From left: Point Bridge Capital and Star Castle Ventures Founder Hal Lambert, 8VC partner Alex Moore, DARPA CCS Sha-Chelle Manning, and AFWERX Strategic Advisor Dyan Gibbens [Image: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
At Venture Dallas 2023, venture capitalists and defense department minds said evolving technologies are creating new opportunities in the defense tech sector for well-financed startups.
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about automated payment solutions startup UPAY raising new funds; Fort Worth’s Star Castle Ventures' $5.25M raise; Carlyle Group acquiring a majority stake in Dallas’ Aspen Power Partners; CenterOak Partners selling Wetzel’s Pretzels for $207M; and other deals.