A-L!ST AWARDS 2025
Austin is where bold ideas become industry leaders. The A-L!ST Awards celebrate the startups shaping the future, each playing a vital role in the Austin Innovation Ecosystem and contributing to the region’s economic success. This event highlights the people and companies driving Austin’s growth, showing how the right environment, resources, and connections create opportunities for businesses of all sizes to thrive.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
The Long Center for the Performing Arts
701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704
2025 Winners
Watershed health
Life Science Innovator Award
apptronik
Manufacturing Excellence Award
Firefly Aerospace
Defense Technology Award
Base power
Energy Award
gigfinesse
Creative & Digital Media Disruptor Award
setpoint
Fintech Game-Changer Award
igloo
International Startup of the Year Award
Roble
Emerging Startup Award
live oak ventures
VC Firm of the Year Award
anaconda
AI Standout Innovation Award
spotlight award recipients
2025 Award Categories
2025 Finalists
Life Sciences
- Advanced TeleSensors Inc.
- Alafair BioSciences
- AlphaRose Therapeutics
- Autonomize AI
- Harbor Health
- Keep Safe Care
- Legendairy Milk
- Paradromics
- RazorMetrics
- Sunthetics
- Watershed Health
Manufacturing
- Apptronik
- Creative 3D Technologies
- LeanDNA
- OCA Foods
- Strategic Thermal Labs
- Wanderlust Wine Co.
Defense
- CesiumAstro
- Firefly
- La Luce Cristallina
- latakoo
- OPI
- Polygraf AI
- Portnox
- Saronic
Creative & Digital Media
- Blended Sense
- GigFinesse
- Higher Prana
- Juice Consulting
- Nexus
- The Barbed Wire
- TrueDialog
- Walden Media Group
- Workweek
Energy
- 4M Analytics
- Aalo Atomics
- Base Power Company
- EnergyX
- ensights
- Imperium Technologies
- Sunthetics
Fintech
- AngelSpan/The Legacy Funds
- BankingON
- Billd
- Closinglock
- Red Oak Compliance Software LLC
- SetPoint
International Startup
- Breedr
- Brummell
- Docturnal Inc
- igloo
- LamaTerra Inc
- MetaNeural
- NeSPat Corp
- Portnox
- Senen Group
- Talent'em
- Tymeline
VC Firm
- ATX Venture Partners
- BuildGroup
- Clutch VC
- Create Health Ventures
- IA Global Ventures
- Ironspring Ventures
- LiveOak Ventures
- Midnight Venture Partners
- Next Coast Ventures
- Overmatch Ventures
- S3 Ventures
- Santé Ventures
- Scout Ventures
- Silicon Hills Capital
- Silverton Partners
- SputnikATX VC
AI Standout
- Abilitie
- Altus Nova Technologies, Inc.
- Anaconda
- AutoScheduler.AI
- Circuit AI
- ClearBlade
- flareAI.co
- LamaTerra Inc
- LeanDNA
- lookingGLASS
- Mavvrik
- MetaNeural
- Moil AI
- Polygraf AI
- Quanimm AI
- Quantified
- Ravin AI
- Recomaze
- Scalafai
- Sunthetics
- TalentGuard
- TimeVerse Inc
- Titen AI
- TrueDialog
- Tymeline
- Verisoul
- We Are Here
Emerging Startup
- Adaptive Insurance
- Aypex
- Counter Fin (EchoX)
- Elora Therapeutics
- Elrin
- Fastn AI
- flareAI.co
- HICAM
- HUNDY! Fruit Corp
- INGENIUS
- Jubilee's Flavored Milk
- LamaTerra Inc
- Leviathan Air
- Lumaegis, Inc
- Matey AI
- MetaNeural
- Moil AI
- Moores Lab AI
- OOMHz Cacao
- Phoenix Semiconductor Corporation
- Recomaze
- Roble
- Ruli AI
- Sponstar
- Strategic Thermal Labs
- Stream Fog
- Stressie
- Sunthetics
- Tangerine Curious Art Kits
- TAP INtegration INC
- Tarawa Labs (product is Single Spense)
- Terminal Industries
- TERN
- The Greats Story Lab™
- Titen AI
- Tozi Superfoods
- Troveo AI
- Tymeline
- Vulcan Technologies
- XTRiUM
- ZenQuill AI
- Zero Electric, Inc.
Featured Innovation Panel
Matt Lyons
Corporate Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Aaron Perman
Partner, S3 Ventures
Jeff Karcher
Global Managing Director, Texas Stock Exchange
Tim Larson
Partner, Cherry Bekaert
2025 Sponsors
presenting sponsor
Platinum partner sponsors
General Reception sponsor
VIP Reception sponsor
pre event sponsor - meet the judges
speaker intro sponsor
award segment intro sponsor
award sponsors
corporate sponsors
Ecosystem Supporters
Cool vibes music sponsor - After party
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