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Exclusive: Flux, backed by 8VC, raises $37 million to vibe code electronics

Matthias Wagner’s Flux, built to vibe code electronics, has raised $37 million from 8VC, Bain Capital Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Outsiders Fund.

Fortune · Feb 27

As Healthcare Costs Spiral Out Of Control, This Texas-Based Startup Raised $130 Million To Disrupt It All

Healthcare startup Harbor Health said it has raised $130 million in a recent funding round, which was led by its existing investors General Catalyst, 8VC, and Alta Partners. Tech mogul Michael Dell's family office, DFO Management, also increased its monetary support.

Benzinga · Nov 13, 2025

Elon Musk-led group of investors makes nearly $100 billion bid for OpenAI

Elon Musk and a group of investors offered $97.4 billion to acquire OpenAI's nonprofit arm that controls the company but the offer was quickly rejected.

Tom’s Hardware · Feb 11, 2025

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Why Palantir Cofounder Joe Lonsdale Left California for Texas

The entrepreneur, who founded the Cicero Institute to fix government and the University of Austin to fix higher education, wanted space to flourish.

Reason · Apr 3, 2024

Peter Thiel launched a student newspaper 36 years ago. It has quietly become one of the surest paths to success in Silicon Valley

The conservative Stanford Review didn’t change many minds on campus. But its alums have transformed the tech ecosystem.

Fortune · Aug 24, 2023

Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale pitched a citywide tunnel system project built by Elon Musk’s Boring Company to the Austin Mayor

Lonsdale, a Boring Company investor, proposed a 45-station tunnel commuter system that would start out with a small-scale tunnel between his friends’ land.

Fortune · Jun 27, 2023

Tech bigwigs tired of woke academia are funding the 'University of Austin' where Marc Andreessen will lecture at a ‘Forbidden Courses’ program this summer

The University of Austin is being funded by tech bigwigs who are tired of 'woke' academia.

Fortune · May 30, 2023

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Tallahassee My Texas

Is Ron DeSantis running the Lone Star State? Republicans like Governor Greg Abbott seem to be in a rivalry to outdo his right-wing agenda..

Texas Observer · Apr 12, 2023

California's Competitors

Miami and Austin lured people away from California. But the new tech hubs could end up repeating San Francisco’s mistakes.

Reason · Jun 23, 2022

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