Vyopta plans to more than double team with $5M Series A
The $5 million round will help the growing startup continue to assist companies in their use of video. Vyopta plans on increasing its 25-person team to more than 60 by July 2016, with new hires in software development, product management, sales, marketing and customer success. [Built In]
Rackspace to sell competitor’s private cloud
The company will expand its managed services to Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform, doubling down on its strategy of 24/7 service, a competitive advantage the company called “Fanatical Support.” [Press release]
Red vs. Blue creator leaves Blood Gultch to race around the world
Burnie Burns, co-founder of Rooster Teeth and creator of its hit series Red vs. Blue, is a contestant on the 28th season of the CBS reality series The Amazing Race, which premiered February 12. [Austin Business Journal]
AT&T to test 5G wireless data in Austin this year
The mobile carrier initially criticized competitor Verizon’s announcement last year that it would roll out 5G service by 2017, noting 5G standards won’t even be set until 2018. But AT&T has since come around, announcing earlier this week it will begin testing it outdoors later this year. The technology is expected to deliver speeds between 10 and 100 times faster than 4G. [CNN Money]
ChaiOne moves downtown
The Houston-based digital agency is moving its Austin office downtown to 200 E. 6th Street to capitalize on the density of technology workers there. [Press release]
WHOA.com opens Austin office
The secure enterprise cloud provider is expanding its sales presence into Texas to cover the central and western U.S. The company specializes in Infrastructure as a Service and disaster recovery. [Press release]
RxWiki hires new CEO
Chris Loughlin joins RxWiki from Travelzoo, where, at 36, he became the youngest CEO of a NASDAQ-listed company. He’s also an investor in the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival, as well as an angel investor and advisor to tech startups. [Press release]
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