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Immerss Raises $1.1M in Seed Funding to Accelerate Its Live Video ecommerce Platform
by Alex Edwards | Sep 8, 2021
Immerss aims to redefine the at-home shopping experience with its real-time video conferencing tool for brands and retailers.
by Alex Edwards |
Aug 10, 2021
Veryable takes a new approach to labor: The Dallas-based tech company "variablizes" it. By connecting businesses to independent workers for manufacturing and distribution, Veryable's operations-driven approach can put people back to work and improve productivity and growth for manufacturers and suppliers.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 28, 2021
The local aerospace company, which specializes in unmanned aircraft systems and associated flight control software, is getting snatched up for its V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft. Shield AI plans to integrate its autonomy software into the aircraft, positioning V-BAT to meet current and future defense industry needs.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 22, 2021
With the deal, San Francisco-based Uber Freight aims to create "one of the leading logistics technology platforms." The combined services—Uber Freight’s network of carriers and Transplace’s shipper technology and operational solutions—make for a fully scaled logistics platform.
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Young Dallas HR Software Company Leadr Raises $10M Series A Round
by Alex Edwards | Jul 12, 2021
The investment, led by Bedrock, will help Leadr add more features to its people development technology. Since Leadr was founded in June 2019, it has grown to more than 340 customers and 5,000-plus active monthly users.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 19, 2021
Dallas-based Dottid, an SaaS platform for the commercial real estate industry, is continuing its growth momentum to solve everyday problems for all parties in a leasing transaction.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 27, 2021
The VC arm of Northwestern Mutual, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, invests in financial technology startups that are focused on historically underbanked and underfunded populations. That's Zirtue's bread and butter: The growing startup touts the first and only relationship-based lending app that drives financial inclusion and freedom.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 21, 2021
The investment arm of Koch Industries has made a minority equity investment in Richardson-based Mavenir, a provider of end-to-end, cloud-native software that meets the demand for 5G digital transformation. From here, Mavenir wants to revolutionize industries such as energy, industrial automation, and healthcare.
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Ed Stevens, CEO and co-founder of renamed virtual meeting platform Scoot, first known as Preciate
Dallas-Based Preciate Gets $4.6M Seed Round to Scale Its Virtual Social and Peer Recognition Tech
by Quincy Preston | Jan 26, 2021
The startup's flagship product— Preciate Social—grew more than 200 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The virtual socializing platform for businesses and teams officially launched in September with nearly 10,000 users from 1,700 companies including AAA, SSI, Brock Solutions, and National Science Foundation/Emory.
The virtual socializing platform for businesses and teams officially launched in September with nearly 10,000 users from 1,700 companies including AAA, SSI, Brock Solutions, and National Science Foundation/Emory.
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by Alex Edwards |
Dec 21, 2020
The real estate software and data analytics provider expects to continue operating under Chairman and CEO Steve Winn and his existing leadership team in Richardson. Winn founded the company, which now serves some 12,200 clients worldwide, in 1998.
In an earnings call in February, Winn said, “This is a good time to be in the real estate technology space.” The company is committed to the “North Star of Innovation and simplification,” he said at the time.
In an earnings call in February, Winn said, “This is a good time to be in the real estate technology space.” The company is committed to the “North Star of Innovation and simplification,” he said at the time.
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by Alex Edwards |
Dec 15, 2020
Growth-oriented PE firm Align Capital Partners made an initial investment in the elevator and escalator service company in 2019. It's been a busy year since.
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by Alex Edwards |
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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Fort Worth Convenience Store Operator Yesway Raises $235M For an Extensive ‘Raze and Rebuild’
by Alex Edwards | Oct 28, 2020
Yesway, which moved its headquarters to Fort Worth two months ago, closed $235M in equity funding for a store remodel campaign across its portfolio. The move is part of the five-year-old convenience store operator's fast-growth track that was kickstarted when it acquired the 304-store Allsup's Convenience Store chain last year.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 27, 2020
The growth capital will allow Caris to advance its position as a leading tumor profiling company that aims to reinvent cancer care.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 27, 2020
Gig Wage and Green Dot want to bring modern banking to the gig economy. In leveraging Green Dot's Banking as a Service technology, Gig Wage will be able to design and deploy its own customized banking and money movement solutions, as well as its own debit card.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 21, 2020
TUBBR is a new social network that aims to give the control back to the users. The platform allows people to see and share what they want—and potentially get paid for it. With the new funding, founders are preparing for a January beta launch.
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