Entrepreneur recognizes 2 Austin tech startups for Top Company Cultures 2017
Entrepreneur Magazine released their 2017 Top Company Cultures list, partnering with CultureIQ to determine the best office cultures in the country. Measuring 10 areas reflective of high-performing cultures including collaboration, innovation, agility and support, the list recognized Austin's YouEarnedIt for the small company category and SpareFoot for large-sized. [Entrepreneur]
Robot coffee-maker Briggo scores $3.45M
The automated coffee machine startup Briggo raised $3.45 million from three investors, according to a SEC filing on Tuesday. This marks the company's first funding since almost exactly two years ago when they closed $5.7 million. Launching in 2011, Briggo develops coffee vending kiosks for universities, airports, hospitals and office buildings with web-based ordering. [formDs]
data.world closes $18.7M funding round
Following a $14 million Series A announced last July when data.world launched from stealth mode, the Austin startup this week raised an additional $18.7 funding round. A series of investment firm and angel investors contributed including Chicago Ventures, Fyrfly Venture Partners, Hunt Technology Ventures LP, LiveOak Venture Partners, and the co-founder of Whole Foods. This sets data.world as one of the top five venture-backed Certified B Corporations of all time in the tech sector. [Built In Austin]
Localeur goes live in Canada
Localeur announced this week that it's now live in over 40 cities, including its first international expansion with the additions of the Toronto and Vancouver markets. The startup's CEO and co-founder, Joah Spearman, said this is the first step in going global and follows four consecutive months of 100 percent user growth. Their free platform provides a community of authenticated local entertainment, restaurant and bar recommendations for passing travelers. [Press Release]
BigCommerce names new CMO
BigCommerce announced Alexandra Shapiro as the company's new CMO on Wednesday. For the past two years, Shapiro served as BigCommerce's senior VP of marketing where she helped the company grow its mid-market customer base by 400 percent to include more than 2,000 mid-market retailers. She also headed the global rollout of their new brand identity in 2016. [Press Release]
Klever Logic rebrands as FlashParking
Following a $3 million round of funding in November, the parking startup Klever Logic has grown its team from 12 to 36 people and rebranded under the name of FlashParking. Under the new name, they will continue supporting its portfolio of products including FlashValet, FlashPARCS, and FlashMobile. Over 850 venues use the company's solutions across the country, processing over 33 million vehicles since its 2012 launch. [Press Release]
3AxisData raises $1M
According to an SEC filing, 3AxisData raised a $1 million round of funding from six investors last Friday. The semiconductor and technology company creates motion sensor-based systems and interfaces for home automation, medical, wearables, automotive and more. [formDs]
College Choice recognizes University of Texas as a top MBA program
College Choice released its 2017 Ranking of the Best MBA Programs, naming the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School Business as one of the best in the nation. College Choice used key factors like annual tuition, financial aid and post-degree career success to determine the ranking. [Press Release]
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