Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Austin.
Founder @pikum • Worked at @hulu, @yahoo-search-marketing-overture , @academy123, @discovery-communications , @capitalfactory • Studied at @wharton-school
CEO and founder of @tocquigny, an internationally recognized digital marketing firm. 3 year mentor for Capital Factory
http://www.17stories.com
Investor @on-ramp-wireless-1 @xyber-technologies @routehappy @safehostel @lemnoslabs @yourmechanic @hangify • Studied @wharton-school @claremont-mckenna-college
http://www.scottkosch.blogspot.com/
Founder, Investor, Advisor. MS Finance - Wisconsin
Co-founder and CEO at Written. Co-founder of @zosh, sold to @hightail-2. Partner at @capital-factory and mentor at @techstars
http://joshkerr.com
Entrepreneur; Market Hacker; Troublemaker
Founder & Principal - Shockwave Innovations
Director - Capital Factory Incubator
http://www.shockwaveinnovations.com/blog
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
EiR at @OMERSVentures. Focused on custdev & productdev. Cofounder of @influitive. Worked at @microsoft, @reactivity, @trilogy. @carnegie-mellon-university MS in HCI + UWaterloo BSc.
http://davidcrow.ca/
Founded 3 email companies and @capitalfactory. Teaching @longhornstartup at @university-of-texas-austin. @trilogy Alumni 1999. CS @carnegie-mellon-university .
http://austinpreneur.com/
CEO/Founder - Boxer, COO/Founder @ciphent (Acq @accuvant), 2010 Inc. 500 16th Fastest Growing Company In America
CEO at @umbel. Founder at @flightlock (acquired by Control Risks), Finetooth (now Mumboe), & most recently founding CTO of @the-texas-tribune.
Managing Director, RSH Ventures
Business lead for @asana, entrepreneur, angel investor. Former Chief Product officer at @solarwinds (SWI).
CEO @waterfall-3, angel/advisor @ startups, ex-VC, conservationist/advisor @global_wildlife
Founder & CEO of @pingboard; previously founded @capitalfactory & @webmail-us-acq-rax; Virginia Tech software engineer.
http://bb.co
Founder of @grasshopper. Founder of @chargify. Founder of @popsurvey. Angel Investor.
Founder Engagiant • Worked at @bizspeed, @airside-mobile • Investor @airside-mobile, @bizspeed • Studied at @georgia-institute-of-technology
Advisor, entrepreneur, storyteller.
http://oznog.com
UTexas Austin Professor of Innovation, Murchison Fellow of Free Enterprise; Polaris Partner; @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Trustee. Past: Harvard, PARC, @stanford-university, @3com, InfoWorld.
Founded Dropoff in late 2013 backed by a strong list of VCs and Angels. Prior to that co-founded GameFly in 2002 backed by Sequoia Capital and Tenaya Capital.
Founding CEO of NetQoS, sold for $200M to CA . Founding CEO of CacheIQ, sold to NetApp.
http://www.theamericanceo.com
CEO, @marketvibe. As seen in Inc. & Forbes. Marketing expert. Running tech companies for 12+ years; run hugely popular entrepreneurship blog at erica.biz.
http://erica.biz/
Owner of Village Liquors (Retail chain of Fine Wine and Spirits), active Angel and Advisor
Founder of Mercer Road Corp and @lookout-social . VP Business development at @vivox.
Founder of @ownlocal; Y Combinator W10; 10+ years in the newspaper industry.
http://itscalledwebdesign.com/author/lloyd-armbrust/
Former Exec: UTV, EA, @turbine, SOE, @jellyvision
Former Advisor: @ncsoft, ZeroG, DreamWorks, @globant
Current Advisor: @claritics, @scent-sciences, @smilu-2, Gazillion
Dir of Marketing: American Apparel, Advisor: Tim Ferriss, Robert Greene, Tucker Max, creativeLIVE My books: Trust Me I'm Lying. Growth Hacker Marketing
http://brasscheck.net
Started off in VC, then jumped into portfolio company, Early stage investor, Advisor, Philanthropist, animal lover, husband.
Founder - Embrace, Ravel. Dir ATI's IT & Wireless Incubators. Founder - 3 Day Startup. Board-Moodfish. MoMoAustin. Entrepreneur Lounge. Andersen, BearingPoint.
Global Lead, Social Media at Accenture. Creator, SocialMediaGovernance.com. Author, The Most Powerful Brand on Earth. MSCS and MBA, Univ. of Chicago.
http://socialmediagovernance.com/blog
Founded MONKEYmedia, 100+ patents & app's, former professor & executive, advises in user experience strategy & intellectual property, Partner @capitalfactory.
Founder Spark59 - Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed.
