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Banking App Joust Is Helping Users With Unpaid SXSW Invoices Get Paid
Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Published on March 27, 2025

Banking App Joust Is Helping Users With Unpaid SXSW Invoices Get Paid

The Austin-based startup is offering advances to users affected by the cancellation of SXSW.

Updated on March 27, 2025

Growth (and a lot of it): How TrendKite remains grounded as it grows

TrendKite, a digital PR software product company, has seen its staff grow more than threefold in the past three years. We spoke with three members from different teams on what it’s like to work at TrendKite, how they’ve grown since joining and what’s next for the company.

Growth (and a lot of it): How TrendKite remains grounded as it grows
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Brigid Hogan Brigid Hogan
Updated on March 27, 2025

Your Design Process Doesn’t Need to Feel Like Playing Telephone

Cross-functional teams are helping designers, engineers and product managers build streamlined creative processes.

Young woman wearing glasses and holding a laptop with her hand by her mouth like she's telling a secret
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Olivia McClure Olivia McClure
Updated on March 27, 2025

A Leader at Closinglock Shares His Formula For Building a Mission-Driven Team Culture

The company’s senior director of customer success describes his leadership vision, his approach to building culture and how he helps his team members grow.

A Leader at Closinglock Shares His Formula For Building a Mission-Driven Team Culture
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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on March 27, 2025

WIN Reality Is Ready to Swing for the Fences With $45M Capital Raise

The funding will be used to expand its team, improve its technology and develop a product for younger players.

WIN Reality Is Ready to Swing for the Fences With $45M Capital Raise
Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on March 27, 2025

Pod Foods Raises $10M to Bring Emerging Brands to Grocery Retailers

The platform introduces retailers to new brands and helps them place and receive orders from an optimized logistics network. 

Pod Foods Raises $10M to Bring Emerging Brands to Grocery Retailers
Tyler Holmes Tyler Holmes
Updated on March 27, 2025

46% of LGBTQIA+ People Are Closeted at Work. Here’s What a Local Austin Company Is Doing to Change That.

At Imprivata, proper management training and employee support systems are helping LGBTQIA+ individuals feel more supported in their workplace every day.

46% of LGBTQIA+ People Are Closeted at Work. Here’s What a Local Austin Company Is Doing to Change That.
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Updated on March 27, 2025

Techstars grad Fashion Metric grabs $1M in seed funding

Austin-based Fashion Metric announced this week they have raised $1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Tahoma Ventures, with participation from Corsa Ventures, Elementum Ventures, Geekdom Fund, and several angel investors.

Techstars grad Fashion Metric grabs $1M in seed funding

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