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Bunker Labs Partners with WeWork to Help ‘Vetrepreneurs’
19Jun By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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Bunker Labs Partners with WeWork to Help ‘Vetrepreneurs’

Active duty military members and veterans are well positioned for entrepreneurship, used to the discipline and demanding pace from a career in military service. Many “vetrepreneurs” benefit from joining a program tailored for military members to learn what it takes to launch a startup business. Since launching its San Antonio chapter in December 2017, Bunker Labs San Antonio has been busy providing this service, helping military members from the seventh floor of the downtown Rand Building in the Geekdom co-working space. Bunker Labs has partnered with the co-working space WeWork on a Veterans in Residence program. After incubating the new program in Denver, Bunker Labs is expanding this program nationally to provide fully sponsored workspace to 11 tribes or groups of 10 veterans across ...
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Construction Trucking Loaded with Opportunity for Tech Startup Dauber
15Jun By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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Construction Trucking Loaded with Opportunity for Tech Startup Dauber

The first startup to join the RealCo accelerator program may not appear to be your typical tech startup at first glance. Dauber Applications Inc. was co-founded in 2015 by longtime construction industry executive Brian Jones who had worked at Bartlett Cocke General Contractors for 16 years. He, along with software developer (and brother) Travis Jones, and Ward Dow, owner of local utility contractor Ella SA Contracting LP, saw untapped potential in the unpredictable world of construction trucking, specifically, dump trucks. By 2017 the Dauber team had launched their web and mobile applications to help dump truck fleets better serve their customers, including aggregate material suppliers, general contractors, and earthwork contractors. A major challenge for all trucking companies, i...
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Dura Holdings Launches with First Acquisition—Moki Mobility
11Jun By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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Dura Holdings Launches with First Acquisition—Moki Mobility

A new San Antonio holding company, Dura Holdings, Inc., announced its first acquisition Friday of Moki Mobility Inc., a software startup that developed a software platform for managing single-purpose mobile devices used in multiple industries. Think of a self-service tablet at the counter in a convenience store allowing customers to directly enter their customer loyalty information or the server who uses a tablet to take your order in a restaurant. For businesses that use fleets of these shared devices (from thousands to tens of thousands), Moki provides a remote management solution that enables administrators to lock-down functionality, install apps, change profiles, perform upgrades, and control these devices remotely. Moki’s mobile device management platform does all this through ...
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‘Bloc Bash’ Signals Growing Blockchain Community in San Antonio
8Jun By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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‘Bloc Bash’ Signals Growing Blockchain Community in San Antonio

You’ve heard the terms. Blockchain. Bitcoin. Coin base. Multiple groups in San Antonio have been meeting regularly to share and network about blockchain and cryptocurrencies. That growing community is coalescing into a contingent of experts and newcomers alike, one that will rally Saturday at the first Bloc Bash blockchain event. The event is June 16 from 5:30-9 p.m. There are a limited number of free tickets, RSVP here. The Bloc Quarry and the San Antonio Technology Center are hosting the Bloc Bash to give cryptocurrency enthusiasts the opportunity to network across the blockchain community and learn more about blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies from the evening’s guest speakers. In addition to free beer, liquor, food, there will be DJ music, Ping-Pong tables, rooftop gol...
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San Antonio Venture Firm Active Capital Leads Funding for Pingboard
31May By Iris Gonzalez1 Comment
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San Antonio Venture Firm Active Capital Leads Funding for Pingboard

Pingboard, a business to business (B2B) Software as a Service (SaaS) company, announced its latest $5 million round of seed funding led by Active Capital. The San Antonio-based venture firm is focused on leading seed rounds for founder-led, B2B SaaS companies. Pat Matthews, founder and CEO of Webmail.us which was acquired by Rackspace in 2007, decided to launch Active Capital in 2016. This is Active Capital’s 10th deal to date. Other deals have been with startups located in cities across the U.S. like Super Dispatch in Kansas City, which automates software workflows and payments for the trucking industry. Bill Boebel and Rob Eanes founded Austin-based Pingboard in 2013 when they incubated the concept at the Capital Factory. Pingboard’s software is used to create and maintain changing...
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Startups Share Experiences from Geekdom Pre-Accelerator Program
30May By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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Startups Share Experiences from Geekdom Pre-Accelerator Program

