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Paul Allen, shown here giving his son a piggyback ride, built his new family office and venture platform on the belief that when people thrive, business does too. [Photo: Courtesy Ashla]
The Last Word: Embark Founder on Building Family Office and Venture Platform Ashla as a ‘Flywheel for Good’
by Quincy Preston | Dec 11, 2025
Paul Allen’s Ashla platform has already backed Dallas ventures including Mother, a modern plumbing company, and Stonethrow, a private family club founded by Nick Clark and Dawson Williams.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 23, 2025
Dallas-based OneRyan Global is the family office of Ryan founder, Chairman, and CEO G. Brint Ryan and his family. Its minority stake in Mr. Gatti's is a continuation of its investment in the pizza-and-family-entertainment brand.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 19, 2025
"This investment marks a pivotal moment in our mission to redefine how enterprises harness data and AI," Polestar CEO Chetan Alsisaria said, while welcoming Michel Combes, acting CEO at Brightspeed, as Polestar's new board chair.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 7, 2022
In the newly created role, Harsh Agarwal will deliver family office solutions to ultra-high-net-worth families in partnership with private bank-private client advisors and client teams.
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Follow the Money: Bass Family Office Backs FoodMaven’s $15.3M Series B for DFW Expansion, Theatro Nets $20M in Series C Funds
by Lance Murray | Dec 12, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies and investors in North Texas, you’ll also find news from InspectIR, OneDay, ParkHub, SchoolSpire, MODE Transportation, Texas Capital Bancshares, and Independent Bank Group.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 10, 2017
The firm was launched in July by Plano businessman Jon Frankel as part of his family office operation.
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