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Geekdom aims to launch 500 new startups in San Antonio

23Feb

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Geekdom aims to launch 500 new startups in San Antonio

Geekdom — a technology-centric co-working space — shared milestones from its first 10 years in operation to convey how it has fostered the growing startup economy in San Antonio.Entrepreneur and philanthropist Graham Weston and entrepreneur and mentor Nick Longo launched Geekdom in 2011. Located on Houston Street in the heart of downtown San Antonio, the co-working community was the first in San Antonio focused on helping aspiring entrepreneurs refine their ideas into thriving businesses. Today, the co-working community has over 1,300 members and 50 office spaces. Geekdom offers a variety of programs designed to help first-time founders learn how to incubate and refine ideas into a successful startup.Over the past 10 years, Geekdom has helped founders build successful new comp...

Tech-Driven Braustin Homes Lands $1.9M Seed Funding Round

16Nov

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Tech-Driven Braustin Homes Lands $1.9M Seed Funding Round

Braustin Homes, a San Antonio-based factory-built home business, has landed a $1.875 million seed funding round led by the venture capital fund Geekdom Fund, with participation from City Rise Ventures investors Graham Weston and Pat Matthews, and angel investor Pat Condon.Brothers Alberto and Jason Piña founded Braustin Homes in 2017 with a vision to build affordable manufactured homes in South and Central Texas. They plan to use the seed funding to scale operations across the state of Texas. A tech-fueled home-buying business model The Piñas discovered the homebuilding industry struggles with a complicated buying process. From its earliest days, the startup incorporated technology into their operations for a seamless customer experience. Based out of Geekdom, a downtown co-worki...

Trinity University’s Students+Startups to Expand Nationwide in 2019

16Jul

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Trinity University’s Students+Startups to Expand Nationwide in 2019

One San Antonio university internship program placing students at local startups is expanding its local reach to college students nationwide. Students+Startups, run collaboratively between Trinity University, the nonprofit 80/20 Foundation, and San Antonio co-working community Geekdom announced the program's expansion Monday.The internship program is funded by a grant from the 80/20 Foundation, established by the co-founder and former Rackspace chairman Graham Weston. The 80/20 Foundation had planned on opening the application process beyond Trinity University to students at all San Antonio colleges starting in 2019, according to Weston. In its first three years, the pilot program was solely offered to Trinity University students and had experienced three years of steady growth. In 201...

25Jun

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Geekdom Media Launches with First Podcast from ‘The Brand Brothers’

Former CEO and Geekdom chairman Lorenzo Gomez and tech evangelist, downtown developer, and philanthropist Graham Weston have teamed to launch a new media company—Geekdom Media. The two created Geekdom Media to disseminate original content relevant to the entrepreneurial ecosystem while showcasing world-class experts who reside in San Antonio.Geekdom Media’s first effort is the Brand Brothers podcast series, hosted by Gomez and branding expert Bill Schley. The podcast’s introductory podcast, episode 0, can be found on the podcast’s website. The first episode is available in the iTunes store and on other podcast platforms.The two show hosts realized the need to share branding expertise and decided to launch the weekly podcast series. “Brand Brothers” Gomez and Schley share a naturall...