Mary Ann Azevedo

Good news for startups in the Texas capital: More than $200 million in net new venture funds are being raised in Austin. A Feb. 27 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows Silverton Partners is seeking to raise $100 million. (The firm declined comment on the fund.) Meanwhile, NextCoast Ventures, co-founded by former Austin Ventures General […]

Children and electronics go together like peanut butter and jelly, so it’s no surprise that connected toys are gaining in popularity with consumers and investors alike. Colin Beirne, a managing director at Two Sigma Ventures, the venture arm of Two Sigma Investments, is both a father of three small children and an investor who sees toys […]

With a record number of deals and dollars raised in 2015, will the robotics sector slow down or heat up further?

A new slew of companies focused on the individual real estate investor are raising cash; will the risks deter VCs?

Brand Foundry opens satellite office in Texas capital as it targets $40 million for second fund

The number of new funds reached a five-year peak in 2014, but they appear to have leveled out in 2015

Morgan Flager of Silverton Partners says the Texas capital is the ideal locale to bootstrap a startup.

VCs say the state capital of Texas, with its booming economy and young population, is underserved in the way of investors.

MPM Capital and other venture firms are seeing opportunity with certain startups focused on improving the old-fashioned clinical trial process.

VCs are bringing style to the masses, backing startups that provide personalized shopping services.