Irving-based Builders FirstSource is partnering with Vancouver, Washington-based startup Digs on an amped up digital platform for homebuilders and homeowners. [Illustration: Adobe Stock]
Irving-based Builders FirstSource led a $25.3 million Series A investment as part of a larger partnership with the Vancouver, Washington-based maker of AI software for residential construction.
Alena Brenner will oversee all legal, risk management, government affairs, compliance, corporate social responsibility, and insurance functions for the Irving-based company, and serve as the primary legal advisor to the Builders FirstSource board.
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announced an add-on Series C raise that values it at $10.32 billion. Meanwhile, eggs are being laid in Texas to help advance the "de-extinction" of the famously extinct dodo bird—with a little help from the Nicobar pigeon, the dodo's closest living relative.
Best known for its moonshot mission to revive the woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has secured $200 million in Series C funding led by TWG Global. The world's first de-extinction company, founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Ben Lamm and renowned Harvard geneticist George Church, Colossal Biosciences is working to restore Earth's lost biodiversity, "making science fiction into science fact."
Peter Jackson will succeed Dave Rush, who has served as CEO since November 2022 and is retiring after 25 years of service to the company. Rush will remain on the Builders FirstSource board of directors and continue as a special adviser to ensure a smooth transition.
When Texas Woman’s University publicly launched its first-ever major fundraising campaign in September 2023, the goal was ambitious: raise $125 million by the Denton school’s 125th anniversary in 2026.
With less than two months remaining in the fundraising effort, the university isn’t just on track to meet that milestone — it’s blown past it....
Austin energy startup Base Power is continuing its expansion in North Texas.
In August 2025, the company opened an office and warehouse in Grapevine with around 10 full-time employees. Today, it has more than 100 employees and more than 50% of its customer base in Dallas-Fort Worth....
Plano-based cybersecurity and compliance services company Armor Defense brought aboard a new CEO with a longtime connection to founder Chris Drake.
Nicholas Lee, former CEO of Dallas-based Fujitsu Intelligence, takes over day-to-day leadership as Drake shifts from CEO to chief innovation officer and remains on Armor’s board of directors. ...
When Texas Woman’s University publicly launched its first-ever major fundraising campaign in September 2023, the goal was ambitious: raise $125 million by the Denton school’s 125th anniversary in 2026.
With less than two months remaining in the fundraising effort, the university isn’t just on track to meet that milestone — it’s blown past it....
Austin energy startup Base Power is continuing its expansion in North Texas.
In August 2025, the company opened an office and warehouse in Grapevine with around 10 full-time employees. Today, it has more than 100 employees and more than 50% of its customer base in Dallas-Fort Worth....
Plano-based cybersecurity and compliance services company Armor Defense brought aboard a new CEO with a longtime connection to founder Chris Drake.
Nicholas Lee, former CEO of Dallas-based Fujitsu Intelligence, takes over day-to-day leadership as Drake shifts from CEO to chief innovation officer and remains on Armor’s board of directors. ...