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InforcePro raises $4M in Series A round
The two-year-old startup automates life insurance policy management, and will use its new capital to add to its ranks with 15-20 employees, mainly in sales and marketing. InforcePro currently has 25 employees. [Austin Business Journal]
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Uber expanding with East Austin office
To support the 5,000 partner-drivers it hopes to enlist in Austin, Uber is opening a 2,380 square-foot driver support center at 507 East Calles Street, staffed by six Uber employees. [Austin Business Journal]
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infinite io
Online data storage provider infinite io announced last week raising $3.4 million in a round led by Chicago Ventures to serve a growing customer base with its cloud migration service. [Press release]
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Bigcommerce partners with Twitter
E-commerce platform developer Bigcommerce will develop a new tool to create “buyable” tweets, which will contain a direct call to action link for purchasing products. [TexasTechPulse]
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Techstars now accepting applications for Spring 2016
The startup investment fund Techstars is accepting applications through November 18 for its next three-month mentorship program beginning February 15, according to Austin Managing Director Amos Schwartzfarb. The accelerator is accepting 10 to 12 companies of any origin or industry that can demonstrate a scalable user base. [Silicon Hills]
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SailPoint hires two new VPs
IT security firm SailPoint has hired Juliette Rizkallah as its new Chief Marketing Officer, and Harry Gould as its new Vice President of Worldwide Alliances and Channels. Rizkallah comes from Check Point Software Technologies, and Gould from Hewlett-Packard Software. [Austin Business Journal]
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