Sputnik ATX admits 8-12 startups per year. Selected startups get training, mentoring, office space and $100,000 investment. We are open to most industries and verticals, excluding weapons, alcohol, recreational drugs, porn/adult, real estate, multi-level marketing, franchises, and restaurants. Our curriculum is focused on gaining sales and traction, not so much pitching and fundraising. We invest up to $400K in follow-on funding for our portfolio companies who are doing well after the program.
*For UT Entrepreneur In Residence companies, funding is $10,000.
Location: United States, Texas, Austin
Investment Type: Venture Capital; Accelerator
Portfolio 2
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 11.08.2022 | Maerospace... | maerospace.com | $100K | Canada, On... |
| 27.08.2020 | Fundr | fundr.ai | $100K | United Sta... |
Mentions in press and media 15
| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.05.2024 | They thought they were joining an accelerator — instead they lost their startups | Lacey Hunter thought all was well as she put her startup through the three-month Newchip accelerator. Then the organization filed for bankruptcy in May 2023. Things went from bad to worse later that year when she discovered warrants of her ... |
| 30.03.2023 | Meet Dr. Oksana Malysheva, co-founder, Managing Partner, and CEO of Sputnik ATX | Sputnik ATX is an Austin-based venture capital fund and start-up accelerator Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed! While there are more startu... |
| 10.06.2021 | An insight into how Texas-based VC, Sputnik ATX, invests in African startups | Share this article: In May 2021, CribMD, a Nigerian healthtech startup, closed a $2.6 million seed round led by US-based venture capital firm, Sputnik ATX. Founded by Dr Oksana Malysheva — a physicist with stints at McKinsey and Motorola — ... |
| 01.12.2020 | Fundr, launching its first portfolio, uses an algorithm to remove bias from investing | For all the ways that the Silicon Valley scene excels, diversity and inclusion is not one of them. But a new startup called Fundr is looking to do the heavy lifting to help investors diversify their portfolio. Fundr is an investment marketp... |
| 18.03.2020 | Houston on-demand fitness startup to launch virtual option for at-home exercise options | Last week, Sylvia Kampshoff saw a spike in her sales — something very uncommon for companies at this time, unless they are selling hand sanitizer, face masks, or toilet paper. Kampshoff's company isn't providing toiletries though. Houston-b... |
| 05.02.2020 | Sputnik ATX Selects Four Startups For its Winter 2020 Accelerator Program | Sputnik ATX has announced the latest group of four startup companies accepted into its Winter 2020 Cohort. |
| 14.08.2019 | Sputnik ATX Selects Six Startups to Participate in its Summer 2019 Program | Sputnik ATX has announced the latest group of six startup companies accepted into its Summer 2019 cohort. |
| 26.04.2019 | SaveDay Seeks to Democratize Access to 401K Retirement Plans | SaveDay wants to make sure everyone can easily and affordably save for retirement. |
| 30.01.2019 | Investing, Real Estate, In-Game Ads: Sputnik ATX’s Third Accelerator | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Austin—[Updated 3:48 p.m. See below.] Startup accelerator Sputnik ATX has a picked five startup companies for its newest program, the third Sputnik has run. That includes soft... |
| 07.03.2018 | International Women’s Day with a Focus on Women in Austin and at SXSW |
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