Austin’s MasSpec Pen Wins Innovation Award at SXSW
The only Austin-based startup to win an award in the 2018 SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards was MasSpec Pen by the Eberlin Lab at the University of Texas at Austin. The…
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Forerunner Ventures Touts Diversity as the Best Way to Make Investment Decisions
By Laura Lorek Publisher with Silicon Hills News In 2010, Kirsten Green founded Forerunner Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, based in San Francisco. She had spent her early…
At SXSW, Norway’s Crown Prince Focuses on Tech for Sustainable Development
By Susan Lahey Reporter with Silicon Hills News It is always ironic when the tech doesn’t work at SXSW, which happened to Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon, speaking at SXSW on…
Samsa Wins Capital Factory’s 100K Blockchain Challenge at SXSW
By Laura Lorek Publisher with Silicon Hills News Capital Factory awarded Samsa, a startup that runs a cryptocurrency index platform, $100,000 in its Blockchain Investment Challenge on Thursday at South…
At Capital Factory, Shep Founder Pitches Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on the Fly at SXSW
By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News Sometimes being in the right place at the right time during South by Southwest can create opportunity. Daniel Senyard, founder of Austin-based…
Three Startups Win Food+City Challenge Prizes at SXSW
By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News For the first time, Food+City held its annual Challenge Prize competition at South by Southwest. And judges awarded three $10,000 cash prizes…
Whurley Says Quantum Computing is the New Space Race
By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News Quantum computing, not Artificial Intelligence, is the space race of our generation, said William Hurley, known as Whurley. Whurley, founder and CEO…
SXSW Accelerator 2018 Award Winners Including ICON 3D and GrubTubs of Austin
At South by Southwest, some of the globe’s most innovative companies pitch every year to become the winner in their category. At the 10th annual SXSW Accelerator Pitch event, judges…
At SXSW, Futurist Amy Webb Declares 2018 as the Beginning of the End for Smartphones
By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News It’s the end of an era for smartphones and the rise of cryptocurrencies. Those are just a few of the trends Amy…
Pied Parker Launches Parking App at SXSW
By Laura Lorek Publisher of Silicon Hills News As a sophomore at the University of Texas at Austin, Mason Hunt founded a parking mobile app called ParXit designed to let…
