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Innovate Austin

Innovate Austin is an economic development initiative, powered by the Austin Chamber of Commerce, focused on making Austin the #1 region to start and grow a technology and innovation based business.

About

Innovate Austin advocates for the innovation community by providing thought-leadership and strategy. We focus on attracting and retaining talent, increasing capital, growing and diversifying the innovation ecosystem, and leveraging local universities for increased commercialization.

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46 Incubators, Accelerators, Maker & Co-Working Spaces

5500 High-Tech Companies

112 Deals in 2016

$834.1 M Invested in Austin in 2016

Austin A-List

The 2017 Austin A-List Awards took place May 25, 2017 - EVENT DETAILS

2017 A-List Winners
Emerging (Early/Seed Stage)	Growth (Mid-Stage)	Scale (Later Stage)
Banyan Water Convey data.world EverlyWell Maggie Louise Confections Orca	Aceable Digital Pharmacist Dropoff High Brew Coffee Opcity Tenfold	Certain Affinity Drillinginfo FloSports Pivot3 Tiff’s Treats

2017 A-List Winners

Emerging (Early/Seed Stage)

Growth (Mid-Stage)

Scale (Later Stage)

Maggie Louise Confections

Goal:

Increase visibility and recognition of Austin's hottest innovators and startups to help recruit additional venture capital and top talent to Austin.

Strategy

Provide leadership that focuses on the strategic drivers and impact of innovation.

Talent

Austin is a regional hotbed of innovation where the creative class is embraced, encouraged and supported.

Capital

Austin is a top venture capital investment hotspot for angel investment, venture capital and private equity.

Innovation Ecosystem

Austin is a top thriving innovation and entrepreneur ecosystem.

Dell Medical School

Austin's Dell Medical School is a top tier research institute and the pinnacle of the innovation district.

International

Intentionally cultivate at least 50 qualified prospects across targeted international markets to support future foreign direct investment, resulting in at least 10 new international projects and investments over a five-year period.

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