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S3 Ventures, Tacora close on new funds to boost Austin startups

Austin’s venture capital scene has been hot for years now, but a pair of local investment firms just closed on new funds aimed at injecting more capital into startups in Austin and elsewhere. One is

BrainCheck brings in another $10M to detect, manage cognitive impairment

BrainCheck has several new initiatives in the works to close the loop with the patient journey that will be brought to market soon.

UpEquity, a digital mortgage startup that makes all cash offers, secures $50M in debt and equity

UpEquity, a digital mortgage company that makes cash offers on a buyer’s behalf, announced today it has raised $20 million in equity funding and secured $30 in debt financing. S3 Ventures led the eq

Levelset raises $30 million to improve money management for contractors in construction

Scott Wolfe, chief executive officer of Levelset, the New Orleans-based money management and payment startup for contractors in the construction industry, always thought he’d be in the grocery b

This startup just raised $8 million to help busy doctors assess the cognitive health of 50 million seniors

All over the globe, the population of people who are aged 65 and older is growing faster than every other age group. According to United Nations data, by 2050, one in six people in the world will be o

Chive Media’s out-of-home TV spinoff Atmosphere raises $10M

When Chive Media Group spun out its out-of-home TV business last year, co-founder and CEO Leo Resig said the structure should help the new company, called Atmosphere, raise venture capital. Looks like

Favor, the on-demand service focused on Texas, picks up $22 million Series B

The on-demand economy is great for consumers but hard for the companies that provide on-demand services. While many are still struggling to stabilize their business model and optimize their work force

Kimbia Raises $4M For Online Fundraising And Event Management Software

<a href="http://www.kimbia.com/">Kimbia</a>, an Austin, Texas-based developer of a Web-based fundraising and event management software solution, has <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/2011