It’s no secret that women are changing the world of tech. Take a look at Kimberly Bryant, Founder and Executive Director of Black Girls Code, Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, or Gwynne Shotwell, President of SpaceX. Women continue to monumentally change the face of tech and leadership, not only in Austin, but all across the US.

In conjunction with our month of women speakers and related programming, we are excited to announce our first Women In Tech Summit on August 23rd. This afternoon long Summit will bring together the most influential, and inspiring women across verticals. Register ASAP to secure your spot.

“Capital Factory has been one of our strongest partners since day one,” said Jan Ryan, founder of Women@Austin, “They are always one of the first to raise their hand and volunteer support for our programs.”

We’re welcoming to the stage Austinites such Stephanie Breedlove founder of Care.com Homepay and Karen Quintos, VP and CCO at Dell Technologies, as well as guest VIP’s Arlan Hamilton, founder of Backstage Capital and Fran Maier, founder of Babierge and Match.com.

The afternoon will include first-hand stories from female founders and panel discussions covering workplace, raising capital, and networking. There won’t be another opportunity like this for female entrepreneurs in Austin all year!

Did we mention there were drinks and networking? Stick around to chat with your favorite speaker, and fellow attendees. Register here! And make sure to also check out our full schedule of August events celebrating women in tech.

Capital Factory jumps at every opportunity to support women entrepreneurs and innovators all year round. This month — and this event — are opportunities to highlight those activities and the leaders who make them happen.

Thank you to the all of the sponsors who stepped up to make this event possible — Aceable, Austin Woman Magazine, Babierge, Backstage Capital, CodeUp, Convey, Cratejoy, Deep Space Ventures, Dell Technologies, FF Venture Capital, Huston-Tillotson University, Hurt Family Investments, Kungfu.ai, Lontra Ventures, Mercury Fund, MetaSaaS, Next Coast Ventures, On the Dot, Shasta Ventures, Shell Investments, Signup.com, Softmatch, Stephanie Breedlove, Tastebud, Jason Seats from Techstars, True Wealth Venture Partners, Umbel, and Women@Austin.

We want Capital Factory to be the most inclusive and welcoming community for women to get involved in tech and entrepreneurship. We welcome you to join in our mission!

• Attend one of the many public events that support women in tech or start one of your own.
• Join the community and plug into our network of mentors, including many women, who you can turn to for advice and support.
• Invest in women led businesses and funds like True Wealth Ventures who have a history of backing female founders.
• Encourage a woman you know to attend the next Intro to the Austin Startup Scene or to apply for the next DivInc Accelerator.
• Find someone to be a role model or mentor to.

p.s. big props to the #Dreamteam at Capital Factory who made this happen on top of their normal jobs — Chelsea Abelman, Abba Binns, Madeline Feldman, Caroline Hyche, Kelsi Kamin, Rachann McKnight, Hayley Netherton, Paula Nguyen, Mellie Price, Areej Rabie, Kate Trumpower and Grace Vroom to name a few!

The Dallas Entrepreneur Center (The DEC) is welcoming us to Dallas at the West End and soon the other locations such as Addison and Denton. Members of The DEC now have access to the Capital Factory and 1776 mentor networks in-person at The DEC or online via Skype. They also have access to work from Capital Factory in Austin and tap into our network for introductions to investors and strategic corporate partners.

“Teaming up with The DEC is the first step for us in building a super connected startup megatropolis between the major Texas cities,” said Joshua Baer, Executive Director of Capital Factory. “By leveraging the strengths of different entrepreneurial ecosystems, we can make Texas the best state for startups and entrepreneurs in the US.”

“Having offices in both Austin and Dallas is a competitive advantage that lets us attract the best talent and sell into all of the large businesses based in Texas,” said Ben Lamm, CEO of Conversable, a startup company that launched at Capital Factory in Austin and expanded to The DEC in Dallas.

Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio are 4 of the 11 largest cities in the country, and connecting these cities will help to raise billions of dollars in capital and unleash thousands of diverse entrepreneurs. Texas is also home to more than 50 Fortune 500 companies, but funding has largely been untapped due to the disconnect between the entrepreneur and investment communities throughout the state.

“The DEC is excited to participate in this statewide initiative and we believe Capital Factory’s expansion into Dallas will allow entrepreneurs across North Texas to leverage the immense resources and network of their programs,” said Trey Bowles, CEO of The DEC. “We believe that by partnering with Capital Factory, we can combine the strengths of both ecosystems for the success of entrepreneurs across the state.”

