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Series A funding round
John Watters, CEO and managing partner of iCOUNTER [Photo: iCOUNTER]
Dallas Cyber Risk Intelligence Firm iCOUNTER Emerges From Stealth With $30M Series A
by Lance Murray | Jul 16, 2025
Backed by SYN Ventures and five years of development, the Dallas-based cybersecurity company is led by threat intelligence pioneer John Watters. iCOUNTER aims to help organizations detect and deflect highly targeted, AI-enabled attacks—before they become “Patient Zero.”
by Lance Murray |
Dec 8, 2023
The hiring of Scott Heatherly as Amenities' first VP of sales follows the September closing of the company's Series A financing round, when it secured $6.25 million for a total raise of $10 million to date.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 21, 2023
The funding will empower Yendo to make key hires, improve the product experience, and help more people by offering the card in more states. As part of the deal, lead investor Wesley Chan will join the board, the company said.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 4, 2022
“Our mission is economic empowerment, period.” says Craig Lewis, Gig Wage founder and CEO. The Dallas 1099 payroll solutions company collaborated with Green Dot and nonprofit Commonwealth on a study of what types of 'financial interventions' help provide financial security to a fast-growing non-traditional workforce in the gig economy. Empowerment starts with understanding, Lewis says. "We want to get involved to start to set the tone on what that understanding should be, so that we can replicate it at scale.”
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Aiming to Make Fort Worth a Hub of ‘Energy 2.0,’ Electric Motor Maker Launches Production with $17M Funding
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 2, 2022
With 95 patents issued or pending on its tech, Fort Worth's Linear Labs wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., seeing the electrification supply chain as a "national security strategic imperative."
Brad Hunstable launched Linear Labs in 2014 after incubating in the TechFW program. This year his company aims to produce 20,000 electric motors and intelligent drive systems—with twice the torque and half the size and weight of competitors.
Brad Hunstable launched Linear Labs in 2014 after incubating in the TechFW program. This year his company aims to produce 20,000 electric motors and intelligent drive systems—with twice the torque and half the size and weight of competitors.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from the Richardson Chamber, PICKUP, BPS Technology, the Frontiers of Flight Museum, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and Giving DNA.
Plus, Governor Abbott appoints three North Texans to the Governor's Commission for Women.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 2, 2022
Krista Software, a Dallas-based business automation platform, landed the $15 million in a funding round led by Denver’s Grotech Ventures. The company describes its software as a “conversation” among people, IT assets, and apps.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
