The below list is, in my opinion, the core of Austin’s startup ecosystem. Any Austin founder building a startup with the intent of seeking venture capital would be well-advised to familiarize him/herself with these people and organizations. Please feel free to suggest additions via the comments.
Incubators – Accelerators
Capital Factory – http://capitalfactory.com
Techstars Austin – http://www.techstars.com
Longhorn Startup (Students) – http://www.1semesterstartup.com
SKU (consumer products)- http://sku.is
Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) – http://ati.utexas.edu
Texas Venture Labs – http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/Centers/Texas-Venture-Labs/
3-Day Startup (Students) – http://austin.3daystartup.org
Texas Medical Accelerator – http://www.txmda.com
Galvanize – https://www.galvanize.com/austin
Sputnik – https://www.sputnikatx.com/
Meet other Entrepreneurs – Find a Cofounder
Open Coffee for Entrepreneurs – http://opencoffeeaustin.org
Austin Hardware Startup Meetup – http://www.meetup.com/Austin-Hardware-Startup/
Austin Fintech Meetup – http://www.meetup.com/Austin-Fintech/
Austin Health Tech Meetup – http://www.meetup.com/Austin-Health-Tech
Austin Tech Happy Hour – https://www.facebook.com/austintechhh
Barcode (CPG Startups) – http://www.barcodestartup.com/workshop/
VR Austin Meetup – https://www.meetup.com/VRAustin/
Austin Data – https://www.meetup.com/austindata/
Publications – Blogs
SiliconHills News – http://www.siliconhillsnews.com – @SiliconHillsNew
Austin Business Journal (ABJ) – http://www.bizjournals.com/austin
Austin Startup List – http://www.austinstartuplist.com
Jason Cohen’s Blog – A Smart Bear – http://blog.asmartbear.com
Austin Inno – http://austininno.streetwise.co
Texas Squared Newsletter – http://www.tsquaredagency.com/#texas-squared-newsletter
Venture Capitalists – Angel Investors
Service Providers for Startups
Holtzman Partners (accounting) – http://www.holtzmanpartners.com
Maxwell Locke and Ritter (accounting) – http://www.mlrpc.com
TriNet (HR, benefits) – http://www.trinet.com/
Hiscox (business insurance) – http://www.hiscoxusa.com/
Square1 Bank (banking) – https://www.square1financial.com
Silicon Valley Bank (banking) – http://www.svb.com
AngelSpan (investor relations) – http://angelspan.com
Other Info on Austin
We Are Austin Tech – http://www.weareaustintech.com
StartupDigest Austin Calendar – http://startupdigest.com/austin/