Exploring Austin's Startup Funding Landscape
While Austin has a thriving startup ecosystem, funding options have been less robust than in major entrepreneur hubs. We’ll explore the history behind this challenge, map the current funding landscape, and discuss what’s next: Is the capital supply catching up to the demand from startups? Conversely, have funding predicaments forced more entrepreneurial creativity — moving faster to revenue, innovating on customer acquisition models, bootstrapping, etc. — and are local startups meeting the challenge and becoming stronger as a result?
Presenters
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Christopher Shonk
General Partner
ATX Seed Ventures
Chris Shonk started his first business at fourteen, was named the Special Forces Soldier of the Year, co-founded an investment bank, and has operated, advised, and invested in consumer service and ...
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Claire England
Exec Dir
Central Texas Angel Network
Claire England is Executive Director of Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), one of the nation’s top angel investing networks, with $68 million invested in 125 companies. A native Austinite, her bac...
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Laura Kilcrease
Managing Dir
Triton Ventures
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Tom Meredith
Co-Founder
Meritage Capital LLC
Co-founder and Chairman of the board of Managers of Meritage Capital, an investment management firm specializing in multi-manager hedge funds. I am also Chief Executive Officer of MFI Capital, my f...
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