Bumble offers package subscriptions to speed up dating experience
This week Bumble, headquartered in Austin, released three features available for $9.99 a month to supercharge the mobile dating experience: Beeline, Rematch and BusyBee. Beeline will pre-populate a queue of users who have already "liked" you, Rematch will keep expired matches, and BusyBee lets you extend the 24-hour window so you can have another to try to match with someone. [Techcrunch]
VC firm raises $4.7M to invest in women-led startups
Austin-based venture capital firm True Wealth Ventures raised $4.7 million of a planned $20 million for its True Wealth Ventures Fund I, which will be used toward investing in women-led startups, focusing on growth markets in consumer health and sustainable products. [Austin Business Journal]
Austin named number one city to start a business
CNBC published a report listing Austin as the top city in America to start a business, using 20 key criteria and citing data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Energy Information Administration, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, Biz2Credit, BizEquity and REIS. [CNBC]
Ambiq Micro raises $9.4M Series D round
Austin-based fabless semiconductor developer Ambiq Micro raised a $9.4 million Series D round from 35 investors. Plans for the use of funding have not been disclosed. [Austin Business Journal]
BigCommerce celebrates milestones
E-commerce platform for fast-growing and mid-market brands BigCommerce announced this week that outdoor and sports retailers Dazadi, Exxel Outdoors, GolfEtail and Marucci Sports have migrated their online stores to BigCommerce Enterprise. [Press Release]
FloSports nabs $21.1M Series B round of financing
The Austin-built sports and media events company, FloSports, announced a $21.2 million Series B round this week backed by DCM Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Discovery Communications also contributing. [Built In Austin]
Indeed is hiring for ATX recruiting division and publishes salary report ranking Austin at top
Indeed Hire is hiring for senior recruiters, recruiting coordinators and staffing sales for their Austin office at 2222 and 360. Additionally, the company released a report detailing Indeed salary data from 15 different tech positions in the top 15 cities based on Indeed's tech job search destinations. San Francisco ranked as the top city by salary when not adjusting cost of living, but Austin topped the list when adding in those factors. [Press Release]
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