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✨ Meet the founders
Kendra Scott is also heavily involved in community enrichment, including providing a Little Free Library outside its flagship store. | Photo by ATXtoday
More than a dozen Austin-based entrepreneurs landed on the 2026 edition of Inc. Magazine’s 2026 Female Founders 500 list. The roundup highlights women leading companies and nonprofits across the US, and this year, 14 of those businesses call the Capital City home.
Pranitha Patil, Function Health | Healthcare & Medical
Rooted in an ethos of giving people the tools to live for 100 years, Function guides people through hundreds of lab tests to arm them with knowledge about their bodies.
Elon Musk announced his companies will build a $20 billion chip plant called Terafab at an event inside the Seaholm Power Plant in Downtown Austin. The billionaire said the project will require thousands of acres and is expected to begin production in 2027. (Austin Business Journal)
Try This
Marburger Farm’s annual Spring Show opens at 8 a.m. today and runs through Saturday, March 28 in Round Top. Inside, you’ll find hundreds of vendors peddling clothes, antiques, jewelry, furniture, and more. Psst — read tomorrow’s newsletter for a peek inside.
Sports
UT Austin’s softball team just set a new record for longest winning streak: 26 games. Texas will take on Texas State tomorrow, and winning would break the record yet again. (KXAN)
Concert
In celebration of liberating herself from her old record label, Kesha will bring “The Freedom Tour” to the Germania Insurance Amphitheater this summer. Grab tickets.
Stat
Austin is the No. 6 hotspot for Gen Z housing, according to a study from RentCafe, with 93,687 households in the age bracket and ~92% of them renting. One Texas city ranked higher — College Station.
Ranked
Next time Cedar Fever is making you question your decision to live here, remember that The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America named Austin the 81st most challenging city for pollen allergies in its Allergy Capitals report. While Austin has an average pollen count, we also have more allergy specialists than the national average.
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I did my first escape room at Novel Escape over the weekend. It was “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” themed, so our goal was to find a treasure chest. I couldn’t take a picture inside, but I highly recommend booking a visit.
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