Uber and Lyft competitor launches today in Austin
The new ride-hailing service contracts with chauffeurs and taxi services rather than independent drivers. zTrip runs on software built by Lombard, IL-based TransDev North America, a division of Paris-based TransDev. [Austin Business Journal]
Pivot3 raises $19.1 million
On Tuesday,
reported raising more than $19 million from 13 unnamed investors in a filing with the SEC. On the same day, the company announced a new partnership with Atlanta-based T5 Data Centers, which will now offer Pivot3’s dynamic hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) solutions to its cloud customers. [Built In Austin]
Snap Kitchen raises $12.5 million
Parent company Fitness Food Holdings received the investment from private-equity firm L Catterton.
also appointed U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley (Dem.-N.J.) to its board. Bradley has served as a director at Starbucks since 2003. [Nation’s Restaurant News]
Indeed announces plan to hire 1,000 over the next four years
The mostly tech engineering positions will be housed in 's new 220,000 square-foot office in Champion Office Park that opened on March 4. [Austin Business Journal]
Austin Technology Council Appoints Barbary Brunner as CEO 
Brunner brings experience from Experian, Yahoo!, Microsoft and Vivendi Universal to replace Julie Huls, who announced her resignation in December after six years with the
. [Press release]
Condé Nast to open Austin office
The publishing company behind ars technica and Reddit aims to add 50 local employees to a downtown office it’s calling a digital innovation center. [Press release]
Another alcohol delivery service launches in Austin
Addison-based Lash quietly launched in Austin last week. The service has mobile apps for iOS and Android, and delivers food too. Add it to the list of local options. [Austin Business Journal]
E2Open acquires Terra Technology
E2Open develops supply chain management software. The Austin-based company purchased Terra Technology for an undisclosed amount. [Press release]
Announces New Director of Security
Eric Murphy’s experience includes he developed real-time threat modeling, war game security infrastructure and security and network architecture for multiple organizations and industries. [Press release]
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