Joshua Baer, CEO of Austin-based Capital Factory, died in a plane crash in Laredo on Wednesday. He was among six people on the plane, the company confirmed. Joshua Baer, the CEO of Austin, Texas-based Capital Factory, an organization that helped boost local startups, has passed away in a plane crash in Laredo earlier on Wednesday. He was one of the six people who were on the plane at it crashed. The five others have survived the crash, authorities confirmed.Capital Factory CEO Joshua Baer. (Joshua Baer/ Instagram)His death was confirmed by Capital Factory to the Austin American-Statesman. Joshua Baer was 50 years old.This story is being updated.Shamik is a journalist covering the United States for Hindustan Times. He has more than four years of experience reporting on US politics, sports, and major breaking stories across fast-moving cycles.
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