Tech Bloc Weekly Newsletter 🚀
October 24th, 2023
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San Antonio Tech and Business News
A newsletter bringing you a curated collection of the most impactful tech news stories from the heart of San Antonio. Join to explore the intersection of technology and the Alamo City in a concise and compelling roundup
3D printing company wins TechFuel pitch competition
TechFuel, San Antonio's largest cash prize pitch competition, has announced the winner of TechFuel 2023.
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
UTSA breaks ground on new career-focused building downtown
Construction on the 182,000-square-foot building is expected to be completed in October 2025 and open to students in January 2026.
Source: San Antonio Report
Are changes proposed for ERCOT's independent oversight body routine clarifications or censorship?
In a request for proposals for a contractor for the position, the role has been recast as the “electric market monitor,” a change from the “independent market monitor” title the role has had since its inception in 2005. Other changes prevent the market monitor from speaking publicly without notifying the PUC and add a pathway for the monitor to be fired.
Source: San Antonio Express News
After notching early success, Darkhive CEO shares lessons learned with San Antonio startups
On Tuesday, Goodson hosted a panel at San Antonio Startup Week on how to get a defense tech startup going, just a week after Darkhive announced it had been awarded a $1.25 million contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory to advance a voice-enabled command and control system for smartphone-based technology used by the military for tactical information feeds, various analytics and visualizations.
Source: San Antonio Report
Local businesses aim to provide opportunities and access beyond the atmosphere
As companies aspire to venture beyond Earth's orbit, the San Antonio Space Network is on a mission to make that dream a reality. Collaborating with Stellar Access, SASN aims to break down barriers and provide opportunities for local businesses in the space industry.
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
Texas-based aircraft dealer signs deal to bring first eVTOLS to U.S. market
Houston-based EMCJET has signed a deal to become the first authorized U.S. dealer of all-electric vertical takeoff and landing jets.
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
All-female start-up wins Trinity University Stumberg Competition grand prize
Well and Worthy, an all-female start-up, won the 2023 Trinity University Stumberg Venture Competition. Sofia Ortiz (senior) and Ashleigh Reese (sophomore) won the $25,000 grand prize, plus 12 months of donated working space at Geekdome, which will help them continue working on their women’s wellness app.
The Stumberg Competition is a campus-wide, Shark Tank-style showcase in which Trinity students who have built real businesses compete in front of judges, fellow students, alumni, and the San Antonio community for the $25,000 prize. Teams compete in the first, or seed-round competition, in the spring, where five winning teams are selected … each receiving $5,000 and an opportunity to participate in the program’s summer accelerator program, which prepares them for the big competition in the fall.
More than $325,000 has been awarded since the program’s inception in 2015. The competition honors the legacy of the late San Antonio businessman, civic leader, and Trinity Trustee Louis H. Stumberg.
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