After a major drought in venture capital funding for Austin startups, a panel including several of the city’s top venture capitalists hinted Nov. 8 that the purse strings are beginning to loosen a bit – though nothing like the heydays of 2021 when startup valuations soared and deals sprouted at a rapid pace.Silverton Partners [...]
Specialist companies are racing to find technology-fuelled solutions so that ultimately all textiles can be recycled with confidence.
The fashion industry is sitting on a heaping pile of a problem. Over 14 million tons of clothing is either landfilled or incinerated every year, according to the EPA. It represents almost 6% of all solid waste in the U.S. “It’s crazy when you think about volumes here,” Sarika Bajaj, co-founder and CEO of [...]
In Maine, lobsters are heading north and some lobstermen are moving into kelp farming. On the West Coast, fishermen are worried about a blob of warm water developing off the Oregon and Washington coastlines, fearing a repeat of an ocean heat wave that devastated salmon harvests from 2014 to 2016. The heating of the [...]
After consulting with experts and testing 14 devices, the NY Times recommends the UnaliWear Kanega Watch as a wearable, on-the-go device. Article Text: For older adults and their loved ones, a medical alert system with on-call emergency operators can give peace of mind—whether it’s providing support after a middle-of-the-night fall or simply getting help from a neighbor, [...]
Get a glimpse into how a physicist, yogi and celebrity legal expert are making waves in Austin’s venture capital scene. By Jenny Hoff, photos courtesy of each woman Acelebrity legal commentator, a physicist from the former Soviet Union, a yoga instructor and philosopher—these are the backgrounds of some of Austin’s leaders in [...]
True Wealth Ventures Founding General Partner Sara Brand wants to change the numbers for women in venture capital investing.
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Texas female-founded companies have received nearly $8 billion in investments in more than 1,300 deals over the last 14 years. Written By: Arcelia Martin, Dallas Morning News Nearly a decade ago, venture capital funds with a gender-diversity strategy were hard to find in the vast heartland of the U.S. between the coasts. Austin-based True [...]
Atlantic Sea farms is part of an ambitious effort in fighting climate change.
