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Kimberly Lang, Chief Operating Officer, Informativ

Frisco’s Informativ Adds Veteran SaaS Exec as Chief Operating Officer

by | Sep 8, 2023

Kimberly Lang has joined Frisco-based Informativ as chief operating officer, bringing with her decades of experience promoting technology at SaaS companies.

Informativ is a provider of credit-focused lead generation, credit report, and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, lenders, and other end markets.

Lang is assuming the position previously held by Darin Larsen, one of the company’s founders, who is taking on a new strategic role as managing partner, credit services....

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Plano-Based Tentacle Unveils AI Control Mapping Solution to Streamline Cybersecurity Management
by | Apr 18, 2023
Tentacle aims to help businesses say goodbye to the days of sifting through endless spreadsheets and documentation. Its new AI-fueled Control Mapping tool could streamline processes—and reduce headaches in cybersecurity management.
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Blackboxstocks Partners with Boosted.ai to Bring Cutting-Edge Tech to Retail Investors
by | Mar 3, 2023
Blackbox said it will leverage the advanced machine learning algorithms from Boosted.ai in conjunction with the predictive analytics of the Blackbox platform. “Integrating the cutting-edge technology of Boosted.ai into the Blackbox platform is a significant step forward in our ongoing mission to provide our users with the best trading information possible," said Brandon Smith, CTO of Blackboxstocks.
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CloudRadial's Jeff Farris and Saffie Farris [Courtesy photos]

How Jeff Farris is Guiding Growth at CloudRadial, a ‘First Mover’ Startup

by | Feb 14, 2023
The Dallas company just snagged a $3 million investment from Cypress Growth Capital, positioning the 5-year-old ‘client services automation’ platform for IT Managed Service Providers to ramp up its global sales and marketing efforts.
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Island Co-founder & CEO Mike Fey
Dallas-Based Island Extends Series B Funding With $60M Investment for Its Desktop Disruptor—a Browser Built for Enterprise
by | Nov 14, 2022
Island, a Dallas-based unicorn that emerged from stealth last February, was valued at $1.3 billion in March. It continues to attract big investments for its Enterprise Browser, which protects companies' SaaS tools and internal web apps from data leaks with a long list of security features. "Being able to further validate our valuation, even with the headwinds facing the broader market, is an honor,” Island CEO and co-founder Mike Fey said.
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Dallas Finance Exec Named President of Swiss-Based ORCA AG
by | Oct 26, 2022
Charmaine Tang, who most recently was a senior client strategist at BNY Mellon, is the first "boots on the ground" in the U.S. for Zurich-based ORCA AG. Founded in 2017, the Swiss software and services firm offers an SaaS platform with solutions from wealth structuring to tax, compliance, succession planning, and more. "My #1 focus is on growing the U.S. market," Tang told Dallas Innovates, noting that ORCA views North Texas "as a super high-growth metro market" for her company's software and services.
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From SaaS to Coding to Social Impact, See What Awaits You at Dallas Startup Week
by | Aug 2, 2022
Dallas Startup Week is only days away. In addition to three big summits, the DEC Network's flagship week-long event will offer sessions on 21 different "tracks." From social impact to startup funding to esports and emerging tech, here's a look at what the week holds in store.
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Addison Cybersecurity Company Raises $1 Billion to fuel ‘Hypergrowth Trajectory’

by | Feb 15, 2022
Addison-based cybersecurity company Securonix has landed more than $1 billion in a growth investment deal led by Austin investment firm Vista Equity Partners. "We solve a very tough problem that requires excellence across multiple domains, including product engineering, threat detection/hunting, data science, and operations," its CEO says.
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Frisco-Based Apty Raises $7.5M in Series A Funding to Grow Its Digital Adoption Platform Software
by | Jul 13, 2021
The latest investment follows $5.4 million in post-seed funding Apty raised in December. Since then the team says it's seen fast momentum for its Digital Adoption Platform software for enterprises—so much so that they decided to accelerate the round.
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Landing Talent Amid COVID-19 and Beyond: HR Tech Startup in ‘Great Position’ to Make Hiring Easier on Everyone
by | Mar 18, 2021
From improving software tools and opening global data centers to acquiring three companies, OutMatch had a busy 2020 and is poised for more growth in 2021.
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Win-Win SaaS Solution: Bed Beacon Helps Patients Find Faster Care While Providers Realize Bigger Profits
by | Jan 12, 2021
"It turns out that there’s a business case for being considerate of other people."
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Greg Head is the CEO of Scaling Point and creator of Gregslist DFW. [Photo: Courtesy Head]

#SaaSTalentNow: Gregslist Launches List to Highlight Local Tech Talent Seeking Jobs

by | Mar 27, 2020
Greg Head, a DFW-based software industry veteran with 30 years of experience, is working to help others during the COVID-19 crisis by curating a list of people looking for employment in the software industry.
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iDonate nonprofits
iDonate Receives New Funding to Grow its Digital Giving Platform for Nonprofits
by | Feb 11, 2020
The $8.7 million will allow iDonate to create an SaaS/payments solution that supports new tender types like Apple Pay and Google Wallet as well as international payments.
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Q+A: ThinkWhy’s Co-Founder, President, and COO on Labor Market Economics and Talent Strategy
by | Feb 6, 2020
ThinkWhy's newly launched product, LaborIQ, is built to make labor market data accessible and affordable for businesses. It's a mission for ThinkWhy's Claudine Zachara: "It’s more critical than ever for companies to consider a variety of economic variables to stay competitive."
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Dallas PropTech Dottid Raises $3.85M in Seed Funding Round
by | Jan 13, 2020
The startup also recently hired a former Toyota Connected engineer as its new CTO and completed a pilot program with a major Texas developer.
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