BuiltInAustin.com’s 2015 List Recognizes FloSports for Contributing to Austin’s Explosive Growth
AUSTIN, Texas (May 14, 2015) – FloSports, the authentic source for high-quality sports content and coverage, was named to BuiltInAustin.com’s 2015 list of the Top 100 Austin Tech Companies. The exclusive list recognizes the top tech employers in Austin for their contributions to the burgeoning local economy, as well as their funding and hiring over the past year.
“We’re excited to be named by BuiltInAustin.com as one of the leading tech companies in Austin,” FloSports CEO and co-founder Martin Floreani said. “We’ve made great strides over the past year, expanding our employee base as well as our depth and breadth of sports coverage, and we’re proud to call Austin home.”
With headquarters in East Austin, FloSports was recognized in a category along with 35 other local tech companies with 100 employees or less as of April 2015.
In Oct. 2014, FloSports received $8 million in funding from Causeway Media Partners. That investment facilitated rapid growth, and FloSports surpassed 100 full-time employees this month.
For more information about FloSports, visit www.flosports.tv.
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ABOUT FLOSPORTS
FloSports, an innovative sports media company based in Austin, Texas, is the authentic source for content and a new world of coverage that true fans have been waiting for. Focused on three areas – live competition and coverage, original content, and owned and operated events – the company takes fragmented communities and provides them the platform to connect with the sports they love.
Through live streaming of premier events, original video programming, weekly studio shows, branded entertainment, and event creation and execution, FloSports is changing the game for the sports, the athletes and the fans. Current verticals under the FloSports header are Softball, Elite Fitness, Wrestling, Gymnastics, and Running, including MileSplit.com.
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