Sponsors

Leaf solves the problem of needing to have the right information at the right time. By allowing you to pick what pieces of information you want to be updated on ("leafs"), Leaf puts you back in control. Founder Paul Young is a Venture Forth grad, and we're glad to see his business grow!

StrictlyTalent is an on-line community that matches quality people with great opportunities. Their professional relationship discovery process adds a match-making quality that isn't found in the mechanized sites of other "job" sites.

PervasiveTags is an Austin based software company started in 2009 to build a platform to bring this mobile tagging vision to reality. We are working to make it extremely easy to generate relevant mobile content and to add mobile tags to objects in the physical world. We are passionate about building innovate software that is powerful and easy to use, allowing customers to quickly harness the power of mobile tags to open up new worlds of user engagement.

PEER 1 makes it easy for you to focus on what you do best. You get award-winning Managed Hosting, Dedicated Hosting (through our division ServerBeach), Co-location, and Network services offered through 16 data centers and 21 points-of-presence (PoPs). We have engineered the SuperNetwork™ that is connected across North America and Europe for ultra-fast, powerful network speed and connectivity. With over 10,000 businesses hosted on our SuperNetwork™, PEER 1 delivers one of the highest server performance and network outputs in the industry. Whatever your goal, we have the infrastructure, scalability, and resources to help you grow your business online.

Comerica: One of the most important advantages any bank can offer you is a team dedicated solely to serving your needs. The diversity of Comerica's customer base has offered us an opportunity to develop specific expertise in a number of industries. These teams provide you with dedicated resources along with comprehensive financing, treasury, banking, and investment services. We’ve been working with businesses since the mid-1800’s, so we understand the complexities of your business. We also recognize the opportunities they present for us to provide the perfect solutions to make your business grow and run more smoothly. Contact William Bachino, WBachino@comerica.com, to schedule an appointment.

Andrews Kurth is a leading law firm for entrepreneurs. Our Technology and Emerging Company Group comprises a dedicated team of attorneys providing focused representation to public and private emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs as well as the venture capital and private equity firms that finance them. We take pride in having a practical, business-like approach to advising our clients, and we share their entrepreneurial spirit and drive. We thrive in the fast-paced entrepreneurial world by combining flexibility and speed with the experience that comes from taking billions of dollars in new ventures from inception to IPO and beyond.

Commercial Real Estate Solutions is an exclusive tenant representation and consulting company…so what does that mean to you, the entrepreneur and new business owner?

It means that we only represent your interests in the Leasing process, and never the Landlord’s.

When you are ready to have your own office, it’s not just about the right space, it’s also about mitigating your risk and saving you money by:

• finding a location and style that will optimize employee recruiting
• getting the most space out of your pre-funding dollar
• building flexibility into your term
• designing terms that meet your budget and plans to grow.

We solve problems created by real estate before they start.

Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP: We are a leading intellectual property law firm that provides a broad range of domestic and international IP-related services, particularly patent preparation and prosecution, in numerous technology areas. Although many of our clients are industry leaders, we take particular pride in working with emerging companies in helping them grow and protect their products and concepts. We have the unique ability to provide a customized service plan to each client so it is consistent with their resources and business objectives.

door64 is a community of over 6000 Central Texas high-tech professionals. The service is focused on helping the community become more well-connected with industry peers and with the local high-tech scene.

Steven Ayers & Company is an independent, registered investment adviser serving individuals, families and companies since 2003. We focus on building the foundation of success for personal financial investments, allowing our clients to focus on what’s important to them. Our research-driven approach to investment selection and portfolio management is designed to provide superior long-term performance, tailored to each client’s specific needs and risk tolerance, at reasonable rates and without hidden fees. We help businesspeople at every stage, from evaluating and establishing individual and group 401(k) plans and IRAs to developing strategies to sell large holdings of listed company stock.

Rave is a pure play provider of Outsourced Software Product Engineering Services catering to the needs of ISVs (Software Product Companies) around the globe.

Since 1993, we have helped numerous ISVs in developing robust, market ready software products, taking them to market faster and bringing down their development costs by as much as 50%.

Microsoft® BizSpark™ is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing key resources when they need it the most:

• Software. Receive fast and easy access to current full-featured Microsoft development tools, platform technologies, and production licenses of server products for immediate use in developing and bringing to market innovative and interoperable solutions. There is no upfront cost to enroll.
• Support. Get connected to Network Partners around the world — incubators, investors, advisors, government agencies and hosters — that are equally involved and vested in software-fueled innovation and entrepreneurship who will provide a wide range of support resources.
• Visibility. Achieve global visibility to an audience of potential investors, clients and partners

As a Microsoft BizSpark member, you’ll be tapping into a rich, vibrant ecosystem of peers, partners and support resources around the globe, helping you grow and succeed. Microsoft BizSpark is the quickest way to get your Startup fired up.

National Instruments transforms the way engineers and scientists around the world design, prototype, and deploy systems for test, control, and embedded design applications. Using NI open graphical programming software and modular hardware, customers at more than 30,000 companies annually simplify development, increase productivity, and dramatically reduce time to market. From testing next-generation gaming systems to creating breakthrough medical devices, NI customers continuously develop innovative technologies that impact millions of people.

Endeavor Computer Solutions knows how small businesses and home technology users simply cannot afford to have a dedicated tech person on staff or in their home. With ECS that need is taken care of. They can bring value to your bottom line by allowing you and your business to focus on doing it’s job while we quietly and in the background keep it running smoothly for you.

ECS is a full service Information Technology support company owned and operated by Wesley and Amy Sandlin. Their goal is to make your existing technology work better, help you as a small business owner or home user to make the best technology choices for your needs and to support your systems through onsite service and repairs.