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2017

YEAR IN REVIEW



This was a BIG year for Capital Factory.

Here are some of the highlights and numbers that made 2017 special.

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

2,416

MEMBERS

+

1,480

STARTUPS

called Capital Factory home

CENTER OF GRAVITY

In 2017, we hosted

1,348 EVENTS

with

126,532 ATTENDEES

GET PLUGGED IN

Meetups and events are the heartbeat of Capital Factory, and our community partners make them all possible.

SOCIAL CONNECTION

34,000,000

reached

125,000

followers

25,000

mentions

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

A third of our members are diverse.

30%

A quarter of our members are women.

25%

Half of the companies we invest in are racially diverse.

50%

COME IN FOR A TOUR

We gave

tours.

That's

steps!

(Have you been in yet?)

FEATURED GUESTS

We had quite a few VIPs pass through:

Including co-founder of the internet Vint Cerf, Apple CEO Tim Cook, President of the Aspen Institute Walter Isaacson,  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Tennis Champion Andy Roddick, and SEC Commissioner Kara Stein.

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The center of gravity for innovation in mobility services and technologies.

Together, Capital Factory and Daimler hosted 3 competitions where 60 startups pitched their ideas to Mercedes executives.

Winners were awarded a combined total of $52,000  in prizes.

LEARN FROM THE BEST

MENTORS

held

OFFICE HOURS

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minutes worth!

COMMITTED TO IMPACT

Because of our commitment to social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency we became a CERTIFIED B CORPORATION.

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We made 53 investments this year,

making Capital Factory the most active investor in Texas

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

BREAKFAST
TACOS

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SLICES OF
PIZZA

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GLASSES OF
KOMBUCHA

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visitors came to Capital Factory to experience Virtual Reality.

Together we played more than

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HOURS OF VR.

TEXAS STARTUP MANIFESTO

We expanded our accelerator program and partnered with other Texas entrepreneurial ecosystems to spread the love! Including 3 bus trips, making Texas bigger!

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Austin

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Dallas

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Houston

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San Antonio

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY

Our society faces some of the biggest challenges in history and we believe that technology and entrepreneurship are essential to solving them.

If you are a part of the solution, Join us!