Local Start-up, SpareFoot, Levels up For Breakthrough; Wins 12k for first-gen students

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Austin Level-Up Games is an annual competition filled with networking, fun and philanthropy, giving Austin startup companies a chance to give back to their community. How does it work? It’s quite great. Startups enter their teams into a citywide office Olympics, where their registration fees create a pool of charitable donations. Each startup plays for the charity of their choice, and every charity walks away with a grant for their organization. And, on game day, young professionals and senior executives play side-by-side to battle in ping-pong, dodgeball, Mari Kart 64 and more!

After several years participating in the Austin Startup Games, Austin-based SpareFoot took things to a new level this year—competing for the first time in the Austin Level Up Games and taking second place overall. The silver-medal finish resulted in a $12,000 donation to Breakthrough Central Texas on behalf of SpareFoot.

For seven years, SpareFoot has competed in the original Austin Startup Games, earning a total of four gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze over the course of that time. As a result, SpareFoot has raised over $100,000 for nonprofits around town.

HOW LEVEL UP GAMES WORKS

Step #1: Companies and communities enter their teams in our citywide office Olympics.

Step #2: Their registration fees create a pool of charitable donations.

Step #3: Each team selects a partner nonprofit.

Step #4: On game day, teams battle it out in fun events like dodgeball, ping pong & Mario Kart.

Step #5: The better each team does, the more money they win for their favorite nonprofit.

Step #6: Every charity gets a donation no matter what!