ActaCell is an Austin-based technology start-up commercializing lithium-ion battery technology developed at The University of Texas at Austin.  ActaCell is pioneering innovations in battery technology that enable safe, high-performance, and long lasting rechargeable batteries at a low cost – helping the automotive industry overcome the most significant hurdle to creating commercially viable plug-in electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.

Alert Logic, the leading provider of Security-as-a-Service solutions for the cloud, provides advanced security tools with 24×7 Security Operations Center expertise, allowing customers to defend against threats and address compliance mandates. Built to address the unique challenges of public and private cloud environments, Alert Logic solves day-to-day management of security infrastructure, expert translation of complex data into actionable insight, and flexible deployment options to address customer security needs in any computing environment. Alert Logic partners with the largest cloud and hosting providers to provide SaaS solutions–like intrusion protection, vulnerability assessment and log management–for over 1,500 enterprise customers. Founded in 2002, Alert Logic is based in Houston, Texas.

Ambiq Micro is a fabless semiconductor company that has developed ultra-low power mixed-signal solutions for a new generation of wireless electronics. Building on years of research by world renowned power experts at the University of Michigan, Ambiq Micro has developed breakthrough ultra-low power technology which increases battery life in embedded applications by a factor of 10X to 50X while reducing cost and physical size. Ambiq Micro is based in Austin, Texas and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

BlackLocus is the leading provider of automated and optimized pricing tools for small and mid-sized online retailers. By combining competitive pricing data from across the web with customers’ online store data, BlackLocus delivers actionable recommendations on competitive pricing and positioning. Powered by top talent and research from Carnegie Mellon University, BlackLocus deploys sophisticated machine learning and revenue management techniques in a platform-as-a-service model, enabling small and mid-sized online retailers to compete with larger and/or more established players. BlackLocus is based in Austin, TX and Pittsburgh, PA.

Callisto.fm makes discovering podcasts, and podcasting, a great experience. Podcasts are streamed in channels, like radio and TV, giving the user the opportunity to discover new content as they listen. Users can choose from the pre-defined list of channels, or create their own by simply searching for a given topic of interest. Callisto.fm is a perfect match for anyone that enjoys talk radio, audio books, or user generated content. There is nothing to download, and nothing to sync. Everything plays right in the browser. In late 2010, Callisto.fm acquired Podcast Ready to create a single community and destination for podcasting discovery and enjoyment. Callisto.fm is based in Boulder, Colorado.

Cgate Health creates software to provide simple, flexible and cost effective Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions. Unlike the current landscape of complex, incomplete and expensive Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems, Cgate’s proven software delivers integrated access with a consolidated view of the complete patient record – a gateway to the health record. Healthcare providers and commercial vendors use Cgate’s platform to achieve their goals of productivity, quality and compliance with Federal mandates.

DCS Surgical is a medical device startup developing a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The company is based in Boulder, Colorado, and is currently in stealth mode.

DeepField Networks provides SaaS-based management of cloud and network resources for network service providers and enterprises. The Company, which is operating in stealth mode, was founded by the former CSO of Arbor Networks and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

DNAtrix is a biotech company commercializing an oncolytic virus therapy for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, with founders from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the University of California San Francisco Cancer Center. DNAtrix began its human clinical trials in early 2009.

Excelerate Labs is an intensive summer accelerator for startups driven by proven entrepreneurs and investors. Based in Chicago, Illinois, and led by entrepreneurs Sam Yagan (OKCupid, Sparknotes) and Troy Henikoff (SurePayroll), the program is unique in attracting dozens of mentors from around the country to work with the teams in direct 1-on-1 meetings. Excelerate selects ten companies every spring to participate in the 13-week intensive summer program. Starting on June 1st, the ten companies build connections and their business during the program. The program culminates in an Investor Demo Day on August 31st, where the companies showcase their progress and business plans to more than 200 angel and venture investors from around the country.

Fluensee’s RFID-enabled asset tracking and management solutions improve the visibility, accuracy, security and utilization of a company’s mobile and fixed assets. Its end-to-end solutions combine highly configurable and patented software and implementation services with hardware from leading RFID, barcode, GPS and sensor technology providers. Fluensee offers its browser-based, enterprise-class AssetTrack™ solution that tracks IT assets, pallets, tools, equipment and all types of other high-value assets, along with its Yard™ application that is designed to efficiently manage assets in transportation and distribution environments.

GameSalad is a new kind of game company that blends powerful, accessible, and rapid game creation technologies with independent publishing. GameSalad’s flagship product is a game creation system for creative professionals, enabling non-programmers to create sophisticated 2D casual games for Apple’s mobile iOS platforms, such as the iPhone and iPad. GameSalad is the top development platform for iOS games. GameSalad is based in Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, California.

GlycosBio is transforming the fuels and chemicals industries with biological systems that can flexibly manufacture high value products from a wide range of non-food feedstocks.  The company has acquired and developed a platform technology that enables low cost production of chemicals with environmentally friendly technologies as an alternative to petrochemical-based manufacturing. Products envisioned include replacement of existing polymers with chemically equivalent polymers entirely derived from renewable resources.

Graphic.ly is a cutting-edge digital content delivery system and community platform for the publishing world. Graphic.ly’s first product, which focuses on comic publishers, creators and enthusiasts, provides an immersive social experience and marketplace around digital comics and associated merchandise. The company looks to expand its community and content platform and become the de facto solution for print media. Graphic.ly is a 2009 graduate of TechStars, and is located in Boulder, Colorado and San Francisco, California.

Illumitex is an LED manufacturing company utilizing a novel approach to LED production that allows huge improvements in efficiency for display and general illumination applications.  Illumitex’ current and next-generation products will provide efficiencies that are 5-10 years ahead of the DOE roadmap for expected LED performance improvements.

