Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Austin.
co-founder Activision ATVI $14B cap, founder @acclaim-games (sold to @playdom). Founder and managing partner @startenginela LA's largest accelerator.
Co-founder + CEO @last
Formerly at @gowalla and @facebook
Maker of the finest margarita in Noe Valley.
MD @international-accelerator
Founder @entreapp Worked at @frogdesign @opera-software @macromedia Strong background in Tech, UX Design, Business Development
UX Designer & Founder of @mashboard, @deviantart-com • Worked at @onespot, @ateamo, @b-side-entertainment
http://blog.matthewstephens.com
Founder & CEO @portable-boutique-inc, Advisor @thiel-fellowship. Formerly - CSO @donornation , Co-Founder @rally, Investor @Oha.na (Acquired by Facebook).
http://naveedl.tumblr.com
Product Designer. Previously Facebook & Gowalla.
http://keeg.co
Founder @edyn. Founder re:char. Forbes 30 under 30. Ashoka Fellow. Echoing Green Fellow. Gates Foundation Grantee. Studied Ecology @princeton-university
http://decarbonize.tumblr.com
Product Manager and Designer. Worked in product at mobile payments startup and Y Combinator SaaS startup. Notre Dame engineering grad, Rice MBA 2012
Designer | Photographer | Entrepreneur | Music Lover | Human
@phunware @sirtified-design
https://medium.com/@llllmills
Founder & Head of UX, Greater Good Labs
Founder / Inventor - Dipity.com
Investor at STAG - Provisions for Men
Founder - @base-fine-art-gallery
Founder - @verde-camp
Board Member - Texas Sculpture Group
Product guy with a history of design, development, and marketing. Equal parts tactician and strategist.
http://www.MattLangan.com
Cofounder at feedly. Partner at Makers Camp.
Designer, developer.
Founder Murch.co, developer at One Solstice.
Worked at @zappos, @ness-computing
Studied at @university-of-texas-austin
Designer & Developer · Made things at @dropbox, @facebook, @gowalla, @new-york-times, etc.
Co-Founder @umbel. Co-Founder @dishola. Marketing & Advertising Creative Director, past clients include CHANEL, Coca-Cola, Marriott. BS, University of Texas.
Co-Founder & CTO at Lomaki. Previously co-founded Partnered & WPEngine. yCombinator S12.
Product Management for @myfitnesspal, formerly at @yelp and @ancestry.com. I create great user experiences.
Pixel Craftsman. UI/UX Designer @thirstie, Worked at @bigcommerce, @loku and Founder of Saturday Morning Design
Worked at @union-square-ventures, @cisco • Investor @union-square-ventures • Studied at @princeton-university
http://blog.garychou.com
Visual Designer / UI Superhero / Illustrator
Founder & CEO of TrustCloud.
Social media, games, 3D film, & China biz background.
Worked at @microsoft & @sony.
@santa-clara-university University
http://www.trustcloud.com/blog
Platform Agnostic Mobile Engineer. Co-Founder / CTO of BaseJump, LLC A boutique app development company.
UX Designer; Worked at @dell, @demand-media • Passionate about user-centered design.
CEO / Editor in Chief: CoinTelegraph. Advisor, ChangeTip. ENTJ. Strong background in creative business. UT/SCAD.
http://instagram.com/tonilanec
UI/UX designer/developer in Austin
Cofounder of @favor.
Founder @callgrader, @cityvoice, and @bluematch. @dreamit-ventures alum. Beer lover, beard grower, bean counter.
Cofounder of @FilamentLabs. Founded Plerts (acq'd 2010). EIR & Product Director at Rev Worldwide. Prototyped game platform used by Riot Games & id Software.
http://blog.colinanawaty.com
Founder & CEO @reaction. Former Principal Designer @frog-design for clients like HP, Comcast, Honeywell, & Disney. Business strategist & frequent TED speaker.
Email Marketing Manager at Boundless Network. Serial Entrepreneur, Former Silicon Valley Executive, Appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.joshbauder.com/
Founder @epatientfinder. Background in healthcare IT, corporate operations and sales. Degree from NYU Stern.
