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Andrew Busey Joins AV as Venture Partner

Austin Ventures (”AV”), the most active and established early-stage venture capital firm in Texas, today announced that Andrew Busey, former VP/GM at Zynga (ZNGA), has joined the firm as venture partner. Andrew brings extensive leadership and operational experience from his years of working with high-growth companies as an entrepreneur, leader,

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Texas Entrepreneur Networks to hold its first Funding Forum in Houston Area

Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch deals in front of qualified investors The Texas Entrepreneur Networks (TXEN) today announced that it will be holding its first Funding Forum in the Houston area on February 22nd, from 1-4 pm. The location will be at the Katy ISD Education Support Complex,

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Tabbedout Names Paul Fiore as New CEO
Tabbedout, the mobile payment solution that enables customers to open, view and pay their bar or restaurant tab with their phone, today announced that Paul Fiore has been named Chief ...
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Healthcare tops the list for 2011 Texas startup investments at $863M
The Texas Entrepreneur Networks Startup Funding Report represents the equity investments made into Texas startup and early stage companies for 2011 with additional analysis on the fourth quarter of 2011. 2011 ...
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MapMyFITNESS launches new social fitness apps for Facebook Timeline
MapMyFITNESS, one of the fastest-growing online health and fitness communities, launched a fitness app for Facebook Timeline. The integration enables people to personalize their Facebook Timeline by sharing their fitness ...
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TechTurn Acquired by Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) announced today that it has agreed to acquire TechTurn, Ltd. (“TechTurn”), a leading provider of electronics asset disposition (EAD) services that specializes in the processing and ...
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Convio to be acquired by Blackbaud
Blackbaud, the leading provider of software and related services designed for nonprofit organizations, announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Austin-based Convio, a leading provider ...
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Digby Launches Localpoint
Digby announced today the launch of Digby Localpoint, a revolutionary new mobile platform that enables location-based marketing, analytics and commerce for top brands. Through powerful web-style analytics into shopping activities ...
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Tabbedout Launches Beta, Offers Feature for Austin Consumers
Tabbedout, the Austin-based mobile payment solution that enables customers to open, view and pay their bar or restaurant tab with their phone, has launched a new feature that allows users ...
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Hot Startups for 2012
Republished from AustinStartup.com. As we go into 2012 there’s definitely a good sized group of companies that are primed for rapid growth and market acceptance. I’ll give you my list ...

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