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![From left: Co-founder and CEO Mike Fey and co-founder and chief technology officer Dan Amiga. [Image: Islands]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Islands-co-founders-Mike-Fey-Dan-Amiga-940x436.jpg)
From left: Island Co-Founder and CEO Mike Fey and Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dan Amiga. [Image: Islands]
Dallas-Based Island Raises $175M in Growth Funding, Doubles Valuation to $3B
by Lance Murray | Apr 30, 2024
Island, a pioneering category leader in enterprise browsers, said its Series D round was led by new investor Coatue and existing investor Sequoia Capital, with additional funding from other existing investors. The round comes just six months after Island raised a $100 million Series C.
by Lance Murray |
Nov 3, 2023
Dallas-based enterprise browser developer Island has added Matt Fairbanks as chief marketing officer and appointed Ellen Roeckl, Island’s former head of marketing, as the company’s first chief communications officer....
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2023
To date, Island has sold more than 2 million browsers to customers in all major verticals and segments and has multiple customers ranking in the top 20 of the Fortune 100, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 28, 2023
Island, the Dallas-based tech unicorn startup valued at $1.3 billion in 2022 has named Steve Tchejeyan president of the company that is a leader and pioneer in the Enterprise Browser market....
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![Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and CEO, o9 Solutions, Inc. [Photo: Business Wire]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Chakri-Gottemukkala-940x436.jpg)
Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and CEO, o9 Solutions, Inc. [Photo: Business Wire]
Dallas’ o9 Solutions Raises $116M in Latest Funding Round for a $3.7B Valuation
by Lance Murray | Jul 19, 2023
The new round was led by General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero with existing investors KKR and Generation Investment Management also participating. As o9 leverages AI to help create "more sustainable supply chains," it also announced a new board member.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 1, 2023
Dallas-based enterprise browser unicorn Island has added Keith Weatherford to its executive team as vice president of worldwide channel sales.
Island emerged from stealth in February 2022....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 24, 2023
The Irving-based company—whose platform enables healthcare workers to browse, bid on, and work nearby shifts—added Jeffrey Lawrence as CFO, Ryan Bonifacino as CMO, Thomas Fredell as chief product officer, and Brian Scott as chief strategy officer.
Earlier this month, ShiftKey became North Texas’ newest double unicorn, after closing a $300 million funding round that valued it in excess of $2 billion.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 2, 2022
Launched in Palo Alto in 2018, InfStones relocated its HQ to Plano last year. With a goal of bringing the “AWS experience to Web3,” it's landed a new $66 million funding round and says it's nearing unicorn status—a designation for startups valued at $1 billion.
“Our vision is to provide a rugged, easy-to-use Web3 environment to build a more transparent, intelligent world,” CEO Zhenwu Shi says.
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[Photo: Courtesy Magical Dessert Bar]
Feast Your Eyes on This: Dallas’ Unicorn-Themed Dessert Bar
by Lauren Hawkins | Jan 28, 2019
The Magical Dessert Bar, located in Deep Ellum, is being called the first-of-its-kind in the U.S by its entrepreneurial founders. The first month has seen so much success, the shop already has a Houston branch in the works.
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