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The Cypress Growth Capital team at Old Parkland in Dallas, from left: Cliff Sentell, Pat McCaffrey, Barton Goodwin, Ed Mello, Vik Thapar, Vincent Hsieh [Photo: Cypress Growth Capital]
Cypress Growth Capital’s Oversubscribed Fund V Hits $60M in 43 Days Amid Firm’s Unprecedented Deal Activity
by Quincy Preston | May 22, 2024
With 10 investments in the past 15 months and another deal expected to close soon, Cypress Growth Capital is expanding its team to support its growing portfolio. The Dallas-based private equity firm recently welcomed new partner Cliff Sentell with the launch of its fifth fund—and looks to make additional hires in the near term.
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 3, 2023
Dallas-based Cypress Growth Capital is defying norms in the funding landscape. Not your traditional venture capitalist, this trailblazing firm hit a landmark with its 50th portfolio investment—and fourth major play this year—a $4 million stake in medical records disruptor, ChartSquad. Managing Director Vik Thapar peels back the curtain on the firm's unique model, which fosters rapid growth without diluting entrepreneurial control.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 20, 2021
Westlake-based Solera Holdings has a deal to acquire Australian insurance tech provider ENData, the company announced on Monday. Through an intelligent platform, ENData can simplify and automate the fulfillment of insurance claims.
That’s on the heels of Solera’s May announcement of its acquisition of two Dallas-area companies, DealerSocket and Omnitracs. That deal combined three Vista Equity Partners companies into a one-stop shop....
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by Alyssa Mora |
Jun 10, 2021
Dallas' Omnitracs, which was recently acquired by Westlake-based Solera, has released SmartSense for Inattentive Driving+ to detect and notify a driver using AI and computer vision to find potential safety-critical behavior. It's solving a problem—inattention—that has become increasingly worse during COVID, according to CTO Ray Ghanbari.
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Here’s a Roundup of Winners From Tech Titans’ 20th Annual Awards Gala
by Alex Edwards | Oct 26, 2020
North Texas companies, organizations, and individuals won awards in 11 categories for significant contributions at the Roaring Twenties-themed virtual gala.
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by Dave Moore |
Oct 26, 2020
Microsoft Teams, Workhuman, TheSquare, and Workday were among the tech platforms for cohesion and productivity mentioned by leaders at the region's top companies.
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by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards |
Oct 6, 2020
The Roaring Twenties-themed virtual event will be a live, cinematic experience complete with a "Speakeasy Party To Go" feature for at-home watch parties. See who could take home an award.
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Linear Labs founders Fred Hunstable and Brad Hunstable are among the winners. [Image: Courtesy Linear Labs]
EY Names 40 Entrepreneur of the Year Southwest Finalists for 2020
by Alex Edwards | Jul 20, 2020
The finalists chosen for the prestigious business award program were named in a special at-home virtual announcement. EY Partner Morgan Watson and Program Manager Candice Moody will take the EOY reigns from longtime leader Debra von Storch, who had a cameo appearance on the video.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2019
Ashim Bose has a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence and says that digital transformation is rapidly reshaping the transportation industry.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 5, 2018
In this roundup of DFW personnel, activity you'll also find details about personnel moves at SmithGroup, KingIsle Entertainment, the University of North Texas, and Read Fort Worth.
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by Nicholas Sakelaris |
Jun 6, 2018
The DriveAds technology turns trailers into rolling billboards and monitors the demographics of eyeballs that see the advertising.
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Nick Stephens and Kayla Cermak of Southwest Airlines [Photo via video: courtesy of Dallas County Community College District ]
Help Wanted: Project-Ready Software Devs & Project Managers for DFW
by Dave Moore | Feb 1, 2017
Corporate leaders gathered at the Dallas Regional Chamber to discuss the demands for tech professionals and training in North Texas.
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