through Adaptive Commerce. Our goal is to power highly unique navigation and comparison experiences that inspire better and more confident … Continue reading “Compare Metrics Secures $3,800,000 New Funding”
Austin’s Peach Digitally Connects Local Farmers to Restaurant Chefs
Call it a virtual farmers market. Two Austin entrepreneurs have developed a mobile app that they say will digitize the marketplace for produce, meat, and other food products grown by local farms. “Chefs want to source more locally but they have no time to research, find these products, and connect to the farmers,” says co-founder … Continue reading “Austin’s Peach Digitally Connects Local Farmers to Restaurant Chefs”
Entrepreneurship Inside Corporations
There is a real trend developing right now of large corporations becoming crucibles of innovation and entrepreneurship in a systematic way. In this post, I will discuss four specific sub-categories of this trend that we’re seeing, and for all practical purposes, participating in. Intrapreneurship Incubation Corporations have come to realize that there are numerous great … Continue reading “Entrepreneurship Inside Corporations”
Innovation Hub: Joi Ito on Failing to the Top
Joi Ito may be a tech luminary, but he says that he has mostly learned by failing. Ito—an early investor in Twitter, Kickstarter, and Flickr—is now the head of the MIT Media Lab. And he believes that young people, entrepreneurs, and even those in established positions should be encouraged to try more and fail more. … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Joi Ito on Failing to the Top”
Radio is the New Netflix. Here’s Your Binge Listening Guide.
“Binge watching” TV shows wasn’t possible until the advent of full-season DVD sets in the late 1990s. And while bingeing was common enough in the 2000s—I definitely remember a few weekends spent inhaling 24, BSG, and The Wire—it didn’t really leap into the mainstream until 2013, when Netflix began streaming whole seasons of shows like … Continue reading “Radio is the New Netflix. Here’s Your Binge Listening Guide.”
Austin’s RideScout Picks Up Steam, Rolling Out to Dozens of Cities
The last time we met Joseph Kopser, he was pitching his newly hatched startup, RideScout, at a Start Houston pitch night. Nine months later, the RideScout app, which Kopser describes as “Kayak for ground transportation,” is preparing to roll out to 40 cities by the end of the summer. Currently, commuters in four cities—Austin, Boston, … Continue reading “Austin’s RideScout Picks Up Steam, Rolling Out to Dozens of Cities”