Founded in 2017, Meritize is working to scale its operations and accelerate momentum to meet the education and training needs of fast-growing industries such as information technology and health care. The new CFO The new CFO brings nearly 30 years of corporate finance and investment banking experience to the company.
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from ECI Software Solutions, CIEN+, Daseke, Richardson Chamber of Commerce, Schneider Electric, INFOLAB, Meritize, and others.
Plus, Enhabit Home Health Hits the NYSE, Irving Web3 Investor Raising Two New Funds, TPG leads $750M raise in clean energy firm; Coppell-based Neurolens raises $2.7M; Fort Worth's Jet Health raises $1M; Frisco edtech startup Meritize lands funding; Honeywell acquires Fort Worth nitrile glove maker Rhino Health USA; and more North Texas-related deals.
Meritize CEO Chris Keaveney, in a previous stint as a student loan credit officer, saw that "educational finance was really not student lending—it was family lending. And the loans were really made to prime and super-prime co-signers."
Meritize provides an alternative to the traditional way of securing an educational loan, he says. The platform looks at a person's "potential to succeed," providing options that can help get workers trained and placed in a variety of industries.
Founded in 2016 by Chief Executive Officer Chris Keaveney (right) and Chief Credit & Analytics Officer Phillip Stegner, the fast-growing education lender has raised a total of $23.4 million in funding, according to Crunchbase. [Photo via Meritize]
In this weekly roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies and organizations in North Texas, you’ll find news from SierraConstellation Partners, Caregiver, Inc., Norton Rose Fulbright, Tricolor Insurance, Southern Methodist University, and MedWell Solutions.
Regardless of what type of funding it is—seed, venture capital, angel, or corporate—here are 17 North Texas companies that successfully pulled in capital to back their ventures.
From an education loan platform to social marketing and retail, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with North Texas ties.
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
Dallas–Fort Worth has become one of the fastest-growing business ecosystems in the United States. Major corporations continue relocating headquarters to North Texas, venture-backed startups are scaling, and entrepreneurs from across the country are increasingly choosing Dallas as the place to build....
Fort Worth-based Terrasoul Superfoods has been acquired by Colorado’s Laird Superfood for $48 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, with an additional earnout of up to $5 million payable in cash if certain performance-based milestones are achieved....
The 2026 Edison Awards were held in Fort Myers, Florida, last week, celebrating innovation and excellence in technological and product development—and three Dallas companies came away winners: Colossal Biosciences, Breakout Learning, and OhmBody....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
Dallas–Fort Worth has become one of the fastest-growing business ecosystems in the United States. Major corporations continue relocating headquarters to North Texas, venture-backed startups are scaling, and entrepreneurs from across the country are increasingly choosing Dallas as the place to build....
Fort Worth-based Terrasoul Superfoods has been acquired by Colorado’s Laird Superfood for $48 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments, with an additional earnout of up to $5 million payable in cash if certain performance-based milestones are achieved....
The 2026 Edison Awards were held in Fort Myers, Florida, last week, celebrating innovation and excellence in technological and product development—and three Dallas companies came away winners: Colossal Biosciences, Breakout Learning, and OhmBody....