Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Austin.
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 Manager and Designer. Worked in product at mobile payments startup and Y Combinator SaaS startup. Notre Dame engineering grad, Rice MBA 2012
MD @international-accelerator
Founder @entreapp Worked at @frogdesign @opera-software @macromedia Strong background in Tech, UX Design, Business Development
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
Designer | Photographer | Entrepreneur | Music Lover | Human
@phunware @sirtified-design
https://medium.com/@llllmills
co-founder Activision ATVI $14B cap, founder @acclaim-games (sold to @playdom). Founder and managing partner @startenginela LA's largest accelerator.
Designer & Developer · Made things at @dropbox, @facebook, @gowalla, @new-york-times, etc.
Product guy with a history of design, development, and marketing. Equal parts tactician and strategist.
http://www.MattLangan.com
Co-Founder @umbel. Co-Founder @dishola. Marketing & Advertising Creative Director, past clients include CHANEL, Coca-Cola, Marriott. BS, University of Texas.
UX Designer & Founder of @mashboard, @deviantart-com • Worked at @onespot, @ateamo, @b-side-entertainment
http://blog.matthewstephens.com
Product Management for @myfitnesspal, formerly at @yelp and @ancestry.com. I create great user experiences.
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
Pixel Craftsman. UI/UX Designer @thirstie, Worked at @bigcommerce, @loku and Founder of Saturday Morning Design
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
Co-Founder & CTO at Lomaki. Previously co-founded Partnered & WPEngine. yCombinator S12.
Worked at @union-square-ventures, @cisco • Investor @union-square-ventures • Studied at @princeton-university
http://blog.garychou.com
Co-founder + CEO @last
Formerly at @gowalla and @facebook
Maker of the finest margarita in Noe Valley.
MS in Digital Arts & Sciences at UF, Bachelor Computer Engineering at USB, Worked at Grooveshark and co-founder at Powerdot
Founder & CEO @reaction. Former Principal Designer @frog-design for clients like HP, Comcast, Honeywell, & Disney. Business strategist & frequent TED speaker.
Web Designer. Learn to code and taco enthusiast.
http://mattjared.co/blog
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
Platform Agnostic Mobile Engineer. Co-Founder / CTO of BaseJump, LLC A boutique app development company.
Lead Web Designer for @radius-4 hailing from Nottingham, UK.
Founder @callgrader, @cityvoice, and @bluematch. @dreamit-ventures alum. Beer lover, beard grower, bean counter.
UI/UX designer/developer in Austin
CEO / Editor in Chief: CoinTelegraph. Advisor, ChangeTip. ENTJ. Strong background in creative business. UT/SCAD.
http://instagram.com/tonilanec
Web Developer & Indie Entrepreneur. JS Enthusiast. Working on @estereobit. To quickly learn more about me I'm at http://ulisesrmzroche.info.
Email Marketing Manager at Boundless Network. Serial Entrepreneur, Former Silicon Valley Executive, Appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.joshbauder.com/
UX Designer; Worked at @dell, @demand-media • Passionate about user-centered design.
Creative Director, @radius http://t.co/Bab5rj4oDz. HQ'd in SF working in ATX.
Founder @epatientfinder. Background in healthcare IT, corporate operations and sales. Degree from NYU Stern.
Visual Designer / UI Superhero / Illustrator
Founder of StackEngine, former CTO and founder of CopperEgg (acquired by Idera 2013). Technology focused with a sense of business and execution.
Marketing and communications strategist; Front-end developer; Brisket lover.
Cofounder of @favor.
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 & CEO of TrustCloud.
Social media, games, 3D film, & China biz background.
Worked at @microsoft & @sony.
@santa-clara-university University
http://www.trustcloud.com/blog
Product guru; design enthusiast; gentleman scoundrel. Founded two former startups with just under 1M in private angel investment.
University of Texas at Austin, Programmer, Graphic Designer, Internship Experience
Founder @front-gate-tickets, @source-spring • Worked at @sapient, @human-code • Studied at @alfred-university @saint-edward-s-university
http://www.kyliejack.com/blog
Game Project Manager and Designer
Rails-friendly UI Designer, map fiend, @thankthanknotes writer. Has never seen America's Next Top Model. And doesn't want to.
Sales Director at @local-plant-source • Worked at @yodle & @im5 • Studied at @united-states-naval-academy
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
Founder @pragma, Secret Laboratory • Worked at @microsoft, @adaptive-path
http://krop.com/ixisnine
UT Software Engineer, very versatile skillset, started an HR company and looking for something new.
Product Strategy at @visage. Founder of @fu-weekend and Pop 'stache.
Hardware and software prototyper, interaction designer, systems thinker and humane design champion
Marketing at UTMcCombs - Frontier Ventures - Interact ATX - Rose Vacation Rentals - Fitness Adventures
http://www.vansventures.com
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/
Founder Ingredient 1. Previously UX @apple, VP of UX at @morgan-stanley and consultant to startups making positive change.
Building web brands since last century.
Experienced UX/UI Designer with a passion for designing products that make a difference. Skilled in delivering highly-detailed annotated wireframes/mockups.
