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The Shadow CEO: Entrepreneur startup tips

The Shadow CEO:
Determining Startup Valuation

by | 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
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Smart City Boost: Agency Adds Broadband to its Transportation Solutions Toolkit
by | Apr 13, 2022

Most anyone who has been commuting to work over the past two years has likely noticed a decrease in traffic.

Brookings Institution noted that metro traffic congestion was cut in half after COVID-19 hit in 2020, attributing it largely to employees working virtually from home, and more flexible work schedules (though government stay-at-home orders figured prominently as well)....

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Dallas AI-Driven Labor Marketplace for Healthcare Scores $11.5M in Series A Funding
by | 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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Blackstone Invests in Dallas-based LifeScience Logistics as the 3PL Leader Ramps Up in Pharma and Medical Device Market

by | 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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Women’s Sexual Health Startup Rosy Closes $2M Seed Round to Boost Its Evidence-Based Platform
by | Nov 15, 2021
Rosy plans to further develop its flagship platform, which gives women trusted access to sexual health resources from professionals in the industry.
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Israeli Network Automation Company Moves HQ to Dallas, Closes $32M Series A Round
by | Oct 26, 2021
BackBox will grow its operations and network management and security solutions from its new HQ in Dallas. Leading that is Andrew Kahl, an operating advisor at Elsewhere Partners—the investment firm that led BackBox's Series A—who will build out an executive team locally.
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Dallas Biopharma ReCode Therapeutics Closes $80M Series B Round to Expand Drug Pipeline for Respiratory Diseases
by | 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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Dallas-based MLTPLY Launches to Help Insurtech Startups Get Off the Ground—Fast

by | Oct 8, 2021
The new investment and accelerator platform wants to help seed-stage companies "cut through red tape"— and get to market up to 18 months sooner than they would on their own.
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The Shadow CEO:
Early-Stage Insights for Entrepreneurs
by | Oct 6, 2021
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan kicks off a new series on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance, before making needless mistakes.

Part I: Getting the right advice
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Immerss Raises $1.1M in Seed Funding to Accelerate Its Live Video ecommerce Platform
by | Sep 8, 2021
Immerss aims to redefine the at-home shopping experience with its real-time video conferencing tool for brands and retailers.
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Veryable Raises $31.9M Series A Round to ‘Revitalize U.S. Manufacturing’

by | 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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Dallas Digital Real Estate Startup Nada Closes $2.5M Seed Round
by | Jul 29, 2021
After meeting its fundraising goal on investment platform Republic in about a week, Nada has raised an additional round of capital to continue boosting its platform, which allows you to sell your home online and pay nada.
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OneDay Raises a $19M Series B Funding Round to Continue Expanding Its Video Storytelling Tech Across Industries
by | Jul 29, 2021
On the heels of its launch in the multifamily proptech and funeral home industries, OneDay is accelerating its footprint with an influx of capital that will go to new hires, market expansion, and continued tech development.
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Frisco-Based Apty Raises $7.5M in Series A Funding to Grow Its Digital Adoption Platform Software
by | Jul 13, 2021
The latest investment follows $5.4 million in post-seed funding Apty raised in December. Since then the team says it's seen fast momentum for its Digital Adoption Platform software for enterprises—so much so that they decided to accelerate the round.
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