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The new location serving a full menu of breakfast, brunch and lunch opens its doors on Monday, July 28th in Austin, Texas

AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / July 28, 2025 / First Watch, the leading Daytime Dining restaurant serving breakfast, brunch and lunch, announced today it has opened a new location in Austin, Texas. The new restaurant located at 3500 E Parmer Ln, Suite 10140, Austin, Texas 78754, brings a chef-inspired menu and rotating seasonal offerings to a 4,253-square-foot space that seats more than 142 people, provides outside dining under a covered patio and serves signature housemade fresh juices at an indoor brunch bar. The restaurant will employ approximately 45 people.

To celebrate the opening of the new EastVillage, Austin, TX location, customers who dine in-restaurant during its first five days in business will receive free coffee with their meal. In addition, the first 120 customers to visit the new restaurant will also receive a custom, reusable travel mug.

“We’re thrilled to bring First Watch to EastVillage – a dynamic, walkable community that perfectly reflects our mission of connecting people over fresh, chef-inspired daytime meals. EastVillage’s blend of urban energy, green spaces, and neighborhood charm makes it an ideal setting for our newest restaurant. We look forward to becoming part of this vibrant community and offering a welcoming space where families and friends can gather, relax, and enjoy the comfort of a shared table.” – Dan Anfinson, COO of MHFW Restaurants LLC

First Watch’s curated menu takes an elevated approach to traditional breakfast, brunch and lunch that are made to order using farm fresh ingredients. The menu includes crave-able items such as Avocado Toast, Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict, Farm Stand Breakfast Tacos and Lemon Ricotta Pancakes. The new restaurant offers healthy, flavorful favorites like house-made granola and pico de gallo, organic greens, house-roasted vegetables, cage-free eggs and 100% fresh-squeezed orange juice as well as more indulgent, classic offerings.

First Watch EastVillage will also offer options from the restaurant’s fresh juice bar – including the best-selling Morning Meditation (made with orange, lemon, turmeric, organic ginger, agave nectar and beet) – juiced in-house daily using only the highest quality fruits and vegetables. The new restaurant features First Watch’s brunch cocktail program, which allows guests to enjoy signature creations like the Blackberry Bramble Sangria (a signature blend of Merlot, mixed berries and apple with a squeeze of orange and lime) and Cinnamon Toast Cereal Milk (coconut rum, cold brew coffee, coconut milk and agave nectar).

Five times a year, First Watch offers a revolving seasonal menu that follows the sun to source the highest quality ingredients, wherever and whenever they are in season. This ever-evolving menu has featured items like Crab Avocado Toast, Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast, Elote Mexican Street Corn Hash and Watermelon Wake-Up fresh juice, among many others. 

The interior brightly builds upon First Watch’s Urban Farm design prototype with the addition of warm blue tones, quartz countertops, and a subway-tile backsplash. A grab-and-go retail area will showcase Sweet Street’s line of GMO-free, additive-free desserts for purchase and the concept’s socially responsible and award-winning Project Sunrise coffee, grown by independent groups of women farmers in South America, called the Mujeres en Café. Communal tables as well as patio and bar seating make First Watch a great place for guests to work remotely in an approachable atmosphere.

First Watch serves its entire menu seven days a week from 7 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. for pickup, delivery and dine-in service. The restaurant also offers customers complimentary newspapers and free Wi-Fi Internet access.

For more information about First Watch, its menu offerings or to find the nearest location, visit firstwatch.com.

ABOUT FIRST WATCH
First Watch is the leading Daytime Dining concept serving made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch using fresh ingredients. A recipient of hundreds of local “Best Breakfast” and “Best Brunch” accolades, First Watch’s chef-driven menu rotates five times a year and includes elevated executions of classic favorites alongside specialties such as its Quinoa Power Bowl, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Chickichanga, Morning Meditation fresh juice and signature Million Dollar Bacon. After first appearing on the list in 2022 and 2023, First Watch was named 2024’s #1 Most Loved Workplace® in America by Newsweek and the Best Practice Institute. In 2023, First Watch was named the top restaurant brand in Yelp’s inaugural list of the top 50 most-loved brands in the U.S. In 2022, First Watch was awarded a sought-after MenuMasters honor by Nation’s Restaurant News for its seasonal Braised Short Rib Omelet. First Watch operates more than 540 First Watch restaurants in 29 states. For more information, visit www.firstwatch.com.

