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The Beat

Startups

The companies being built across Silicon Hills — and the ones quietly winding down.

Contract-review startup Librari raises $1.75M pre-seed in Austin
StartupsJul 2

Contract-review startup Librari raises $1.75M pre-seed in Austin

Mara Whitfield
A hiring platform shown on a laptop screen
StartupsJun 29

Meet Aply: The Austin Startup Replacing the Résumé for the Next Generation of Talent

Mara Whitfield
Base Power and Austin Energy strike deal for 40 MW of home batteries on the grid
StartupsJun 27

Base Power and Austin Energy strike deal for 40 MW of home batteries on the grid

Dev Okonkwo
Data centers keep coming: Prime breaks ground this month on two campuses near Austin
StartupsJun 26

Data centers keep coming: Prime breaks ground this month on two campuses near Austin

Dev Okonkwo
StartupsJun 24

Traysar surfaces from stealth with $25M to take defense tech underground

Mara Whitfield
Return Valets raises $2.44M for vehicle-return logistics
StartupsJun 23

Return Valets raises $2.44M for vehicle-return logistics

Mara Whitfield

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Zellerfeld raises $30M and scales up 3D-printed shoes in Austin
StartupsMara Whitfield · Jun 21

Zellerfeld raises $30M and scales up 3D-printed shoes in Austin

The footwear startup, which prints shoes without traditional factories, added Series A capital as it deployed its faster next-generation printer locally.

Cameron County clears $211M tax break to lure Saronic's $3.2B 'Port Alpha' shipyard south
StartupsMara Whitfield · Jun 18

Cameron County clears $211M tax break to lure Saronic's $3.2B 'Port Alpha' shipyard south

The Austin defense-tech company's autonomous-warship buildout would land in Brownsville under a 19-year abatement, drawing both cheers and pushback.

Saronic launches its first Marauder unmanned vessel, built in under a year
StartupsMara Whitfield · Jun 2

Saronic launches its first Marauder unmanned vessel, built in under a year

The Austin defense-tech company put its first medium unmanned surface vessel in the water and began on-water trials less than a year after the design started.

StartupsMara Whitfield · May 21

Firefly Aerospace spreads across three Cedar Park buildings as it scales production

The space company now occupies roughly 144,000 square feet across a three-building Central Texas campus to support spacecraft assembly and mission operations.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Apr 30

Colossal Biosciences adds the bluebuck to its de-extinction roster

The Austin biotech named the extinct South African antelope as the sixth species in its de-extinction portfolio and its first project on mainland Africa.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Apr 22

AI healthtech firm Biorce plants a U.S. flag on Congress Avenue in Austin

Fresh off one of Iberia's largest-ever Series A rounds, the company is opening a second American office downtown.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Apr 21

AI clinical-trials startup Biorce opens a U.S. office in downtown Austin

The Barcelona-founded health-tech company picked Austin for its second U.S. base, citing the city's mix of deep-tech and healthcare talent.

TerraFirma, founded by ex-SpaceX engineers, moves its headquarters to Buda
StartupsMara Whitfield · Apr 9

TerraFirma, founded by ex-SpaceX engineers, moves its headquarters to Buda

The earthmoving-robotics startup is leaving its Southwest Austin 'Robot Ranch' for a 40,000-square-foot integrated headquarters and test facility in Buda.

Augment's 'Augie' pulls in $85M Series A to automate the freight back office
StartupsMara Whitfield · Apr 8

Augment's 'Augie' pulls in $85M Series A to automate the freight back office

The AI logistics startup from Deliverr's founder says its assistant now touches $35 billion in freight under management.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Mar 16

Capital Factory launches STATION Austin to carry its programming forward

The new nonprofit takes over Capital Factory's community and innovation initiatives and adds a 23,000-square-foot center focused on dual-use and defense startups.

ICON opens its 3D-printing system to outside builders with the launch of Titan
StartupsMara Whitfield · Mar 11

ICON opens its 3D-printing system to outside builders with the launch of Titan

The Austin construction-tech company is, for the first time, selling its full robotic printing stack to other builders, with walls it says can be printed for about $20 a square foot.

Apptronik moves toward commercial-scale Apollo deployment, expands in Austin
StartupsMara Whitfield · Feb 13

Apptronik moves toward commercial-scale Apollo deployment, expands in Austin

The humanoid-robot maker is scaling Apollo production and growing its Austin footprint as it pushes toward broader factory and warehouse deployments in 2026.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Jan 12

Togetherwork moves its headquarters to South Congress, with 250 jobs to follow

The membership-software and payments firm is leaving Atlanta for a 20,000-square-foot office on South Congress and plans to staff it from the local talent pool.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Jan 6

IBM takes over Meta's empty Domain 12 building in North Austin

IBM assumed Meta's lease on the entire 320,000-square-foot Domain 12 building, consolidating its Austin workforce after walking away from a larger planned hub.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Dec 12

ICON completes its first 3D-printed model home at a luxury Lake Travis resort

The Austin company finished a model home at The Canyon Club, where five of 25 planned residences will be built with its 3D-printing technology.

StartupsMara Whitfield · Nov 10

Austin trucking startup AI Fleet lays off nearly 60 after losing a key supplier

The AI-driven trucking operator cut 56 jobs at its downtown Austin headquarters after a sudden supplier loss forced the board to downsize operations.