Tech roundup: Ridescout merges, Vested Finance raises $1.2M and more

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Published on Apr. 14, 2016
Tech roundup: Ridescout merges, Vested Finance raises $1.2M and more
Tech roundup: Ridescout merges, Vested Finance raises $1.2M and more

RideScout to merge with backing from German auto maker

 

, an Austin-based transportation app maker, will merge with Portland-based GlobeSherpa and remain in Austin under the name moovel North America LLC. GlobeSherpa designs mobile payment software for public transit payments. moovel North America is backed by Daimler AG. [Austin Business Journal]

 

BrewDrop acquired by delivery.com

Austin-based BrewDrop announced its acquisition by delivery.com on Tuesday for an undisclosed amount. [Built In Austin]

 

 raises $1.2 million

The Austin-based fintech company behind

and Vemo Ed reported the funding round in an SEC filing. [Amended Form D]

 

Report: Software devs still among highest paid in Austin

The results of a 2015 salary survey show that median incomes for application developers, only the tenth most common occupation in Austin, remain the highest. [Austin Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics]

 

Accruent Acquires (Boston-based) Mainspring Healthcare Solutions

Mainspring’s specialty is maintenance and services management software for the operations arms of hospitals.

offers a suite of programs for clinical engineering, facility management, environmental services, materials management, portfolio management and lease administration and facility capital planning. [Press release]

 

SolarWinds executive joins Planview

 

announced Sunday that Bryan Urioste has joined the company as its new executive vice president of worldwide marketing. Before overseeing a team of 50 as vice president of demand generation at

, Urioste worked at

. [Texas TechPulse]

 

 

 raises $75,000

In a filing with the SEC, the media analytics startup reported raising 30 percent of a $250,000 equity round to fuel a beta release. [Form D filing]

 

 Launches True Rate Calculator

The tool is aimed at helping the company’s small business owner clients avoid high-interest, short term loans by making it easier to compare them. [Press release]

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