ABOUT MAC HAIK RESTAURANT GROUP (MHRG)
Mac Haik Restaurant Group (MHRG) is a division of Mac Haik Enterprises LTD (MHE), a diversified holding company headquartered in Houston, Texas. MHRG oversees a growing portfolio of original and franchised concepts, including Kirkwood-a modern clubhouse-style restaurant opening in Houston’s Energy Corridor-and Maggie’s Coffee. MHRG is also the largest franchisee of First Watch Restaurants and was named Franchisee of the Year in 2024. MHE’s broader holdings include Mac Haik Outdoor Media, Mac Haik Hospitality, and Mac Haik Automotive Group, which operates 16 dealerships across the South. Learn more at machaik-enterprises.com.

SOURCE: Mac Haik Enterprises LTD

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Oak HC/FT and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) co-lead investment to accelerate the deployment of Ambience’s AI platform to transform clinical and administrative workflows for health systems across the country.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / Ambience Healthcare, the leading ambient AI platform for documentation, coding, and clinical documentation integrity (CDI), today announced a $243 million Series C round to scale its AI platform for health systems. The round was co-led by Oak HC/FT and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from existing investors including the OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins, and Optum Ventures. New investors in the round include Frist Cressey Ventures, Town Hall Ventures, Smash Capital, Georgian, and Founders Circle Capital.

Ambience was architected with the understanding that health systems are not monolithic enterprises. They span ambulatory clinics, emergency departments, and inpatient hospitals – each with distinct workflows, specialties, and clinical and administrative demands. Ambience integrates directly into the EHR to meet this complexity, enabling its platform to adapt to the unique context of each care setting and specialty without requiring workflow redesign or staff retraining.

Building on its foundation of industry-leading ambient scribing, Ambience has grown into the leading end-to-end platform for documentation, coding, and clinical workflow support that operates across the full continuum of care. Today, it supports more than 100 ambulatory subspecialties, EDs, and inpatient specialties, producing structured, compliant documentation that improves clinical quality, reduces administrative burden, and drives revenue-cycle performance. The platform is powered by proprietary AI reasoning models purpose-built to handle the nuanced regulatory, clinical, and operational demands of real-world healthcare.

“The market response to Ambience goes beyond customer satisfaction – it reflects genuine customer love,” said Vig Chandramouli, Partner at Oak HC/FT. “Ambience has developed a comprehensive AI platform that not only works across specialties and integrates seamlessly with EHR systems, but also meets the rigorous standards of compliance teams – a rare and powerful combination. We’re proud to support them.”

Ambience is now used by leading health systems across the United States, including Cleveland Clinic, UCSF Health, Houston Methodist, and Memorial Hermann. Adoption has been fastest in high-complexity subspecialties, the emergency department and inpatient settings – areas with the greatest documentation burden. In recent KLAS evaluations, Ambience achieved a 97.7 customer satisfaction score, with top marks for product quality and responsiveness. It is also the first ambient solution with third-party validated, CFO-approved ROI tied to improved coding accuracy and compliance.

“Documentation has long been a source of friction,” shares CEO Michael Ng. “Ambience is turning it into a source of strength – transforming how clinicians deliver care, how administrators run operations, and how patients experience the system.”

• For clinicians: Automates documentation with ambient listening, preps them with specialty-specific chart summaries, and simplifies complexity with built-in features like ICD-10 assistant and real-time compliance engine – all directly inside their existing EHR workflow. This reduces cognitive burden and documentation time, freeing clinicians to focus on delivering their best patient care.

• For administrators: Standardizes workflows across coding, quality, CDI, prior authorization, and utilization management by producing complete, compliant documentation in real time. Built-in support includes CDI & ICD-10 coding assist and structured chart output tailored for operational review – all at leading levels of compliance from data captured throughout the entire clinical workflow.

