Texas Tech’s latest industry snapshot is packed with big numbers, from 2,150 new tech companies founded in 2023 and $45B in M&A deals to 12 IPOs raising $8.7B. You will see how Austin, Dallas Fort Worth, and Houston each drive growth, along with what the data says about jobs, VC funding, patents, and sector momentum across the state.
Key Takeaways
- Texas has 2,150 tech companies founded in 2023, raising $12.5B total
- Austin hosts 1,200 tech startups, with 450 new incorporations in 2023
- Texas tech unicorns number 15 as of 2024, including A Cloud Guru and TopGolf
- Texas tech GDP contribution: $285B in 2023, 13.5% of state GDP
- Tech exports from Texas: $142B in 2023, 25% of total state exports
- Texas tech multiplier effect: $1.8 economic impact per $1 invested
- In 2023, Texas tech employment reached 1,456,000 jobs, representing 12.4% of the state's total employment
- Texas tech sector added 78,900 new jobs in 2022, a 5.7% growth rate surpassing the national average of 4.2%
- Austin's tech workforce grew by 9.2% year-over-year in 2023, totaling 220,000 employees in software and IT services
- Patent filings in Texas tech sectors reached 45,200 in 2023, up 8% YoY
- Austin filed 12,500 tech patents in 2023, focusing on semiconductors
- Texas R&D spending by tech firms: $28B in 2023, 6th nationally
- Texas VC funding hit $25.4B in 2023, 2nd highest after California
- Austin VC deals: 620 in 2023, $8.2B invested
- Early-stage VC in Texas: $7.1B across 450 deals in 2023
Texas tech surged in 2023 with 2,150 new companies, $25.4B in VC, and major job growth across metros.
Company Growth
1Texas has 2,150 tech companies founded in 2023, raising $12.5B total
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2Austin hosts 1,200 tech startups, with 450 new incorporations in 2023
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3Texas tech unicorns number 15 as of 2024, including A Cloud Guru and TopGolf
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4Dallas tech firms grew 7% to 3,500 companies in 2023
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5Houston added 320 energy-tech startups in 2023, total 1,100 firms
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6Texas tech M&A deals reached 280 in 2023, valued at $45B
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768% of Texas tech companies are bootstrapped, per 2023 survey of 5,000 firms
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8San Antonio cybersecurity firms: 250 active, 20% growth YoY
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9Texas fintech companies: 650, processing $2.5T transactions annually
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10Biotech tech firms in Texas: 420, with 110 new in 2023
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11Texas SaaS companies generate $50B revenue, 1,800 firms strong
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12Relocated tech HQs to Texas: 95 companies since 2020, including Oracle and Tesla
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13Texas tech IPOs: 12 in 2023, raising $8.7B
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14Edtech startups in Texas: 180, serving 5M students
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15Texas gaming tech firms: 120, $1.2B revenue
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16Proptech companies in Texas: 250, valued at $15B collectively
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17Texas agritech startups: 90, innovating in 2M acres smart farming
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18Cleantech firms: 350 in Texas, $3B revenue from renewables
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19Texas tech accelerators incubated 450 startups in 2023
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Company Growth Interpretation
Texas isn't just playing with cowboy hats anymore; it's built a shockingly diversified tech empire where bootstrapped grit meets unicorn glamour, from Austin's startup factory to Houston's energy revolution, proving the Lone Star State is writing the next chapter of innovation with a very big, very lucrative pen.
Economic Contribution
1Texas tech GDP contribution: $285B in 2023, 13.5% of state GDP
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2Tech exports from Texas: $142B in 2023, 25% of total state exports
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3Texas tech multiplier effect: $1.8 economic impact per $1 invested
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4Property taxes from tech firms: $4.2B to Texas localities in 2023
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5Tech-driven personal income: $180B for 5.2M households in 2023
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6Austin tech GDP: $110B, 30% of metro GDP in 2023
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7Dallas tech economic output: $85B, supporting 1.2M indirect jobs
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8Houston tech sector sales tax revenue: $2.1B in 2023
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9Texas tech venture returns: $35B to investors in 2023 exits
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10Cost savings from Texas tech adoption: $15B in efficiency gains 2023
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11Tech philanthropy from Texas firms: $1.5B donated in 2023
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12Texas tech tourism boost: $2.8B from SXSW and tech events 2023
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13Broadband investment ROI: $12B economic return on $3B spend in 2023
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14Texas tech supply chain value: $95B in purchases from local vendors 2023
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15Median home price uplift from tech jobs: 18% in Austin suburbs 2023
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16Tech sector state sales tax: $8.7B collected in 2023
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17Texas tech job creation multiplier: 3.2 indirect jobs per direct tech job
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18Corporate income tax from tech: $3.9B to Texas treasury 2023
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19Texas tech economic growth rate: 6.8% in 2023, double state average
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Economic Contribution Interpretation
In 2023, Texas tech didn't just drive the state's economy; it sat in the driver's seat, gunned the engine, paid for the gas, and still had enough left to buy the whole road and tip the tollbooth attendant generously.
