Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Austin.
Cofounder at feedly. Partner at Makers Camp.
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.
Co-Founder @umbel. Co-Founder @dishola. Marketing & Advertising Creative Director, past clients include CHANEL, Coca-Cola, Marriott. BS, University of Texas.
Product Manager and Designer. Worked in product at mobile payments startup and Y Combinator SaaS startup. Notre Dame engineering grad, Rice MBA 2012
Product Management for @myfitnesspal, formerly at @yelp and @ancestry.com. I create great user experiences.
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
Product guy with a history of design, development, and marketing. Equal parts tactician and strategist.
http://www.MattLangan.com
Pixel Craftsman. UI/UX Designer @thirstie, Worked at @bigcommerce, @loku and Founder of Saturday Morning Design
Designer & Developer · Made things at @dropbox, @facebook, @gowalla, @new-york-times, etc.
Designer, developer.
Founder Murch.co, developer at One Solstice.
Worked at @zappos, @ness-computing
Studied at @university-of-texas-austin
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
Founder & Head of UX, Greater Good Labs
Co-Founder & CTO at Lomaki. Previously co-founded Partnered & WPEngine. yCombinator S12.
Designer | Photographer | Entrepreneur | Music Lover | Human
@phunware @sirtified-design
https://medium.com/@llllmills
UX Designer & Founder of @mashboard, @deviantart-com • Worked at @onespot, @ateamo, @b-side-entertainment
http://blog.matthewstephens.com
MD @international-accelerator
Founder @entreapp Worked at @frogdesign @opera-software @macromedia Strong background in Tech, UX Design, Business Development
Worked at @union-square-ventures, @cisco • Investor @union-square-ventures • Studied at @princeton-university
http://blog.garychou.com
Founder / Inventor - Dipity.com
Investor at STAG - Provisions for Men
Founder - @base-fine-art-gallery
Founder - @verde-camp
Board Member - Texas Sculpture Group
UI/UX designer/developer in Austin
MS in Digital Arts & Sciences at UF, Bachelor Computer Engineering at USB, Worked at Grooveshark and co-founder at Powerdot
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
Marketing and communications strategist; Front-end developer; Brisket lover.
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
Lead Web Designer for @radius-4 hailing from Nottingham, UK.
Email Marketing Manager at Boundless Network. Serial Entrepreneur, Former Silicon Valley Executive, Appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.joshbauder.com/
Founder of StackEngine, former CTO and founder of CopperEgg (acquired by Idera 2013). Technology focused with a sense of business and execution.
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 @epatientfinder. Background in healthcare IT, corporate operations and sales. Degree from NYU Stern.
UX Designer; Worked at @dell, @demand-media • Passionate about user-centered design.
Web Designer. Learn to code and taco enthusiast.
http://mattjared.co/blog
Platform Agnostic Mobile Engineer. Co-Founder / CTO of BaseJump, LLC A boutique app development company.
Visual Designer / UI Superhero / Illustrator
Cofounder of @favor.
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.
Founder & CEO @reaction. Former Principal Designer @frog-design for clients like HP, Comcast, Honeywell, & Disney. Business strategist & frequent TED speaker.
CEO / Editor in Chief: CoinTelegraph. Advisor, ChangeTip. ENTJ. Strong background in creative business. UT/SCAD.
http://instagram.com/tonilanec
UT Software Engineer, very versatile skillset, started an HR company and looking for something new.
Building web brands since last century.
Design-Led Product Management & Innovation
Rails-friendly UI Designer, map fiend, @thankthanknotes writer. Has never seen America's Next Top Model. And doesn't want to.
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 Ingredient 1. Previously UX @apple, VP of UX at @morgan-stanley and consultant to startups making positive change.
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
Product guru; design enthusiast; gentleman scoundrel. Founded two former startups with just under 1M in private angel investment.
Product Strategy at @visage. Founder of @fu-weekend and Pop 'stache.
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/
Hardware and software prototyper, interaction designer, systems thinker and humane design champion
Group Director, Mobile & Social Platforms at @r-ga. Co-Founder of @blogs-with-balls, @seointelligence and @blogebrity.
http://thedailybunch.com
Product guy. Founded @weroll @exitlist. Well-travelled, designed-focussed, art-lover, dedicated coder, bicycle rider.
Marketing at UTMcCombs - Frontier Ventures - Interact ATX - Rose Vacation Rentals - Fitness Adventures
http://www.vansventures.com
Founder @briefcase • Worked at @tubemogul, @adknowledge, @lightbridge-inc-2 @electronic-arts @pandora Avid poker player & loving Dad
University of Texas at Austin, Programmer, Graphic Designer, Internship Experience
Experienced UX/UI Designer with a passion for designing products that make a difference. Skilled in delivering highly-detailed annotated wireframes/mockups.
Game Project Manager and Designer
Co-founder at @photowhoa. Started first startup in High School. Student at University of Texas Austin. Independent Filmmaker.