• For patients: Enhances understanding and care follow-through with contextually aware ambient listening and clear after-visit summaries. With Ambience handling documentation in the background, clinicians stay more engaged – strengthening trust, communication, and overall care experience.

“When we first backed Ambience at the seed, we saw the potential for their ambient AI product to be the wedge into a number of essential clinical workflows over time,” said Julie Yoo, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). “In a space now crowded with point solutions, the exceptional team at Ambience has executed impressively over the years by expanding into a robust platform, grounded in real clinical needs-tailored to subspecialties, trusted by frontline providers, and delivering clear value to health systems. We’re honored to continue to support Ambience to bring AI to the places where it’s needed the most in healthcare.”

With this new funding, Ambience will continue expanding its AI platform across health systems and accelerate the delivery of products that make administrative tasks invisible, data accurate by default, and care teams more effective everywhere.

About Ambience Healthcare

Ambience Healthcare is the leading AI platform for documentation, coding, and clinical workflow, built to reduce administrative burden and protect revenue integrity at the point of care. Trusted by top health systems across North America, Ambience’s platform is live across outpatient, emergency, and inpatient settings, supporting more than 100 specialties with real-time, coding-aware documentation. The platform integrates directly with Epic, Oracle Cerner, athenahealth, and other major EHRs. Founded in 2020 by Mike Ng and Nikhil Buduma, Ambience is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by Oak HC/FT, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), OpenAI Startup Fund, Kleiner Perkins, and other leading investors.

Media Contact

Karina Stabile
Aria Marketing for Ambience Healthcare
kstabile@ariamarketing.com
516-317-5835

SOURCE: Ambience

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Exclusive Concepts, EK Creative and Go Fish Digital, all Agital companies, now operate under one name with a new look, integrated strategy, and AI-enabled tools built for scale

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / Go Fish Digital, a digital marketing agency within the Agital portfolio, announced a new brand identity that brings together three high-performing Agital companies, Go Fish Digital, Exclusive Concepts, and EK Creative, under a single, unified name. Alongside this consolidation, the agency is unveiling an updated visual identity that reflects its evolved positioning: a performance-driven partner built to help modern marketers stay ahead with speed, transparency, and results.

This brand refresh also includes the launch of Barracuda, a proprietary suite of AI-powered marketing tools developed by Go Fish Digital’s in-house experts. Barracuda supports execution across all service areas, technical SEO, paid media, digital PR, content, analytics, and social commerce, giving teams real-time insights and automation that drive superior outcomes. These tools are built by marketers, for marketers, and are already powering growth for clients across many industries.

The brand transformation reflects a strategic journey that began in early 2024. Exclusive Concepts, one of the first eCommerce-focused digital agencies in the U.S., became part of Agital and brought nearly three decades of leadership in paid media and full-funnel planning. EK Creative, also integrated into Agital that year, quickly rose to prominence as one of the first TikTok agency partners, leading in social commerce, affiliate, and live shopping activations. Go Fish Digital, already a respected authority in SEO and content marketing, added its reputation for innovation and digital PR leadership. Now, these three teams operate as one under the Go Fish Digital name, with deeper specialization, broader capabilities and a stronger shared vision.

“This relaunch reflects the powerful expertise we’ve brought together,” said David Dweck, General Manager of Go Fish Digital. “By combining these three results-focused teams, we’ve created a more agile and strategically aligned agency. Clients now get an integrated approach, AI-enhanced execution, and a seamless experience, backed by years of proven results.”

The new identity emphasizes clarity, precision, and partnership. As the industry rapidly evolves, Go Fish Digital equips brands to navigate change confidently with actionable insights, streamlined solutions, and a clear point of view. The updated design system, digital experience, and visual language reinforce the agency’s role as a proactive guide, helping clients see around corners and stay ahead of what’s next.

“This is more than a new look. It’s a clear signal that we’re here to lead, with stronger tools, seamless execution, and a relentless focus on performance,” said Jamie Farrell, Chief Marketing Officer at Agital.

The launch of Barracuda further strengthens that promise. Designed to streamline execution and unlock scale, Barracuda gives teams the ability to test, adapt, and optimize faster than ever.

