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We’re heading to Guadalajara from June 19th through the 22nd!🇲🇽
We're thrilled to announce our collaboration with AEM to curate a delegation comprising business representatives, venture capitalists, legal experts, and organizations bound for Guadalajara, the land of Mariachi and TECHquila!
Our objective is to foster meaningful connections and cultivate partnerships, laying the groundwork for startups and businesses to smoothly transition into San Antonio. If you’d like to learn more about the trip and it’s agenda, please submit your information below:
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Each first Thursday of the month, our Tech Bloc members gather at our exclusive Tech Conclaves, hosted in various homes across San Antonio. These intimate gatherings bring together a select group of tech enthusiasts, CEOs, CTOs, and VCs. Please note that these events are exclusively for members. If you're interested in joining, you can become a Tech Bloc member at the bottom of this newsletter.
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San Antonio Tech and Business News
From groundbreaking innovations to exciting developments, stay tuned for a tech-filled journey that promises to shape the future. Welcome to a year of endless possibilities and cutting-edge news in our vibrant San Antonio tech community
Port SA spends big to sell its high-tech jobs to kids on San Antonio’s South, West sides
The internship program, which draws students from South San Antonio and Edgewood high schools, Port San Antonio supports the Kelly Heritage Foundation. Through the Boeing Center at Tech Port Arena, the foundation turns what Perschbach joked are “the world’s most outrageously expensive beers” sold at the venue into funding for educational and career opportunities for local students.
Source: SA Report
BobiHealth Launches Personalized Pregnancy Monitoring and Alert System Designed to Revolutionize Maternal Care and Support Health Care Equity
The BobiHealth app, available for free on the Apple store through August 2024, offers expectant mothers and their caregivers detailed insights into maternal health. By simply answering a few questions about their well-being, ranging from emotional state to fetal movements, users receive AI-driven assessments of their health status. Whether it's a potential concern or reassurance to continue monitoring, BobiHealth provides invaluable guidance driven by evidence-based science and AI algorithms
Source: Business Wire
Oracle doubles office footprint in San Antonio with Loop 410 expansion
After announcing Austin exodus, Oracle doubles office footprint in San Antonio
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
New Forbes list says H-E-B, USAA have biggest 'social impact'
Forbes has released its updated list of U.S. companies that are "doing good" for the communities where they've planted roots and two San Antonio companies have made it in the top 10 out of 300 companies. H-E-B landed in the No. 3 spot and insurance giant USAA made the No. 6 spot on the list of Best Brands for Social Impact.
Source: My San Antonio
CPS Energy to Power its Operations with Oracle Cloud
Oracle today announced that CPS Energy plans to standardize its mission critical technologies on a single, modern Oracle cloud platform.
Source: Oracle News
First Look: Centre Club set to open on Weston Centre's top floor
The club will feature regular events, food service throughout the day and work spaces.
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
Employee preferences on remote work are taking a surprising turn
Four years after the pandemic led to a surge in remote work, employee preferences are settling in to a somewhat surprising new normal — a dynamic with big implications for employers.
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
UTSA partnership program helps San Antonio companies win the talent war
At UTSA, the significant investment in a Classroom to Career (C2C) approach producing a career-ready workforce: diverse, tech savvy and skillfully trained graduates prepared not only to succeed, but thrive. Through an emphasis on Career-Engaged Learning, UTSA grads gain real-world skills through experiential learning opportunities to complement their classroom learning. In fact, UTSA aims to have 75% of all undergraduate students participate in some form of experiential learning by the time they graduate.
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
Early proponent of airport expansion John Dickson leaves air committee to start AI cybersecurity company
John Dickson, an early proponent of San Antonio’s airport expansion, has stepped down as chairman of the Air System Development Committee to launch a new cybersecurity company.
Source: San Antonio Express News
VC fund with local ties focuses on women-led tech startups
A venture capital fund with San Antonio ties has raised $13 million for women-led tech startups.
Source: San Antonio Business Journal
Soarion CEO aims to grow 72-year-old credit union through rebranding, new headquarters
Soarion Credit Union is one of San Antonio’s oldest credit unions, founded in 1952 by 10 service members at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
Source: San Antonio Express News
In a first, SwRI to build $18.5 million facility near Robins Air Force Base in Georgia
he research hub headquartered on San Antonio’s West Side has acquired more than 8 acres about 3 miles from Robins Air Force Base where it’s planning to build an $18.5 million, 33,000-square-foot facility to support national defense with intelligence research and development.
Source: San Antonio Express News
Ready to Work seeks $49.5M and 7 additional staffers
Discussion after Wednesday’s briefing is likely to be spirited, as council members earlier this month held little back when the program’s leaders came to them with plans to subsidize employers to do on-the-job training and upskill their existing employees.
Source: San Antonio Report
📣Calling all Health/Medical focused startups
📅Applications to Bexar Bio are currently open, deadline to apply is May 6th.
Hosted by VelocityTX and sponsored by Bexar County Economic & Community Development, BexarBio is Greater San Antonio’s $100K cash prize pitch competition strictly focused on biomedical startups with dual-use innovations. The competition will be held on June 24, 2024 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
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