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Against All Odds: 13 Months of Standout Funding Deals in North Texas
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.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 23, 2023
Caris Life Sciences, the Irving-based biotech company, announced Thursday that it closed a senior secured term loan providing up to $400 million in capital from OrbiMed and Braidwell, bringing its funding total since 2018 to roughly $1.7 billion....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
North Texas educational institutions received more than $5.5 million of the more than $54 million in Jobs and Education for Texans grants awarded by the Texas Workforce Commission to public community, state, and technical colleges, school districts, and open enrollment charter schools across the state.
Among the grants awarded were ones to Collin College and seven North Texas area school districts....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 10, 2023
Harvest Returns, a Fort Worth-based crowdfunding platform, recently helped American Beef Ranch complete a $470,000 raise.
According to Harvest Returns, the Idaho-based ranch aims to raise high-quality grass-fed, grass-finished beef and lamb.
A fifth-generation rancher, owner, and operator, Jesse Nelson has worked the ranch for over 10 years giving him an advantage in understanding how and where certain improvements are to be implemented, Harvest Returns said....
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Dustin Marx [Images: Stellar; IFM; DI composite]
Dallas PropTech Startup Stellar Reports $20M Series B Funding Round
by Lance Murray | Dec 1, 2022
Stellar's platform leverages AI and machine learning to reimagine home maintenance. The startup partners with property managers and contractors to take care of homes and people—with a "mission of delivering hassle-free maintenance done right."
"We have caught lightning in a bottle," Founder and CEO Dustin Marx said of the new raise.
"We have caught lightning in a bottle," Founder and CEO Dustin Marx said of the new raise.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 28, 2022
Six members of the North Texas Angel Network invested in Gardenuity via AngelList, an investment platform that allows individual NTAN members to invest as a single entity in startups.
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USPTO, Commerce Department Launch Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative to Empower More Women Founders
by Lance Murray |
Nov 17, 2022
The WE initiative launches ahead of Women’s Entrepreneurship Day this Saturday, November 19, and comes on the heels of President Biden’s recent proclamation naming this month as National Entrepreneurship Month.
“Unleashing the potential of women entrepreneurs is good for business, good for families, and good for our economy,” the U.S. Secretary of Commerce says.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 14, 2022
Island, a Dallas-based unicorn that emerged from stealth last February, was valued at $1.3 billion in March. It continues to attract big investments for its Enterprise Browser, which protects companies' SaaS tools and internal web apps from data leaks with a long list of security features.
"Being able to further validate our valuation, even with the headwinds facing the broader market, is an honor,” Island CEO and co-founder Mike Fey said.
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"This investment allows MAX to continue fulfilling its mission to automate and digitize artist sponsorships and create a new marketplace for the creator economy,” said CEO and founder Nathan Hanks. [File art; Illustration, Dallas Innovates]
Tuning Up: Frisco-Based Music Audience Exchange–aka MAX–Raises Series B Funding To Expand
by Lance Murray | Oct 26, 2022
Frisco-based MAX, a tech marketing company that powers brand and music partnerships, raised $6 million in 2017. A new round led by Interlock Partners will help fund the development of SET.Live. The new platform lets artists engage with fans at live shows while creating unique sponsorable assets for brands like Ford, McDonald's, and more.
“This investment allows MAX to continue fulfilling its mission to automate and digitize artist sponsorships and create a new marketplace for the creator economy,” says CEO and founder Nathan Hanks.
“This investment allows MAX to continue fulfilling its mission to automate and digitize artist sponsorships and create a new marketplace for the creator economy,” says CEO and founder Nathan Hanks.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 11, 2022
Want to map your innovation-to-market commercialization path or apply for federal money through the $4 billion America's Seed Fund program? Or maybe you're an entrepreneur seeking to validate your customer's needs. The Texas SBDC Technology Commercialization Center wants to help.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 22, 2022
AlgoPear, a subscription-based algorithmic stock trading platform, has onboarded more than 4,000 users and grown its monthly recurring revenue with a team of 15, according to co-founder and CEO Ronnie Green.
Green says the startup is seeing the "hypergrowth that any founder or any investor would love to see right now."
Green says the startup is seeing the "hypergrowth that any founder or any investor would love to see right now."
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by Dennis Cagan |
May 10, 2022
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series.
Part 8: Determining Valuation
Part 8: Determining Valuation
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Jacobs Executive Chair and former CEO Steve Demetriou joins Arcosa board. [Image: Jacobs]
Follow the Money: Jacobs Buys Mobility Analytics Startup, Qentelli Scoops Up NCS Technologies, Brink’s ATM Company Acquires Garland-based TouchPoint 21
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Feb 7, 2022
Plus, Richardson-based Generational Group takes a majority stake in Dallas' Precocity and more.
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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 17, 2021
Fund III is the largest institutional Texas-focused, early-stage venture fund in the past decade.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 16, 2021
LifeScience Logistics founder Richard Beeny calls the demand for FDA-compliant healthcare supply chain solutions “unrelenting.” The third-party healthcare logistics provider, which has more than 4-million-square feet of space in locations across nine states, has seen exponential growth since launch in 2006. LSL is in the sweet spot of Blackstone's "highest-conviction, firmwide investment themes": life sciences innovation and next-gen logistics.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
