By H&M Foundation H&M Foundation doubles GCA grant and winners to speed up textile industry transformation. Recyclable and biodegradable polyurethane, food waste polyester, circular dyeing, natural bio-colours, ultra high-performing textiles, seaweed material, AI textile sorting, corn husk and sugarcane fabric, zero waste pattern system, textile-to-textile recycling for polyesters – these are the ten Global [...]
By Eliene Augenbraun | Contributor Our Verdict The water-resistant UnaliWear Kanega Watch is a medical alert device that provides automatic fall detection, 24/7 monitoring and emergency response assistance via voice activation, the press of a button or its easy-to-read screen. It also looks more like a digital watch than a medical alert device. Key [...]
By Brent Wistrom - Editor, Austin Inno November 21, 2022, 03:25pm CST If 2021 was the year of massive wins and frothy markets for startups, 2022 was the year of turbulence and rapid adjustments. But through the uncertainty, many local entrepreneurs had one of their best years ever. And while venture capitalists may have [...]
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 [...]
Intrinsically valuable women-led startups are not making it to market because of the large growing gap in access to venture capital (VC) financing, research shows. The root of this cycle can be traced to the astonishingly low rate of women General Partners (GPs) in VC today making investment decisions -- one percent. The question is: [...]
True Wealth Ventures partnered with Dr. Ruta Aidis, Dr. Sandra Schillo and the Kauffman foundation on a break-through research project to debunk gender biases in venture capital by establishing a clear gender metrics system to evaluate VC firms and VC firms’ portfolio companies.
True Wealth Ventures partner Kerry Rupp moderates a global conversation with a panel of entrepreneurial experts on the topic of Product Market Fit through Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) TechConnect Event.
True Wealth Ventures investigates the root of the STEM problem. That is, where does the disconnect happen for girls pursuing STEM education that ultimately leads to a "pre-pipeline" problem for women in STEM careers. Tricia Berry, of UT Austin's Women in Engineering Program (WEP), provides insight into the issue! Check it out!
Women understand women's health, and therefore design better health-technology products based on this. We believe women inventors and investors hold the power to innovate women's health technology!
Entrepreneurs are flocking to Austin, Texas and while funding is slowly catching up more sources of capital are in high demand!
