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Island co-founders Dan Amiga (left) and Mike Fey have extensive backgrounds in cybersecurity and technical innovation. [Photo: Island]
‘Not Just Browsing’: Dallas Cybersecurity Unicorn Island Lands on CNBC’s Disruptor 50
by Quincy Preston | May 19, 2026
The nearly $5 billion startup ranked No. 28 on CNBC’s 2026 list alongside AI giants Anthropic, OpenAI and Databricks—making it the highest-ranked Texas company and the only Dallas-Fort Worth company in this year’s lineup.
by David Seeley |
Sep 7, 2023
The Fund Formation Group—a Dallas-based firm founded by Thomas Haynes in 2020—operates fund structures for registered investment advisors and wealth advisors. It's been acquired by GLASfunds, a turnkey alternative investment platform and alternative asset management firm based in Cleveland, Ohio.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2023
Check out these 31 deals—and North Texas newest unicorns. Last month, two of the three newly minted unicorns in the U.S. were from Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 13, 2023
North Texas had its share of big exits in 2022 with UPS acquiring Delivery Solutions, Netflix buying Boss Fight Entertainment, Monster acquiring Deep Ellum Brewing Company, and CVS Health winning the bidding war to acquire Signify Health.
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Shridhar Mittal, CEO of Zimperium. [Photo: Zimperium]
Follow the Money: Zimperium Acquired, Arctos Sports Partners Eyes New Fund, Dallas Venture Capital Makes Two Investments, And More
by Kevin Cummings | Apr 4, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 28, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 23, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 18, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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Likewize Acquires Subsidiary of One of Australia’s Largest Mobile Phone Carriers in $140M Deal
by Alex Edwards | Dec 21, 2021
In 2021, the global tech protection company moved its HQ to Dallas-Fort Worth and completed a comprehensive rebrand. CEO Rod Millar calls the new deal "a significant acquisition" that positions the company for more growth.
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by Alex Edwards |
Dec 14, 2021
iDonate wants to innovate generosity. The company's all-in-one digital fundraising platform is built to boost the impact of nonprofits. Its new funding to scale operations globally follows last year's raise of $8.7 million to expand its tech.
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by Alex Edwards |
Dec 13, 2021
Prolucent Health solves labor challenges in healthcare at a time when the industry is seeing unprecedented shortages magnified by the pandemic. Its smart labor marketplace—the largest for accessing available healthcare jobs—connects healthcare workers and employers.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 16, 2021
Getaroom, a B2B distributor of hotel rooms founded by the entrepreneurial duo behind Hotels.com, will roll into Booking Holdings' Priceline brand with the deal.
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Dallas-Based Email Security Company Zix Acquired by OpenText in $860M Deal
by Alex Edwards | 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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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 8, 2021
Caregiver plans to use its acquisition plan, and recent rebranding, to invest in employees and forward-thinking technology that will bring the long-term services and supports industry into the 21st century.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 21, 2021
The funding, which was co-led by Pfizer Ventures and EcoR1 Capital, will help drive ReCode's therapy programs for primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis into human clinical studies.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 5, 2021
⟫ GOT LOTS OF MILK? Frisco-based Dairy.com, the leading provider of tech, services, and intelligence platforms to the dairy industry, has acquired New Delhi, India-based Mr.Milkman...
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