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DataBahn.ai co-founders, left to right: Nanda Santhana, CEO and Nithya Nareshkumar, president [Photos: LinkedIn]
Dallas’ DataBahn.ai Raises $17M Series A ‘To Redefine Enterprise Data Pipelines’
by Lance Murray | Jun 26, 2025
Founded in 2024, DataBahn.ai said it's "setting a new benchmark" for how modern enterprises manage and operationalize telemetry across security, observability, IOT/OT, and AI ecosystems.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 1, 2022
Stellar's platform leverages AI and machine learning to reimagine home maintenance. The startup partners with property managers and contractors to take care of homes and people—with a "mission of delivering hassle-free maintenance done right."
"We have caught lightning in a bottle," Founder and CEO Dustin Marx said of the new raise.
"We have caught lightning in a bottle," Founder and CEO Dustin Marx said of the new raise.
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Maintenance Marketplace Startup Stellar Has Eyes on ‘Next Phase of Growth’ With New Name and New CTO
by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 20, 2022
Dallas-based Stellar connects contractors with property managers in the single-family rental market. With $15M in funding to date, it's punching up its tech with new CTO Renaud Casanova—whose Silicon Valley background includes stints with Facebook and the San Francisco 49ers.
"We're on a continued trajectory to build world-class software to power one of the market’s top managed maintenance marketplaces," says Founder and CEO Dustin Marx.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 11, 2022
At Dallas Startup Week today, three leading early-stage investors offered tips on how founders should pivot in today's shifting economy. Perkins Coie's Valeska Pederson Hintz, LiveOak Venture Partners’ Mike Marcantonio, and S3 Ventures' Eric Engineer shared insights and advice.
Despite the downturn, "If you've got a capital-efficient, growing business that has strong unit economics, at the end of the day that business is fundable, and that's what we're looking for," Marcantonio said.
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