MS in Digital Arts & Sciences at UF, Bachelor Computer Engineering at USB, Worked at Grooveshark and co-founder at Powerdot
Marketing and communications strategist; Front-end developer; Brisket lover.
Founder of StackEngine, former CTO and founder of CopperEgg (acquired by Idera 2013). Technology focused with a sense of business and execution.
Lead Web Designer for @radius-4 hailing from Nottingham, UK.
Web Designer. Learn to code and taco enthusiast.
http://mattjared.co/blog
Web Developer & Indie Entrepreneur. JS Enthusiast. Working on @estereobit. To quickly learn more about me I'm at http://ulisesrmzroche.info.
Creative Director, @radius http://t.co/Bab5rj4oDz. HQ'd in SF working in ATX.
User Experience Designer & Front End Developer with a passion for creating digital solutions that captivate and delight.
http://www.taylormccaslin.com/?utm_source=online&utm_medium=profile&utm_campaign=angellist
Founder @front-gate-tickets, @source-spring • Worked at @sapient, @human-code • Studied at @alfred-university @saint-edward-s-university
http://www.kyliejack.com/blog
Founder @briefcase • Worked at @tubemogul, @adknowledge, @lightbridge-inc-2 @electronic-arts @pandora Avid poker player & loving Dad
Group Director, Mobile & Social Platforms at @r-ga. Co-Founder of @blogs-with-balls, @seointelligence and @blogebrity.
http://thedailybunch.com
University of Texas at Austin, Programmer, Graphic Designer, Internship Experience
Building web brands since last century.
Founder Ingredient 1. Previously UX @apple, VP of UX at @morgan-stanley and consultant to startups making positive change.
Marketing at UTMcCombs - Frontier Ventures - Interact ATX - Rose Vacation Rentals - Fitness Adventures
http://www.vansventures.com
Hardware and software prototyper, interaction designer, systems thinker and humane design champion
Design-Led Product Management & Innovation
Founder @pragma, Secret Laboratory • Worked at @microsoft, @adaptive-path
http://krop.com/ixisnine
Sales Director at @local-plant-source • Worked at @yodle & @im5 • Studied at @united-states-naval-academy
Sr. UX designer, with years of experience building apps for enterprise customers. Process: idea, sketch, validate with customers, repeat. Use a bootstrap.
http://www.jonathanpsimmons.com/
Experienced UX/UI Designer with a passion for designing products that make a difference. Skilled in delivering highly-detailed annotated wireframes/mockups.
Product guru; design enthusiast; gentleman scoundrel. Founded two former startups with just under 1M in private angel investment.
Game Project Manager and Designer
Product Strategy at @visage. Founder of @fu-weekend and Pop 'stache.
Product guy. Founded @weroll @exitlist. Well-travelled, designed-focussed, art-lover, dedicated coder, bicycle rider.
Rails-friendly UI Designer, map fiend, @thankthanknotes writer. Has never seen America's Next Top Model. And doesn't want to.
UT Software Engineer, very versatile skillset, started an HR company and looking for something new.
Co-founder at @photowhoa. Started first startup in High School. Student at University of Texas Austin. Independent Filmmaker.
Design Lead & Meticulous Refiner of Good Ideas
In progress
Growth Hacker @fanswell Founder of @swappel, problem solver, entrepreneur, I love building things that are addicting.
CEO of @roommatch • Director of Product at @neighborcity • Web Design & Product Enthusiast
http://blog.roommatch.co
Pragmatic, autodidactic, hyperflexible individual contributor. Let's build some products.
Freelance Web Developer, Linux System Administrator, MySQL DBA, WordPress Programmer, Graphic Designer
http://pjbrunet.com
Founder of @vacationrentalsforsale-com. Investor in @mommymixer-com, @shared-earth. Team member of @property-maps, @homeaway, @vrbo.
