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Airbnb picks Austin for the first bet from its $250M housing fund
NationalJordan Vance · Sep 18

Airbnb picks Austin for the first bet from its $250M housing fund

The company's new Housing Accelerator will put $6.4 million into a long-stalled affordable project in North Austin's St. John neighborhood.

Texas ranks 9th for jobs most exposed to AI, and Austin sits in the crosshairs
AIDev Okonkwo · Sep 16

Texas ranks 9th for jobs most exposed to AI, and Austin sits in the crosshairs

A new report estimates half a million Texas workers hold roles with high AI exposure, concentrated in the tech-heavy cities the state has spent years courting.

A PayPal cofounder's SpaceX bet vaults him onto the Forbes 400
PeopleSloane Reyes · Sep 16

A PayPal cofounder's SpaceX bet vaults him onto the Forbes 400

Eight Austin residents made this year's list of the richest Americans, led by a first-time entry whose Austin fund poured a billion dollars into SpaceX.

Austin's Watermark, a higher-ed software mainstay, changes hands
StartupsMara Whitfield · Sep 16

Austin's Watermark, a higher-ed software mainstay, changes hands

European software investor Main Capital Partners is buying the Austin company from TCV, betting on the unglamorous business of measuring whether colleges work.

Aalo Atomics plans a $25M reactor factory in Georgetown
StartupsMara Whitfield · Sep 12

Aalo Atomics plans a $25M reactor factory in Georgetown

The Austin nuclear startup wants to mass-produce small reactors for AI data centers, and it's eyeing a Georgetown warehouse to do it.

Fab2 raises $500M to turn chip factories into a product
FundingMara Whitfield · Sep 10

Fab2 raises $500M to turn chip factories into a product

The Austin semiconductor startup, formerly Atomicsemi, wants to stand up fab capacity in months instead of years, and investors just handed it one of the year's largest Series A rounds to prove it.

UT Austin slips to No. 10 on PitchBook's list of top founder schools
PeopleSloane Reyes · Sep 9

UT Austin slips to No. 10 on PitchBook's list of top founder schools

The university still anchors the city's startup pipeline, with nearly 1,000 alumni founders, even as it edges down the global ranking.

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