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Alex Davis is founder and CEO of the Dallas-based venture capital firm Disruptive Technology Advisers. [Photo: Disruptive]
Dallas-Based Disruptive Raises $10B Flagship Fund
by Lauren Lawley Head | Oct 27, 2026
The venture capital firm plans to invest up to $1 billion each in roughly 10 growth- and late-stage companies, with a focus on AI, AI infrastructure and defense. Founder and CEO Alex Davis says the best private tech companies need more capital than ever.
by Lauren Lawley Head |
Oct 22, 2026
Joe Lonsdale, Sen. John Cornyn and Base Power’s Justin Lopas were among the speakers making the case for growing in Texas at the sixth annual conference, held at Old Parkland in Dallas.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Oct 19, 2026
Set for Thursday, Oct. 22, the sixth annual venture capital and technology event connects investors, founders and innovators.
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Wyatt Smith is CEO of Dallas-based UpSmith. [Photo: UpSmith, DI Studio]
Dallas Startup UpSmith Raises $10M Series A to Put AI to Work for Home-Services Providers
by John Egan | Oct 6, 2026
SemperVirens led the round, UpSmith’s largest yet. The startup plans to add engineers and account executives and launch an AI voice agent for inbound customer calls.
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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.
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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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Andy Tang (left), a partner at Draper Associates, and Bobby Franklin, CEO of the National Venture Capital Association, speak onstage at Venture Dallas. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
‘There’s So Much Energy in Our Space’: Innovators, Investors Invigorate Sold-Out 2025 Venture Dallas Conference
by Glenn Hunter | Nov 5, 2025
From North Texas founders including John Carmack and Ben Lamm to investors like John Redgrave of DTX Ventures and Draper’s Andy Tang, the summit's speakers tackled hot topics from humanoid robots and tech transfer to AI, VC trends and Y’all Street. A call was also heard for more risk-taking by DFW’s innovation ecosystem: ‘We’ve got to be bravery hunters.’
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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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Venture Dallas Names First Round of Speakers for 2024 Summit
by Quincy Preston | Oct 11, 2024
Featuring leaders like Jesse Draper of Halogen Ventures, Jim Lee of the Texas Stock Exchange, and Christopher Darby, former CEO of In-Q-Tel, the October 30 event at the Bush Center in Dallas will focus on emerging trends in sectors such as healthcare, national security, and the creator economy.
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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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