Central Texas Angel Network

The Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN) is dedicated to providing quality early-stage investment opportunities for accredited Central Texas angel investors and to assisting entrepreneurs and early-stage growth companies by being a quality source of funding, information, networking, advisors and educational resources.

Elyea, Brent

Executive Director

Katie Russel

Executive Director

38 past transactions

INOVUES

Venture Round in 2021
INOVUES provides the only technology that enables building facades and windows to be retrofitted with the latest energy-saving and smart glass innovations without removal or replacement. As the sole provider of renewable glazing retrofit platforms, INOVUES offers building owners high-ROI low-carbon solutions to save up to 40% on energy consumption, improve indoor thermal and acoustic comfort, and increase the value and sustainability of the buildings. For more information, visit inovues.com.

Parabeac

Seed Round in 2021
Parabeac helps app development teams automate their design to development process for UI/UX.

Fila Manila

Seed Round in 2021
Fila Manila is building the premier Filipino-American food platform that's inspired by the Filipino community & its cuisine, the 2nd largest Asian American group. Founded by a 1st generation Filipino-American immigrant, the company's first products are a range of sauces and spreads that represent iconic Filipino flavors.

INOVUES

Seed Round in 2021
INOVUES provides the only technology that enables building facades and windows to be retrofitted with the latest energy-saving and smart glass innovations without removal or replacement. As the sole provider of renewable glazing retrofit platforms, INOVUES offers building owners high-ROI low-carbon solutions to save up to 40% on energy consumption, improve indoor thermal and acoustic comfort, and increase the value and sustainability of the buildings. For more information, visit inovues.com.

Aperiomics

Series A in 2020
Aperiomics is the only company of its kind and scope in the world. We are revolutionizing the way that medical professionals around the world identify infections. Supported by the National Science Foundation, Aperiomics identifies every known bacteria, virus, fungus, and parasite through Deep Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing, using our world renown database containing over 37,000 microbes. We help doctors and their patients identify the causes of infections that other tests cannot identify, thus streamlining the path to a positive clinical outcome. Many patients that we have helped were sick for years with no understanding of why. Patients and their physicians often contact Aperiomics after hearing about our life-changing success stories. Aperiomics was named Life Science Innovator of the Year in 2016 and International Start Up of the Year in 2018.

Altis Biosystems

Seed Round in 2020
Altis Biosystems is a biotechnology company developing research tools for the pharma and biotech industries. The company has developed a patent-pending stem cell technology recreating the human intestinal epithelium for compound screening and microbiome research. Their organ on a chip product produces a layer of human or animal intestinal stem and differentiated cells, either of the small or large intestine. These cells can be used for disease modeling, precision medicine, microbiome research, and compound screening.

Parabeac

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Parabeac helps app development teams automate their design to development process for UI/UX.

INOVUES

Convertible Note in 2019
INOVUES provides the only technology that enables building facades and windows to be retrofitted with the latest energy-saving and smart glass innovations without removal or replacement. As the sole provider of renewable glazing retrofit platforms, INOVUES offers building owners high-ROI low-carbon solutions to save up to 40% on energy consumption, improve indoor thermal and acoustic comfort, and increase the value and sustainability of the buildings. For more information, visit inovues.com.

Rocket Dollar

Seed Round in 2019
Rocket Dollar lets people unlock IRA/401(k) money to invest in alternative/private assets such as real estate, crypto, startups, private equity, venture, and more with no taxes.

TeVido BioDevices

Venture Round in 2019
TeVido will change the way reconstructive surgery is approached, starting by improving options for those who have lost skin color from scarring or disease. We will expand capability to others who suffer disfigurement and long to improve their self-esteem. In addition to reconstruction, TeVido technology will be applicable across a wide variety of needs for wound healing and cosmetic surgery.

ThisWay

Seed Round in 2018
ThisWay uses 'Signature AI' and blockchain technology provides individualized machine learning and data security. Its first enterprise solution is AI4Jobs. It provides 20X more efficient and accurate sourcing of qualified talent, while also increasing diversity and inclusion so that ROI is optimized. In just a couple of minutes you will receive a matched and scored list of the candidates you are looking for. No integration is required but all are available.

