Hear from Krishna Srinivasan on the Austin Boomtown VC panel on March 11 at 5:30 PM. He’ll be joined by Eric Engineer (S3 Ventures), Chris Shonk (ATX Venture Partners), and Han Shen (iFly.vc) for a discussion on the Texas VC landscape. 📍 Register now: lu.ma/mgsso7p2

Congrats to Illuma on securing strategic financing from Stifel! This milestone will help scale their cutting-edge voice authentication and fraud prevention solutions for community financial institutions. Excited to see what’s next! illuma.cx/pr/illuma-secu…

Big day for Perigon! After 2 years of building, they’ve officially launched! Perigon is transforming how professionals get info with: ⚡️ Real-time Signals° 🎙️ Chat powered by live data 🔎 Context-rich Search Congrats to @JoshuaDziabiak and the team! producthunt.com/posts/perigon

The browser is now the most exploited attack surface in enterprise security. Cybercriminals bypass firewalls & EDR with fileless malware, phishing, & rogue extensions. BDR is essential for real-time protection. Learn more from Keep Aware: keepaware.com/blog/browser-s…

Huge shoutout to Katie Fang, Founder & CEO of SchooLinks, for being named one of the Top 5 AI Female Founders Transforming the World in 2025! We are proud to back her as she revolutionizes education with AI-powered career readiness tools. knowinsiders.com/top-5-ai-femal…

Excited to welcome Spektion to the LiveOak Ventures portfolio! Proud to lead their $5M seed round as they redefine vulnerability management with runtime-driven insights. Congrats to Joe Silva & team!

We’re excited to see our portfolio company Illuma powering Truity Credit Union’s secure, seamless member experience! IllumaSHIELD™ delivers AI-driven voice authentication, strengthening fraud prevention while enhancing the user experience. illuma.cx/press-release/…

Austin startups raised $3.4B in Q1 2025 — the city’s highest quarter on record. Several LiveOak portfolio companies announced new funding: • Closinglock • @DegreeAnalytics • DryRunSecurity • Method Financial • Nada bizjournals.com/austin/inno/st…

🚀 Tonight in Austin: From Builders to Backers: How Operators Are Changing the Future of VC I'll (TipTopVC) be speaking alongside: - Eric Engineer (S3 Ventures ) - Kathryn Moore (@LiveOakVP) Hosted & moderated by 🎤 Arturo 🍍 🗓️ April 29 | 🕕 6–8 PM | 📍 Capital Factory

What a great evening at the San Antonio Startup Bash! It was a pleasure connecting with founders, investors & community members supporting the city’s growing startup ecosystem. Big thanks to everyone who joined us and to our sponsor, Bank of America, for making it possible!

Big congrats to Milind Borkar, CEO of Illuma, on being named a CU Times Luminary Awards finalist! illuma.cx/press-release/…

Big day for DryRun Security! With the launch of the code insights MCP, security leaders can now interact with their entire codebase in natural language, asking questions, surfacing insights & triggering remediation in seconds. Congrats to the DryRun team!

We’re proud to celebrate Explore Austin a #LiveOakGives recipient! With our support, they launched their first out-of-state backpacking trip in Arkansas empowering youth in foster care through mentorship, leadership, and adventure.

Big news! GreenLite has raised a Series B to take on one of construction’s biggest bottlenecks—permitting. Their AI-powered platform is speeding up code compliance & unlocking faster building. Congrats to James Gallagher, Benjamin Allen & team!

We’re excited to welcome Eve Security to the LiveOak portfolio! Eve is redefining Agent-in-the-Loop tech, giving enterprises real-time oversight & security for AI agents in sensitive environments. Thrilled to partner with Nadav, Sharon, Amit & team!

Big news from the portfolio! AmplifAI just raised $33.7M Series B 🚀 led by CVS Health Ventures. Thrilled to back this round + continue supporting their mission to unify human + AI agent performance. Congrats Sean Minter & team!