Omnitracs

Cypress Growth Capital’s Oversubscribed Fund V Hits $60M in 43 Days Amid Firm’s Unprecedented Deal Activity

by | 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.
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50 and Counting: Cypress Growth Capital Hits Investment Milestone With Its Equity-Preserving Approach
by | 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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Westlake-based Solera To Acquire Aussie Insurtech Company

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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Omnitracs’ New Technology Combats Inattentive Driving By Intervening Before a Disaster
by | 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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Tech Titans 2020 Award Winners

Here’s a Roundup of Winners From Tech Titans’ 20th Annual Awards Gala

by | 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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Match Group, Corgan, BGSF, and Omnitracs Name 16 Tech Tools That Help Build a Sense of Community
by | 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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Meet the Finalists for Tech Titans’ 20th Annual Awards Gala
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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EY Names 40 Entrepreneur of the Year Southwest Finalists for 2020

by | 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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New Omnitracs Exec Takes the Wheel of its Data, AI, and Machine Learning Operations
by | 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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DI People: Raytheon, United Way, Omnitracs, Steward Health Name New Execs
by | 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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DriveAds turns semi-truck trailers into rolling billboards
DriveAds Inks Deal With Fleet Management Tech Leader Omnitracs
by | 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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software

Help Wanted: Project-Ready Software Devs & Project Managers for DFW

by | 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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