INOVUES

Pre Seed Round in 2018
INOVUES provides the only technology that enables building facades and windows to be retrofitted with the latest energy-saving and smart glass innovations without removal or replacement. As the sole provider of renewable glazing retrofit platforms, INOVUES offers building owners high-ROI low-carbon solutions to save up to 40% on energy consumption, improve indoor thermal and acoustic comfort, and increase the value and sustainability of the buildings. For more information, visit inovues.com.

Suvola Corporation

Seed Round in 2018
Suvola is working to greatly improve the state of cybersecurity in public, private and government information technology deployments. By addressing the flawed implementations of the three major weaknesses in current information technology (tampering, identity, and authorization), Suvola intends to vastly reduce the incidents of cybercrime.

SonarMed

Series C in 2017
SonarMed was founded in 2005 to commercialize technology licensed from Purdue University to improve the placement and monitoring of endotracheal (breathing) tubes (also known as ETTs or artificial airways) which are used in patients who cannot breathe on their own. The technology was initially developed at Purdue University by SonarMed founders Jeffrey Mans-field, Eduardo Juan and George Wodicka, using the principles of acoustic reflectometry in tubes to provide the medical community with a more comprehensive approach to assist in the maintenance of breathing tubes.

Neuraptive Therapeutics

Seed Round in 2017
Neuraptive Therapeutics is a medical technology company that brings novel products to patients with peripheral nerve injuries. Neuraptive was founded to commercialize innovative technology from the University of Texas. Its franchise therapeutics product is designed for administration during surgery to improve outcomes for patients impacted by acute nerve injury repairs and reconstructive surgical procedures involving peripheral nerves. Founded in 2016, Neuraptive Therapeutics is headquartered in Lafayette, Colorado.

CM First Group

Venture Round in 2017
CM First’s powerful automation tools, augmented by professional services staff with many decades of software engineering and DevOps experience, ensure successful outcomes for even the most demanding modernization projects. Our products and expertise have helped over 400 customers in the public and private sectors reach their desired future state faster and more cost effectively than by using conventional approaches. CM First software quickly analyzes, documents and re-platforms legacy code bases with minimal errors and rework, including those that are too large and complex for humans to tackle in any reasonable timeframe. The output is immediately usable by all team members, regardless of experience and knowledge of legacy software languages, accelerating application maintenance and modernization projects.

Oliver Technology Corporation

Convertible Note in 2017
Oliver Technology Corporation is a SaaS Enabled Marketplace revolutionizing the way legal services in the financial industry are delivered. We've developed an integrated SaaS solution that allows banks to manage and oversee legal collections from beginning to end. In addition, the platform provides access to a marketplace of over 300 trained attorneys across 15 states.

Prefix

Convertible Note in 2017
PreFix enables you to stop spending time worrying about your home and save 30-50% off annual maintenance costs.

Interplay Learning

Angel Round in 2016
Interplay Learning is an information technology company that specializes in virtual reality and 3D solutions. It provides an online training platform that enables its users to conduct training via 3D simulations designed for career training in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), electrical, energy auditing, manufacturing, facility maintenance, and construction codes.

Rabbet

Angel Round in 2016
Rabbet is the construction finance platform that parses documents and connects information for frictionless transactions. It has intelligent automation of the construction draw process, their platform eases administrative burden while connecting everyone with accurate information faster.

Infinite Composites

Angel Round in 2016
Infinite Composites develops and manufactures advanced composite pressure vessels and structures. ICT was founded in 2010 to revolutionize composite pressure vessel technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling widespread adoption of composite pressure vessels. Our vision is to make the infinite Composite Pressure Vessel (iCPV) the key enabling technology for space exploration and sustainable transport.Infinite Composites Technologies aims to practice continuous improvement to ensure we deliver products that exceed customer and industry quality standards and deliver products free of fault or defect.