“Austin and Dallas are consistently ranked as two of the top up-and-coming startup hubs,” said Steve Case, co-founder of AOL, chairman and CEO of investment firm Revolution, and creator of the Rise of the Rest platform that promotes startup hubs outside of Silicon Valley. “I’m excited to see the synergies that Capital Factory and The DEC can create to support the broader Texas tech community.”

The first public event Capital Factory will be hosting at The DEC is the How to Meet Investors in Texas and Ask Me Anything with Joshua Baer on Tuesday, September 5 from 4–7pm. The event will be live-streamed over the Internet back to Austin at Capital Factory.

This is step one of our Texas Startup Manifesto.

If you’ve been paying attention to the tech news lately, you know that one of the hottest trends of 2017 is around Artificial Intelligence, or “AI.” As the #1 best city in the world for tech (according to the World Economic Forum), Austin has been at the center of this trend. “Austin is emerging as a national powerhouse in the machine-learning AI sphere,” said Bruce Porter, artificial intelligence expert and Chair of UT Austin’s computer science department.

Jonathan Packer, Senior Vice President of Global Technology and Innovation at the Austin Chamber of Commerce, agrees “AI is important, you can see that not only in the number of startups, but also in the interest established companies have in AI. Large companies in every sector are looking at AI, which is creating a lot of opportunity in AI for startups.”

Austin’s top entrepreneurs have banded together to help one awesome AI startup take advantage of that opportunity with a $100,000 investment, and the chance to join the startup accelerator at Capital Factory, Austin’s center of gravity for entrepreneurs. Any startup focused on AI technology can apply on Angel List to pitch at our funding day on July 28th.

“We want to see Austin entrepreneurs thinking bigger and shooting for the stars. If you’re really trying to change the world, we will help you get started,” said Brett Hurt, CEO of data.world and founder of Bazaarvoice, Coremetrics, and Hurt Family Investments (and one of the angel investors backing the competition).

Josh Kerr, Capital Factory Entrepreneur in Residence and another investor backing the competition, concurs saying that “as far as emerging technologies go, AI is going to impact the world with an even magnitude greater than smartphones or the web.”

So what will it take to win?

We are looking for AI companies that have built a compelling MVP and have started to gain early customers, but most of all we want to see great people who we believe in and have demonstrated that they can be resourceful and learn from their mistakes.

The winner will receive:

• $100,000 cash investment on a SAFE or Convertible Note. We will make you detailed offer before you decide to participate in the final round of the competition.
• Special access to an A-List of Austin’s top entrepreneurs who add value far beyond the money you received.
• 1 year of membership in Capital Factory’s startup accelerator.
• 1 year of unlimited co-working at Capital Factory.
• Hundreds of thousands of dollars in free hosting credits from Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, IBM Softlayer, Microsoft & Rackspace, plus many other cloud services you use.
• Access to the Capital Factory Mentor network.
• Company formation if needed by startup law firm Kastner, Huggins, Reddien & Gravelle (KHRG).

Think you’ve got a shot? Apply now on AngelList to be one of 5 teams selected to pitch on Funding Day on July 28th. You could walk away with $100,000!

We came, we conquered, we stepped into a new reality, and got down with some seriously tall dancing robots. A big thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the opening of our first floor space. With this expansion, we’ve got 9,500 more square feet to help entrepreneurs keep kicking ass. We have offices, coworking, events, meetups, VR/AR…you know, all things tech.

Capital Factory is the “Center of Gravity for Entrepreneurs,” and with this expansion, we’ve grown to also become the Center of Gravity for tech events and emerging technologies. Our Ambassador of Emerging Technologies is here to educate you on all things VR in our VR Startup Village where we house Austin’s hottest VR startups. You can also test out some of the hottest VR/AR games in our new VR Arcade. Step inside Rick and Morty’s lab with the Rick & Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality or getting your flow on in a Guided VR Meditation.

It was an honor to share the ribbon cutting ceremony with Austin Mayor, Steve Adler, and Texas State Representative, Lloyd Doggett. During the ceremony, Executive Director of Capital Factory, Joshua Baer, shared his ever-growing vision for the future of Capital Factory saying “when we started we were investors, mostly investing in companies and then we saw the power of coworking and bringing all these people together and…we realized what we needed was a place for the community to come together for events and…[Capital Factory became]…the place where everybody [can come] together.”

Since Capital Factory’s inception in 2009, Joshua has become a thought leader in emerging technologies saying that virtual reality is “a good fit for startups and coworking spaces. It costs a lot of money to buy all the [virtual reality] equipment and takes up a lot of space. [This is] a good thing to share for multiple people to use.”

