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Chantal Wessels

Apex Fintech Solutions Taps Nasdaq Exec as New Chief Financial Officer

by | Oct 6, 2023

Dallas-based Apex Fintech Solutions has appointed Chantal Wessels as chief financial officer, succeeding Chris Springer, who will transition to strategic finance adviser, after a successful four-year tenure leading the company.

Apex said it is the fintech for fintechs, powering innovation and the future of digital wealth management.

“As we enter into a new era of growth for Apex, I’m excited to announce Chantal as part of the Apex leadership team, as she brings both relevant sector expertise and highly complementary hands-on experience to the role,” CEO Bill Capuzzi said in a statement....

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The Last Word: RecNation’s Gary Wojtaszek Drops a Hint About Things to Come
by | Jun 15, 2023
In the wake of Dallas-based RecNation's securing a $500M debt facility to supercharge its national expansion of its recreational storage and rental service, founder and CEO Gary Wojtaszek gave a playful hint of things to come on LinkedIn. 
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Dallas-Based Spectral MD to List on Nasdaq Via SPAC Merger, Operate as Spectral AI
by | Apr 12, 2023
Spectral MD Holdings, founded over a decade ago, is a predictive analytics company focused on wound care treatment. It plans to delist from the AIM market and list on Nasdaq via a SPAC merger, operating as Spectral AI. The company’s AI-enabled FDA Breakthrough Designated DeepView platform uses AI algorithms and "difficult-to-duplicate" imaging technology to provide healing assessments.
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Dallas Startup Focused on Erectile Dysfunction Raises $5M in Initial Public Offering
by | Mar 21, 2023
Mangoceuticals is aiming its mango-flavored ED drug at a “younger demographic” with colorful packaging and humorous marketing.
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MyndVR in action. [Video still: MyndVR]

The Last Word: MyndVR’s Chris Brickler and Ted Werth on Why Now Is the Time to Invest in Digital Therapeutics

by | Oct 27, 2022
Dallas-based MyndVR is a leading provider of virtual reality solutions for seniors and “active agers." Using gaze-based navigation with VR headsets, users can interact with MyndVr's immersive C.A.R.E. VRx app, which blends voice-based, guided imagery with 360-degree visuals of forests, lakes, beaches, and more. Writing in a Nasdaq post, Brickler and Werth cite the federal Access to Prescription Digital Therapeutics Act of 2022 as a key opportunity for investors. 
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R.A. Session II, president, CEO, and founder of Taysha Gene Therapies [Background image: Olena Yepifanova via iStock]
Taysha Gene Therapies Lands $50M Investment from Japanese Firm to Fight Rare Diseases
by | Oct 25, 2022
The investment by Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma gives it a 15% stake in Taysha and positions it to potentially purchase the company, according to the Dallas Morning News. The Dallas-based biotech firm's pipeline includes the "first-and-only" gene therapy in clinical development for Rett syndrome and a Phase 1/2 development of a treatment for an inherited nervous system disorder that's awaiting regulatory feedback.

“We believe this investment not only further validates the potential of our technology platform, but also reinforces the therapeutic and market opportunity of our two lead clinical assets,” Founder and CEO R.A. Sessions II says. 
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Follow the Money: Medical Device Firm Orthofix Merges to Form Nearly $700M Revenue Business, Stealthy Men’s Health Startup Looks to Raise $2M, Dallas SPAC Targets $200M IPO, and More
by | Oct 17, 2022
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about Mavenir’s $155M raise, Pinnacle Realty Advisors raising $5M for ‘brokerage-as-a-service’ platform, Exela Technologies taking its European business unit public, American Airlines’ hydrogen fuel distribution investment, and more.
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Follow the Money: tree3 Aims to Raise $2M, Traveller Capital Raises $28.5M, IBM Acquires Dialexa, and More
by | Sep 26, 2022
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about Universal EV Chargers landing $10M in grants; The Beneficient Company Group's plans to go public in a deal valued at $3.5B; NTT DATA’s acquisition of Apisero, ‘one of the largest all-stock transactions in the mid-to-upper-management recruiting space'; and more.
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VRGL co-founders Josh Smith (left) and Josh Zimmerman

Wealth Management Tech Startup VRGL Raises $15M to Help Firms Acquire Clients, Manage Proposals

by | Sep 1, 2022
Founded in 2021, Dallas-based VRGL is an automated data and analytics platform for wealth management firms. Aimed at streamlining time to revenue and increasing initial check sizes, the platform can present a "complete and transparent view" of a prospect's entire portfolio within minutes—serving a need that's "ripe for innovation and disruption," one investor said.

“The VRGL team quickly took a one-firm product and turned it into a platform every advisor can use,” two other investors added in a joint statement.
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Follow the Money: Dallas Unicorn Adds Cisco Investments as New Backer; Fort Worth Glove Maker Lands $58M for Facility, HQ Upgrades; and More
by | 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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Follow the Money: Mobile Fuel Startup Raises $125M, Engineering Firm Eyes SPAC Merger, Dallas VC Firm Raises $80M, and More
by | May 31, 2022
Plus, Fort Worth-based Harvest Returns looks to raise $2.5 million; Sentiero Ventures invests in Geminus.ai; Frisco firm launches two ETFs on Nasdaq; and more North Texas deals.
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Firm Bringing Major Retail Brands to Dallas Is Acquired by Public Company
by | May 4, 2022
Dallas-based Open Realty—a retail-focused real estate investment firm that's helped companies like Apple, Warby Parker, and Bonobos bring brick-and-mortar stores to North Texas—has been acquired by New York-based Newmark Group. Open Realty will now join Newmark's retail services business, joining the public company's global team of more than 6,300 worldwide.
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Riot Blockchain acquired Whinstone US in a $651 million cash and stock deal in 2021. Whinstone's bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas is pictured above. [Image: Riot Blockchain]

Bitcoin Mining Company Investing $333M for New Facility South of Dallas

by | Apr 28, 2022
Colorado-based Riot Blockchain, one of the world's largest publicly traded bitcoin mining companies, announced plans to develop a 265-acre site in Corsicana—about an hour south of Dallas—adding to its growing presence in the Lone Star State. At full capacity, the development is expected to have one gigawatt of capacity—enough energy to power around 750,000 households.
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Eatertainment Innovators: Dave & Buster’s to Buy Main Event in $835M Deal
by | Apr 6, 2022
Coppell-based Dave & Buster's is set to acquire Dallas-based Main Event Entertainment, which will continue to operate as a distinct brand. The combination of the family entertainment innovators is a "transformational opportunity," the companies say.
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Follow the Money: Dallas SPAC Raises $123M IPO, FortyTwo.VC Aims to Raise $50M Fund, Crestline Investors Closes Funds with $3.6B in Commitments, and More
by | Mar 21, 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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INTRUSION Seeks Executive Hires to Support Cybersecurity Firm’s Growth
by | Oct 19, 2020
The 37-year-old company is strengthening its growth initiatives at its home base in Richardson after recently being approved for an uplisting to the Nasdaq and completing its follow-on public offering.
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