Coming soon: the 2025 A-LIST Awards
Opportunity Austin and SXSW are thrilled to host the 2025 A-LIST Awards, now in its 14th year. In October, we will shine a spotlight on Austin’s top startups and innovators, celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit and industry achievements that make our region a vibrant hub of innovation.
OCTOBER 2025
DATE AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED
Opportunity Austin Honors Top Innovators at 2024 A-LIST Awards
Opportunity Austin celebrated the 13th annual A-LIST Awards at The Long Center for the Performing Arts, recognizing outstanding startups and businesses that are driving Central Texas’s innovation ecosystem forward. This year’s event featured nominees across multiple categories, showcasing the diversity and impact of Austin’s entrepreneurs.
2024 winners
Growth Catalyst – Bootstrapped: re:3D (Presented by Ascension Seton)
Growth Catalyst – Seed: Love&Cookies (Presented by Capital Factory)
Growth Catalyst – Series A: Workweek (Presented by vcfo)
Growth Catalyst – Series B: Setpoint (Presented by DLA Piper)
Growth Catalyst – Series C+: Ambiq (Presented by Latham & Watkins)
AI Innovation Standout: HiddenLayer (Presented by Amazon)
International Startup of the Year: Beereaders (Presented by International Accelerator)
C-Suite Leader of the Year: Ben Rubenstein, Co-Founder & President, Setpoint (Presented by SOAL Technologies)
People’s Choice: Verisoul (Presented by Justworks)
Emerging Startup: Verisoul (Presented by VeraBank)
Venture Capital Firm of the Year: S3 Ventures (Presented by Wilson Sonsini)
2024 Sponsors
PRESENTING SPONSOR
VeraBank
PLATINUM PARTNER SPONSORS
SXSW
Capital Factory
ATC
COPA
VIP RECEPTION SPONSOR
BAE Systems
AFTER PARTY RECEPTION SPONSOR
Deloitte
PROGRAM SPONSOR
JustWorks
AWARD SEGMENT INTRO SPONSOR
Ascension Seton
AWARD SPONSORS
Amazon
DLA Piper
International Accelerator
Justworks
Latham & Watkins
SOAL Technologies
vcfo
Wilson Sonsini
MEDIA SPONSOR
KVUE
CORPORATE SPONSORS
ArcOne
S3 Ventures
ECOSYSTEM SUPPORTERS
Growth Acceleration Partners
Journeyman Group
Red Fan Communications
TrustWise
NXP
Silicon Labs
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce
Austin Chamber
Austin Technology Incubator
Austin Women in Technology
BIRD Israel-U.S.
Central Texas Angel Network
CzechTrade
dealoom.co
FDI Business Diplomacy
Founder Institute Texas
Invest & Trade Western Australia
Kilroy
TiE Austin
World Affairs Council Austin
2024 Nominees
Abilitie | Backyard Ventures | Brown Boy Productions, LLC | Eden Data | flareAI | IREP Junk Removal | knowRX Health | re:3D Inc | Wanderlust Wine Co.
YourHealth | L36 Media | Let Us Nudge | Leviathan Air | Michelle E. Washington LLC | Passion Group | Red Oak Compliance | Speed City Broadcasting
Urban Betty | Vikta Energy | Walden Media Group
SEED:
BeeReaders | Bleach Cyber | College Contact | Double A Labs Corp | La Luce Cristallina, Inc. | LiveOak Ventures | Polygraf AI | Verge Aero | Love & Cookies
Motherocity Inc | Otherweb, Inc. | Recomaze.ai | RiskScout | Soley Beverage | The Cook’s Nook | Verisoul | Tubular Network
SERIES A & SERIES B
Autonomize AI | BrainCheck | NetRise | Pinwheel | Rabbet | SchooLinks | Setpoint | Somite AI | Workweek | Yan Engines, LLC | Tiny Health | Wonderbelly
SERIES C+:
BeatBox Beverages | Uhnder, Inc. | Ambiq | Keystone Bank | Infinitum
AI STANDOUT:
ArcOne LLC | Autonomize AI | Clairvoyant Networks, Inc. | flareAI | HiddenLayer | KUNGFU.AI | Let Us Nudge | mbue | Oortech | Otherweb, Inc. | Zenus | MetaNeural
Polygraf AI | Quantified.ai | Recomaze.ai | Somite AI | SourceDay | ThisWay Global | Trustwise | Videate, Inc. | We Are Here | Apptronik | Verisoul
C-SUITE LEADER:
BeeReaders: Ruben Arias, CEO | Blended Sense: Albert Baez, CEO | Liquibase: Patti Soch, CEO | MEASURE: Meme Styles, CEO | Rabbet: R William Mitchell, CEO
Setpoint: Michael Lam, CIO | Setpoint: Ben Rubenstein, President | The Cook’s Nook: Joi Chevalier, CEO | Urban Betty: Chell Neff, CEO | Workweek: Adam Ryan, CEO
Ambiq: Fumihide Esaka, CEO | Tubular Network: Ben James, CEO | Tubular Network: Dylan Mankey, CTO | Tiny Health: Cheryl Sew Hoy, CEO
BrainCheck: Kim Rodriguez, CEO
VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM:
ATX Venture Partners | Capital Factory | Dux Capital | ego death capital | Midnight Venture Partners | Next Coast Ventures | S3 Ventures | True Wealth Ventures
EMERGING STARTUP:
Let Us Nudge | OPI | Recomaze.ai | The Marketplace ATX | Valet Closet | We Rock DM (Digital Marketing) | Wellness Wings Foundation | Verisoul | REALLY
ClimateHound | Paradigm Robotics
INTERNATIONAL STARTUP:
BeeReaders | Genda | Let Us Nudge | Linnify | MetaNeural | Nasch | Recomaze.ai
Media Kits & Additional Resources
2024 MEDIA KITS:
Download 2024 A-LIST winner media kit
Download logos and promo graphics
Download 2024 A-LIST winner promo graphics
Download 2024 A-LIST winner medallions
JUDGING PROCESS:
The judging process for the A-LIST Awards involves evaluating nominations over an 8-day window. Judges avoid conflicts of interest and ensure all assigned applications are scored based solely on the information provided.
OTHER RESOURCES:
A-LIST Explained: Talking Points (link)
Event promo image (link)
Event promo story image (link)
People’s Choice Award promo image (link)
People’s Choice Award story image (link)
Event logo (link)
Reverse Event logo (link)
Official Press Release (link)
Opportunity Austin Brand Kit (link)
CONTACTS:
Marketing: Giselle Myers Gell, ggell@opportunityaustin.com
Event Coordinator: Lily Turner, lturner@opportunityaustin.com
Sponsorships Contact: Lyn Chasteen, lchasteen@opportunityaustin.com