During our Grand Opening, kids of all ages got to experience virtual reality for free with Capital Factory’s VR team. Mayor Adler even joined in on the fun–testing his basketball skills on the virtual NBA court.

All in all, we couldn’t be more excited to share this space with Austin’s tech community. Joshua said is best, “we’ve opened up some incredible new event space to make available to the startup community for all kinds of other great things to happen.” We hope to see you in our new space soon.

Want to experience more from our Grand Opening? Watch KXAN’s review, along with their 360˚ video of the ribbon cutting ceremony, and browse through our photo album.

Stay up to date on VR in Austin! Check out recent milestones from the Capital Factory VR community and hear what’s up next in our VR newsletter. Sign up now for the latest news in equipment, games, and startups direct from Capital Factory’s VR Lab.

With so many festivals and conferences in Austin, it can be hard to get them all straight. But NewCo Austin isn’t your average festival or conference. This event has the focus of a business conference and the feel of a music festival, which makes it the ideal place to connect businesses on a mission to the people who care.

NewCo Austin Host Companies, or HostCo’s, provide the backbone of the festival. These companies can be brand new and just getting started on their mission, or existing companies that are doing something in a new way. For example, computer technology giant, Dell, recently started implementing sustainable alternatives to polyethylene shipping cushions.

The idea of NewCo Austin is to showcase purpose-driven companies in their native environment. Instead of bringing convention goers together in a ballroom, participants from executives, entrepreneurs, investors and future influencers travel from one HostCo to another to experience their workspace first-hand.

NewCo Austin will take place on June 20–21, 2017, at Capital Factory and in the surrounding offices in Austin of other HostCo’s. Sound like your type of convention or, rather, festival? Applications are open now for HostCo’s! Apply here; we can’t wait to see everyone again this year!

Are you interested in attending the festival? Buy your tickets here!

Have questions or interested in learning more? Reach out to atx@newco.co.

(Contributed by Grace Vroom, Capital Factory Startup Champion)

For Austinites, we don’t mind sharing the fact that a U.S. News and World Report declared Austin the #1 Best City To Live In or that over a hundred and fifty people move here every day because our city really is just that great.

But we’re more than just tacos, sunshine, and music festivals. Maybe you’ve already heard that Austin is the #1 Startup City in the U.S. or that we had the 2nd largest startup growth of any city in the U.S. last year. Either way, entrepreneurs are continuing to move their startups to ATX in order to take advantage of our community, talent, and affordability.

Now his learning platform is being used by over 100,000 students in 170 countries.

Marcelo Vieira, CEO of restaurant discount app Tastebud, found that being a part of Capital Factory upon arriving in Austin meant having “the immediate access to great successful entrepreneurs that have already been on your side of the table.” He says, “starting your company can be a lonely up and down affair no matter what type of issue, there is someone at Capital Factory that can help.”

He wasn’t too upset with life outside of Capital Factory, either.

J.D. Chang made the move from Washington D.C. in 2015 to grow his marketing company SocialMatters.ai. He says that in Austin the “cost for starting a company is lower, in headcount and overhead. But talent is absolutely on par with anywhere else!”

Eight years ago, Chuck Gordon, the founder of full-service storage company Sparefoot, said farewell to California, came to Austin, and found that “the mentors and the entire Austin community were so welcoming and encouraging. It really felt like everyone wanted us to be successful which I think is pretty unique to Austin.” SchooLinks founder, Katie Fang came to Austin in search of what Chuck found, “a support network and like-minded entrepreneurs” and said she got exactly that.

When asked what advice she would give to entrepreneurs moving to Austin, Katie says it for all of us…

Think you’re ready to move your startup to Austin and want to learn more? Read this blog post, apply here or reach out to accelerator@capitalfactory.com

Every week we meet incredible entrepreneurs from all over the country and all over the world who would move to Austin if they only had some funding. This April, one startup is going to get their chance! We’ll fly five of them to Austin for an epic pitch-off resulting in one of them receiving $100,000 in seed funding and a year of free access to Capital Factory’s coworking facility and mentor network.

Capital Factory has moved more than a dozen startups to Austin in one way or another over the past few years — starting with the first company we ever invested in — SpareFoot. Fresh off the excitement of SXSW, Capital Factory is thrilled to announce that this April we’re moving another startup to Austin — this time with a $100,000 investment waiting for them.

