CrowdStrike provides cloud-delivered endpoint security and threat detection under its Falcon platform.

Managed WordPress hosting platform. Austin TX. Silver Lake Partners. $290M+ revenue. 200,000+ customers. Notable 2024: public legal battle with Automattic/Matt Mullenweg over WordPress trademark.

NinjaOne — unified endpoint management and IT operations platform (40k+ organizations). Founded 2013 by Sal Sferlazza and Chris Matarese (as NinjaRMM); Austin, TX. ~$12.3B valuation; investors incl. Sequoia Capital, ICONIQ, NEA, CapitalG, Wellington Management, Hedosophia, Washington Harbour.

Developing the Aalo Pod, a modular liquid-metal-cooled small nuclear reactor targeting AI data-center power; a prototype unit at Idaho National Laboratory reached criticality in July 2026.

Adaptive Insurance, a climate-focused specialty insurance startup based in Austin, raised a $5 million funding round from IAG Firemark Ventures, Sunna Ventures, Room & Pillar, Connecticut Innovations, Congruent Ventures, and Seraphim Space.

Emergency communication and mass notification platform. Austin TX. Edison Partners + General Atlantic. Acquired by EverCommerce 2023.

Streaming TV for businesses — bar, gym, restaurant ambient content. Austin TX. Mark Cuban + Valor Equity. $1B+ valuation 2022. 55,000+ venues.

Austin seed/Series A. B2B software, APIs, frontier tech. Co-founders: Chris Shonk, Brad Bentz, Danielle Weiss Allen. $250K–$5M. Notable: AlertMedia, ZenBusiness.

De-extinction and genomics company. $10.2B valuation Feb 2026. Co-founders: Ben Lamm and George Church. Successfully de-extincted the dire wolf Apr 2025. Backed by a16z. One of Austin's highest-profile unicorns.

Austin growth-stage B2B software VC. Targets Elsewhere Outliers outside traditional VC hubs. Founded by Chris Pacitti, John Thornton, Sam Kentor. $10M–$50M. Requires 40%+ revenue growth.

Halcyon — anti-ransomware and cyber-resilience platform. Founded 2021 by Jon Miller (CEO) and Ryan Smith; Austin & San Diego. ~$190M raised, $1B+ valuation; Series C led by Evolution Equity Partners with Bain Capital Ventures, SYN Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, Dropbox Ventures.

Cash offer homebuying platform. Austin TX. Norwest Venture Partners. Raised $371M 2021.

Immersed is raising capital at $0.79/share for a Regulation A+ offering closing July 30; the company combines AI, software, and hardware in AR/VR productivity platform with 1.5M+ professional users and 75,000+ waitlist for Visor headset.

Manufactures high-efficiency electric motors and integrated motor controls using patented printed-circuit-board stator technology.

Intellectible is an Austin-based AI software startup that provides specialized AI tools for enterprise service providers, including scoped projects, visual workflows, document libraries, and AI-assisted proposal writing. The company raised a $3 million seed round in June 2026.

Physical security intelligence platform for enterprise. McLean VA. JMI Equity Series C $230M Aug 2025. Consolidates physical threat data — converged security intelligence.

Largest VC firm born in Texas. $1B+ AUM. All returns go to a philanthropic family. Business Software and Healthcare Technology. Seed to Series B. 55+ portfolio companies, 20+ exits including Alkami.

Designs and manufactures autonomous, uncrewed surface naval vessels for the US Navy and other defense customers.

Austin TX. Autonomous surface vessel (ASV) company for US Navy and maritime defense. Builds unmanned surface vessels for fleet operations, ISR, logistics. Early investor: Point72 Ventures. Raised $55M Series A 2024. Naval Base San Diego adjacency for testing. Relevant to NavalX maritime ecosystem and USCGA autonomous vessel angle.

Cybersecurity — exposed credential monitoring and identity threat protection. Austin TX. Scout Ventures + M12. $100M ARR.