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AI and automation have increased access to sensitive data, creating more risk of data compromise. [Image: Adobe Stock]
Frisco’s Netwrix Raises Concerns About Data Security at Midsize Organizations
by Sandra Engelland | Oct 20, 2026
A Netwrix survey found 40% of organizations with 500 to 999 employees reported unauthorized access to sensitive data in the past year, more than larger or smaller businesses. It is a problem driving North Texas companies to build tools for an era of AI agents.
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.
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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 David Seeley |
Feb 12, 2025
New funding led by New York-based Coatue Management has turned Island—a pioneering category leader in cyber-secure enterprise browsers—into a quadruple unicorn. The move comes just three years after Island emerged from stealth with a game-changing browser, over 100 employees, and nearly $100 million in funding.
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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 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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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2023
To date, Island has sold more than 2 million browsers to customers in all major verticals and segments and has multiple customers ranking in the top 20 of the Fortune 100, the company said.
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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]
Island Intros What It Calls the ‘World’s First Self-Protecting Browser’
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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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 23, 2022
Island says it's creating the “desktop of the future" with its enterprise-focused browser built upon Chromium. Today it unveiled a $115 million Series B funding round led by Insight Partners, giving the startup a $1.3 billion valuation just weeks after it emerged from stealth.
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