Whether you were around to experience the convergence of thousands of talented entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to the city first hand or have heard about the buzz of SXSW and the startup scene in Austin, we want to invite you to participate in this competition.

It’s not like it’s hard to get people to move here — we’re the fastest growing city in the country. Austin has it’s own draw and it has “emerged as one of the hottest startup hubs in the country” according to Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer for SXSW (and one of the angel investor backing this competition).

In addition to the $100,000 investment, you get free coworking at Capital Factory, free server hosting, and a lot bunch of other perks and discounts to make the cash last as long as possible.

What will it take to win? We are looking for companies that have built a compelling MVP and have started to gain early customers, but most of all we want to see great people who we believe in and have demonstrated that they can be resourceful and learn from their mistakes.

Any tech or consumer startup can apply on AngelList by April 14th to be selected to pitch at Funding Day on Friday, April 28. Five finalists will receive $500 toward airfare and the opportunity to pitch in front of top Austin investors and the Capital Factory mentors, which are some of the most successful entrepreneurs in Texas on Monday, May 1.

Some Austin Facts:

• Hotbed of tech talent — there is steady pipeline of talent from UT Austin, one of the largest universities in the country. UT Austin has the largest graduating class of CS students of any department ranked in the top 10 in the US. Talent in Austin’s isn’t just more affordable, it’s easier to retain talent because they are less likely to get poached by the hot startup in Silicon Valley. Indeed.com said that Austin is the best place for a software engineer to get a job where his paycheck goes the farthest compared to the cost of living.
• Top entrepreneurial city — The Kauffman Foundation ranked Austin the number 1 startup metro in the U.S. for the second year in a row. CNBC said Austin is the best city in the U.S. to start a new business. U.S. News & World Report just ranked Austin the number one city in the U.S. to live in.
• Access to capital — Austin has almost a dozen venture capital firms and a dozen more in the fundraising stages. More and more investors from the east, west and middle coasts have their eyes on Austin and are making investments here. The Central Texas Angel Network is one of the most active angel groups in North America. It’s easy to raise seed funding and it’s not harder than anywhere else outside of Silicon Valley to raise a Series A (and much easier than most places).
• Business Friendly Regulation — Texas has no state income tax, meaning more of your salary expense goes directly to your employees and has been consistently ranked as one of the best states for small businesses.
• Retail and logistics center — Austin is home to Whole Food Headquarters and Dell Technologies and is a large centrally located logistics hub for many businesses making access to large companies’ management teams highly accessible for partnerships. Apple’s largest headquarters is in Austin (more employees than Cupertino!) and we also have large offices for Google and Facebook.

Competition details:

• $100,000 cash investment on a SAFE or Convertible Note. We will make you detailed offer before you decide to participate in the final round of the competition.
• Special access to an A-List of Austin’s top entrepreneurs who add value far beyond the money you received
• 1 year of unlimited co-working at Capital Factory
• Access to the Capital Factory Mentor network
• Hundreds of thousands of dollars in free hosting credits from Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, IBM Softlayer, Microsoft & Rackspace plus many other cloud services you use.

SXSW is right around the corner, and Capital Factory startups are gearing up to take on the massive annual event in Austin. Are you interested in the new development of EdTech and VR? What is VR, really? Where is 3D printing headed? Have questions regarding mental health? Startups and founders working from Capital Factory have answers to these questions and more. You won’t want to miss these events during SXSW!

VR + Global Connections = The Future of Education

What if you could explore Pakistan with your own personal guide without ever having to leave the comfort of your home or classroom? One of the country’s fastest-growing EdTech companies, PenPal Schools, has teamed up with Capital Factory’s own Chocolate Milk & Donuts to create the world’s first learning experience combining virtual reality with global learning exchanges. Come join PenPal Schools Founder, Joe Troyen, and Chocolate Milk & Donuts Founder, Ricky Holm, as they provide a preview of the future of education.

Time: Fri, March 10, 2017

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST

Who: Open To Anyone

RSVP Here!

WTF is VR: VR for Marketing & Advertising

Virtual Reality is all the rage these days! But so what!?

Come join Ricky Holm, founder of Chocolate Milk & Donuts as he takes you on a journey through the immersive media industry! We’ll cover:

• A brief history of Immersive Media
• What’s possible today
• Examples of how you can use VR, AR & 360 in advertising efforts
• Hands-on demos
• And more!

You’ll leave with a complete understanding of the immersive media industry, how you can start implementing this emerging technology into your content strategies and have one hell of a good time in the process!

