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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 Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2025
Tim MacCarrick brings more than 25 years of financial and operational leadership across high-growth software and technology organizations, including both public companies and private equity-backed firms.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 25, 2025
From startup founders to Fortune 500 CIOs, here’s who’s in the running for this year’s honors. The City of Frisco will be the first “Host City Sponsor” for Tech Titans Oscar-style presentation ceremony.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 26, 2025
Coatue Management led the new funding, with several existing Island investors also participating. Island has raised roughly $730 million in outside investment to date amid rapid adoption of its Enterprise Browser, which was launched in February 2022 when the company emerged from stealth.
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From left: Island Co-Founder and CEO Mike Fey and Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dan Amiga. [Photo: Island Technology]
Dallas-Based Island Raises $175M in Growth Funding, Doubles Valuation to $3B
by Lance Murray | Apr 30, 2024
Island, a pioneering category leader in enterprise browsers, said its Series D round was led by new investor Coatue and existing investor Sequoia Capital, with additional funding from other existing investors. The round comes just six months after Island raised a $100 million Series C.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 4, 2024
U.S. startups received $20.6 billion in angel investments and VC funding in Q4 of 2023, according to a report by York IE. Over $730 million of that was raised by companies in the Dallas metro area—marking 195% growth over the region's average quarterly funding over the prior 12 months. Here's which 3 North Texas companies raised the most.
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by Glenn Hunter |
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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by Lance Murray |
Nov 3, 2023
Dallas-based enterprise browser developer Island has added Matt Fairbanks as chief marketing officer and appointed Ellen Roeckl, Island’s former head of marketing, as the company’s first chief communications officer....
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Steve Tchejeyan, president of Island [Photo: Island]
Dallas Tech Unicorn Names Cybersecurity, Software Sales Veteran As President
by Lance Murray | Jul 28, 2023
Island, the Dallas-based tech unicorn startup valued at $1.3 billion in 2022 has named Steve Tchejeyan president of the company that is a leader and pioneer in the Enterprise Browser market.
The company said that Tchejeyan brings decades of executive leadership experience driving successful business strategies and growth initiatives for some of the world’s leading technology and cybersecurity companies....
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by Lance Murray |
May 16, 2023
Dallas-based Island, a startup unicorn valued at $1.3 billion in 2022 and a pioneer in the enterprise browser market, said its new offering is the ideal solution for organizations with extremely sensitive data and applications, to ensure safe operation even on devices beyond the organization’s control and traditional protections.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 9, 2023
Microsoft's Internet Explorer is on an end-of life plan, but companies still using critical legacy apps may have a lifeline. Unicorn startup Island has announced migration support.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 31, 2023
Richard Greene has joined the executive team at Dallas-based tech unicorn Island as senior vice president of strategic partnerships.
Island, a leader and pioneer in the enterprise browser market, said that Greene has decades of experience building and leading multimillion-dollar, fast-paced companies driving strategy, directing high-performance sales teams, scaling startups, and maximizing revenue....
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Island Co-founder & CEO Mike Fey [Source images: Island; MKJ Photography/Island]
Dallas-Based Island Extends Series B Funding With $60M Investment for Its Desktop Disruptor—a Browser Built for Enterprise
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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by Lance Murray |
Nov 3, 2022
Now in its fourth year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors 68 disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for innovation in North Texas.
Finalists will be recognized in the January/February issue of D CEO magazine and online at DallasInnovates.com. Winners will be revealed at an exclusive awards event in January.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 29, 2022
Plus: Southlake SPAC to take financial services firm public; real estate startup Nada Closes $8.1M seed round; Southlake PE firm is raising two biotech-focused funds; Jones family-backed investment firm acquires travel software company; and more North Texas deals.
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by Kevin Cummings |
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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