Brent Wistrom
Senior Editor @austininno.
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3 weeks ago |
bizjournals.com | Brent Wistrom |Austin Inno
An Austin-based travel tech company has renewed life after being acquired by a group of investors that includes its founder. This story explores the transaction and how the company will move forward. It also details the company's complicated background, which includes a public offering, several acquisitions and a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Included at the end of this report is ABJ's latest list of public companies with Austin-area headquarters.
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3 weeks ago |
bizjournals.com | Brent Wistrom
A venture capital firm has raised a new fund that will be used to invest in startups in Texas and California. Also in this report: ABJ's latest list of local VC firms.
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1 month ago |
bizjournals.com | Brent Wistrom
Contoro, led by founder and CEO Youngmok ”Mok” Yun, spun out of medical robotics startup Harmonic Bionics in 2023. The company has developed autonomous robots capable of trailer and container unloading. Its primary technology is the AI and remote control operation of third-party robotic arms. Fresh off winning a SXSW Pitch award, Austin-based Contoro Inc. seems to have raised a hefty sum.
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1 month ago |
kxan.com | Brent Wistrom
If confirmed, it would eclipse any prior funding round for a Texas companyby: Brent Wistrom - Austin Inno, Senior Editor, Austin Business JournalPosted:Updated:AUSTIN ( ABJ) - Bastrop-headquartered social media company X has reportedly raised nearly $1 billion in equity funding, according to a Bloomberg report that cited people familiar with the fundraise. Those sources said the new investors valued the company at about $32 billion.
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1 month ago |
bizjournals.com | Brent Wistrom
In the first episode of our new podcast, we talk with Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim about the company's recent mission to the Moon, as well as whether the company will seek an IPO. The podcast also includes a breakdown of some of the month's top news, including a gene editing company that has given mice some woolly mammoth traits and an Austin company that has filed for an IPO.
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