Imagnx, Inc. is a next-generation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) company focusing on disease-specific MR imaging for cancer, Alzheimer’s and other CNS degenerative diseases. The Company is in the process of commercializing major university and research center technology, based on non-toxic and non-radioactive isotopes. Imagnx is currently in stealth mode.

Infochimps’ mission is to democratize the world’s access to structured data. Initially the brainchild of two graduate physics students at the University of Texas, Infochimps is indexing and connecting all of the data made publicly available and for sale on the web and making it searchable. Our technology allows us to host and distribute that data in a variety of formats, including our API, with a focus on making lists, spreadsheets and datasets easy to find and monkey around with. Infochimps is based in Austin, Texas and San Francisco, California.

Kids learn best by learning to think. And they learn even better when they are doing something they love. These are the ideas that drive Kabongo, a developer and publisher of digital thinking products for kids. Developed by father and cognitive psychologist Dr. Marty Fletcher, Kabongo’s fun brain play products cultivate the thinking skills that underlie learning, inspiring self-confidence through the simple joy of play. Enthusiastically embraced in classrooms across the country, and clinically proven to improve reading skills, Kabongo’s online learning games will soon be available to all, empowering kids everywhere to become better thinkers. Kabongo is based in Emeryville, California and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Koupon Media is an innovative mobile coupon delivery, fulfillment and analytics platform for consumer product brands. Their single-use coupons eliminate fraud from the fulfillment process, and are delivered via QR code, bar code, textmessage, email, or social-media websites. The Koupon Media fulfillment platform has been integrated with a variety of retailer point-of-sale (POS) systems, providing brands both enhanced product control and detailed analytics to better determine consumer buying behavior. The company was founded in 2011 by mobile technology entrepreneurs T.J. Person and Scott Hutchinson, who have a combined 30 years of experience in the mobile content, advertising and marketing industries. Koupon Media is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with offices in Chicago, Illinois.

Macheen is a global cloud services provider for connected devices. The company’s innovative pricing and services platform and its matrix of global partnerships provide novel service models for end users and new sources of revenue for service providers and device makers alike. Macheen is led by a senior executive team with a proven track record of creating and leading technology companies with significant market impact. Macheen is currently in stealth mode.

Marval Biosciences develops novel CT contrast agents that reduce toxicity to patients and improve imaging performance. These next-generation contrast agents will enable a much broader population of patients to use CT for diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases without fear of contrast-induced nephropathy, which can cause acute kidney failure, particularly in elderly and diabetic patients. Based in Houston, Texas, Marval was created through the licensing of intellectual property from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Georgia Institute of Technology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University and The University of Houston.

Performix is a manufacturing execution system (MES) software company founded with a charter to develop state-of-the-art solutions and products for the batch process manufacturing industry. The Company’s suite of composite software applications, Performix xMES®, fills the gaps within enterprise systems and completes the MES solution by leveraging existing SAP solutions and manufacturing system infrastructure. Performix offers products for the chemical, pharmaceutical and high-tech manufacturing industry verticals. Performix’ MES suite of products have been developed by software industry veterans with deep manufacturing industry knowledge.

Phurnace creates software that accelerates deployments and troubleshoots configuration problems for Java EE applications. It eliminates the error-prone, repetitive processes and headaches associated with deploying, troubleshooting, configuring, and migrating of software running on web application servers – regardless of vendor or version. System administrators and developers use Phurnace to eliminate errors, save time, and reduce overall deployment costs.

Acquired by: BMC Software

Prolacta Bioscience is a life sciences company that is dedicated to improving quality of life by Advancing the Science of Human Milk™. Prolacta creates specialty preparations made from human milk, therefore containing purely human protein, for the nutritional needs of premature and critically ill infants in neo-natal intensive care units (NICUs). The company is the sole provider of a human milk fortifier made from 100% human milk, ProlactPlus H2MF. Prolacta operates a pharmaceutical grade processing plant and has designed and patented processes unique to the science of human milk. Prolacta is committed to supporting research in the areas of human milk and premature infant nutrition in order to assist health care professionals in providing the best possible care for the most fragile babies.

ShareThis is the sharing network that makes it simple and easy to share any online content. With the click of a button on a webpage or browser plug- in, ShareThis allows users to seamlessly access their contacts and networks from anywhere online and share the content through email, IM, Facebook, Digg, mobile SMS, etc. without ever leaving the current page. Publishers can deploy the ShareThis button to tap service’s universal sharing capabilities to drive traffic, stimulate viral activity and track the sharing of online content. ShareThis also simplifies social media services by reducing clutter on web pages and providing instant distribution of content across social networks, affiliate groups, and communities.

Swift Biosciences is developing molecular biology reagents for research and diagnostic applications. Swift’s products help users detect genes and gene products that other products can’t. The company’s products also help users to analyze their samples faster, at higher volume, and at a lower price-per-sample. Swift’s products are designed to be compatible with customers’ current instrumentation.

UnWired Nation provides an innovative voice-based commerce platform that delivers real-time, interactive mobile notification and transaction services directly into the consumer’s hands anytime, anywhere. UnWired Nation’s Voice Publishing Platform (VPP) provides a single point of integration for IVR and speech application needs of the enterprise business. The unique, Web-services approach allows for rich, interactive DTMF and speech-enabled alerts as well as outbound and inbound voice applications.

Vertos Medical has commercialized an innovative, percutaneous treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). LSS is a painful and debilitating condition diagnosed in more than 1.5 million people each year in the U.S. The Vertos MILD (Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression) procedure can be performed under local anesthesia and substantially reduces the costs and risks associated with other minimally invasive or open surgeries.