Chief Product Officer @rosetta-stone
CEO/Founder OneSpot • Former early stage VC @G51.com • 24 years Media & Internet tech: registered the 1st news domain in 1988 (chron.com) • @rice-university CompSci
MD @international-accelerator
Founder @entreapp Worked at @frogdesign @opera-software @macromedia Strong background in Tech, UX Design, Business Development
Investor in over 20 tech companies. Founder of @dealtaker-com (sold to Media General 2008, bought back 2012), Dude.
http://www.bikeneal.com
Sr. Strategy Advisor, Dell, Inc. Formerly Fund Manager, BR Venture Fund; Senior Analyst, Capital Southwest Corporation; Analyst, JP Morgan Investment Bank.
Partner at leading technology and emerging growth focused firm in Austin
Founder @thread-1, @camp-spark-1
CEO and Founder of @outboundengine-1, VP Marketing @boundless-network ($60M Rev), Product Mktg @troux-technologies, Tech Mktg @motive
http://www.outboundengine.com/blog
Founded and sold @crowd-ignite. Business and technical background (MBA McCombs, CS Michigan). Focused on product development with practical innovation.
http://jakem.net
Director @rivs, Advisor @chime-4, @archively @ginkgotree, Row One. MBA @kellogg-school-of-management, graduated Cum Laude @university-of-notre-dame 2001
COO @brewbot, shipping the robots that make the beer. MBA @columbia-university & @london-business-school School, Startup advisor, product strategist
Founder of the @techranch. Serial entrepreneur that supports early stage tech entrepreneurs get their businesses launched.
http://kevinkoym.com/
CEO at @brewbot. Technical director at @performa-sports. Almost finished a PhD in Computer Music at the Sonic Arts Research Centre.
Co-Founder @ dubizzle.com. Over 8 years grew from 2 to 200 in 11 markets before moving to board + partial exit. Believer in culture, talent, fun, and purpose.
http://jcbutler.me
Founder @cariloop and Health 2.0 Dallas, Personal Trainer, @purdue-university University alum, living in Dallas, TX.
http://healthsparx.com
Co-Founder @runcode @RCIT @Kyuda Ops and Finance @amazon @ge, @photobucket, @RebateNetworks. Angel Investor. Self-taught Engineer PhD in Finance, Uni. Mannheim
Co Founder and President - Siminars. Founded and Operated several ventures.
Experienced angel, CTO, cloud and big data - consultant, coach, and mentor - 20 years @msft
Experienced tech entrepreneur, operator, investment banker & financier. Last 2 firms co-founded were both acquired Nov 2011. Just acquired mSpot for Samsung.
Founder BOXC • Cofounded SocialMD, Syntric • Scalability Junkie • Lifted heavy Java in B2B at @alterpoint, @commerce-one, @exterprise-acquired-by-commerce-one • Background in Physics, CS & Art
Full stack marketer. Lover of B2B SaaS. Intimately involved in hyper growth companies for 10+ years. Grew GetResponse, @bigcommerce , @firehost , @call-em-all.
http://marketingmuze.com/about/
Managing Partner @dapps-fund-i
Board Member @mastercoin-foundation
ED @bitangels
Triple Major('10) & MS Engineering ('12) @johns-hopkins-university
Sr. Vice President & General Counsel at @rackspace Hosting
Worked at @apple, @10gen-2 • Studied at @university-of-michigan, @university-of-texas-austin
Chief of Staff @ HVF, LLC
Strategy and Operations Associate and Program Manager at @liveops, Inc.
Product guy. Founded @weroll @exitlist. Well-travelled, designed-focussed, art-lover, dedicated coder, bicycle rider.
Studied at @baylor-university
http://thequeso.com
Active Investor and Advisor. Currently leading Operations for Impossible Ventures. Previously at LinkedIn and Tiger Global.
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Worked at @ownlocal @dell, @fleet-physics - Sales systems driven marketer and promoter of products I believe in. Currently CEO Dragon Spirits Marketing
Founder @peracon, @capital-properties
Social, Mobile, Media, Entrepreneur - co-founder of socialeyes and socialmedia, early executive at @doubleclick and @matchlogic.
Created Transformational Gaming platform for Coke & Olympics. Winning team of game gets to carry the torch at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Dynamic and forward-thinking leader with experience driving brand value and strategically positioning companies for profitable growth.
Founder Odum Capital LLC, Sinfra Resources • Worked at @wells-fargo, @t-mobile • Studied at @babson-college
http://fundless-sponsor.blogspot.com/
Worked at @at-kearney • Investor @lead Investor in Edioma Inc., @lead Investor in Fiberio Technology Corp. • Studied at @brandeis-university (Econ), UTEP PhD Intl Business
Investor Small Companies
Worked at @calxeda, @netqos • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
EIR @ Bell Labs
Co-founder of @spotsi; Professor at UT Austin; Author of "Snoop: What your stuff says about you"; Expert in the psychology of social media.
Consultant/Angel/Advisor. Marketing/sales/bizdev/strategy for early stage start-up's. @polycom, @sonicwall, @sun, @Vocera. 2X Entrepreneur, MBA from IU/BA U.Va.
