Insight Partners

Dallas Unicorn Makes First-Ever Fortune Cyber 60 List

by | Dec 20, 2023
Browser pioneer Island is one of just two companies in Texas to make the list, which identifies the fastest-growing startups in the hot cybersecurity field.
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Dallas’ Employer Direct Healthcare Gets $92M Investment, Valuation Hits $1 Billion
by | Dec 19, 2023
"EDH represents the next generation of value-driven healthcare, attacking the largest sources of spend for U.S. employers—surgery and cancer—with a laser focus on quality and cost for clients and their employees," said Scott Barclay, managing director at Insight Partners, which made the $92M secondary investment.
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Island Co-founder & CEO Mike Fey
Dallas-Based Island Extends Series B Funding With $60M Investment for Its Desktop Disruptor—a Browser Built for Enterprise
by | 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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Follow the Money: Web3 Infrastructure Startup Raises $66M, Dallas SPAC Set to Take Bus Services Firm Public, Fort Worth VC Raises $4M for Third Fund, and More

by | Jun 3, 2022
Plus, stealthy Dallas startup LibLab raises $42M; Fort Worth biotech Sanara raises $15M; UPS Acquires Plano-based Delivery Solutions; Four Seasons in Las Colinas finds new owners; and more North Texas deals.
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Plano Startup Nears Unicorn Status as It Helps Others Build on Blockchains
by | Jun 2, 2022
Launched in Palo Alto in 2018, InfStones relocated its HQ to Plano last year. With a goal of bringing the “AWS experience to Web3,” it's landed a new $66 million funding round and says it's nearing unicorn status—a designation for startups valued at $1 billion. “Our vision is to provide a rugged, easy-to-use Web3 environment to build a more transparent, intelligent world,” CEO Zhenwu Shi says.
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Follow the Money: D.R. Horton Acquires Public Water Resources Firm, Critical Start Raises $215M, Fort Worth Biotech VC Raises New Funds, and More
by | Apr 15, 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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Follow the Money: Netflix Acquires Local Video Game Developer, Dallas Startup Becomes Unicorn, Alkami Makes its Largest Acquisition, and More
by | 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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