As summer rolls along, reported fundings for the month of August came in slow, but steady. In total, composite Austin fundings were over $100 million — a respectful number. Here are the top five highest startup fundings in Austin this month.
[ibimage==36419==Original==none==self==ibimage_align-center]
5. Predictive Science, $5M, July 20
Bio: Predictive Science is a software, services, and training company focused on helping Fortune 1000 marketers discover and capture the value of their big data.
News: The company plans to hire 100 new employees.
[ibimage==36418==Original==none==self==ibimage_align-center]
4. Malauzai Software, $11M, July 15
Bio: Malauzai Software provides SmartApps for end users to access banking and customer service features from portable devices.
[ibimage==36417==Original==none==self==ibimage_align-center]
3. Ziften, $24M, July 15
Investors: Spring Mountain Capital, Fayez Sarofim & Co.
Bio: Ziften provides continuous endpoint intelligence to the enterprise.
News: The new infusion of capital will accelerate Ziften’s go-to-market strategy and extend its global reach.
[ibimage==36416==Original==none==self==ibimage_align-center]
3. Continuum Analytics, $24M, July 23
Investors: BuildGroup, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, General Catalyst Partners
Bio: Anaconda is the modern open source analytics platform powered by Python. Continuum is the company behind Anaconda.
News: New funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand sales and marketing, and continue strengthening the Python and Anaconda communities.
[ibimage==36415==Original==none==self==ibimage_align-center]
1. Main Street Hub, $25M, July 17
Investor: Vista Equity Partners
Bio: Main Street Hub offers integrated social, web, and email marketing products to help merchants increase their customer base.
News: The new funding will support the company’s rapid growth, which includes plans to introduce several new product offerings and hire 300 employees in its Austin and New York offices by the end of the year.
Do you know a tech startup that deserves coverage? Email us via [email protected]
