The Capital Factory network of mentors and advisors has been invaluable for me. Not only did I get my first check from a partner who believed in me, but I also managed to recruit Ross Buhrdorf, whom I met during office hours, to join and become CEO. That would never have happened without Capital Factory.

The Capital Factory Accelerator program and co-working space played a huge part in Aceable’s early success. I entered Capital Factory with a bad business idea and no team and left with a $1mm run rate and the core of an industry changing team.

My advice to any entrepreneur starting a company in Austin is to hang out at Capital Factory. It really is the center of gravity for entrepreneurship in the city. Capital Factory is your gateway to meeting any investor, any entrepreneur, any prospective customer or any job candidate in Austin.

The Capital Factory Accelerator was a game changer for us – it helped us receive our first investment dollars, connected us to the right decision makers, and perhaps most importantly – got our company in front of the people it needed to be in front of. The ability to schedule 80+ meetings over the course of a couple months, and meet the majority of the Austin startup crowd, is perhaps what was most significant for us. We found mentors, investors, employees simply by taking advantage of what Capital Factory made available to us. We wouldn’t be here without having gone through the Accelerator.

We’ve had a very positive experience as a Capital Factory Accelerator company. One of CF’s biggest strengths is their large mentor network and we’ve gladly taken advantage of this by seeking advice from many mentors.

Capital Factory has an energized collaborative environment. The wealth of knowledge and support we have access to as a company is invaluable.