SXSW Accelerator Finalists Pick Up Speed

500 Web-based startups have been whittled down to 48

"...had an official list of finalists for the 2014 Accelerator...."

Jan. 22, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

SXSW Announces Accelerator Finalists

Web innovators in Interactive and Music will show off their wares

"...has announced the finalists for its fifth annual SXSW Accelerator, a competition of forward-thinking web-based products. (We like to..."

Jan. 29, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW 2014 Interactive Awards

To the innovators go the spoils

"...the winners of the SXSW 2014 Interactive Awards and Accelerator Awards...."

March 12, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

Impact Hub to Fund Work on Austin's Affordability Problem

City money would go to social innovators

"...the pot offered by Impact Hub Austin's upcoming Impact Accelerator program for social entrepreneurs. Impact Hub, a network of..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

World affairs and more Critical Mass mess missives

"...light turned green, and then Henderson stepped on his accelerator, plowing right through cyclist Justin Davis (slamming him into..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Column

Out With the Old ...

Upgrades, Updates and New Toys for Your PC

"...drives, CD recorders, DVD players, TV tuners, 3-D video accelerators, and even a whole new motherboard are also options...."

Aug. 14, 1998 Screens Feature by John Avignone

Aporia

Judy Greer contemplates killing her own Hitler in this intriguing time-travel drama

"...what they did build is a kind of particle accelerator that can send abstract particles back in time to..."

Aug. 11, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Capital Factory Announces Merger With Station Houston

Startup hub is also partnering with Rice University and the Ion

"...40 of the 120 startups that joined Capital Factory Accelerator came from Dallas, according to Bryan Chambers, general partner..."

Jan. 28, 2020 Screens Post by Sofia Tafich

Five Food-Centric Panels Coming to SXSW

People are hungry for information about policy, sustainability, and curbing a global food catastrophe. And wine.

"...Spronk (Spronk Brothers III), and Megan Vollstedt (Iowa AgriTech Accelerator) join forces to take a look at how Silicon..."

March 8, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Soccer Watch: A Pro Team, and a Soccer-Specific Stadium?

Major League Soccer in Austin? People are saying it could happen.

"...those stakeholders, presumably, might be Mark Pannes of Raptor Accelerator, part of the group which owns AS Roma, and..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

A Capital Idea

How Josh Baer helps people 'quit their jobs' to join the bustling hive at Capital Factory

"...the crème de la crème of locally operating tech-related accelerators and incubators – hot new networking meccas cropping up..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Hellmund Agrees To Settle F1 Suit

Tavo Hellmund agrees to out-of-court settlement of suit filed against Austin F1 investors

"...and track investors Red McCombs and Bobby Epstein form Accelerator Holdings...."

June 15, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Suttle as a Kick in the Head

Formula One development deal well worth more scrutiny

"...this agreement goes through as planned, the developers, Land Accelerator, LLC, will presumably start putting in the oversized water..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Feature by Nick Barbaro

SXSW Panel Recap: Teens, Screens & Wellbeing: Youth in the Digital Age

How can adults support teens in a digital world?

"...Thriving, Harvard) explained that “tech is an amplifier and accelerator for both highs and lows.” Teens utilize social media..."

March 9, 2024 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Calibrate Wellness Offers Radical Relief With Cannabis Edibles

Go green with these chef-created edibles designed for everyone

"...in 2018, she moved to Austin for the MassChallenge accelerator. As local stories often pan out, five years later,..."

March 31, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

SXSW Panel Recap: The $7 Billion F-Word

Technology & empathy are key to eradicating the current hunger crisis

"...village. Kowatsch is the head of the WFP’s Innovation Accelerator, which sources, supports, and scales technology to solve hunger...."

March 17, 2022 SXSW Post by Jessi Cape

Teen Inventor Honored for His "FireBot"

Search and rescue robot helps firefighters navigate burning buildings remotely

"...super grateful because the USPTO gave us a patent accelerator. I'm assuming typically it takes around one year to..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A Family Crisis Inspires an Adaptive Clothing Company

Brittany Burke launches Uniteable to bring stylish options for wheelchair users and people with amputations

"...Burke attended the Founder Institute in Austin, a startup accelerator program. It was with the help of this program..."

Feb. 12, 2021 Arts Feature by Shane Pfender

Iconic Rocker Kim Gordon, Former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé Lead SXSW 2020 Lineup

Fixer Upper power couple Chip & Joanna Gaines also join fest

"...Blanco • Cannabis rights activist Steve DeAngelo • Starburst Accelerator co-founder & Managing Partner Van Espahbodi • Graphika Chief..."

Sept. 10, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

City Council Moves Along From the Ballot to the Budget

4700 Riverside inches forward, propositions tweaked

"...not gentrified yet, where [the development] can be an accelerator of gentrification. If we want to address the housing..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Tackles Property Tax Rate, 4700 Riverside, Gun Violence

Wheels in motion for upcoming adoption of FY 2020 budget

"...not gentrified yet, where (the development) can be an accelerator of gentrification. If we want to address the housing..."

Aug. 23, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Oops!

"...12 social-innovation projects will be selected for Impact Hub's accelerator; of those, up to six will each receive a..."

May 24, 2019 Column

Celebrating Wheatsville Co-Op's Donations to the Community

Co-op grocery hosts annual Giving Ceremony Tuesday

"...era. In lieu of financial backing from a startup accelerator fund, neighbors pitched in, and a small-time donation was..."

Jan. 28, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Devenyns

SXSW Gets Virtual

VR film pioneer Jessica Brillhart announced as 2019 keynote

"...Amy Margolis, who also established the Initiative, a business accelerator aimed at women in the cannabis industry. • Heisman..."

Nov. 27, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

“Center for Austin’s Future” in Search of Candidates

New nonprofit plans to groom City Council members

"...is modeling its candidate-grooming program on tech industry incubation "accelerators." The website summarizes: "The ATXelerator™, a tech accelerator-like entity,..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Deciphering the Code

CodeNEXT questions pile up faster than answers

"...Impact Hub Austin is launching an Affordable Housing Accelerator, and hosting a happy hour mixer to introduce it..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

"...Adler and Impact Hub kicked off the Affordable Housing Accelerator. The three-month program is an attempt to wrangle Austin's..."

Aug. 25, 2017 News Feature

Don Pitts Calls It Quits

City Music Manager resigns citing bureaucracy

"...Development Department, is formally described as an “economic development accelerator and centralized resource center for Austin’s music industry, and..."

Feb. 14, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Imagine Universal Income

It's easy if you try

"...instituted a universal income. This year the Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator announced it will run a pilot study..."

Oct. 13, 2016 News Post by Robyn Ross

Kickstart Your Food and Beverage Startup

#33USTour lands at UT Food Lab

"...The Food Lab at UT is partnering with startup accelerator 33entrepreneurs to host the competition in Austin. Based in..."

July 7, 2015 Food Post by Serena Yeh

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