In 2023, founders searching for venture capital found fewer investors and less money. Pitchbook reports that the number of U.S. deals in the first three quarters of 2023 was just slightly higher than the number made during the same period in 2018.
In North Texas, it was a similar story....





![Jeb Hensarling [Photo: Grant Miller Photograhy/Venture Dallas]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251030VentureDallasConference-DSC_6240.jpg)
![An MK30 drone on a landing pad. Amazon began commercial drone service with the MK30 in College Station, Texas, and the Phoenix metro area in November 2024. [Photo: Amazon]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Amazon-MK30-drone.jpg)