UT-Austin, B.S, CSM/CSPO
Agile Professional
Currently: Agile Coach at Dell.com
Experienced Product Builder • Co-Founder @spokeswap • @stanford-university '07, @MITSloan '13
http://betojuareziii.com
Serial entrepreneur, designer, technologist, investor, musician and DJ. Obsessed with data, mobile and design. Technical background with biz dev brain.
http://subprint.com/blog
Developer at Goodybag. Previously ConocoPhillips, The Home Depot. University of Texas at Austin C.S.
http://preston.io
Design Entrepreneur
Product Management & Marketing Professional
CEO @cheffedup. Built several startups, including a leader in physical media sales & buyback. Worked at WP Engine. Studied @san-diego-state-university
http://taylormetric.com
Founding Member at @mytennislessons. Front End Developer and Instructor Onboarding.
Founder Gifttt • Worked at @social-stock-3, @simple-indsutry • Studied at University of Arizona
http://www.coriejohnson.com
Community Director of Switch • Worked on award winning games and now dedicated to empowering others though accessible education.
UX Strategy and Leadership. Chief Design Officer for @ibm Watson. Formerly: Chief Experience Officer at @buuteeq. Director of Product at @microsoft; Product Designer at @adobe; Dev lead. BS CompSci.
http://scarynoises.com/blog
Innovative digital product exec with start-up DNA. Worked for Laszlo Systems (General Catalyst Partners) and LucidEra (Benchmark) and have an exit to Sun (Karelia).
Experience and Interaction Designer
UX/UI Designer
Head of Marketing at @praetorian, Designer, Coder, MBA, Fanboy, and a Rare Austin Native
Mobile Developer Extraordinaire
http://www.dwmcapp.com/blog
Founder @phox-charge • Entrepreneurship major at @st-edwards-university-of-austin Former bartender. Current start-up ceo, blogger & artist.
http://makeitadoubleplease.com
Highly experienced graphic and UX designer. Web app, mobile, prototyping.
Co-founder of Limerick Design; Co-founder of Foodforks; 1 year experience in product management; 4 years experience in UX Design; Worked at Dell as a UX Designer.
Sched.org Founder & Festival/Conference Obsesser
Past: @the-hype-machine & @gawker-media
http://gtmcknight.com
Austin-based "Business MacGyver", "Idea Fuser", Entrepreneurial Visionary, Fin/IT/Ops Leader, Senior Executive, & Product Designer|Developer|Licensor.
Co-founder @muzie, founder at Yellowfin Design, co-founder at 97 Degrees West, BFA UT Austin.
CEO of Rocksauce Studios & Co-Founder of ProductionCliq. A wonderful blend of filmmaker, designer & developer with 17 years experience in tech leadership.
Architect, entrepreneur, Ambassador of Joy.
Founder @pipcoin • Worked at @socialware, @demand-media • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Jamie is a dynamic, data-driven digital strategist who is recognized for her ability to establish relationships and grow significant new channels of revenue.
CTO of Eye In The Sky. 14 years of experience with the full web stack. I specialize in design & development team management.
Usability specialist, User Experience shaman, multiple projects from concept to launch including 2 mobile apps for Hoover's
Founder Something Local • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
10+ yrs Software Design and Development; Rails enthusiast. CTO designersocial.com. Solid business foundation (Vanderbilt Comp. Eng, UT MBA)
Founder of Sort. Lead Designer of SAIL, acquired by CapitalOne. Led design team at Gallup.
http://christophermeeks.com
Design Director @spredfast. Working with amazingly talented people @spredfast and @massrelevance. UX, Product Design.
VP of Design at SpaceCraft, Co-Founder of web/mobile studio Element Creative, and Founder of publication Method and Craft.
MA in Art Direction from UT Austin, Senior UX designer and Jr. AD at technology company, previously co-founded mobile social sports startup GameUp
Co-founded health informatics company (www.healthfuli.com), nonprofit (www.spaceacad.org), organized 2 int'l conferences, worked at two startups.
http://www.shenge.us/blog
BS, MS, 30 year engineer. Spectacular communication and marketinig skills. I have always provided leadership and added benefits to the team.
Lead Fortune 50 B2B Digital Creative Teams, Numerous Campaign, Program and Product launches. 15 years of technology branding and user experience design.
Austin-based UI/UX designer, technologist, and attorney. I specialize in special products for the web and mobile.
Owner+Partner at Vulk | Owner at shpshft | Practitioner of Pixel-Whispery + Developer. Musician, Husbeast, Proud Dad, Master Beard-Wizard.
