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Workbox Expands Into Texas with New Coworking Workspace in Dallas’ Victory Park

by | Jun 3, 2024
Chicago-based Workbox also announced it has raised $17.5 million in a Series A equity round with a follow-on option to secure an additional $5.5 million.
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North Texas-Based StrikeReady Raises $12M for AI Security Command Platform
by | Apr 9, 2024

Richardson-based security solutions provider StrikeReady has received $12 million in Series A funding.

The funding round was led by 33N Ventures with participation from Hitachi Ventures and Monta Vista Capital, along with Brian NeSmith, executive chairman and former CEO at Arctic Wolf; and Rod Beckstrom, former CEO of ICANN and founding director of the U.S....

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RCS Secure Completes Series A Round, Rebrands as Third Wave Innovations

by | Nov 2, 2022
The fresh funding will allow the cybersecurity company to expand its customer base and invest in new parts of its core products and services, which include managed security, data, and IT services. Third Wave Innovations is eying growth. As the company puts it, "data security is no longer a luxury."
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Wealth Management Tech Startup VRGL Raises $15M to Help Firms Acquire Clients, Manage Proposals
Founded in 2021, Dallas-based VRGL is an automated data and analytics platform for wealth management firms. Aimed at streamlining time to revenue and increasing initial check sizes, the platform can present a "complete and transparent view" of a prospect's entire portfolio within minutes—serving a need that's "ripe for innovation and disruption," one investor said.

“The VRGL team quickly took a one-firm product and turned it into a platform every advisor can use,” two other investors added in a joint statement.
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Global Cybersecurity Firm Eyes ‘Rapid’ Growth from New Irving HQ
by | Jun 8, 2022
Taiwan’s TXOne Networks, which focuses on operational technology networks and devices, is opening an Americas HQ in the Urban Towers complex in Las Colinas. “We've assembled an experienced team with the unique expertise to help companies counter the cyberthreats that could paralyze day-to-day operations," its CEO says.
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Consumer Product-Focused Investor Eyes Opportunities in Dallas
by | Apr 26, 2022
Pitted Ventures, a newly formed Utah-based growth capital firm backed by a family of support companies, has tapped a local leader to help it bridge funding gaps for brands while providing wraparound services to help those business grow to the next stage. With Dallas as a hub, it aims to make typical investments of $750K to $1.5M starting this summer.
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Dallas Threat Detection Platform Lands $16 Million in Series A Funding to Fuel Advances and Expansion

by | Sep 14, 2021
Evolon Technology develops proprietary tech that turns surveillance video into real-time actionable information. CEO Kevin Stadler says market and tech trends are "creating a perfect storm" for the fast adoption of innovative security systems to protect an organization's critical assets and infrastructure.
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Gig Wage Raises $2.5M Follow-On to Its Recent $7.5M Series A Round
by | Jan 19, 2021
The latest round brings the Dallas-based fintech's total Series A funding to approximately $10 million, the startup told us. Founder and CEO Craig J. Lewis plans to quadruple his team by the end of 2021.
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Nanoscope Therapeutics Closes Series A, Names Alvaro Guillem as Chairman
by | Jul 21, 2020
Nanoscope Therapeutics, a TechFW client, has closed an over-subscribed Series A funding round for its leading work on retinas, which could enable the blind to see.

In addition, Nanoscope has named Al Guillem as Chairman of the Board. Guillem (pictured below) was part of TechFW's greatest success story when ZS Pharma, a company he co-founded, was purchased by AstraZeneca for $2.7 billion.
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Worlds Raises $10M in Series A Funding as Dave Copps’ AI Startup Launches From Stealth
by | Feb 6, 2020
The startup, spun out of Hypergiant Sensory Sciences, plans to use the funding to power its "first-of-its-kind" Extended Reality environment, which can be used to build AI-models to give businesses and organizations a new way to view their physical world.
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Outside Sales Software Provider Spotio Receives $4.5M in Series A Funding

by | Jan 13, 2020
The company plans to use the funding to accelerate its tech pipeline development, add to its sales team, and strengthen its marketing.
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Follow the Money: Studio Movie Grill Reels in $100M; Rent My Wardrobe Closing on $1M, Authentix Buys UK Firm
by | Apr 4, 2019
You’ll also find news from RevTech, Theatro, Glass-Media, Lavabit, BAG Corp., and FleetPride in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies and investors in North Texas.
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Follow the Money: Adaptive3D Secures Series A Funding; Vinli, Perennials and Sutherland Get Investments
by | Feb 6, 2019
You’ll also find news about TPG Capital, Lone Star Funds, Phoenix Capital Partners, RumbleOn and AZZ Inc. in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity affecting investors and businesses in North Texas.
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IoT Startup Haxiot Launches Platform, Eyes Series A Funding
by | Sep 19, 2018
Demand for low-cost and low-power-consumption wireless tech is exploding in enterprise and industrial IoT — and Haxiot has the first device-to-cloud solution, according to COO Youyi Kitson.
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