Design-Led Product Management & Innovation
Product guy. Founded @weroll @exitlist. Well-travelled, designed-focussed, art-lover, dedicated coder, bicycle rider.
Growth Hacker @fanswell Founder of @swappel, problem solver, entrepreneur, I love building things that are addicting.
Design Lead & Meticulous Refiner of Good Ideas
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
Co-founder at @photowhoa. Started first startup in High School. Student at University of Texas Austin. Independent Filmmaker.
Developer at Goodybag. Previously ConocoPhillips, The Home Depot. University of Texas at Austin C.S.
http://preston.io
In progress
Freelance Web Developer, Linux System Administrator, MySQL DBA, WordPress Programmer, Graphic Designer
http://pjbrunet.com
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
Community Director of Switch • Worked on award winning games and now dedicated to empowering others though accessible education.
Experienced Product Builder • Co-Founder @spokeswap • @stanford-university '07, @MITSloan '13
http://betojuareziii.com
Founder of @vacationrentalsforsale-com. Investor in @mommymixer-com, @shared-earth. Team member of @property-maps, @homeaway, @vrbo.
Serial entrepreneur, designer, technologist, investor, musician and DJ. Obsessed with data, mobile and design. Technical background with biz dev brain.
http://subprint.com/blog
Founding Member at @mytennislessons. Front End Developer and Instructor Onboarding.
Design Entrepreneur
Founder Gifttt • Worked at @social-stock-3, @simple-indsutry • Studied at University of Arizona
http://www.coriejohnson.com
Pragmatic, autodidactic, hyperflexible individual contributor. Let's build some products.
CEO of @roommatch • Director of Product at @neighborcity • Web Design & Product Enthusiast
http://blog.roommatch.co
UT-Austin, B.S, CSM/CSPO
Agile Professional
Currently: Agile Coach at Dell.com
Founder @phox-charge • Entrepreneurship major at @st-edwards-university-of-austin Former bartender. Current start-up ceo, blogger & artist.
http://makeitadoubleplease.com
UX/UI Designer
Head of Marketing at @praetorian, Designer, Coder, MBA, Fanboy, and a Rare Austin Native
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).
CEO of Rocksauce Studios & Co-Founder of ProductionCliq. A wonderful blend of filmmaker, designer & developer with 17 years experience in tech leadership.
Austin-based "Business MacGyver", "Idea Fuser", Entrepreneurial Visionary, Fin/IT/Ops Leader, Senior Executive, & Product Designer|Developer|Licensor.
Mobile Developer Extraordinaire
http://www.dwmcapp.com/blog
CTO of Eye In The Sky. 14 years of experience with the full web stack. I specialize in design & development team management.
Sched.org Founder & Festival/Conference Obsesser
Past: @the-hype-machine & @gawker-media
http://gtmcknight.com
Jamie is a dynamic, data-driven digital strategist who is recognized for her ability to establish relationships and grow significant new channels of revenue.
Experience and Interaction Designer
Architect, entrepreneur, Ambassador of Joy.
Founder @pipcoin • Worked at @socialware, @demand-media • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Usability specialist, User Experience shaman, multiple projects from concept to launch including 2 mobile apps for Hoover's
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.
Co-founder @muzie, founder at Yellowfin Design, co-founder at 97 Degrees West, BFA UT Austin.
Founder Something Local • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Highly experienced graphic and UX designer. Web app, mobile, prototyping.
VP of Design at SpaceCraft, Co-Founder of web/mobile studio Element Creative, and Founder of publication Method and Craft.
Lead Fortune 50 B2B Digital Creative Teams, Numerous Campaign, Program and Product launches. 15 years of technology branding and user experience design.
Design Director @spredfast. Working with amazingly talented people @spredfast and @massrelevance. UX, Product Design.
10+ yrs Software Design and Development; Rails enthusiast. CTO designersocial.com. Solid business foundation (Vanderbilt Comp. Eng, UT MBA)
Founder XODIS • Worked at @microsoft, @binarytree Strong business and product management background.
MA in Art Direction from UT Austin, Senior UX designer and Jr. AD at technology company, previously co-founded mobile social sports startup GameUp
Founder of Sort. Lead Designer of SAIL, acquired by CapitalOne. Led design team at Gallup.
http://christophermeeks.com
BS, MS, 30 year engineer. Spectacular communication and marketinig skills. I have always provided leadership and added benefits to the team.
Worked at @petparent • Studied at @texas-a-m-university, @university-of-texas-dallas
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
Entrepreneur and software product designer. Google alumnus, and graduate of Yale. Experienced with seed-stage startups.
http://www.smagula.org
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
Co-Founder @clyp • Worked at @uship-com and @myedu • Studied at @the-university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Owner+Partner at Vulk | Owner at shpshft | Practitioner of Pixel-Whispery + Developer. Musician, Husbeast, Proud Dad, Master Beard-Wizard.
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
Founder @launch-society • Worked at @wieden-kennedy, @nike • Studied at @syracuse-university
http://lanemusgrave.tumblr.com
Austin-based UI/UX designer, technologist, and attorney. I specialize in special products for the web and mobile.