Experienced Product Builder • Co-Founder @spokeswap • @stanford-university '07, @MITSloan '13
http://betojuareziii.com
UT-Austin, B.S, CSM/CSPO
Agile Professional
Currently: Agile Coach at Dell.com
Founder of @vacationrentalsforsale-com. Investor in @mommymixer-com, @shared-earth. Team member of @property-maps, @homeaway, @vrbo.
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
Developer at Goodybag. Previously ConocoPhillips, The Home Depot. University of Texas at Austin C.S.
http://preston.io
Growth Hacker @fanswell Founder of @swappel, problem solver, entrepreneur, I love building things that are addicting.
Pragmatic, autodidactic, hyperflexible individual contributor. Let's build some products.
Product Management & Marketing Professional
CEO of @roommatch • Director of Product at @neighborcity • Web Design & Product Enthusiast
http://blog.roommatch.co
Freelance Web Developer, Linux System Administrator, MySQL DBA, WordPress Programmer, Graphic Designer
http://pjbrunet.com
Community Director of Switch • Worked on award winning games and now dedicated to empowering others though accessible education.
Founding Member at @mytennislessons. Front End Developer and Instructor Onboarding.
Design Lead & Meticulous Refiner of Good Ideas
Founder Gifttt • Worked at @social-stock-3, @simple-indsutry • Studied at University of Arizona
http://www.coriejohnson.com
Design Entrepreneur
In progress
Serial entrepreneur, designer, technologist, investor, musician and DJ. Obsessed with data, mobile and design. Technical background with biz dev brain.
http://subprint.com/blog
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
Architect, entrepreneur, Ambassador of Joy.
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).
Head of Marketing at @praetorian, Designer, Coder, MBA, Fanboy, and a Rare Austin Native
Co-founder @muzie, founder at Yellowfin Design, co-founder at 97 Degrees West, BFA UT Austin.
Highly experienced graphic and UX designer. Web app, mobile, prototyping.
CEO of Rocksauce Studios & Co-Founder of ProductionCliq. A wonderful blend of filmmaker, designer & developer with 17 years experience in tech leadership.
Usability specialist, User Experience shaman, multiple projects from concept to launch including 2 mobile apps for Hoover's
CTO of Eye In The Sky. 14 years of experience with the full web stack. I specialize in design & development team management.
Founder @pipcoin • Worked at @socialware, @demand-media • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Sched.org Founder & Festival/Conference Obsesser
Past: @the-hype-machine & @gawker-media
http://gtmcknight.com
Experience and Interaction Designer
UX/UI Designer
Founder Something Local • 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.
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
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.
Austin-based "Business MacGyver", "Idea Fuser", Entrepreneurial Visionary, Fin/IT/Ops Leader, Senior Executive, & Product Designer|Developer|Licensor.
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
Founder XODIS • Worked at @microsoft, @binarytree Strong business and product management background.
Stanford grad, many doors open, unconventional thinker, self-starter, rookie.
Co-Founder @clyp • Worked at @uship-com and @myedu • Studied at @the-university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Design Director @spredfast. Working with amazingly talented people @spredfast and @massrelevance. UX, Product Design.
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.
Founder of Sort. Lead Designer of SAIL, acquired by CapitalOne. Led design team at Gallup.
http://christophermeeks.com
VP of Design at SpaceCraft, Co-Founder of web/mobile studio Element Creative, and Founder of publication Method and Craft.
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
Owner+Partner at Vulk | Owner at shpshft | Practitioner of Pixel-Whispery + Developer. Musician, Husbeast, Proud Dad, Master Beard-Wizard.
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
MA in Art Direction from UT Austin, Senior UX designer and Jr. AD at technology company, previously co-founded mobile social sports startup GameUp
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.
10+ yrs Software Design and Development; Rails enthusiast. CTO designersocial.com. Solid business foundation (Vanderbilt Comp. Eng, UT MBA)
BS, MS, 30 year engineer. Spectacular communication and marketinig skills. I have always provided leadership and added benefits to the team.
Founder @launch-society • Worked at @wieden-kennedy, @nike • Studied at @syracuse-university
http://lanemusgrave.tumblr.com
10+ years exp. in communications, project management, and operations. PhD in Philosophy. Customer Experience Analyst at EvoSure working on product and content.
Mobile Product Designer. From concept to launch, the goal is an intuitive experience that will engage and delight your audience. www.agathajune.com
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
Seeking entry to mid level software development position. Diverse experience ranges simulations, networking, machine learning, CG animation, mobile and game dev
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
Rails, Javascript Web Developer
Founded Startup Exchange, 100+ member startup collective at Georgia Tech. Engineer & Web Developer turned Experience Designer.
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
VP Design @cogsy. Artist, engineer, programmer, and designer working on everything from video games to large corporate web applications.
