Austin tech companies made headlines last week, with funding rounds, new offices and executive appointments. Read up on Spyderbat’s $10 million raise, or catch up on Nomi Health’s new regional office. This is the Built In Austin Weekly Refresh.
StoryFit raised $5.5M. Founded in 2015, StoryFit is an AI platform that reads movie scripts and other content and analyzes whether audiences will like the content. The platform will also give actionable steps to improve content. With the new funding, StoryFit will launch “aggressive hiring” initiatives and recruit machine learning, marketing and sales talent. [Built In Austin]
Nomi Health opened an Austin office. Last week, Nomi Health opened a regional office in Austin. Nomi Health develops tech solutions to help employers provide cost-effective health benefits. The company has already been active in Texas and has provided nearly 200,000 Covid-19 tests and 20,000 Covid-19 vaccines in the state. [Built In Austin]
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Hangtight was featured in our Future 5 series. Hangtight is a social tech startup that helps friends plan get-togethers in a much simpler manner. The company’s app also helps people find new friends. Armando Vera Carvajal and Kate Grehl founded the app after struggling to keep up with friends and other social events. The app is on a waitlist but hopes to launch early next year. [Built In Austin]
Spyderbat raised a Series A round. The Austin-based cybersecurity startup raised $10 million in a Series A round that NTTVC led. Spyderbat develops cloud-native security platforms that protect customers by detecting and blocking security threats by known and unknown assailants. Along with the funding, Spyderbat also launched an open-source security platform. [PR Web]
Arrive Logistics appointed a new CPO. Arrive Logistics appointed Jonathan Schoonmaker as the company’s new chief people officer. Schoonmaker had previously held executive positions at HP and VMware, among other tech companies. Freight brokerage Arrive Logistics’ technology organization provides digital tools for the operations and efficiency of the company and its partners. The company is also currently hiring for more than 20 roles across various teams. [Arrive Logistics]
