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[Photo: Linear Labs]

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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DI People: Techstars, Critical Start, VolunteerNow, Corganics, and More Make Moves
by | Feb 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from the Richardson Chamber, PICKUP, BPS Technology, the Frontiers of Flight Museum, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and Giving DNA. Plus, Governor Abbott appoints three North Texans to the Governor's Commission for Women.
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Partha Panda Cysiv CEO and Co-founder
Irving-Based Cysiv Sees Record Growth as Demand Rises for SOC-as-a-Service
by | Feb 23, 2022
The spinout from Trend Micro has grown fast since its launch within that company in 2018. In 2021, the Security Operations Center (SOC)-as-a-Service startup doubled its client base with global revenue up more than 100%. Cysiv also won Tech titans' 2021 Fast Tech Award with 1,848% three-year revenue growth. Its CEO and co-founder, Partha Panda, tells us how Cysiv helps clients detect and respond to the "needle-in-a-haystack true threats" they worry about most.
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Addison Cybersecurity Company Raises $1 Billion to fuel ‘Hypergrowth Trajectory’
by | Feb 15, 2022
Addison-based cybersecurity company Securonix has landed more than $1 billion in a growth investment deal led by Austin investment firm Vista Equity Partners. "We solve a very tough problem that requires excellence across multiple domains, including product engineering, threat detection/hunting, data science, and operations," its CEO says.
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Dallas-Based Email Security Company Zix Acquired by OpenText in $860M Deal

by | Nov 8, 2021
OpenText is integrating Zix with products from two previous acquisitions to create a "powerhouse SMB platform for data protection, threat management, email security, and compliance solutions."
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Plano-Based Tentacle Launches Tech Platform To ‘Transform the Information Security Space’
by | Sep 30, 2021
With more than 2,200 daily cyberattacks worldwide—at an average $200K per successful attack—organizations are racing to increase their information security. Tentacle says its configurable data management tool can help organizations modernize and optimize their security programs "with far greater efficiency and effectiveness."
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Dallas-Based BreachQuest Emerges From Stealth With $4.4M in Seed Funding From the Founders of Tinder and Other Leading Investors
by | Aug 25, 2021
The newly launched cybersecurity firm is taking a re-engineered approach to incident response and recovery. With big-name backers, BreachQuest is developing a proprietary platform to solve security issues quicker and at a lower cost.
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Dallas-Based Aiden Technologies Raises $2.9M in Seed Funding To Grow Its AI Cybersecurity Solution
by | Jun 8, 2021
Aiden's proprietary tech is "addressing the most fundamental IT security challenge of the modern enterprise," says America's first czar of cybersecurity Richard Clarke, who invested alongside other cybersecurity luminaries. Led by Right Side Capital Management, the funding for Aiden kicked off the VC firm's newest (and largest) fund to date.
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Capital One Ventures Invests $24M in Addison Cybersecurity Company Securonix Through Strategic Partnership

by | Mar 10, 2021
Capital One Ventures has made one of its largest-ever cybersecurity investments in order to accelerate innovation in cloud-native security analytics by partnering with Securonix.
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14 Emerging Tech Trends for 2021—and Dallas-Area Companies That Are Innovating for the Future
by | Feb 23, 2021
From ABIA to Zyvex, Dallas-Fort Worth companies are at the forefront of innovations in AI, 5G, quantum computing, genomics, and more.
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Jacobs Strengthens its Mission-Critical Cyber Solutions With a New Acquisition
by | Nov 24, 2020
Dallas-based Jacobs, which just released its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended financial results, will strengthen its cyber artificial intelligence capabilities by acquiring The Buffalo Group. Jacobs generated $807 million in fiscal 2020 cash flow from operations and $689 million of free cash flow.
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INTRUSION Seeks Executive Hires to Support Cybersecurity Firm’s Growth
by | Oct 19, 2020
The 37-year-old company is strengthening its growth initiatives at its home base in Richardson after recently being approved for an uplisting to the Nasdaq and completing its follow-on public offering.
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Beth Bowman, President and CEO of Irving Economic Development Partnership

Beth Bowman on Corporate Expansion and Retention in Irving: ‘We’re Seeing More Companies Investing in Their Existing Footprint’

by | Oct 13, 2020
The president and CEO of the Irving Economic Development Partnership also sees growth potential in healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, and e-commerce— along with the accompanying warehouse and distribution facilities they require.
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JLL’s Joel Pustmueller on Corporate Relocation: Clearly, Dallas Seems To Be a Favored Area for Consideration
by | Oct 13, 2020
Inquiries by economic development agencies "are up by a significant multiple over this period last year," says commercial real estate veteran Joel Pustmueller in a Q&A.
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Blockchain—From Promise to Reality
A Local Perspective on Blockchain Potential
by | Sep 10, 2020
A Q&A with Deloitte’s Dan Berner and Matt Soderberg.
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Q+A: RealCom Solutions Founder and CEO on Putting Clients’ Needs First and the Future of Work
by | Jul 23, 2020
While business has slowed down for many during the pandemic, RealCom Solutions has seen a broad increase in demand for all of its services, especially remote communication tools, says Charlie Bogart.
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