Chowbotics by DoorDash

Seed Round in 2016
The company aims to use robots to solve several problems in the foodservice industry including compromised cleanliness and inefficiency. It targets cafeterias, restaurants, and hotels. Sally's proprietary technology dispenses measured quantities of more than 20 ingredients – refreshed daily – to create a ready-to-eat meal any time of day. The technology, with several patents pending, is also applicable to other cuisines, such as Mexican and Indian, and respective robots will follow. Deepak Sekar founded Chowbotics in 2014 in Hayward, California.

Phunware

Series F in 2015
Phunware is a multiscreen as a service integrated enterprise software platform for mobile. Its platform provides companies the products, solutions, and data and services necessary to engage, manage, and monetize its mobile application audiences.
Oliver Technology Corporation is a SaaS Enabled Marketplace revolutionizing the way legal services in the financial industry are delivered. We've developed an integrated SaaS solution that allows banks to manage and oversee legal collections from beginning to end. In addition, the platform provides access to a marketplace of over 300 trained attorneys across 15 states.

HUVRData

Seed Round in 2015
HUVR provides software solutions to accelerate digital transformation in the alternative energy, oil and gas, maritime, and other energy and industrial sectors. Our technology and best practices enable our clients to transform Enterprise Asset Management into Smart Asset Governance. Our solutions empower our clients to break down data silos and integrate imagery, inspection data, and legacy enterprise asset management databases. Through powerful analytics, HUVR provides visibility and actionable insights across all asset operations.

FantasySalesTeam

Series A in 2015
FantasySalesTeam is a software platform that allows sales leaders to run more exciting and engaging sales contests modeled on fantasy sports. FantasySalesTeam was developed by sales professionals for sales professionals. It was designed by a team of software industry veterans and people that have been in the trenches by phone, foot, and plane selling and managing teams. It’s run by people that are truly passionate about helping companies drive higher performance from their sales force and who want to run a better breed of sales contest. Through dozens of discussions with sales managers and reps we identified what makes for effective and ineffective sales contests. We recognized that to run a truly great SPIFF program, a simple software platform was necessary. One that’s flexible and customizable to fit any sales environment, can monitor dozens of performance metrics without operational hassle, and rewards competitive as well as team based selling.

Wisegate

Series B in 2014
Wisegate is a practitioner-based IT research service that lets qualified senior IT professionals freely share information without the influence of analysts, vendors, media or advertisers - like a crowd-sourced version of Gartner, but no vendors allowed. Using a crowdsourcing model and advanced algorithms, Wisegate gives senior technology professionals trusted, timely and relevant access to the most authentic intelligence about IT: the collective knowledge and experience of their peers. Wisegate offers honest, pragmatic information and advice based on the real-world experiences of veteran IT professionals. No analyst theories or vendor bias; just clear and straightforward insight directly from experienced technology leaders.

TEKVOX

Series A in 2014
TEKVOX develops intelligent control systems and software for audio/visual applications in commercial, education, and health-care facilities. Leap-frogging the legacy of selling general-purpose building blocks that are custom-engineered into each room, TEKVOX has created standardized whole room’ solutions, Drop-Ins, around its award-winning control system that require no in-field configuration or programming. TEKVOX solutions cost significantly less and are of higher quality than conventional designs. Further, Drop-Ins are completely pre-configured for efficient support and maintenance through TEKVOX campus and enterprise-scale management software.

AdBm Technologies

Series A in 2014
AdBm Technologies is an acoustical engineering company that specializes in developing high-performance, low-cost, and easy-to-deploy noise abatement technology for marine environments. The company focuses on the fields of environmental engineering, marine technology, and mechanical engineering. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas.

FantasySalesTeam

Seed Round in 2014
FantasySalesTeam is a software platform that allows sales leaders to run more exciting and engaging sales contests modeled on fantasy sports. FantasySalesTeam was developed by sales professionals for sales professionals. It was designed by a team of software industry veterans and people that have been in the trenches by phone, foot, and plane selling and managing teams. It’s run by people that are truly passionate about helping companies drive higher performance from their sales force and who want to run a better breed of sales contest. Through dozens of discussions with sales managers and reps we identified what makes for effective and ineffective sales contests. We recognized that to run a truly great SPIFF program, a simple software platform was necessary. One that’s flexible and customizable to fit any sales environment, can monitor dozens of performance metrics without operational hassle, and rewards competitive as well as team based selling.

