Austin Chamber, Opportunity Austin, Dealroom.co Release Austin Startup Briefing for 2022

Jan 5, 2023

The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce and Opportunity Austin, in partnership with Dealroom.co, have released a report on Austin’s startup and scaleup ecosystem. The briefing indicates that Austin-based startups raised approximately $5 billion in funding last year, the second highest amount for the Austin region. In 2021, startups raised $5.4 billion.

Austin Among the World's Most Promising Next Generation Tech Hubs

Dec 1, 2022

Austin was just ranked on multiple lists evaluating startup ecosystems across the U.S. and the world. Austin garnered the Trailblazer city category with a ranking of 11th in the nation, 25th globally and taking the top 22nd spot as a science hub in the world. Austin also ranked 8th in U.S. for early-stage venture capital investment per resident.

Austin Ecosystem Platform: Call to claim your profile

Nov 14, 2022

The Austin Chamber of Commerce and Opportunity Austin launched a new open access platform in August to track and measure the successful growth of our ecosystem, powered by Dealroom.

Minero.io Brings NFT Awards to Austin’s Creative Space

Oct 13, 2022

Minero.io recently partnered with AAF Austin for the 2022 Big Wigs Awards on October 12th, 2022, successfully launching a unique and one-of-a-kind awards experience.

Greater Austin Asian Chamber Hosting International Market Briefing: Business Opportunity With Malaysia

Sep 7, 2022

The Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce (GAACC) in collaboration with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, and a variety of local partners are presenting an international market briefing and reception about Malaysia

Chamber Launches Platform to Support the Startup Ecosystem

Aug 4, 2022

The Austin Chamber of Commerce has launched a platform to help provide information and support the startup ecosystem in Central Texas.

The Appointments Project® is for Austin women who want to lead

Oct 1, 2021

Calling all Austin women who want to learn about leadership opportunities and receive guidance on the process of applying to important positions.

TechTalk with Hugh Forrest: Inside SXSW 2021

Mar 8, 2021

On March 2, we were joined by Hugh Forrest, SXSW Chief Programming Officer for an insider's preview of SXSW Online 2021, a digital experience that will include keynotes, featured speakers, world-class networking, music and film.

Local leaders lean into employee wellness as top priority

Nov 19, 2020

As we prepare to say goodbye to 2020 and launch in to 2021, our tech leaders share their focus on health and wellness, above and beyond the bottom line. We've gathered some of their tips and encouragement below, with themes centering on stress relievers and morale boosters, self-care, mediation and mindfulness practices, empathy, emotional intelligence, and reducing anxiety and burn-out.

Understanding the Austin CPG scene

Nov 17, 2020

From western boots to popcorn, consumer packaged goods (CPGs) have become one of the strongest segments of the Austin startup scene. On November 12th, SXSW's chief programming officer Hugh Forrest interviewed Kirstin Ross, managing director at SKU and Aimy Steadman, founder & COO of Future/Proof and founding board member of Naturally Austin to discuss why Austin has become such a hot spot for this kind of entrepreneurial activity and what the next wave of CPG activity could bring to Central Texas.

International Biz Advantage: Texas & Canada

Oct 22, 2020

The U.S. and Canada have one of the world’s most comprehensive trading relationships and the largest investment relationship. Texas and Canada are often referred to as “a match made in heaven” because in addition to lifestyles and attitudes, they have complementary business interests and investments. On Tuesday, October 20, we heard from four distinguished leaders who shared how to think more globally and take advantage of this powerful alliance.

Celebrating the 2020 A-LIST

Oct 13, 2020

On October 7-8, the Austin Chamber and SXSW hosted A-LIST: Up Close & Personal, a three-part series of virtual award announcements and conversations with stellar speakers on timely issues.