San Antonio startups Darkhive and Freyya do very different things.<\/p>\n
Darkhive is a drone technology company that primarily serves the U.S. military. Freyya is developing a unique medical device that can assist in pelvic care.<\/p>\n
On Tech Day, though, Freyya CEO and co-founder Gabriele Niederauer and Darkhive chief of staff Michael Smith shared the stage to discuss what they have in common. The event, organized by nonprofit Tech Bloc, featured panels discussing San Antonio\u2019s technology and startup sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Niederauer and Smith discussed their business\u2019 journeys while reflecting on the challenges they faced and the strength of San Antonio\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s such a hotbed of talent here, whether it be the military community or all the young tech graduates that are here,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe work with clinicians in different parts of the U.S., but I\u2019m really excited because we have experts at the University of Texas Health Science Center,\u201d Niederauer said. \u201cWhen you start getting to work, you can find a lot of local talent and tap into that.\u201d<\/p>\n
They are two examples of local startups capitalizing on local economic strengths \u2014 San Antonio\u2019s robust medical sector and its role as a center for U.S. military infrastructure. They\u2019re not the only ones. Leaders in the tech startup space are increasingly focused on playing to local economic strengths.<\/p>\n
Charles Woodin, CEO at Geekdom, said he wants to see San Antonio startups succeed even more within the local economy. Geekdom was founded as a coworking space meant to help foster local tech startups. Recently, it\u2019s expanded to work with businesses outside the tech sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not focus our energy on helping our industry partners through our startups?\u201d said Woodin, who spoke at Tech Day, in an interview after Tuesday\u2019s event. <\/p>\n
Different businesses, local success<\/p>\n