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Matt Fairbanks has joined Island as Chief Marketing Officer. [Photo: Business Wire]

Dallas Unicorn Island Adds CMO, Names First CCO to Its C-Suite Team

by | 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.

The company said that Fairbanks is tasked with global expansion of pipeline and product leadership and that Roeckl will drive category awareness and communicate Island’s vision, capabilities, and perspectives to the company’s growing community of stakeholders and influencers....

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Dallas Tech Unicorn Names Cybersecurity, Software Sales Veteran As President
by | 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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Humanizing Health Tech: Axxess Boosts Client-Focused Solutions With Strategic Acquisition
by | Jul 25, 2023
Uniting two health tech innovators, Dallas-based unicorn Axxess has strategically acquired Complia Health, accelerating its quest to revolutionize home health tech solutions for providers.
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Keith Weatherford of Island [Courtesy photo]

Enterprise Browser Unicorn Island Adds VP of Worldwide Channel Sales

by | 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. Valued at $1.3 billion in March, the startup continues to attract big investments for its enterprise browser, which aims to protect companies’ SaaS tools and internal web apps from data leaks with a long list of security features....

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Double Unicorn Healthcare Staffing Firm ShiftKey Adds Four New C-Suite Executives
by | 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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Plano Startup Nears Unicorn Status as It Helps Others Build on Blockchains
by | 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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Latvian Unicorn Expands On‑Demand Printing and Warehousing With New Dallas-Area Facility
by | Dec 1, 2021
The new fulfillment center in Coppell, the company's third in the U.S., is expected to bridge the gap between the company's coastal facilities—significantly reducing shipping times for Texas and the rest of the country. Printful is the first privately owned company with Latvian roots to achieve unicorn status.
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