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Mortgage Comparison Startup Confer Moves HQ From San Francisco to McKinney
by Kevin Cummings | Sep 15, 2022
Confer, whose app platform lets mortgage shoppers compare multiple mortgage offers, has found a new home in the Serendipity Labs coworking space in McKinney's Craig Ranch. It aims to open its platform to brokers, banks, and lenders in order to help them provide a plug-and-play model to give more options to borrowers. It's now looking to raise a $4 million seed funding round.
“The end goal is to guide buyers in making a conscious and intelligent decision,” says Yatin Karnik, Confer's founder and CEO.
by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 17, 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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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 14, 2022
With a grant from the McKinney EDC added to its $2.9 million 2021 seed funding round, Aiden Technologies is moving to Serendipity Labs in McKinney's Craig Ranch Development. The startup has been on a tear since it launched its tech a little over a year ago. With offices in New York and California and $1 million in annual recurring revenue, it plans to grow its team and expand its market.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 28, 2022
HBCU HUB, a startup focused on connecting students to recruiters at historically Black colleges and universities, is moving its headquarters to McKinney with the aid of grant funding from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation’s Innovation Fund.
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Raytheon Intelligence & Space advanced integration manufacturing center in McKinney, Texas [Image: Raytheon]
Raytheon Intelligence & Space Opens a New Intelligent Manufacturing Center at Its McKinney Campus
by David Seeley | Sep 24, 2021
The 178,000-square-foot facility is a result of a $100 million investment and collaboration with the McKinney Economic Development Corporation—which included an already-complete commitment to generate 500 skilled jobs. RI&S plans to build an even larger facility by 2025 that will generate 700 more jobs.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 1, 2021
The fast-growing robot tech company acquired N.C.-based Mowbot in April. Now, with a grant from the MEDC Innovation Fund, it's consolidating both by relocating to a new HQ in McKinney. The EDC's Danny Chavez says it's the largest fund relocation to date.
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by Alex Edwards |
May 27, 2021
The young startup, which makes scalable artificial intelligence solutions, is using a grant from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation’s Innovation Fund to establish a headquarters in McKinney and drastically add to its team.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 28, 2021
With the funding, Falkon also wants to build out its new transportation and logistics startup, Load Right, which aims to use technology to assist warehouses in managing and tracking single and multi-stop loads.
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AI Startup for the Land and Title Industry Expands Its Headquarters in McKinney
by Alex Edwards | Oct 26, 2020
SaaS startup Alanna.ai, which uses artificial intelligence software to simplify land and title transactions, will use a grant from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation to add 3,000 square feet and 20 high-tech jobs at its headquarters.
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by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Sep 16, 2020
“We’re building an ecosystem and creating a space for startups to access funding, and helping them scale at the timeliest need for their company during the startup lifecycle,” Senior Vice President at McKinney EDC Danny Chavez said.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 27, 2020
Engineering company EnginSoft is expanding its headquarters at Adriatica, a 45-acre mixed-use development inspired by a Croatian village. Driving EnginSoft's growth is the work it does for companies such as NASA, Xerox, Toyota, and more.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Jan 29, 2020
Startups in a variety of sectors, from cybersecurity and fintech to SaaS and life sciences, are invited to apply online for the McKinney Economic Development Corporation's new Innovation Fund.
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