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Ben Lamm is co-founder of Astromech. [Photo: Astromech]
Astromech Raises $20M for Next Phase of Bringing AI to Evolutionary Biology
by Lauren Lawley Head | Aug 20, 2026
The Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences spinout, now valued at $3.8 billion, is preparing forecasting pilots in health and biosecurity as it scales the model behind its predictions.
by Sandra Engelland |
Aug 19, 2026
Ranchbot, a provider of real-time, satellite-based technology for water monitoring for livestock producers, plans to use some of the funding to grow its agtech portfolio.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 23, 2026
An 11-place climb in the 2026 Global Startup Ecosystem Report puts the Dallas ecosystem among North America’s fastest risers, alongside fellow Texas hub Austin.
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![Among the leaders of the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup of the Year winners are BILT Inc. President and COO Ahmed Qureshi and Chairman and CEO Nate Henderson; Worlds CEO Dave Copps; and StableCore CEO Alex Treece and COO Nick Elledge. [Composite image: DI Studio]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Venture-Dallas-2025-Startup-of-the-Year-Award-360x203.jpeg)
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 20, 2025
Breakout winners—and a $2B VC year—show how far the region’s ecosystem has come. Here are the 2025 winners and honorees, plus takeaways from a private dinner with Susser Bank and Nasdaq executives at the Petroleum Club.
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Ben Vann, chief executive of Impact Ventures, speaks during a video-recorded event at JPMorgan Chase’s Dallas office, where the nonprofit announced the launch of its CDFI fund, IV Capital. [Image: Screenshot / The Shearer Group video]
Dallas’ Impact Ventures Launches Texas’ First Integrated Capital Fund Backing Women- and BIPOC-Led Enterprises
by Maddie Preston | Oct 24, 2025
At a kickoff event held at JPMorgan Chase ahead of the 2025 Inclusive Capital Summit, the announcement of Impact Ventures' new CDFI fund set the tone for a two-day gathering focused on the future of capital, inclusion, and community-driven growth.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Aug 12, 2025
With startups facing a more unforgiving fundraising landscape, experts at the Future of Venture Forum presented alternative capital paths including venture studios, government grants, revenue-based financing—plus why the Texas Stock Exchange positions IPOs as growth capital, not just exits.
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by Glenn Hunter |
May 29, 2025
In sync with the Western fashion trend, VC firm adds a bootmaker that's known for customer experience to its existing portfolio company, Rujo Boots.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Nov 6, 2024
Rosy Wellness and Kindly Human took top honors in Early Stage and Growth Stage categories, respectively, edging out expanded finalist fields showing Dallas' "great ecosystem of companies that are going to do great things."
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Dallas Metro Ranks as America’s No. 3 Fastest-Growing Startup City
by David Seeley | Mar 4, 2024
U.S. startups received $20.6 billion in angel investments and VC funding in Q4 of 2023, according to a report by York IE. Over $730 million of that was raised by companies in the Dallas metro area—marking 195% growth over the region's average quarterly funding over the prior 12 months. Here's which 3 North Texas companies raised the most.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jan 11, 2024
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. ...
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 16, 2023
The NFL and NBA icons—Clark Hunt and Dirk Nowitzki—will kick off and wrap up discussions on innovation and investment. They add to an "impressive speaker lineup" including Nextdoor Co-Founder Nirav Tolia and other trailblazing speakers. Here's the full roster.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 27, 2023
The rebrand "marks the start of our next chapter of growth," says Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce. The nonprofit's 2023 summit, backed by JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain, is set for October 25.
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Left to right: Cypress Growth Capital Managing Director Vik Thapar and firm Co-Founders Barton Goodwin and Ed Mello
50 and Counting: Cypress Growth Capital Hits Investment Milestone With Its Equity-Preserving Approach
by Quincy Preston | Aug 3, 2023
Dallas-based Cypress Growth Capital is defying norms in the funding landscape. Not your traditional venture capitalist, this trailblazing firm hit a landmark with its 50th portfolio investment—and fourth major play this year—a $4 million stake in medical records disruptor, ChartSquad. Managing Director Vik Thapar peels back the curtain on the firm's unique model, which fosters rapid growth without diluting entrepreneurial control.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 1, 2023
In a recent YouTube video, Matthews offers a quick RevTech Roundup on "The Conundrum of Venture-Backed Tech Companies."
He notes that there have been over 100,000 recent layoffs by big tech companies, "All of a sudden there's a bumper crop of available talent," Matthews says. "But on the other hand, venture funding tightened by almost 60% last year, as VCs tightened their grip on their dry powder."
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
Gore Range Capital, which moved its headquarters from New York to Southlake in 2021, announced that David A. Hashemi, MD, MBA, a senior dermatology resident physician at Harvard Medical School, has joined the firm as entrepreneur-In-residence.
“We’re excited to have David join us. He brings a wealth of knowledge, curiosity, and energy to this opportunity and we look forward to his contributions,” Ethan Rigel, founding and Managing Partner of Gore Range Capital said in a statement....
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by Kevin Cummings |
Dec 16, 2022
Carmack—the former CTO of VR giant Oculus—has taken goggle-gazing to the next level, programmed Doom and Quake, and founded a Mesquite-based space tourism startup. Now he's on a mission he says "could change the course of human history": artificial general intelligence. Keen's focus on AGI could lead to "something that behaves like a human being or like a living creature, and that can then be educated in whatever ways that we need to," he says.
Carmack believes AGI will hit the market in less than a decade. enabling AIs to interact socially with each other—or with actual people.
Carmack believes AGI will hit the market in less than a decade. enabling AIs to interact socially with each other—or with actual people.
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