Open Lending gets $40M from Bregal Sagemount
The investment gives Bregal Sagemount a significant minority position in the automated lending services provider. Bregal Sagemount executives Gene Yoon and Blair Greenberg will join Open Lending’s board. [Press release]
One Drop featured in Apple’s CareKit
On Monday, Apple added CareKit to the health tech platform built into iOS. The demonstration at its press event included a video that featured Austin-based One Drop. One Drop Founder and CEO Jeff Dachis previously founded Razorfish. [Austin Inno]
Water tech accelerator launches in Austin
The ATI Water incubator is the new arm of the Austin Technology Incubator, part of the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas. The statewide network of entrepreneurs and academics is expected to help create 500 water tech jobs in the next five years, UT said Tuesday in an announcement. [Austin Business Journal]
launches site for volleyball coverage
FloVolleyball will cater to the competitive volleyball community in a partnership with ASICS America. [Press release]
Asure buys Florida software company
Asure (Nasdaq: ASUR) paid $11.3 million in cash to acquire Tampa-based Mangrove. [Austin Business Journal]
Bypass mobile acquires mobile POS maker
The Austin company purchased Parametric, which creates software for tablets used by college sports stadiums. [source]
California social good accelerator announces Austin class
Calso is seeking seven companies for its first local class, which will begin in May and last nine months. The program, titled Tarmac TX, will be held at TechRanch. [Austin Business Journal]
Everything But the House launches in Austin
The Ohio-based estate auction platform assists families on a consultation basis. [Austin Business Journal]
AVAI mobile wins contract from C3 Present for festival apps
The company’s proprietary app development platform will allow C3 to develop customizable apps for each of its music festivals and distribute partner advertisements and features across them efficiently. [Press release]
nFusion adds Google to client roster
The Austin-based marketing agency also announced winning contracts with HERE and Sitecore, as well as appointing two new executives. [Press release]
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