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.
Staff and web designer. Graduating with three degrees. Goal: be genius and spread the wonders of knowledge.
Seeking entry to mid level software development position. Diverse experience ranges simulations, networking, machine learning, CG animation, mobile and game dev
10+ years exp. in communications, project management, and operations. PhD in Philosophy. Customer Experience Analyst at EvoSure working on product and content.
Rails, Javascript Web Developer
Award winning, international design lead, fast moving and focused with disciplined approach to design process and user centered design.
http://www.jaredhukedesign.com
Just finished MakerSquare and am now pursuing full-stack web development with an eye towards data science and geographic data/analysis.
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,
Berkeley EECS, MBA, focused on the enterprise and building software people use every day.
Hackathon Hacker, Web Development, UMD Electrical Eng. Undergrad
UX designer and product enthusiast. 2012 U-Mich grad.
http://konnichiwagrl.wordpress.com
Founded Startup Exchange, 100+ member startup collective at Georgia Tech. Engineer & Web Developer turned Experience Designer.
VP Design @cogsy. Artist, engineer, programmer, and designer working on everything from video games to large corporate web applications.
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
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
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
Game Designer and entreprenuer looking for startup opportunities in the gaming industry.
CS B.A. @ UT, 2013. Software Security Engineer @ Rackspace.
http://inventropy.us/blog
I design form and function for products that improve lives in a meaningful way.
Conceptual, detailed and innovative designer. Managers and peers have described me as driven and capable of creatively solving complex problems.
Founder Band Draft • Inventor of Fun Wraps • Studied at @boston-university • Graphic & Web Designer • Owner of IROK Designs
http://cookthencraft.com
Extremely passionate designer with a love for creating and developing new products and improving ones that need help
Founder @okkem-consulting • Worked at @bny-mellon, Launched@livingtree • Studied at Economics@texas-a-m-university, MBA@trinity-college-dublin
Internet mercenary.
http://www.shift8creative.com
Freelance web application & front-end developer.
Art Director: branding, interactive design, e-commerce, app design, UI
Founder @beak
UI/UX Designer. Worked at Google, Zurich, and Accenture. Studied at University of Illinois. Located in Austin, TX.
Founder @truckhunt • Worked at @travaasa-experiential-resorts • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Graphic Design Generalist with an emphasis on great typography and layout.
Interested in remote SW Dev projects
http://tag4m.com/
CTO&Co-Founder @froof. Studied at @university-of-california-santa-barbara. Software Developer & UI/UX Designer. Passionate about open healthcare and open data.
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.
Technologically Enhanced Creator
PhD researcher: delivering insights about users in e-commerce, social, user-generated content, government, entertainment, higher education and more
I'm a product developer, full stack designer, and marketer interested in startups and companies creating consumer applications and physical products.
Over a decade of real world experience helping Cowboys, Grandmas, and other non-techies utilize technology.
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).
Lead Mobile Engineer at Buzz Points, Inc.
Founder Lucky Wild Cat Software • Studied at @university-of-texas-at-austin-1
Product, Digital, and Creative Strategist. Developed 4 patents. Worked on over 80 brands. Know UX, Design, Business Strategy, Tech trends. Emory BBA 2012
A highly experienced Multimedia Executive who has demonstrated the ability to lead diverse teams of professionals to new levels in fast-paced environments.
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, Theatre Design, Communication and Rhetoric, Creative Writing, Collaborative Artist
A Swiss Army Knife for software development and technology.
Web and User Interface Design, Front End Development. http://dennishadley.com
http://dennishadley.com/blog
Veteran healthcare and energy management consultant with strong analytics and UX skills seeks work with healthcare startup
Senior at UT Austin. Majoring in MIS. Currently working at PDS Energy
Full-stack Web Dev Student at MakerSquare
Multifaceted hybrid designer, working in print and web. Storyteller, writer, and general enthusiast.
emarketer, web designer & developer.
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
University of Texas Grad Student McCombs School of Business (MSTC) Master of Science in Technology Commercialization; Bachelor’s in Design Graphics Engineering.
Junior Developer/Designer, General Assembly Graduate, Freelance Designer, previously Marketing Coordinator at XO Communications.
Soutwestern CS, English, and Business A Hacker and Journalist by trade
Multi Skilled Creator Of Written And Visual Content
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
Front-end / UX developer
http://amjcraft.com/#blog
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
Manuel Hyundai General Sales Manager
Django / Python enthusiast, product strategist, polymath
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
Maker of technology-related things @ticketcity by day. Aspiringly journeyman furniture maker by night.
Support and operations rockstar for SaaS environment. Master video compressionist. Producer, editor, firefighter. Strong business and IT background.
Worked at @bazaarvoice, @Goldman Sachs, TribalDDB
Co-founder of Goodwerp. Strong design and business background. RIT Bachelors of Science, 2013.
Professional Staff Sales Leader for Titleist and web marketing and security analyst for small business.
http://www.rcizzle.com
Hands-on Technical Product and Strategy executive.