SaaS

Matt Ramsay of Gearlinx [Courtesy photo]

Industry Veteran Joins Gearlinx as CEO, Executive Director

by | Mar 1, 2023

Prosper-based SaaS cloud edge compute innovator Gearlinx announced technology industry veteran Matt Ramsay will join the company as CEO and executive director to accelerate the company’s maturity and launch its products.

Ramsay will succeed David McCullough who will remain chairman of the board and continue to focus on technology leadership within the business....

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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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Dottid Founder and CEO Kyle Waldrep

Dallas Proptech Pioneer Kyle Waldrep on the ‘Massive Opportunity’ to Drive Tech Adoption for CRE Owners

by | Mar 10, 2022
Kyle Waldrep's SaaS proptech platform Dottid sits in one of the most critical functions for a commercial real estate owner: leasing and asset management.

The future of CRE will be powered by simple tech that helps people and organizations be more efficient and quicker to action, he says. But collaboration is the key to the future in proptech.
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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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AI Startup for the Land and Title Industry Expands Its Headquarters in McKinney

by | Oct 26, 2020
SaaS startup Alanna.ai, which uses artificial intelligence software to simplify land and title transactions, will use a grant from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation to add 3,000 square feet and 20 high-tech jobs at its headquarters.
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#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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Walgreens Adopts Dallas-Based Theatro’s SaaS Solutions for Nearly 10,000 Stores

by | Jul 26, 2019
Founded in 2012, Theatro is making strides in the world of retail communication wearables. And some of the country's biggest retailers are taking notice.
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Tyler Technologies software
Tyler Technologies Signs $85M 10-Year Deal With North Carolina Judicial System
by | Jul 25, 2019
The deal is Tyler's largest-ever software-as-a-service agreement and it will give North Carolinians online access to the state's judicial system and e-filing capability.
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Businessolver
Benefits Administration Tech Firm Businessolver Opens 1st DFW Office
by | Aug 7, 2018
The Addison office will be a key component of the company’s growth strategy for serving clients and expanding its regional presence.
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funding
Follow the Money: CareView Gets $1M, TheCapitalNet Raises $500K, Milkshake Nets $400K
by | Jul 26, 2018
From Mark Cuban and football star Von Miller to the tech company M-Files, here's a look at recent funding and acquisitions involving companies and investors with North Texas ties.
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