CompEng @boston-university • Founder @downtyme • Product Engineer @amd • Designer • Photographer
Game Designer and entreprenuer looking for startup opportunities in the gaming industry.
UT CS Student. Designer & front-end developer.
Award winning, international design lead, fast moving and focused with disciplined approach to design process and user centered design.
http://www.jaredhukedesign.com
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,
Staff and web designer. Graduating with three degrees. Goal: be genius and spread the wonders of knowledge.
Hackathon Hacker, Web Development, UMD Electrical Eng. Undergrad
Berkeley EECS, MBA, focused on the enterprise and building software people use every day.
CS B.A. @ UT, 2013. Software Security Engineer @ Rackspace.
http://inventropy.us/blog
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.
I'm a product developer, full stack designer, and marketer interested in startups and companies creating consumer applications and physical products.
UI/UX Designer. Worked at Google, Zurich, and Accenture. Studied at University of Illinois. Located in Austin, TX.
Founder @beak
Founder @truckhunt • Worked at @travaasa-experiential-resorts • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Conceptual, detailed and innovative designer. Managers and peers have described me as driven and capable of creatively solving complex problems.
PhD researcher: delivering insights about users in e-commerce, social, user-generated content, government, entertainment, higher education and more
CTO&Co-Founder @froof. Studied at @university-of-california-santa-barbara. Software Developer & UI/UX Designer. Passionate about open healthcare and open data.
Extremely passionate designer with a love for creating and developing new products and improving ones that need help
Internet mercenary.
http://www.shift8creative.com
Art Director: branding, interactive design, e-commerce, app design, UI
I design form and function for products that improve lives in a meaningful way.
Technologically Enhanced Creator
Freelance web application & front-end developer.
Founder @okkem-consulting • Worked at @bny-mellon, [email protected] • Studied at [email protected], [email protected]
Graphic Design Generalist with an emphasis on great typography and layout.
Founder Band Draft • Inventor of Fun Wraps • Studied at @boston-university • Graphic & Web Designer • Owner of IROK Designs
http://cookthencraft.com
Interested in remote SW Dev projects
http://tag4m.com/
Over a decade of real world experience helping Cowboys, Grandmas, and other non-techies utilize technology.
emarketer, web designer & developer.
Consultant in the world of Web and Mobile Design - User Experience, Usability, HCI, Information Architecture, SEO, Web and Mobile app programming, Social Media
University of Texas Grad Student McCombs School of Business (MSTC) Master of Science in Technology Commercialization; Bachelor’s in Design Graphics Engineering.
Veteran healthcare and energy management consultant with strong analytics and UX skills seeks work with healthcare startup
Business Degree from Austin, starting up my own store and brand.
https://badluck.squarespace.com
Architecture student at UT Austin; working on the redesign of the Daily Texan website; passionate about creating engaging user experiences
Multifaceted hybrid designer, working in print and web. Storyteller, writer, and general enthusiast.
Founder Lucky Wild Cat Software • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
A Swiss Army Knife for software development and technology.
Lead Mobile Engineer at Buzz Points, Inc.
Senior at UT Austin. Majoring in MIS. Currently working at PDS Energy
Product, Digital, and Creative Strategist. Developed 4 patents. Worked on over 80 brands. Know UX, Design, Business Strategy, Tech trends. Emory BBA 2012
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).
A highly experienced Multimedia Executive who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels in fast-paced environments.
Full-stack Web Dev Student at MakerSquare
University of Texas, Theatre Design, Communication and Rhetoric, Creative Writing, Collaborative Artist
Web and User Interface Design, Front End Development. http://dennishadley.com
http://dennishadley.com/blog
Support and operations rockstar for SaaS environment. Master video compressionist. Producer, editor, firefighter. Strong business and IT background.
Professional Staff Sales Leader for Titleist and web marketing and security analyst for small business.
http://www.rcizzle.com
Designer, Social Entrepreneur, and Technologist. I've launched sites on multiple continents.
Django / Python enthusiast, product strategist, polymath
Soutwestern CS, English, and Business A Hacker and Journalist by trade
Multi Skilled Creator Of Written And Visual Content
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
Maker of technology-related things @ticketcity by day. Aspiringly journeyman furniture maker by night.
Results Oriented: Sold first startup, Helped on 2nd, 3rd. Achieved aggressive results as Software / Technology Lead. Web, .Net, SQL, LAMP, etc. Deep SW exp.
Founder @morganalley-ltd • Worked at @dragon-s-eye-productions-llc, @concentric-networks • Studied at @university-of-bradford
Co-founder of Goodwerp. Strong design and business background. RIT Bachelors of Science, 2013.
Front-end / UX developer
http://amjcraft.com/#blog
Worked at @bazaarvoice, @Goldman Sachs, TribalDDB
Junior Developer/Designer, General Assembly Graduate, Freelance Designer, previously Marketing Coordinator at XO Communications.
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
Manuel Hyundai General Sales Manager
Hands-on Technical Product and Strategy executive.