Brent Wistrom
Austin Inno
Austin, TX, United States
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Austin Inno-Approved Events: What to Do This Week (August 8-12)
The Olympics are in full swing. But there are plenty of opportunities to mix some tech networking in between handball matches and world record-breaking sprints. Here are a few of our top picks... → Read More
Austin-based TheWaveVR Raises $2.5M for Virtual Reality Concerts
Imagine if you could turn a rave on and off at your leisure or experience an insane light show that would be impossible in reality. That's the virtual world that TheWaveVR is making for musicians... → Read More
Tucker Max Names JT McCormick New Book in a Box CEO
Tucker Max, the best-selling author turned startup investor turned startup founder, dumped himself as CEO of Book in a Box. The startup, which helps people write and distribute books, named former... → Read More
Keeping VR Weird: Owlchemy Labs Raises $5M for Wacky Games
Work is a lot more fun when it's virtual. And investors seem to agree. Owlchemy Labs, an Austin-based virtual reality game maker, has raised a $5 million Series A from Qualcomm Ventures, HTC, The... → Read More
Colleagues Remember Austin Tech Pioneer Martin Neath, 53
Martin Neath, a coding expert who helped put Austin on the tech map through his work at Tivoli Systems, died of a Sunday, the Austin American-Statesman reported. He was 53. Tivoli co-founder Bob... → Read More
Austin Women in Tech: Q&A with Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Sujani
Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program in Austin is wrapping up, and it has given another 20 girls a much more in-depth understanding of technology and its role in the world. It's part of a... → Read More
Secure Exit: Backed by Austin VC, UnboundID Acquired by Ping Identity
UnboundID, an Austin startup specializing in ID management software, has been acquired by Ping Identity, a Denver-based ID security company. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Austin-based... → Read More
CognitiveScale Closes $21.8M Series B for Big Data Analytics
CognitiveScale, a big data analytics and machine intelligence software company, spent more than a year in stealth mode developing products to generate insights out of data for large companies.... → Read More
Austin Tech Hires and Promotions: Civitas Learning, BigCommerce, Phunware, Kony and More
Austin tech companies fuel innovation with talent -- so they're always on the lookout for more of it. And each month we take a closer look at interesting hires and promotions at Austin area tech... → Read More
Austin Inno-Approved Events: What to Do This Week (August 1-5)
We're in the home stretch of summer, which means a few more weeks of just about non-stop 100 degree days that are perfect for jumping in Barton Springs -- or just about any body of water. It's a... → Read More
Austin Busses: Bridj Enters Market with Data-Driven Shuttle Service
While we wait on self-driving cars and teleportation to whisk us away, many Austinites are stuck in twice-a-day gridlock with a foot hovering over the brake most of the way to and from work. A new... → Read More
Austin Busses: Bridj Enters Market with Data-Driven Shuttle Service
While we wait on self-driving cars and teleportation to whisk us away, many Austinites are stuck in twice-a-day gridlock with a foot hovering over the brake most of the way to and from work. A new... → Read More
Austin's Retail Tech Scene is Heating Up: Here are 10 Companies to Watch
Austin isn't a retail town. Not in the way Chicago or Minneapolis are. In fact, none of the biggest retail companies have a major presence in Austin. So it's a bit of an anomaly that Austin has... → Read More
BP3 Global Gets $10M from Private Equity Firm Petra Capital Partners
Austin-based BP3 Global, a fast-growing company that makes software to improve business processes, has received a $10 million investment. The new money comes from Nashville-based private equity... → Read More
Favor Service Area: On-Demand Startup Expands to Cedar Park, South Austin
Favor is expanding its coverage area to include more of north Austin, Cedar Park and a much larger portion of south Austin, the company announced Tuesday. The expansion, which nearly double's... → Read More
Austin Tech and Startup Events July 25-29: NewCoATX, Austin Fest & More
It's another hectic week for Austin tech and startup events. NewCo Austin kicks off on Tuesday, featuring dozens of speakers and sessions at company offices across town. Meanwhile, we've spotted a... → Read More
Manifest, hack/secure Get Into Austin Cybersecurity at the Ground Floor
Austin's early-stage cybersecurity sector is getting an upgrade -- two, actually. The first, hack/secure, is a new Boston-based funding syndicate with members spread across major tech hub cities,... → Read More
Austin's Getting a New Low-Cost Bus Service to Dallas, Houston and Beyond
A new, low-cost bus service offering rides from Austin to San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and beyond is launching Thursday. Shofur, an Atlanta-based startup, is debuting the app- and online-based... → Read More
EMC Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Dell
Dell's acquisition of EMC Corp. ($EMC) cleared one of its final hurdles Tuesday morning as 98 percent of voting EMC shareholders cast ballots in favor of selling EMC to Dell in a historic $60... → Read More
Diversity in Tech: Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurs in Austin
Austin has won countless accolades for its fast-moving startup scene, ballooning tech sector and chart-topping population boom. But there's another story happening. The percentage of African... → Read More