Red Fan Communications reflects on a bustling 2019

As we move into a new decade, we’re reflecting on 2019 and looking ahead to a spectacular 2020 with a smart, strong team of consultants and a roster of clients who are blazing new trails and disrupting industry titans in B2B and B2C tech.

We are proud to say that we’ve added 12 new clients to our roster and doubled our annual revenue. Our team is now deep into healthtech—including sleep—sustainability of both food and water (cannabis too!), cybersecurity for consumers and HR tech for companies expanding globally. And we are deepening our roots in fintech, software development and SaaS while continuing our investment in local art and, of course, Austin’s food scene.

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Here are some highlights from our new partners:

According to Silicon Valley Bank’s HealthTech 2019 report, “Overall, the outlook for healthtech is promising. The industry’s robust growth has facilitated more than $27 billion in invested capital for private companies, 14 of which have valuations exceeding $1 billion. And 2019 has already surpassed 2018 with a record $8 billion in total exit value, driven largely by strong IPOs.”

With a focus on improving breathing during sleep, Airflow Sleep combines clinically proven medical techniques, sleep technologies and personal advocacy and coaching to enhance sleep quality and correct bad habits that negatively affect sleep. Its pillow for back sleepers has been cleared by the FDA and is classified as a Class II medical device. For more information on Airflow Sleep, please visit www.shop.airflowsleep.com/.

Airflow Sleep recently announced its partnership with the American Heart Association. You can read it here.

Babson Diagnostics aims to bring diagnostic blood testing to the retail pharmacy counter, making it easier, faster and more pleasant for customers to monitor and improve their health. Originally incubated in 2017 at Siemens Healthineers and in partnership with BD, Babson Diagnostics is working with national retail pharmacies to conduct clinical trials to confirm the validity of its innovative capillary blood collection, stabilization and analysis technology. For more information on Babson Diagnostics, please visit www.babsondx.com.

Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy is the leading retail provider of Hyper Wellness services in the United States. This year, they were named one of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies at No. 113. As a comprehensive health and wellness center, Restore provides whole body and localized cryotherapy, IV drip therapy, allergy testing and treatments, cryoskin and cryofacials, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, infrared saunas, compression therapy and micronutrient testing. In its efforts to make wellness treatments more affordable and accessible for everyone, Restore is dedicated to helping as many people as possible feel better so they can do more of what they love. For more information, please visit www.restore.com.

Fluence Bioengineering, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OSRAM, creates the most powerful and energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial crop production and research applications. Fluence is the leading LED lighting supplier in the global cannabis market and is committed to enabling more efficient crop production with the world’s top vertical farms and greenhouse produce growers. Fluence’s global headquarters are based in Austin, Texas, with its EMEA headquarters in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The company recently released its “State of Cannabis Lighting Market” Report in conjunction with Cannabis Business Times that shows the increasing viability of LED lighting systems for legal cannabis production. For more information about Fluence, visit https://fluence.science.

GAP provides an exceptional experience in analytics, cloud, mobile and QA Automation services. They fully integrate their nearshore engineering teams into clients’ organizations, providing continuous delivery through transparent communication and unfettered access to every team member. They help companies scale smarter, more economically, and with less risk, transforming goals and objectives into data and software solutions that drive success. They recently were honored at the 16th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business with an award in Management Team of the Year and Achievement in Developing and Promoting Women categories. For more information visit, www.wearegap.com.

LeanDNA builds software for factories across the globe. With a deep focus on making inventory analytics automated, actionable and collaborative, LeanDNA enables manufacturers to optimize inventory, avoid shortages and stay on-time with customers. They recently raised $15 million in Series B funding led by S3 Ventures. For more information, visit www.leandna.com.

Built with leading-edge predictive technology, Cylance Smart Antivirus™ is an artificial intelligence-driven antivirus software specifically designed to protect consumers against malicious threats—even the dark technology scenarios that keep you up at night. With Cylance Smart Antivirus, the company applies its enterprise-grade technology and years of innovation to create a more effective antivirus solution equipped to meet the day-to-day needs of its customers. For more information, visit www.cylance.com.

CVEX is applying technology and automation to create the most advanced trading platform for pre-IPO private company equities in the U.S. market today. CVEX is based in the rapidly growing technology and innovation hub of Austin, Texas. For more information, please visit https://www.cvexgroup.com/.

Through a combination of workforce management data, technologies, services and market expertise, Safeguard Global enables success through smarter, more efficient global employee management, recruitment, payroll, onboarding, expense management and more. To learn more, visit www.safeguardglobal.com.

ISHIDA is a new contemporary dance company founded in 2019 by choreographer Brett Ishida in Austin, Texas. The first dance company of its kind in the city, ISHIDA is changing the face of arts culture in Austin through world-class performances. ISHIDA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing interactive dance experiences to local diverse adult and at-risk youth communities through free educational workshops. For more information, visit www.ishidadance.org. Inaugural performances are January 3 and 4 at the Long Center.