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News on capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and grant funding across Dallas-Fort Worth. From early-stage funding to public exits, here’s a look at deals making business news in the region.
Yendo Co-Founder and CEO Jordan Miller [Inset Photo via LinkedIn]
Cuban-Backed, Dallas-Based Yendo Raises $50M Series B To Fuel Its AI Credit Platform
by David Seeley | Oct 9, 2025
Founded in 2021, Yendo offers the "first-ever" credit card secured by the equity in its customers' vehicles. And now the company is planning "a wave of launches" in Q4 2025—aiming to accelerate its vision of building "the bank for the underserved majority" of non-prime American lenders.
by David Seeley |
Oct 8, 2025
Braemar's portfolio includes nine resort and five urban properties operated under brands including Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Park Hyatt, Autograph Collection by Marriott, Hilton, and Sofitel. In August, Braemar's board determined the luxury lodging REIT couldn't flourish in today's market environment "due to the historically low EBITDA multiple lodging REITs are achieving as well as the ongoing activism the company has received."
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 8, 2025
The Austin-based energy startup—co-founded and led by Zach Dell—offers fixed-rate energy plans with home battery backup. Its $1 billion Series C will fund national expansion and a new factory at a former newspaper press site.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 7, 2025
The deal will create the ninth-largest U.S. bank with around $288 billion in assets. Once the deal closes, Fifth Third shareholders will own roughly 73% and Comerica shareholders will own approximately 27% of the combined company.
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Dallas-Based WashMetrix Acquired by Industry Giant to Advance Data Platform Behind ‘The CarWash Factory’
by Quincy Preston | Oct 6, 2025
Dallas-based WashMetrix, founded in 2022 to keep data on track for operators in the $15 billion car-wash industry, has been acquired by Florida-based manufacturer Sonny’s as “an accelerant" to the company's strategy.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 4, 2025
Known for occupied remodels and more than 40,000 hotel “keys” completed, Genesis is the second acquisition this year by Ameribrands, which is building a national platform serving multi-site hospitality, retail, and restaurant brands.
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NIH Grants $1.84M to UTA Research Team Studying How the Immune System Can Go Wrong—and How to Fix It
by Lance Murray |
Oct 4, 2025
The research could lead to better treatments for disease, including cancer.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 2, 2025
Self-funding the deals with "cash on hand," Centersquare has snapped up data centers in Dallas, Boston, Minneapolis, Tulsa, Nashville, Raleigh, Toronto, and Montreal, growing its portfolio to 80 facilities. A leading colocation provider in North America and the U.K., Centersquare was formed via the 2024 merger of Evoque Data Center Solutions and Cyxtera Technologies.
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Joseph B. Armes, chairman, president and CEO of CSW Industrials [Photo: CSW]
Dallas-Based CSW Industrials To Acquire New York’s Motors & Armatures for $650M
by David Seeley | Oct 1, 2025
Hauppauge, New York-based MARS Parts is one of the largest distributors of HVAC/R parts and supplies in North America. The acquisition will strategically complement CSW's current contractor solutions business, which traditionally has been more focused on new unit installations and replacements, CSW said.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 30, 2025
Dallas‑based TXSE has earned SEC approval to operate as a national exchange, aiming to begin trading by 2026. “Real competition for corporate listings in the United States has finally arrived,” said founder and CEO James H. Lee—and it’s coming from Y’all Street.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 30, 2025
Backed by new leadership, a rebrand, and a growth investment from TA Associates, the company is expanding its AI- and automation-driven healthcare platform with the acquisition of Precision Practice Management.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 30, 2025
Formed earlier this year by the combination of Dallas' Access Healthcare with NYC-based SmarterDx and Austin-based Thoughtful.ai, Smarter Technologies said the new SmarterNotes solution combines SmarterDx’s proprietary clinical AI with Pieces’ industry-leading note automation workflows, "connecting the dots" from patient admission to final payment.
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Will Edwards holding a sample of Firehawk's 3D-printed solid rocket fuel. [Photo: Michael Samples/Dallas Innovates]
Firehawk’s Oversubscribed $60M Round Adds European Backing for Defense, 3D-Printed Rocket Tech
by Lance Murray | Sep 25, 2025
The Addison-based company says new investment from European VC firm Presto Ventures and global industrial and tech company Czechoslovak Group will help boost defense supply chain resilience—and support readiness for NATO and allied forces.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 25, 2025
Clearspan, a leader in cloud-based voice, video, chat, and collaboration technologies, said the acquisition further strengthens its presence within the U.S. service provider market.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 25, 2025
Greenvale, New York-based Carmatic's intelligent payment-as-a-service platform is built to deliver real-time, transaction-ready loan and lease payments, said Infomativ, a provider of fraud prevention, compliance, and credit technology for the automotive and consumer finance industries.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 25, 2025
With its lithium carbonate plant currently installed in the Permian Basin, Element3’s vertically integrated operation is poised to deliver lithium carbonate at a key time for U.S. energy security and the global energy transition, the company says.
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