(Community Matters) The National Venture Capital Association today recognized Joe Aragona with its American Spirit Award for his commitment to philanthropy and making
such a difference in society. Joe has helped in very meaningful ways with so many initiatives, including the High-Tech Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund & other Entrepreneurs Foundation initiatives, Casa Montessori, Davis Phinney Foundation, Dell Children’s Medical Center, the Miracle Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. As a longtime board member of LAF, Joe’s been instrumental in it’s evolution from an important local nonprofit to a leading national cancer foundation.
Joe’s a founder of Austin Ventures and has served as a general partner since 1982.