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*"The Capital Factory Fund comes from Austin's most prominent entrepreneurs and investors and only invests in Austin-based tech startups. Investors from around the world are participating who want to dip their toe in the booming Austin market and identify future individual investments. If you are bullish on Austin, then you want to be in this fund." | *"The Capital Factory Fund comes from Austin's most prominent entrepreneurs and investors and only invests in Austin-based tech startups. Investors from around the world are participating who want to dip their toe in the booming Austin market and identify future individual investments. If you are bullish on Austin, then you want to be in this fund." | ||
*Takes in new investors each round | *Takes in new investors each round | ||
| + | *co-invests based on partners | ||
*Founding date unclear, but Capital Factory founded 2009 | *Founding date unclear, but Capital Factory founded 2009 | ||
=1871= | =1871= | ||
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*Focuses on government in energy, health, education, sustainability, transportation, and smart_tech | *Focuses on government in energy, health, education, sustainability, transportation, and smart_tech | ||
=American Underground= | =American Underground= | ||
| − | In-house operating fund? | + | In-house operating fund? YES |
| − | * Invested in Groundfloor for $1m in 2014, classifies as a "Micro VC" | + | *Invested in Groundfloor for $1m in 2014, classifies as a "Micro VC" so reasonably, has a small personal fund |
| + | *Looks like it co-invests | ||
*Mainly a campus space for startups and entrepreneurs to congregate | *Mainly a campus space for startups and entrepreneurs to congregate | ||
*"Google for Entrepreneurs enables tech hubs by providing them with technical content, business tools, and infrastructure upgrades so that they can support increasing demand from developers and startups." | *"Google for Entrepreneurs enables tech hubs by providing them with technical content, business tools, and infrastructure upgrades so that they can support increasing demand from developers and startups." | ||
*Focus: tech | *Focus: tech | ||
| + | =Galvanize= | ||
| + | In-house operating fund? NO | ||
| + | *Lessons for programming, data science, etc. | ||
| + | *University of New Haven | ||
| + | *Locations across US, online classes | ||
| + | =Rocket Space= | ||
| + | In-house operating fund? NO | ||
| + | *"Corporate membership" for various perks, connections to network of startups | ||
| + | *pseudo-accelerator program of some sort, has various program, so might make some small investments in the program | ||
| + | *Focus: tech | ||
| + | =Betamore= | ||
| + | In-house operating fund? NO | ||
| + | *has bootcamps for rising VC analysts, but no fund of its own to invest | ||
| + | *programming classes for SQL, etc. | ||
| + | *Became nonprofit 2015, partners with VC in Baltimore and other locations | ||
| + | =Packard Place= | ||
| + | In-house operating fund? UNLIKELY | ||
| + | *Uses old space of Packard Place Motors, converted into an innovation and acceleration space | ||
| + | *Claims to have multiple accelerator programs in Charlotte | ||
| + | *Mentions nothing about on-site VC | ||
| + | =The Venture Center= | ||
| + | In-house operating fund? YES | ||
| + | *VC fund based in Arkansas | ||
| + | *Founded in 2013, raised $19m in revenue the past year | ||
| + | *focuses on acceleration and mentorship as a VC | ||
| + | *focus: technology commercialization | ||
| + | =The Idea Village= | ||
| + | In-house operating fund? NO | ||
| + | *No information on VC on-site | ||
| + | *Just an ecosystem with mentorship and opportunities | ||
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Capital Factory
In-house operating fund? YES
- https://angel.co/capital-factory-fund-4
- "The Capital Factory Fund comes from Austin's most prominent entrepreneurs and investors and only invests in Austin-based tech startups. Investors from around the world are participating who want to dip their toe in the booming Austin market and identify future individual investments. If you are bullish on Austin, then you want to be in this fund."
- Takes in new investors each round
- co-invests based on partners
- Founding date unclear, but Capital Factory founded 2009
1871
In-house operating fund? NO
- Space where companies, ideas, startups come together to share experience
- Has partnerships with VC, but does not seem to have own fund
1776
In-house operating fund? YES
- "We connect our startups to the latest wisdom on how to build highly scalable businesses through our curriculum. To expert mentors who can help startups quickly solve problems. To markets through our institutional and corporate partners. To capital through our investor network and the 1776 Seed Fund."
- Incubator with own seed fund
- http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/techflash/2015/09/calling-all-startups-1776-closes-first-seed-fund.html
- Closed first seed fund at $12.5m late 2015
- Focuses on government in energy, health, education, sustainability, transportation, and smart_tech
American Underground
In-house operating fund? YES
- Invested in Groundfloor for $1m in 2014, classifies as a "Micro VC" so reasonably, has a small personal fund
- Looks like it co-invests
- Mainly a campus space for startups and entrepreneurs to congregate
- "Google for Entrepreneurs enables tech hubs by providing them with technical content, business tools, and infrastructure upgrades so that they can support increasing demand from developers and startups."
- Focus: tech
Galvanize
In-house operating fund? NO
- Lessons for programming, data science, etc.
- University of New Haven
- Locations across US, online classes
Rocket Space
In-house operating fund? NO
- "Corporate membership" for various perks, connections to network of startups
- pseudo-accelerator program of some sort, has various program, so might make some small investments in the program
- Focus: tech
Betamore
In-house operating fund? NO
- has bootcamps for rising VC analysts, but no fund of its own to invest
- programming classes for SQL, etc.
- Became nonprofit 2015, partners with VC in Baltimore and other locations
Packard Place
In-house operating fund? UNLIKELY
- Uses old space of Packard Place Motors, converted into an innovation and acceleration space
- Claims to have multiple accelerator programs in Charlotte
- Mentions nothing about on-site VC
The Venture Center
In-house operating fund? YES
- VC fund based in Arkansas
- Founded in 2013, raised $19m in revenue the past year
- focuses on acceleration and mentorship as a VC
- focus: technology commercialization
The Idea Village
In-house operating fund? NO
- No information on VC on-site
- Just an ecosystem with mentorship and opportunities
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