Tech Roundup: V2COM opening Austin office, Propago raises $550K and more

by Tessa McLean
May 14, 2015

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Propago raises $550K

Austin-based software maker Propago reported raising $550,000 of a planned $1.5 million financing. Propago was founded this year and is developing a marketing management platform. [Software maker Propago ready to launch after bringing in capital: Austin Business Journal]
 
 

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Epicor separating business

Austin-based Epicor will spin its Retail Solutions Business into a separate, privately held company, backed by private equity investor Apax Partners.  [Epicor Plans Spinoff: Texas Tech Pulse]

 

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Vested Finance scoops up $5M seed round

Austin-based Vested Finance announced a $5M seed round led by Sandleigh Ventures today. Funding will be used to expand company operations and offices in Austin, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.  This will include the hiring of the development team that will create and distribute the company's mobile app. [Built In Austin]

 

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V2COM will open office in Austin

Brazilian cleantech company V2COM will open an Austin office and create 100 new jobs in the next three years.The company provides hardware, software and other solutions to utility companies to manage their resources and reduce their environmental impact. [V2COM of Brazil Opens Austin Office with Plans to Create 100 Jobs: Silicon Hills]

 

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Splice debuts new software version

Austin-based mobile video editng app Splice, has released a new version of its software. The company said it has rewritten Splice in Apples new Swift language, and added new sharing tools and more effects and transitions. [Splice Rolls Out Updated iPhone Video Editing Tool: Texas Tech Pulse]

 

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Vyopta moves offices

Vyopta Incorporated, the maker of video and web collaboration analytics, has moved its company headquarters to Barton Creek Plaza Office Building near Austin’s technology corridor. Located at 3755 South Capital of Texas Highway, and occupying just over 6,100 square feet, Vyopta’s new office space provides the company with an the opportunity to grow its staff by 50 percent or more after experiencing a significant uptick in customers and sales in 2014. Vyopta’s new headquarters occupy approximately 1,000 more square feet than its previous office, providing an opportunity for the company to grow staff by up to 50 percent. Its hybrid environment consists of traditional offices, conference rooms with the latest in telepresence equipment, open-collaboration spaces and views of the Barton Creek Greenbelt. 
 

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