Time: Sun, March 12, 2017

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST

Who: Open To Anyone

RSVP Here!

Virtual Reality and 360 Video Meetup

Virtual reality and 360˚ video are already having a dramatic affect on the way we can tell stories, spread a marketing message or position a brand. Whether you’re an expert in VR/360˚ or want to learn if VR/360˚ could help further your brand, this meetup is for you! So join us, make some friends, have a beer and try out some VR/360˚ gear!

Time: Tues, March 14, 2017

09:30 AM – 10:30 AM CST

Who: Open To SXSW Badge Holders

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Kahoot! For All: Making Learning Awesome Globally

Kahoot!, a global pop culture phenomenon and game-based learning platform, is on a mission to make learning something that everyone around the world wants to connect with. Over the last four years, Kahoot! has reached an average of 40 million monthly active users, with over 4 million teachers signed up and 15 million public Kahoot! games on the platform. Learn about their vision for the future and get a sneak preview of their upcoming features and products!

Time: Tues, March 7, 2017

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST

Who: Open To SXSWedu Badge holders

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Kahoot! Lounge

Join Kahoot! for free in their activity lounge on March 6th – 9th. Find Kahoot! in the Lonestar East Foyer (far side of the escalators), 3rd floor, at the JW Marriott hotel. To show you how to get the most out of Kahoot!, they’ll be hosting product demos and mini masterclasses – first come, first served! You’ll also get a sneak peek into what Kahoot! are working on at the moment, with some exclusive previews.

Time: Mon-Wed, March 6-9, 2017

9:00 AM – 6:00 PM CST

Who: Open To Anyone

RSVP Here!

SXSW Create

View some slick 3D prints, check out Gigabot 3+, and say hi to the re:3D team!

Time: March 10-12th

Who: Open to Anyone

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re:3D/ Draught House 3D Printing Meetup

Bring your prints to the Draught House & join the gang to relax & muse about the future of 3D printing.

Time: Mon, March 13, 2017

12:30 PM – 2:30 PM CDT

Who: Open to Anyone

RSVP Here!

Toilets & Trash: Will 3D Printers Save the World?

Join Samantha for a lively discussion on 3D printing & it’s social impact on the world.

When: March 14th

Who: Open To Badge Holders

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Mind, Body & Technology Meetup

Improving population health, while reducing soaring healthcare costs, is tricky business. Telehealth is becoming a major technological solution to help achieve this goal. Mental health care is a natural fit for telehealth delivery, and the shift towards integrated treatment models of Behavioral Health and Primary Care (Mind + Body) are putting mental health in the spotlight of innovation. Join Cloud 9 for their lively meetup and panel discussion as they cover these and other related topics to fix our broken healthcare system.

When: MAR 13, 2017

2:00PM – 3:00PM

Who: Open To Badge Holders

RSVP Here!

SXSW can feel like an onslaught of ALL OF THE THINGS. With events, panels, meet-ups, keynote speeches, and happy hours happening all over Austin, it’s easy to get caught up in the madness. This year, take a deep breath and take our advice on the Top 10 Best Panels to check out during SXSW.

These are the panels that should definitely be on your list of things to check out. Not only can they make a big impact on your startup, but they will help you continue growing long after SXSW 2017 is over. So, in no particular order, below are the 10 panels you should be adding to your calendar.

1. Entrepreneurship: Not Just for Business Schools

Student entrepreneurship is a hot topic in Austin, home to the largest public university in the state. Entrepreneurship: Not Just for Business Schools will focus on the rise in entrepreneurial education at universities around the country, and how it can be expanded to include students who aren’t seeking a business degree. Business and non business faculty will present their ideas, along with a successful non-business major entrepreneur.

Time: MAR 14, 2017 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM

2. How to Fund Original VR Content

We love VR at Capital Factory, so this event is definitely on our list How to Fund Original VR Content will teach independent VR developers and studios how to capture the >$1 billion in VR funding that is expected for 2017. The takeaway of this panel will be learning who to approach for funding and how to successfully package and pitch your VR project.

Time: MAR 15, 2017 | 5:00PM – 6:00PM

3. AI Replaces Search: Future of Customer Acquisition

‘Search is ripe for reinvention.’ This is the main point of AI Replaces Search: Future of Customer Acquisition, which will explore AI-powered assistants as the leading candidate to replace search for consumers and the businesses who want to attract them. Learn how AI channels can be a viable way to attract consumers as a publisher, content creator, or anyone else who is used to using SEO and SEM for customer acquisition.