“Barracuda was purpose-built to solve real marketing challenges,” said Dan Hinckley, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder of Go Fish Digital. “It pairs our exceptional talent with intelligent automation, allowing clients to move quickly and compete confidently.”

The new Go Fish Digital identity is now live across all digital platforms and client channels. It represents a modern performance agency built for the pace and complexity of today’s digital landscape.

To explore the new identity and learn how Go Fish Digital helps brands outsmart, outplay, and outperform, visit www.gofishdigital.com.

SOURCE: Go Fish Digital

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The new partnership combines Third Bridge’s world leading library of expert interviews with Portrait’s AI-driven research tools, streamlining how institutional investors blend qualitative insight with quantitative analysis.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / Portrait Analytics, the leading personalized AI-powered investment research platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Third Bridge, a leading global expert network and investment research provider. Embedding Third Bridge’s unparalleled library of high-quality expert interviews directly into the Portrait platform will create a one-stop research environment for institutional investors.

This collaboration addresses a growing need in public market investing: combining state-of-the-art AI capabilities with powerful qualitative insights from trusted experts. Instead of switching between siloed tools or stitching together AI workflows manually, investors can now leverage AI to seamlessly surface real-time expert perspectives at the moment they’re discovering, researching, and monitoring an investment thesis.

“Investors are excited by AI’s potential to add leverage to the research process, but are struggling to integrate this technology with critical data sources,” said David Plon, CEO and co-founder of Portrait Analytics. “Integrating Third Bridge’s extensive library of expert insights and company intelligence into our leading AI platform is a major step towards helping our users fully unlock the value of this research for creative idea generation and thesis development.”

This partnership benefits institutional investors, particularly hedge funds and asset managers who rely on expert interviews as part of their research process. Third Bridge subscribers on the Portrait platform can now instantly leverage the collective insights from thousands of experts through Portrait’s deep research workflows. For instance, an analyst researching GLP-1s can now leverage Portrait to analyze thousands of expert conversations about downstream impacts on medical devices, food companies, and insurers, uncovering non-obvious investment opportunities.

“Portrait’s platform is the perfect environment to unlock even more value from our trusted library of expert insights,” said Mike Grubert, Managing Director at Third Bridge, “This collaboration underscores our commitment to providing the world’s decision makers with access to the high-quality insights they need, whenever and wherever they need them. Together, we’re giving our mutual clients a faster, smarter way to conduct due diligence and develop differentiated insight into investment opportunities.”

ABOUT PORTRAIT ANALYTICS:

Portrait Analytics is a personalized AI-powered investment research platform that supports critical public market workflows across idea generation, context-building, and thesis monitoring. Built by former buy-side analysts, Portrait is headquartered in New York with a presence across the U.S. and Europe. Learn more at https://www.portraitanalytics.ai.

ABOUT THIRD BRIDGE:

Third Bridge is a global investment research business, providing investors and business leaders with access to the unique expert insights they need to accelerate and improve their decision-making. Founded in 2007, it has 1,500+ employees who serve the world’s top private equity funds, hedge funds, mutual funds, and management consulting firms. Learn more at: www.thirdbridge.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: Lauren Gill, MAG PR at lauren@mooringadvisorygroup.com.

SOURCE: Portrait Analytics

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Hybrid-Fueled Ramjet to Enable Throttleable, Restartable Missile Systems for Enhanced A2/AD Penetration

COCOA, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / Vaya Space announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II in the amount of $1,236,406 focused on the development of the Hybrid-Fueled Ramjet, a throttleable and restartable hypersonic missile propulsion system, to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018, which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded, and now on July 9, 2025, Vaya Space will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.

“This Phase II award represents a significant advancement in hypersonic propulsion and a strong vote of confidence in Vaya’s hybrid technology. Our Hybrid-Fueled Ramjet introduces a new class of adaptable missile propulsion; combining throttleability, restart capability, and mission-tailorable thrust to meet the dynamic demands of modern defense. We’re proud to help shape the future of strategic capability for the United States,” stated Vaya Space Chief Executive Officer Kevin Lowdermilk.

The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense or the U.S. government.

