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CoachTube acquires PlaySportsTV
Austin-based CoachTube.com has acquired PlaySportsTV to enhance the quantity and quality of its offerings. The site, which connects athletes to top coaches through online video instruction, launched in February. [CoachTube Expands Web Instruction Through Acquisition Of PlaySportsTV: Forbes]
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Spiceworks expands headquarters
Austin-based Spiceworks told its users Friday that it is in a major expansion of its footprint in Austin, and has nearly doubled its headquarters space, going from 56,000 to 95,000 SF of space. Spiceworks is moving into a brand new, commercial property at 3700 N. Capital of Texas Hwy, taking about 40 percent of the new Class A building. That property had been expected to be complete sometime this month. [Spiceworks Nearly Doubles Headquarters Space: Texas Tech Pulse]
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Bright Locker raises $345K
Stealth-mode video game startup Bright Locker has raised $345,000 in new financing.
The Round Rock-based company is a crowd-publishing platform for video games. [Video game startup Bright Locker raises debt financing: Austin Business Journal]
HotSchedules partners with Boys & Girls Clubs
HotSchedules, the mobile, cloud-based technology provider for the restaurant, retail and hospitality industries, announced a partnership this week with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area. HotScheduldes will recommend that of-age Club Members begin using HotSchedules’ Jobsabi product to create professional profiles to showcase their skills and experience. Jobsabi, HotSchedules’ talent sourcing solution developed specifically for the restaurant industry, allows individuals to create a professional profile and search for restaurant jobs by downloading the free application from the iTunes or Google Play stores.
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Atlas Wearables picks up financing
Atlas Wearables has raised $260,000 in new financing. The Techstars graduate, founded in January 2013, integrates a database called the Motion Genome Project, filled with exercise data to help users perfect their workouts by tracking their form, into its service offering. [Austin competitor to Fitbit making run for investors: Austin Business Journal]
WayBlazer picks up $5M backing from IBM, The Entrepreneurs’ Fund
Austin-based WayBlazer has raised a $5 million Series A funding led by The Entrepreneurs’ Fund (TEF) and IBM, with participation from Gobi Partners. The investment will allow the cognitive technology company to expand the development of its travel discovery solutions, increase sales and ramp up the delivery of their solutions into the marketplace. [Built In Austin]
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Instacart reveals what Austin eats [INFOGRAPHIC]
Instacart released data about customer preferences in different markets – and what we’re buying down here in Austin is… interesting. [Built In Austin]
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BigCommerce raises over $204K in new financing
Austin-based Bigcommerce raised $204,369 in new financing according to an SEC filing. The company develops software designed to automate the creation of online stores. [Bigcommerce raises financing with warrants or options: Austin Business Journal]
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A ReallyMassive funding and management shakeup
RealMassive, an Austin-based startup that provides data to real estate professionals, announced it closed a $8 million Series A funding round with a new $3 million investment from RHS Investments. The deal values the company at $20 million. [Built In Austin]
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