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Torc Robotics Is Opening an Engineering Office in Austin
Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Published on March 27, 2025

Torc Robotics Is Opening an Engineering Office in Austin

The Daimler Truck subsidiary is working to commercialize self-driving trucks.

Kelly O'Halloran Kelly O'Halloran
Updated on March 27, 2025

This startup wants to turn Austin's hottest restaurants and bars into coworking spaces during the day

Switch Cowork launched to offer work spaces for digital drifters at restaurants and bars closed for business during the day.

This startup wants to turn Austin's hottest restaurants and bars into coworking spaces during the day
Nona Tepper Nona Tepper
Updated on March 27, 2025

Catalyst Games Goes National, Focuses on Helping Startups Give Back

Formerly known as the Startup Games, early bird registration for this year’s National Games is open until August 3.

Catalyst Games Goes National, Focuses on Helping Startups Give Back
Abel Rodriguez Abel Rodriguez
Updated on March 27, 2025

Prado Secures $5.75M for Food-as-a-Service Platform

Prado helps D2C meal kit companies with their e-commerce and logistics needs.

Prado CEO and co-founder Jon Carter poses for a photo
Nona Tepper Nona Tepper
Updated on March 27, 2025

Meet Fundr, the Startup That Wants to Use AI to Take on Angel Investors’ Biases

Last week, Fundr’s human-in-the-loop AI system parsed through approximately 450 applicants to choose its inaugural 15-company startup portfolio. Fundr aims to raise $1.5 million to invest $100,000 in each startup.

Meet Fundr, the Startup That Wants to Use AI to Take on Angel Investors’ Biases
Updated on March 27, 2025

Twitter for local youth journalism: ScripBe is helping keep high school journalism alive

In the summer of 2013, David Moore was reading an article about the state of high school journalism. The programmer for General Electric found it appalling how a dire economic landscape was forcing high school journalism departments to enact significant cutbacks to their programs, with some schools even having to shutter their programs altogether.

Twitter for local youth journalism: ScripBe is helping keep high school journalism alive
Kelly O'Halloran Kelly O'Halloran
Updated on March 27, 2025

We see you: 5 new Austin startups to check out in July

We see you: 5 new Austin startups to check out in July

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