About Vaya Space

Vaya Space is a privately owned company based on the Space Coast and leveraging patented Vortex-Hybrid engine technology to disrupt both the Space and Defense markets. Visit VayaSpace.com for more information.

About AFRL

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is the primary scientific research and development center for the Department of the Air Force. AFRL plays an integral role in leading the discovery, development and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces. With a workforce spanning across nine technology areas and 40 other operations around the globe, AFRL provides a diverse portfolio of science and technology ranging from fundamental to advanced research and technology development. For more information, visit afresearchlab.com.

About AFWERX

As the innovation arm of the DAF and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, AFWERX brings cutting-edge American ingenuity from small businesses and start-ups to address the most pressing challenges of the DAF. AFWERX employs approximately 320 military, civilian and contractor personnel at four hubs and sites executing an annual $1.4 billion budget. Since 2019, AFWERX has awarded over 10,400 contracts worth more than $7.24 billion to strengthen the U.S. defense industrial base and drive faster technology transition to operational capability. For more information, visit afwerx.com.

SOURCE: Vaya Space

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BOZEMAN, MT / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / Rivers are Life, a network of River Heroes who are invested in the protection of rivers around the world, today announced a partnership with Wildrye Distilling, a celebrated Montana-based craft distillery, to release “The Confluence Collection” – a limited-edition series of four unique whiskeys inspired by the iconic rivers of Montana.

Crafted with care and purpose, The Confluence Collection features:

• The Jeff: A rye whiskey finished in port casks, echoing the heritage of the Jefferson.

• The Maddy: A bold, free-spirited wheated bourbon as untamed as the Madison.

• The Gally: Rye barrel, Montana single malt capturing the power of the Gallatin.

• The Mo: A blend of all three, celebrating the confluence and creation of the Missouri.

Each bottle pays tribute to one of four vital Montana Rivers – the Jefferson, Madison, Gallatin, and Missouri – all of which play a key role in supporting the state’s ecosystem, agriculture, local communities, culture, and beyond.

A portion of proceeds from all sales will benefit Montana-based river protection group, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, to protect fishable, swimmable, drinkable water throughout the 25,000 sq. miles of Montana’s Upper Missouri River Basin. They accomplish this mission by actively engaging with citizens, stakeholders and decision makers, utilizing water-quality monitoring and best-available science and, when necessary to protect waterways and communities, insisting on compliance with the law. Upper Missouri Waterkeeper believes healthy, clean waterways go hand-in-hand with strong communities and therefore focus both on stopping pollution and on sustainable, long-term solutions to issues threatening Southwest and West-Central Montana.

“Through this collaboration, we’re raising a glass not just to great whiskey, but to the rivers that shape our lives and landscapes,” said Katie Horning, Vice President of Marketing at Rivers are Life. “Partnering with Wildrye lets us celebrate Montana’s waterways in a bold, flavorful way, all while giving back to the rivers that inspire us.”

“Partnering with Rivers are Life on The Confluence Collection has been a natural fit,” said Sten Anderson, Co-Founder of Wildrye Distilling. “Montana’s rivers fuel our way of life-and our craft. We’re proud to help protect these waters so future generations can explore, enjoy, and raise a glass to them too.”

A limited run of The Confluence Collection will be packaged as a complete set in a sustainably crafted custom case by Woodchuck USA. With each box sold, a tree is planted in parts of the world with the biggest need for reforestation – a fitting tribute to the partnership’s mission to protect our planet.

We’ll be hosting a release party for the Confluence Collection at Wildrye Distilling on Wednesday, July 30th from 6pm-8pm. Stop by to learn more about the partnership, enter to win incredible raffle prizes, enjoy some amazing live music, hand-crafted cocktails, and food from neighboring restaurants.

The Confluence Collection will be available for purchase through www.wildryedistilling.com in early August. For more information about Rivers are Life, visit riversarelife.com and download the Rivers are Life app. Learn more about Upper Missouri Waterkeeper at www.uppermissouriwaterkeeper.org. Learn more about Wildrye Distilling at www.wildryedistilling.com.

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Contact Information

Katie Horning
VP of Marketing, Rivers are Life
khorning@riversarelife.com
989-491-1019

SOURCE: Rivers are Life

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