Austin businesses have had a busy week, and we’re making it our business to tell you all about their business.
Here are a few industry headlines you may have missed from the last week.
Firefly Aerospace went public
The Cedar Park-based aerospace company’s CEO Jason Kim rang the Opening Bell on Thursday, Aug. 7. The company made its Nasdaq debut at $70 per share under the ticker “FLY.” In other news, NASA awarded the company a $176.7 million contract to deliver two rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon’s south pole.
A $500 million investment in San Marcos
Austin-based American Ventures LLC is planning a 100-acre mixed-use district — with a proposed 1,196 multifamily units, hundreds of homes, a hotel, plus 144,200 sqft of office + retail space — in San Marcos.
Anaconda or unicorn?
Anaconda, an open-platform startup to develop AI products, secured $150 million in new venture capital, resulting in a $1.5 billion company valuation.
