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When it comes to freeing up time so you can spend less time on the grind and more time enjoying life, leave it to Austin to find ways to make things a little easier. Here, we focus on three Austin-based startups transforming the way you work, from shipping processes and productivity management to data-driven marketing solutions.
Postmaster
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The time it takes to manage and track shipments — particularly mass quantities of them — can be extensive, not to mention expensive. So, Postmaster offers a complete platform for shipping packages, offering shipping labels, tracking and analytics for businesses that use FedEx, UPS, USPS, and Regional Carriers. It offers address validation, easy integration with Python, iOS, PHP, Ruby, Java and .NET, and an optimization service that tells users which carrier is best for a particular shipment. Customers also enjoy up to 63% off USPS Priority Mail and Express Mail. So far, it's raised $718K in two rounds from five investors.
Lightarrow
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The mission of Austin-based Lightarrow is simple: to help clients "stay on top of everything." Offering an array of productivity apps for businesses large and small, the company offers solutions to help "take control of your projects, tasks, shopping, events, travel, contacts, health, finances, assets, education, notes, and much more." Its apps range from the realms of CRM, Big Data and relationship intelligence to calendar and inbox management. Lightarrow has raised $1M in angel funding.
Reachforce
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When it comes to lead conversion, timing is everything. That's why Reachforce offers software and services designed for B2B marketers to accelerate the process from inbound, outbound, and database marketing initiatives. Its three primary offerings are SmartForms (a real-time registration solution), as well as the self-explanatory Continuous Data Quality Manager and SmartData Grader. It offers lead generation services for more than 400 clients, including Box.net, Citrix Online, Eloqua, Marketo, TripAdvisor and Trend Micro. To date, Reachforce has raised $15.8M in five rounds from three investors.