Digital Marketing professional with specialties in social media, mobile, SEO, gamification, and lead generation. It's about results, nothing else.
Tech startup advisor, mentor,investor @fourathens
CEO @TeamClermont: PR for indie music clients: Merge Records, Domino, Asthmatic Kitty, WB, #SXSW, Wilco & M83
http://nelsonwells.brandyourself.com
Design & Ops. Data nut. Startup consultant. @duke-university
http://iamconcise.com
Founder Denko Coburn Lauff LLP • Studied at @wharton-school, @university-of-texas-school-of-law
President & CEO ► Problem Solver ► Tech Evangelist ► Mentor/Advisor
Game & Digital Media UX Consultant, UX Director @disney @zynga
Insightful Marketing Maven, Producer & Corporate Spokesperson specializing in StartUps & Product Launches. Armed and ready to knock things out of the park!
http://www.puresoapbox.com
I guide social entrepreneurs and investors in blended value start-ups, meaning investing in businesses with ROI and net positive externalities for society.
http://socialwealth.blogspot.com
Founder @global-communication-leader-inc, @value-optimized-solutions-inc • Worked at @micron-technology • Studied at @northeastern-university, @saint-louis-university
Adviser and Service Provider
http://www.meldval.com/blog
Founder of @vacationrentalsforsale-com. Investor in @mommymixer-com, @shared-earth. Team member of @property-maps, @homeaway, @vrbo.
Managing Director of @aggie-angel-network
@viral-industries • @pawnmystartup • Worked at @yodle, @innography • Studied at @university-of-north-texas, @southeastern-oklahoma-state-university
VP/Distinguished Engineer. Startup mentor/advisor. End-to-end system architecture and tech infrastructure. Tech finance planning & analysis. AOL, Perot, Tenet.
http://jay.tp.org
Former resident of 3000 Sand Hill Rd, Band of Angels founded in my office. Member of Ebay Angels/Sac Angels. Recognized money manager. Started Angel Legacy. Psychology of wealth, tax laws and private equity, philanthropy expert.
Founder @Cubus Corporation, @cloudee • Worked at @autodesk, @lsi Logic • Studied at @Cornell
Author of "FULL-SCALE: How to Grow Any Startup Without a Plan or a Clue". Growth marketer, founder, board member, advisor etc.,
Director of Product @bigcommerce (Developer ecosystem and Labs). Previously @ebay /@PayPal , @qualcomm. Comp Sci PhD.
http://www.saranyan.com/
Co-Founder @vobi • Managing Director at @9gauge-partners • Worked at @pwc-1 • Studied at The University Of Texas At Austin
MCP, MBA, CMA Coursework as a Controller, Accountant, Internal Auditor, Financial Analyst, Business Developer, Project Manager, and Business Strategy Consultant
Entrepreneur and Technologist. Currently at Polycom. Previously Founder/CEO at SIPeerior, Co-Founder/CTO at @jasomi. Ph.D. William and Mary. Advisor.
Raise capital for private companies. Extensive investor relationships, biz dev expertise, and transaction execution experience. 5yrs @morgan-stanley
Product manager, writer. Former defense consultant, terrorism analyst.
Founder: Big Vision Advisors, Tops Global, Inc., Alliance Media Group. Advisor: Mach10Ventures, Moolala.com. Former CSO, Flippen Group & CEO, Joel Osteen Min.
CEO @Resumoto Track record with over $500MM in sales and two successful exits. Former CEO @FreeMe.com @wopodo @OnLineStaffing
20+ yrs exp operating multi-million dollar portfolios including Perot Systems, CSC & DynCorp. PhD in Internet regulation. 40 Under 40 Leadership Award 2011
Worked @invodo, @razorfish, @tm Advertising • Studied @TCU
Owned + operated several businesses. Enjoy the challenges of entrepreneurship. Seasoned, multidisciplinary business experience. Tulane finance graduate 2001.
http://www.menco-finco.blogspot.com
MBA professional looking to stay away from corporate firms. Experience in business development, growth strategy, and SaaS sales.
From startups to Fortune 500s.
Attorney at Strasburger & Price, LLP
startup attorney; ambassador @the-dallas-entrepreneur-center
Graduate from @UT-Austin. Non-ferrous Metal trader
Graduated top of the class in Finance @smu • Placed 1st Nationally #GSB2012 • Addicted to Analytics, Analysis, Finance, and Models (all types)!
Director of E-Services at United Heritage Credit Union, Techy Marketing Traveler, Always on the way to a beach, Anguilla sounds good about now.
Strategic senior technologist and operations manager. Have served as both CTO and COO for several successful companies. Excellent problem solver and strategist.
Founder @kloc, @mobile-monday-austin • Studied at @university-of-puerto-rico-bayamon
http://MobilityWeblog.com