Rachel Racz

The Last Word: Nasdaq’s Rachel Racz on Being Public-Company Ready

by | Nov 20, 2025
At a private dinner at the Petroleum Club ahead of the Venture Dallas Startup Awards—and just weeks before Nasdaq announced its new Nasdaq Texas exchange—Rachel Racz delivered a message that landed in a room full of high-growth founders.
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Among the leaders of the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup of the Year winners are BILT Inc. President and COO Ahmed Qureshi and Chairman and CEO Nate Henderson; Worlds CEO Dave Copps; and StableCore CEO Alex Treece and COO Nick Elledge. [Composite image: DI Studio]
Three North Texas Companies Top the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup Awards
by | Nov 20, 2025
Breakout winners—and a $2B VC year—show how far the region’s ecosystem has come. Here are the 2025 winners and honorees, plus takeaways from a private dinner with Susser Bank and Nasdaq executives at the Petroleum Club.
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Venture Dallas Hosts Startup of the Year Semi-Finalists at Petroleum Club
by | Oct 23, 2025
Top executives at Nasdaq and Susser Bank celebrated high-growth potential companies contributing to region’s rise in entrepreneurship and innovation
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Taking on ‘Y’all Street’: New York Stock Exchange to Launch NYSE Texas
by | Feb 12, 2025
In a move that serves to counter the planned launch of the Texas Stock Exchange, the NYSE said it will reincorporate NYSE Chicago in Texas and rename it NYSE Texas, with headquarters in Dallas. The news set both Wall Street and Y'all Street buzzing, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying the launch will "cement our great state as an economic powerhouse on the global stage."
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