Worked at @hewlett-packard, @dell-computer 8 Years Experiences in Enterprise Search Management, Product ownership, and relevancy and search enhancements. Lead and Trained Search Quality Teams.
Founder XODIS • Worked at @microsoft, @binarytree Strong business and product management background.
Co-Founder @clyp • Worked at @uship-com and @myedu • Studied at @the-university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Founder @launch-society • Worked at @wieden-kennedy, @nike • Studied at @syracuse-university
http://lanemusgrave.tumblr.com
Recent MakerSquare graduate with a strong interest in front-end web development and UI design , looking for a junior UI Developer position
http://rantolentino.wordpress.com
Stanford grad, many doors open, unconventional thinker, self-starter, rookie.
I bootstrapped Teres Solutions from 1 employee to 75 employees while growing customers and revenue. I led Teres as its president and CFO until selling Teres to an international credit bureau.
I am a software development and finance professional. I ha
Worked at @petparent • Studied at @texas-a-m-university, @university-of-texas-dallas
Entrepreneur and software product designer. Google alumnus, and graduate of Yale. Experienced with seed-stage startups.
http://www.smagula.org
Rails, Javascript Web Developer
Staff and web designer. Graduating with three degrees. Goal: be genius and spread the wonders of knowledge.
Worked at @kin-valley in QA testing the product and reporting bugs to Dev. Team and giving updates to managment on how bugs will affect the release schedule.
https://kinvalley.com
UT CS Student. Designer & front-end developer.
With over 10 years of experience in the design industry Stacy has grown into her role as a creative lead to shape products, services, and systems for Fortune 500 companies and other niche industry leaders.
Stacy specializes in strategy, design research,
Founded Startup Exchange, 100+ member startup collective at Georgia Tech. Engineer & Web Developer turned Experience Designer.
Award winning, international design lead, fast moving and focused with disciplined approach to design process and user centered design.
http://www.jaredhukedesign.com
Hackathon Hacker, Web Development, UMD Electrical Eng. Undergrad
Just finished MakerSquare and am now pursuing full-stack web development with an eye towards data science and geographic data/analysis.
UX designer and product enthusiast. 2012 U-Mich grad.
http://konnichiwagrl.wordpress.com
Mobile Product Designer. From concept to launch, the goal is an intuitive experience that will engage and delight your audience. www.agathajune.com
CompEng @boston-university • Founder @downtyme • Product Engineer @amd • Designer • Photographer
10+ years exp. in communications, project management, and operations. PhD in Philosophy. Customer Experience Analyst at EvoSure working on product and content.
Berkeley EECS, MBA, focused on the enterprise and building software people use every day.
Design for hardware and visual. Hardware design for Nonchalance, creators of the Jejune Institute. Production manager for Pop-Mech and Radio Shack. Logistics manager for BurningMan's centerpiece. Design clients include Facebook, PopularMechanics, and Bur
http://www.ladycartoonist.com
VP Design @cogsy. Artist, engineer, programmer, and designer working on everything from video games to large corporate web applications.
Seeking entry to mid level software development position. Diverse experience ranges simulations, networking, machine learning, CG animation, mobile and game dev
Game Designer and entreprenuer looking for startup opportunities in the gaming industry.
Freelance web application & front-end developer.
Founder @truckhunt • Worked at @travaasa-experiential-resorts • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
I'm a product developer, full stack designer, and marketer interested in startups and companies creating consumer applications and physical products.
Extremely passionate designer with a love for creating and developing new products and improving ones that need help
Technologically Enhanced Creator
Founder Band Draft • Inventor of Fun Wraps • Studied at @boston-university • Graphic & Web Designer • Owner of IROK Designs
http://cookthencraft.com
Conceptual, detailed and innovative designer. Managers and peers have described me as driven and capable of creatively solving complex problems.
I design form and function for products that improve lives in a meaningful way.
UI/UX web and interaction designer with 15+ years of design experience. Worked with startups and variety of high-tech firms such as Asus, Nvidia, and Motorola.
