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Austin tech, as it happens
Most sites tell you where Austin tech has been. We try to tell you where it is right now — who's hiring this week, what's launching, which companies are moving in, expanding, or quietly pulling back. Plain language, our own read, no clickbait.
The pulse
A scene that doesn't sit still
Austin tech moves week to week, not era to era. A startup posts thirty new roles; a chip supplier breaks ground north of town; a coastal company signs a lease at the Domain; another trims its Austin staff the same afternoon. Taken one at a time these are small items. Taken together they are the actual shape of the local economy — and that's what we try to keep in front of you.
Hiring this weekLaunches and roundsRelocations and exitsThe hype stripped out
We write our own words and make our own calls about what matters. We don't republish anyone else's roundups or award lists — where we lean on a source, we name it and link to it.
What we watch
Three signals, read together
Who's hiring
Job postings are the earliest honest signal a company sends. When a startup opens a wave of roles, or a big employer freezes them, that tells you more about momentum than any press release. We track the openings — and the cuts, because a boomtown has both.
What's launching
New products, funding rounds, office openings and pilots. We note what actually shipped or closed, keep it separate from what's merely announced, and put the dollar figures in plain terms so a number lands the way it should.
Who's moving
Relocations, expansions, mergers and the occasional retreat. Companies arriving bring recruiters and landlords in their wake; companies leaving tell you just as much. We keep the map of who's coming and who's going current.
Where the work is
The map keeps spreading out
Downtown still holds the signature towers, but the center of gravity drifts. The Seaholm district turned an old power plant into a waterfront block of offices and apartments. The Domain anchors North Austin like a second downtown. The east side carries the small studios and startups. Reading the scene means knowing which district is pulling which kind of work this season.
The startup floor
Where the week usually starts
A lot of the local pulse runs through a handful of rooms — the accelerators and shared floors downtown where founders raise, hire and demo. It's where a hiring spree or a new round often shows up first, before it reaches a filing or a feed. We keep an eye on that floor because it tends to be a week or two ahead of the headlines.
From the wire
On the beat this week
A few recent items that show the three signals at work — one move, one launch, one cut. The full archive runs on the wire.
Apollo weighs a second home base here
The investment giant is scouting a second headquarters in Austin — the kind of quiet back-office move that adds more jobs than a flashy launch.
Ramp raises $750M at a $44B mark
A fintech mega-round is the sort of number that sets the tone for every Austin founder raising this quarter.
Khoros cuts staff as a deal closes
The other side of a boom: an Austin software firm trims headcount around an acquisition. We track the cuts as closely as the launches.
Keep up with it
The current read on Austin tech
Hiring, launches and company moves — in one place, kept current and kept honest. Start with the questions most people ask first, or dive straight into the wire.