The growth in entrepreneurially-minded founders developing new companies in San Antonio is driving demand for early-stage startup programs. In response, downtown San Antonio co-working space Geekdom launched its Pre-Accelerator program in April with six startups in its first cohort. The program is designed to prepare San Antonio startups for an accelerator or seed investment while learning from expert mentorship. Read more: Geekdom’s New Pre-Accelerator Program to Mentor 6 Startups The six teams will present at the Geekdom Pre-Accelerator Demo Day May 31 at the Aztec Theater. Register at the event link for a free ticket. Each team will pitch for three to five minutes, answer questions, and receive feedback. The Alamo Angels have committed a $25,000 minimum early-stage financing equit...
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Buy a Braustin Home Using an App on Your Cellphone
28May By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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Buy a Braustin Home Using an App on Your Cellphone

On the eighth floor of Geekdom, a downtown co-working office space, brothers Alberto and Jason Piña are busy responding to customers buying a mobile home. The brothers founded Braustin Mobile Homes in early 2017 as a disruptive mobile home dealership, giving prospective customers virtual reality home model tours and sending customers drone videos of the progress on their build site. Since January, their customers have also been buying homes using what most of us carry in our hand or our back pocket—a cellphone. The co-founders soon realized the need for a documents processing app to give customers an easier way to buy a home using nothing more complicated than a cellphone for their purchase. The Braustin Docs app streamlines the home buying process from submitting the financial quali...
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New Cyber, IT Training for Military Launches in San Antonio
25May By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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New Cyber, IT Training for Military Launches in San Antonio

San Antonio has gained another cybersecurity and information technology (IT) training program for military members. The Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA) program opened in March at the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Campus located at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA). The training is designed to provide service members the critical technology skills required for high paying science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers before transitioning to civilian life. The class capacity for each MSSA program is 25 to 30 students in each cohort. Microsoft has launched 14 MSSA programs nationally including in San Antonio and expects to graduate approximately 1,000 students annually across all locations once at full capacity. Students may select one 18-week program or two ni...
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Houston Bioscience Company Considering Move to San Antonio
24May By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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Houston Bioscience Company Considering Move to San Antonio

Houston-based bioscience company Kiromic Inc. is evaluating plans to move its headquarters and business operations to San Antonio, pending local incentive approvals. Founded in 2012, Kiromic is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing the next generation of immunotherapy treatments for cancer and other diseases. The company is currently raising $12 million through a Series A round of financing. As part of the proposed relocation, the company plans to create at least 20 jobs in San Antonio, continue drug research and development, establish drug manufacturing and complete Phase I/II clinical trials for some initial cancer drugs. The company has been considering the move for several months. Its senior leadership, company president Scott Dahlbeck and chief executive offic...
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Port San Antonio Opens First Phase Of Project Tech
24May By Iris GonzalezNo Comments
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Port San Antonio Opens First Phase Of Project Tech

From the third floor of the newly finished building, one has an unimpeded view of Tech Port SA’s expansive terrain. Increasingly, Port San Antonio is using “Tech Port SA” in its communications to describe itself and the latest developments from Port-based companies. The subtle rebranding in progress reflects its vision to act as a nexus for technological innovation across various industries. As local stakeholders toured the state-of-the-art facility Tuesday, the official opening of the Port’s first specialized cyber-capable building reinforced its commitment to a tech-heavy future. The just-completed building broke ground almost a year ago. The 90,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility can be customized to meet specific needs of the growing number of cyber operations at the...
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