Phunware

Series E in 2014
Phunware is a multiscreen as a service integrated enterprise software platform for mobile. Its platform provides companies the products, solutions, and data and services necessary to engage, manage, and monetize its mobile application audiences.

Wisegate

Series A in 2013
Wisegate is a practitioner-based IT research service that lets qualified senior IT professionals freely share information without the influence of analysts, vendors, media or advertisers - like a crowd-sourced version of Gartner, but no vendors allowed. Using a crowdsourcing model and advanced algorithms, Wisegate gives senior technology professionals trusted, timely and relevant access to the most authentic intelligence about IT: the collective knowledge and experience of their peers. Wisegate offers honest, pragmatic information and advice based on the real-world experiences of veteran IT professionals. No analyst theories or vendor bias; just clear and straightforward insight directly from experienced technology leaders.

Phunware

Series D in 2013
Phunware is a multiscreen as a service integrated enterprise software platform for mobile. Its platform provides companies the products, solutions, and data and services necessary to engage, manage, and monetize its mobile application audiences.

Enlyton

Seed Round in 2013
Enlyton is the first cloud-based enterprise search and content discovery company. Its unique search technology offers a simple, powerful, cost-effective means to find contextually related information within large collections of documents. Enlyton's powerful search-based app platform is used by organizations to inventory and organize diverse digital assets - regardless of structure or location. Content is made searchable in hours, not weeks or months, with no hardware or burden on storage. Now with a searchable index of internal & external content, enterprise teams can utilize search-based apps to seamlessly collaborate with content in new ways. Value of Enlyton to digital publishers, researchers, law firms, financial institutions and enterprises: 1. It won't break the bank - Unlike legacy and open-source platforms, there's no licensing or consulting fees, no additional hardware configuration costs & IT resources. 2. It's fast and easy - Improving the efficiency of search and the accuracy of the results expands corporate knowledge and continuously evolves processes that deliver long term value.

SignUp.com

Series A in 2012
SignUp.com is a provider of free, digital solutions for group and activity coordination. Since its founding in 2009, SignUp.com (formerly VolunteerSpot) has made group coordination and participation easy and successful for millions of people. Free tools and resources such as activity SignUps, online calendars, automated reminders, and tips and ideas are designed to save time, reduce stress, and make every group activity a greater success. The company is based in Austin, Texas.

JamHub

Series A in 2012
JamHub is a new product, and a new category of product, but their JamHub team isn’t new to the music business. They’ve worked for companies like Line 6, Bose, Lexicon and others to bring innovative, market-changing products to musicians.

Xeris Biopharma

Series A in 2011
Xeris Biopharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company leveraging its novel formulation technology platforms to develop and commercialize ready-to-use, liquid-stable injectables. The company’s proprietary XeriSol and XeriJect formulation technologies allow for the subcutaneous (SC) and intramuscular (IM) delivery of highly concentrated, non-aqueous, ready-to-use formulations of peptides, proteins, antibodies, and small molecules using syringes, auto-injectors, multi-dose pens, and infusion pumps. Xeris’ platforms have the potential to offer distinct advantages over existing formulations of marketed and development-stage products. In particular, XeriSol and XeriJect offer the opportunity to eliminate reconstitution, enable long-term room temperature stability, significantly reduce injection volume, and eliminate the requirement for intravenous (IV) infusion. These attributes can lead to products that are easier to use by patients, caregivers, and health practitioners and reduce costs for payers and the healthcare system.

Phunware

Series C in 2011
Phunware is a multiscreen as a service integrated enterprise software platform for mobile. Its platform provides companies the products, solutions, and data and services necessary to engage, manage, and monetize its mobile application audiences.
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