Time: MAR 12, 2017 | 12:30PM – 1:30PM

4. How to Fundraise Without Silicon Valley

Diversity is a necessary part of a thriving community, and this is true of the startup community as well. How to Fundraise Without Silicon Valley will discuss how to level the playing field for women-entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color. Hear from different investors and entrepreneurs to get their perspectives on what it takes to create a company as diverse as its founder.

Time: MAR 14, 2017 | 3:30PM – 4:30PM

5. Market Analysis Made Easy at Your Library

Libraries are still a valuable source of (free!) knowledge, especially for startups with very little funding in the earliest stages of development. Market Analysis Made Easy at Your Library is a presentation by two business librarians from Seattle, a startup hub of it’s own. Learn how to utilize market research resources at your local library to get the data you need when working with emerging technologies and disruptive innovations.

Time: MAR 11, 2017 | 5:00PM – 6:00PM

6. Pitching Tech Press Without Embarrassing Yourself

Get your media and PR questions answered without hiring anyone at all. Learn the pitches that USAToday and TechCrunch love… and the ones they hate. Pitching Tech Press Without Embarrassing Yourself will give you the tools you need to get your tech news covered how you want, when you want.

Time: MAR 14, 2017 | 3:30PM – 4:30PM

7. Sold: Will Customers Pay for Your Big Idea?

Innovative products are great – but can you meet your financial target? Pricing your product can make or break a business, and we are all in favor or making it. Sold: Will Customers Pay for Your Big Idea? will discuss the challenges and lessons learned on successfully monetizing innovations.

Time: MAR 11, 2017 | 5:00PM – 6:00PM

8. Ask Before You Need: Startups, Investing & You

The startup scene is incredibly different than it was 20 years ago – social media influence, lower startup costs, and free cloud computing has significantly lowered barriers to entry for new companies and more people are starting businesses than ever. But, the number of investors has not increased. At Ask Before You Need: Startups, Investing & You entrepreneurs and VC’s will share secrets on how to stand out in a sea of startups and attract investors.

Time: MAR 16, 2017 | 12:30PM – 1:30PM

9. Legal Roadblocks for Startups

Legal issues can seem endlessly confusing and challenging for startups. Pave the way for an issue free start to your company, without paying legal fees, at Legal Roadblocks for Startups. See how technology is paving the way for easy access to legal help.

Time: MAR 13, 2017 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM

10. Se Habla Spanglish: A Bridge for Latino Startups

The Hispanic population has been and will continue to grow in the United States. With $1.4 trillion in spending power, it will be beneficial to build a bridge from Latin American entrepreneurs to the Hispanic population who are part of the US market. Se Habla Spanglish: A Bridge for Latino Startups will be a discussion about how to build that bridge to better serve the Hispanic population of the US as well as Latin American entrepreneurs.

Time: MAR 11, 2017 | 5:00PM – 6:00PM

The developments in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are happening fast — so fast it’ll take you 5 days to take in all there is to see at Capital Factory’s VR Megalounge.

As the center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Austin, Capital Factory wants to show off the best and brightest in VR/AR development. From March 10–14, our 5th floor will be transformed into a virtual playground. There will be 12+ VR rigs powered by HTC Vive and Capital Factory’s VR Lab, and our friends at Meta are bringing in the coolest Augmented Reality tech. In between completely immersive VR/AR experiences, join in on Fireside chats, Happy Hours and more chances to connect with like-minded developers and experts including Robert Scoble talking about his new book, “the Fourth Transformation: How AR and AI will change everything.”

Sound like a good time? Curious about the (awesome) schedule of events in the Megalounge? Learn more and register to hang out here!

Get in the know about VR/AR and learn what it can do for your business and the future. This event is open to the public, so there’s no excuse not to check it out. You’ll be questioning reality in the best way by the time it’s done.

• Please Note: This is not an official SXSW event or lounge.

Want to know who is joining Capital Factory for AR/VR during SXSW?

• VIVE™ | Discover Virtual Reality Beyond Imagination
  
• Meta
  
• Owlchemy Labs | Absurd and highly polished games.
  
• Thrillbox
  
• Virtuix Omni first of its kind active virtual reality motion platform
  
• SubVRsive – Captivating Virtual Reality Experiences
  
• AT&T® Official – Entertainment, TV, Wireless & Internet
  
• SocialStarts
  
• GOV.UK
  
• Singularity University
  
• Shasta Ventures
  
• Groove Jones
  
• MOLECULVR
  
• Quantum Interface