PhD researcher: delivering insights about users in e-commerce, social, user-generated content, government, entertainment, higher education and more
UI/UX Designer. Worked at Google, Zurich, and Accenture. Studied at University of Illinois. Located in Austin, TX.
CS B.A. @ UT, 2013. Software Security Engineer @ Rackspace.
http://inventropy.us/blog
Graphic Design Generalist with an emphasis on great typography and layout.
Internet mercenary.
http://www.shift8creative.com
CTO&Co-Founder @froof. Studied at @university-of-california-santa-barbara. Software Developer & UI/UX Designer. Passionate about open healthcare and open data.
Art Director: branding, interactive design, e-commerce, app design, UI
Founder @okkem-consulting • Worked at @bny-mellon, Launched@livingtree • Studied at Economics@texas-a-m-university, MBA@trinity-college-dublin
Interested in remote SW Dev projects
http://tag4m.com/
Founder @beak
Business Degree from Austin, starting up my own store and brand.
https://badluck.squarespace.com
Senior at UT Austin. Majoring in MIS. Currently working at PDS Energy
Interaction Designer adept at producing great user-centric experiences. I love creating products that are elegant, easy to use. 10+ years experience in visual communication (web design, graphic design, front-end development, and fine arts).
Full-stack Web Dev Student at MakerSquare
Founder Lucky Wild Cat Software • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
emarketer, web designer & developer.
Veteran healthcare and energy management consultant with strong analytics and UX skills seeks work with healthcare startup
A Swiss Army Knife for software development and technology.
University of Texas, Theatre Design, Communication and Rhetoric, Creative Writing, Collaborative Artist
Multifaceted hybrid designer, working in print and web. Storyteller, writer, and general enthusiast.
A highly experienced Multimedia Executive who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels in fast-paced environments.
Architecture student at UT Austin; working on the redesign of the Daily Texan website; passionate about creating engaging user experiences
Consultant in the world of Web and Mobile Design - User Experience, Usability, HCI, Information Architecture, SEO, Web and Mobile app programming, Social Media
Over a decade of real world experience helping Cowboys, Grandmas, and other non-techies utilize technology.
Web and User Interface Design, Front End Development. http://dennishadley.com
http://dennishadley.com/blog
Lead Mobile Engineer at Buzz Points, Inc.
Product, Digital, and Creative Strategist. Developed 4 patents. Worked on over 80 brands. Know UX, Design, Business Strategy, Tech trends. Emory BBA 2012
University of Texas Grad Student McCombs School of Business (MSTC) Master of Science in Technology Commercialization; Bachelor’s in Design Graphics Engineering.
Purdue Engineer and Product Manager infusing customer interests in the design and development of successful high-tech products.
http://www.linkedin.com/today/author/1751413
Founder @morganalley-ltd • Worked at @dragon-s-eye-productions-llc, @concentric-networks • Studied at @university-of-bradford
Multi Skilled Creator Of Written And Visual Content
Django / Python enthusiast, product strategist, polymath
Junior Developer/Designer, General Assembly Graduate, Freelance Designer, previously Marketing Coordinator at XO Communications.
Maker of technology-related things @ticketcity by day. Aspiringly journeyman furniture maker by night.
Manuel Hyundai General Sales Manager
Designer, Social Entrepreneur, and Technologist. I've launched sites on multiple continents.
UX Designer/Product Manager at a handful of startups. On a mission to find heroes and help them change the world. Let's talk over coffee and bacon.
http://parisvega.com/blog
Co-founder of Goodwerp. Strong design and business background. RIT Bachelors of Science, 2013.
Soutwestern CS, English, and Business A Hacker and Journalist by trade
Results Oriented: Sold first startup, Helped on 2nd, 3rd. Achieved aggressive results as Software / Technology Lead. Web, .Net, SQL, LAMP, etc. Deep SW exp.
Worked at @bazaarvoice, @Goldman Sachs, TribalDDB
Hands-on Technical Product and Strategy executive.
Professional Staff Sales Leader for Titleist and web marketing and security analyst for small business.
http://www.rcizzle.com
Support and operations rockstar for SaaS environment. Master video compressionist. Producer, editor, firefighter. Strong business and IT background.
Front-end / UX developer
http://amjcraft.com/#blog