Silicon Hills

Silicon Hills is a nickname for the cluster of high-tech companies in the Austin metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Texas.[1][2] The name is analogous to Silicon Valley, but refers to the hilly terrain on the west side of Austin. High tech industries in the area include enterprise software, semiconductors, corporate R&D, biotechnology, the video game industry, and a variety of startup companies.

Silicon Hills

Greater Austin
Tech hub
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CityAustin

Technology companies with offices in the area include Advanced Micro Devices, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., ARM Holdings, Cisco, eBay, ESO, Facebook, Google, IBM, Indeed, Intel, PayPal, Procore, Silicon Labs, Texas Instruments, Oracle Corporation, VMWare, and many others.[3] Dell's worldwide headquarters are located in Round Rock, a suburb of Austin.

Venture capital, incubators and accelerators

Austin was one of the top areas for venture capital with investors investing $621 million in 2013 (43% of that went to software and semiconductor firms). Some venture capital investors include Austin Ventures, Central Texas Angels Network, and Tritium Partners.[4] There are at least 15 startup incubators as well, including: Capital Factory, Austin Technology Incubator, DivInc, Founder's Institute, Tarmac and the IC2 Institute[5] (the incubator for the University of Texas at Austin). Additionally, Austin houses several startup accelerators including Sputnik ATX venture-accelerator, Tech Stars, and Mass Challenge TX.

Austin Venture capital investment over time

List of tech companies in the Austin area
Main article: List of companies based in Austin, Texas

See also

References
  1. Zimmerman, Eilene. "Austin's 'Silicon Hills' Builds on Its Infrastructure".
  2. Williams, Sarah. "Could Austin — the 'Silicon Hills' of Texas — become the next biotech hub?". STAT news. STAT. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. "The Top 100 Digital Tech Employers in Austin".
  4. "Austin venture capital firms every entrepreneur should know".
  5. "IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin - Innovation, Creativity, Capital".
  6. "Office Tour: Atlassian Offices – Austin". 1 February 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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