Employment Statistics
1In 2023, Texas tech employment reached 1,456,000 jobs, representing 12.4% of the state's total employment
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2Texas tech sector added 78,900 new jobs in 2022, a 5.7% growth rate surpassing the national average of 4.2%
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3Austin's tech workforce grew by 9.2% year-over-year in 2023, totaling 220,000 employees in software and IT services
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4Dallas-Fort Worth metro area hosts 450,000 tech workers, with cybersecurity jobs increasing 15% from 2021 to 2023
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5Houston's tech employment stands at 180,000, driven by energy tech with 25,000 data science roles added since 2020
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6Average tech salary in Texas is $118,500 annually as of 2023, 22% above the national average
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742% of Texas tech jobs are in software development, employing 612,000 professionals in 2023
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8Tech occupations in Texas have a median wage of $102,000, with 15-1251 Computer Programmers earning $95,420
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9San Antonio tech sector employs 95,000, with 12% growth in IT support roles from 2022-2023
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10Texas ranks 2nd nationally with 1.4 million tech workers, behind only California, per 2023 CompTIA data
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11Women hold 28% of Texas tech jobs, up from 25% in 2020, totaling 408,000 female tech workers
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12Hispanic/Latino representation in Texas tech is 22%, employing 320,000 individuals in 2023
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13Texas tech unemployment rate is 2.1% in 2023, below the state average of 3.9%
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1465,000 tech jobs in Texas are remote-eligible, comprising 4.5% of total tech employment in 2023
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15Entry-level tech jobs in Texas grew 8% to 120,000 positions in 2023
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16Texas tech industry employed 1,456,000 in 2023 with projected 4.1% growth to 1,516,000 by 2027
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17Cybersecurity jobs in Texas number 145,000, with 18% annual growth since 2021
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18Data analytics roles in Texas tech reached 210,000 in 2023, up 11% YoY
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19Cloud computing specialists in Texas: 98,000 employed, median salary $135,000
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20AI/ML engineers in Texas: 45,000 jobs, 25% growth from 2022
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Employment Statistics Interpretation
Texas is not merely riding the tech wave but skillfully steering it, with one in eight of its workers now powering an industry whose booming growth, impressive salaries, and evolving diversity are steadily reshaping the state's economic landscape.
Innovation Metrics
1Patent filings in Texas tech sectors reached 45,200 in 2023, up 8% YoY
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2Austin filed 12,500 tech patents in 2023, focusing on semiconductors
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3Texas R&D spending by tech firms: $28B in 2023, 6th nationally
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4AI patents granted to Texas entities: 3,200 in 2023
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5Texas universities produced 15,000 tech graduates with patents in 2023
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6Blockchain patents in Texas: 1,800 filed in 2023
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7Texas tech R&D tax credits claimed $1.2B by 1,200 firms in 2023
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8Quantum computing research papers from Texas: 450 in 2023
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9Texas leads US with 2.1% of global tech patents in semiconductors
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10Venture-backed patents: 8,500 from Texas startups in 2023
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11Texas tech innovation score: 78/100 per 2023 Bloomberg index
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125G-related patents: 2,400 in Texas 2023
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13Texas SBIR grants awarded: $250M for 450 tech projects in 2023
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14Open-source contributions from Texas devs: 1.2M commits in 2023
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15Texas tech incubators filed 1,100 patents collectively in 2023
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16Robotics patents: 950 in Texas, leading Southern states
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Innovation Metrics Interpretation
Texas isn't just keeping up in the tech race; with a torrent of patents, billions in R&D, and a fresh army of inventive graduates, the state is methodically building the intellectual fortress from which the next generation of industry will be commanded.
Venture Capital
1Texas VC funding hit $25.4B in 2023, 2nd highest after California
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2Austin VC deals: 620 in 2023, $8.2B invested
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3Early-stage VC in Texas: $7.1B across 450 deals in 2023
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4Texas Series A funding averaged $12.5M per deal in 2023, 180 deals
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5Corporate VC in Texas tech: $3.8B from 45 firms in 2023
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6Fintech VC in Texas: $2.9B raised by 85 startups in 2023
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7Healthtech VC funding: $4.1B in Texas 2023, 120 companies
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8AI startups in Texas secured $5.6B VC in 2023
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9Texas seed funding: 1,200 rounds totaling $2.3B in 2023
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10Late-stage VC: $10.2B in Texas, 65 megadeals over $100M
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11Texas VC firms: 320 active, deploying $28B AUM
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12Female-founded Texas startups raised $1.8B VC in 2023, 15% of total
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13Texas gov grants for tech: $450M awarded to 200 startups in 2023
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14Crowdfunding success: Texas tech raised $320M via platforms in 2023
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15Energy tech VC: $3.2B in Texas, leading US states
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16Exit value from VC-backed Texas tech: $18B in 2023
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17Texas VC deal count up 12% to 1,850 in 2023
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18Median VC round size in Texas: $6.8M in 2023
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19Texas ranks 3rd in VC per capita at $85 per resident in 2023
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Venture Capital Interpretation
While California may still wear the venture capital crown, Texas is busy building a sprawling, well-funded kingdom of its own, proving that everything from seed to exit really is bigger where early-stage bets, AI ambition, and energy tech dominance fuel a booming ecosystem that's no longer just riding coattails but sewing its own gilded western wear.
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