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Aiming to Make Fort Worth a Hub of ‘Energy 2.0,’ Electric Motor Maker Launches Production with $17M Funding

by | Mar 2, 2022
With 95 patents issued or pending on its tech, Fort Worth's Linear Labs wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., seeing the electrification supply chain as a "national security strategic imperative."

Brad Hunstable launched Linear Labs in 2014 after incubating in the TechFW program. This year his company aims to produce 20,000 electric motors and intelligent drive systems—with twice the torque and half the size and weight of competitors.
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Linear Labs Raises $6M to Further Develop Its Smart Motor Manufacturing Capabilities and Employee Base
by | Oct 13, 2020
The investment follows a $68.9 million incentive package Linear Labs closed with the City of Fort Worth in June. In addition to the funding, Linear Labs has added Masergy Chairman and CEO Chris MacFarland to its Board of Directors.
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EY Announces Southwest Region Winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Awards
by | Oct 8, 2020
Here are the nine victors.
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Plug-and-Play Power: Fort Worth Tech Manufacturer Expands Production of Smart Electric Motors for e-Mobility
by | Jul 28, 2020
The technological advancement of these motors has "as big of an impact on minimizing global energy consumption as any major battery breakthrough could have," says Linear Labs' VP of Technology.

Four M200 motors in a four-wheeled vehicle "can provide more peak torque than a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S engine."
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Linear Labs Launches a New Electric Motor Aimed at Micromobility

by | Sep 9, 2019
The newest version of Linear Labs' patented Hunstable Electric Turbine (HET) motor is intended to compete with the industry's top e-scooters. See how the micromobility motor stacks up.
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Linear Labs Closes $4.5M Seed Round for Revolutionary Electric Motor
by | Mar 26, 2019
The funding will be used to market the motor across the electric vehicle industry, as well as the micro-mobility, robotics, wind turbine, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning industries.
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Cody Marx Bailey [Photo: Merissa de Falcis]
The Disruptors: Pushing the Limits
by | Jan 23, 2018
They are the rebels of their industries, the aces of trades — some of North Texas’ most fearless entrepreneurs. They are 10 revolutionaries you need to know.
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Ustream Founder Back in North Texas for 2nd Startup
by | Aug 15, 2016
Innovative designs and configurations make Linear Labs' electric motors more efficient and more powerful.
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