Austin is the Texas state capital sitting at the edge of Hill Country, which gives it a geography — live music venues, a river running through downtown — that most tech hubs don't have. UT Austin is the anchor school, and the semiconductor industry got there early (Texas Instruments, later AMD and Samsung), well before the software wave that "Keep Austin Weird" now gets associated with.
Region Stats
Total firms
29
VC / investors
11
Companies
14
Universities
4
People
22
By Who For
Enterprise / General Business
5
Undetermined
4
Energy & Climate / Environment
2
Healthcare & Life Sciences
1
Known For
Live Music
Tech
Keep It Weird
Austin